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^ril 16, Wednesday, West ashore tliis a«m* after breakfast to get 
few pictures of shrubbery (& sp^#. of trees?) partioularly of the rubber sap 
shrubj, for determination, fhis was day got canteen of later. 
Still overcast this aorninj;* Dr* Bla:»h .and OrmtSoM wmt fm fish- 
• Alau>.st too dark iMst of tisie for real pioture takiijg but hope I got a 
fear good ones* Colieeted a Smr scraps of piaats* 
After lunch nakx. ran down pa.st Men Id* south along coast to see 
if could discover cove frota whidi old road to plantati<M sttudied, 
visibility poor* 
Got back to Souldi Seymour in time to straighea belongings be- 
fore supper and hear about ca.pt. Picking's report on South CSianxiel Basin for 
lab and Mavy sitej we could take advantage of their facilities by looating 
there; water tanks and maybe power plant or be independent on other side* but 
place would need buoys and wire drag. 
Wind* S.E, 1-2 S,S..». 2, S,W, 2* 1* l.S,E. 1-2, 
Tenperaturei (a) 79-SS (\^ 7b-8l (a) 
Weather* 1 - C -? * GCOC - 3G - BO 
17, 9-2* 30 a^« earoute Jaaes B^. Clear and sunr^* snapped 
Di^haes* dervis* and S,W, and W, of Jbmos Id, Got ^ipod shot of crater 
with salt in it. Left S,Seyfflour at 9 a.a., arrived d«a®s Bay 2*30 p.n, about 
dead low water* Clear, bright,* hot day, l^t ashore 
to scout around for grave site, 2*30-3 p,ra, ashore in dames looking for 
tent Cowan *8 grave* Meanwhile* sub got 2 large fis^ one undoubtedly a "goggle 
eye" 29-1/2 (standard lengJ^) inches loi^ and ohter a pons grey thread in 
bass of 19-1/2 (standard length). Also got 2 pieces red lava from pinnacle 
near where Houston dug for CoimB* a slmllow excavation. 
