News from Elk Point!

May 9, 1897

This is Sunday. We got up at 7:30 after a good night’s rest. The ship rolls and pitches more. There are heavy clouds around and the day looks as though it would end in a storm. The breakers all around are white crested and make a pretty sight. I wish we could have all the Elk Point folks on board for a ride today, that is if they didn’t get seasick. We are still in good shape although quite a few more are seasick. The waves so far are not much bigger than I have seen on the lakes in storms. We had a pleasant surprise today. On going to our room for dinner we found a letter from home and some newspapers. They evidently did not have time to sort and deliver all the mail yesterday and as we had given up getting any, it was a great treat.

At noon the chart showed we had come 348 miles. We overtook and passed a freight steamer at noon, the Tippiten bound for Glasgow. She had four sails set as well as using steam, but our boat with only steam was soon out of sight. The wind is in our favor and we ought to make good time. At 3:30 p.m. we passed another steamer westward bound. Gulls and Mother Carey’s chickens have followed in the wake of the steamer by the hundreds.