| Page 19fine big steamer. There was
a good part of the bow
& all the upper decks showing.
About 8p.m. we came to
anchor of the town of
Halifax. Everybody was
waiting for daylight to have
a look at the town. The town
is built on one side of the
harbour & on the other side
there are a few houses but
it is mostly open country
the town is not very big
& it is built on the side of a
low hill. We lay out in the
stream until 20th. On the
19th 14 of us got over the side
& had a swim, & we were
caught & placed under open | Page 19fine big steamer. There was
a good part of the bow
& all the upper decks showing.
About 8p.m. we came to
anchor of the town of
Halifax Nova Scotia. Everybody was
waiting for daylight to have
a look at the town. The town
is built on one side of the
harbour & on the other side
there are a few houses but
it is mostly open country
the town is not very big
& it is built on the side of a
low hill. We lay out in the
stream until 20th. On the
19th 14 of us got over the side
& had a swim, & we were
caught & placed under open |
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