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I went half way round the island and to my sorrow saw no more than 
100 black albatross where there used to be thousands of them. 
It is a horrid sight to see a2 1 the dead birds. ... I also 
picked up a small turtle, which wall come in very handy for meat 
and soup. 
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In t h e corning I went around the south point. I found two tinrtles 
and ora seal asleep on the sand. As we had no butter, lard, or 
anythin ; of the Kind, I made up my mind to shoot it and make some 
oil that would answer for lard. The seal I shot in the head and 
got .mm at once. The turtles were turned on their backs and then 
were hauled to the house by lines fastened to their flippers. 
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2 nook a good look for Laysan Island Teal or ducks and was 
happy when I counted 18 of them. 
July 27 This day we repaired houses and got one turtle. 
This day we cleaned up around the place and killed one turtle. 
This day we raised our house a little and killed 500 frigate Birds 
as they hare been killing the young Terns by the hundreds. 
This day we went around the island. We saw one seal asleep on 
Turtle Point. 
This day we went around the island. We saw one seal and one 
Laysan Albatross, which is a sign that all the Goonies have left 
the island. 
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Aug. 2k This day we killed one seal and took the skin and blubber off of him. 
This day we repaired the house and got one turtle. 
Sept. Ik Eric Schlemmer and Harold Brandt shot a seal 
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This day Eric Schlemmer went around the island and shot Ik plovers 
at one shot. 
This day we wAlked around the place. Eric saw some wild ducks 
as he walked around the lake, the first seen this year. 
This day Eric Schlemmer and Harold Brandt went with the sailors 
from the Kellog and showed them how to catch rabbits. 
This day I went around the island ... I turned over 3 turtles, 
2 smell and one large, one of which I will keep for the THETIS. 
This aay we went around the island looking for some wreckage and 
Goonies. We did not see a sign of either. 
