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■boat passage v;as found, and officers went in through the south 
side of the reef at the western end of Green I. The island 
h^s changed considerably from that shown on chr-rt #4. a long 
wide s-ndy spit makes off to the westward and runs parallel to the 
*■ reef and only a short distance from it. The chart does not 
show this. 
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29 Mar Parted anchor while leaving on chain; stood off for Midway at 
1152. Anchor lost. Left tangent reef S5°W. Bight tangent 
reef 1141°W. Baised Midway at 1635. 
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30 Mar Unable to take passengers of Midway because of surf. Underway 
at <j020 . 
31 Mar Baised Ocesn I t 0430. Recovered anchor and chain lost earlier. 
Raised Midway at 1150. Anchored in Welles Harbor at 1305. 
2nd cutter took Mr. and Mrs. Worries on and child off. Under-* 
way at 1600 
1 Apr Passing northeast boundary Pearl and Hermes Beef surf too heavy 
to attempt crossing to lagoon 
3 Apr Raised Laysan 0825. Sent in dinghy at 1025, officers landed 
by swimming, returned 1150, stood, various courses off island in 
afternoon. Officers who visited the island reported that poachers 
had again raided the island for feathers. Dead birds were found 
in piles of five to ten and even 40 or 50. The breast feathers 
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o only were taken from the birds. In some cases the dead birds were 
found with the fleshy parts of the breasts cut a way. 200,000 
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birds were estimated dead and rotting on the island. Laysan 
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