Item 02: Fred Hamilton-Kenny letter diary, 5 December 1914-26 February 1915 - Page 48
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[Page 48]
I wrote in the forenoon but I have more to add – I heard an epigram in the smoke room which is good even if not original – 'Work is the curse of the drinking man'!! said a 30 year old philosopher –
Well now the 'juice' is on & all is serene & good –
About 2 pm – Skeete of the Una & Lts Patrick & Powell came off in a motor launch towing a boat full of niggers & the C & I joined up & off we went – We went down harbor about 3 miles & got between the island Matupi & the main land – We traveled to a certain corner where we cd see steam coming up off the surface of the sea – It was a hot spring – I cd see the water boiling in it – We got up close – tried the temp & in we hopped – Tell R – though – we had sounded & got 10 feet I struck my chest at 5 feet & scraped the skin off – A rock came up – no great harm & we swam in the hot water & now & again scuttled like anything from a boiling patch – It was an unique experience for most of us – One saw steam bubbles coming up in certain parts & those spots were hot spots – Leakage from the cauldron –