Kim, Joseph, et. al. (Unpublished) Daily Log of Jarvis Island 
March 24 , 193? to August 1, 1937. National Archives File No. 9-12-17 
Extracted and/or abstracted by Donna Shapiro. July 13, 1965. 
Personnel 2 Joseph Kim (leader), Aki Kini Levi Pea, Edward Young, Bak Sung Kim 
Mar 26: 20 sharks 
Mar 27: Sea getting rough 
Apr 8: 
Plants growing slowly 
Apr 11: 
12 sharks 
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Apr 13: 
Caught Aholeholes 
Apr 14: 
20 lb. red snapper, 15 sharks 
Apr 17: 
2 papaas, 3 sharks, 4 red snappers, 1 fish 
Apr 19: 
10 crabs, 15 aholeholes 
Apr 21: 
Trouble with ants - food tin not ant proof 
Apr 22: 
90 lbs of red snappers. "Queer" clouds - cloudy, then clear 
Apr 27: 
3 lobsters, 1 aholehole 
Apr 30: Protect inscription plat from bird guano. 4 lobsters, fish 
May 2: Balloon sounding 
May 3: "Cressida" - collecting for Philadelphia Museum. Caught 4 lobsters, 
1 moana 
May 5: 
Pea to make map. 
May 7: 
18 Aholehole 
May 9: 
8 sharks, collecting fins. Alto-cumulus clouds 
May 10: Ulua 
May 13: Sharks, balloon fish 
May 16: NW horizon several flocks of birds circling, schools of fish 
May 19: 
90° in shade 
May 20: 
Calm, clear; 7 plus mullet 
May 25: 
Speared Kala fish 
May 28: 
"clouds just broke away without shedding a single drop of water" 
