lly Beach, and we
reached our camp about 1 o'clock.

We hear that Gen. de Lisle estimates that the European war will be
ended by September--absolutely without fail.

_June 14th._--I marched a number of our men up The Gully to work at
our new dressing station. I had a look at the place chosen but liked
it worse than ever, and proceeded to tear down the sides of the little
gully I preferred. By night we had converted it into a most romantic
and safe retreat for the wounded and ourselves. The dry bed of a
stream, for about 100 yards, we levelled down into a beautiful path,
with several twists and high towering walls, and in the extreme end we
levelled the floor of a water-worn amphitheatre making room for about
twenty stretcher cases. A little water drips over the centre of the 40
feet high overhanging wall, which in wet weather would be a raging
torrent. (This was afterwards known, and figured in our maps, as
Aberdeen Gully. It was most suitable for our work, very safe, and much
admired by every one.)

_June 15th._--Been working all day in our Gully, and am now prepared
for the night, and am sitting in my new dugout, which is merely an
excavation on a slope with a projecting cliff overhead. At the present
moment a long string of Gurkhas are filing up a twisting and high path
on the north side of our little gully, on their way to the trenches
for the night. We have watched all sorts on this path, but mostly
Sikhs and Gurkhas on their way to the firing line, and Indian water
carriers with their great skin bags which look as if they would hold
about six gallons. Much water has gone up in tanks, slung on mules.

One of our big guns is immediately above us on the top of the cliff,
and is making a terrific din, with long rolling echoes. All our guns
have been very busy to-day and the Turks still more so, and I am
afraid from their long range, which I observed in the morning, these
have got new guns with very high explosive shells. It is now 7.45 and
they may soon stop, as it is dark by 8, but for the last few nights
they have fired at all hours.

_June 16th._--Still at our new place, and all of us busy with pick and
spade all day. Had a good night's sleep in spite of a continuous rifle
fire very near us. We had a visit in the afternoon from the C.O.,
Agassiz, and Dickie. With the two last I walked over to Y. Beach, and
at the Artillery Observation Post there, under the guidance of the
officer in charge, we had a cap