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long job to finish up, so that when there are two atolls 

 close together I can send a party to photograph and 

 take the adjoining atoll. 



The tail end of this [part of the] trip is making up 



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f or many disappointments on the way, and all told when 

 I look back I ought to be satisfied with what I've 

 accomplished." 



Off Bangiroa, September 24- " Yesterday we took 

 a trip in the launch from Avatoru Pass straight across 

 the lagoon to the point B., about thirteen miles. This 

 same line the Executive Officer sounded out for me, so 

 that as to-day we are running a line of soundings out to 

 sea off the Avatoru Pass and are going to do the same 

 thing off the south side, it will give a magnificent sec- 

 tion across an atoll, and the rough plotting I have made 

 of the figures brings out an outline — as it should — 

 much like the elevated islands of which I have photo- 

 graphs in Fiji. Yesterday when we started we found, as 

 usual, that the Herreshoff launch was not in shape, and 

 we had to tinker for almost an hour before we could 

 start ; and I must say that during the whole trip the 

 Captain and I were somewhat nervous as to how long 

 she would run, but we managed to get through all right. 



