36 gullies. descended one on N. [north] side, the rawest dirtiest dustiest most dangerous have seen here abouts. There is large quantities of fossil & scattered on this island especially on N [north] side. That on S. [south] side having been cleared off earlier & carried away by the 1st trib [tributary] gl [glacier] wh [which] being lower & melting earlier has allowed the soil of mor. [moraine] material to fall with its forests & be carried off. That on N [north] side is now being carried off or buried. The last of the main foundational ice is melting & at successive stages the mor [moraine] materials is reformed over & over again. & the fallen tree trunks decayed 37 or half decayed or in fair state of preservation is also unburied & buried...