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1045 anchored off Midway sent in mail to Coble Co. and 
received same bound for Hono. No vessels seen at Midway 
since Jan. 1, 1910. 
0745 anchored at western side of reef Ocean Island 
0800 sent 2nd cutter in charge of Gunner Smith to investigate 
conditions on islands 
1210 the cutter returned, having landed on Green and Sand 
Islands; found a number of sea lions and numerous birds on 
Green Island. There were no inhabitants on either island and 
no signs that people had landed there recently. Posted on Gie en 
Island a copy of Executive Order designating these islands 
as a bird preserve. 
2040 anchored off Midway 
1045 underway from Midway 
1428 anchored off Laysan, sent Gunner H. E. Smith with 2nd 
cutter ashore to investigate conditions on island and to see 
that remaining feathers and wings were destroyed. 
Skirting Maro and Dowselt Reef did not see any land or rocks 
above surface of water, simply breakers; no birds of any kind 
observed. 
2045 anchored at FGS 
0700 sent 2nd cutter in charge of Gunner Smith to investigate 
conditions on island at FFS. Found it impossible to land on 
island, large quantities of birds nesting there. 
1545 Kaula 
anchored at Hono. 
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