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southern end of the island. The head-board of the Holder Borden, with the 
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name Konohassett carved on it, was there also. A large redwood trunk was 
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found on the north beach. On the west beach was a notice, left by the 
San Diego on 27 April 1859* taking possession of the island for parties in 
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The British schooner Ada sailed from Yokohama on 10 December 1881, 
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bound first for the Bonin Islands and thence to the Leeward Hawaiian^ where 
her owners and masters hoped to obtain a cargo of fish, shark, turtle, and 
beche-de-mer. She reached Kure Atoll on JO December, Midway Atoll on 1 January 
1882 and Pearl and Hermes Reef on 19 January. On 2b January she anchored 
off Lisianski, and her crew collected 13 turtles and bj beche-de-mer. The 
schooner then visited Laysan, and spent almost three months at French Frigate 
Shoals, before returning to Lisianski on 3 May. On this visit she remained 
for three days while the crew killed 10J turtles and collected J07 beche-de-mer. 
The Ada stopped again at Midway on 10 May for provisions for the return trip 
to Japan. (MSnsbridge in Homell, ed., 193*0 
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The bark Afton . bound from New CaBtle, New South Wales, for San Diego, 
struck a reef near Lisianski on 15 April I887. Captain Gilmour decided to 
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abandon ship as she was; being pounded up on the reef, and make for Honolulu. 
Two 28 foot lifeboats were outfitted for the trip, and on 16 April they 
headed for Honolulu. After sailing for about 120 miles they discovered that 
they were not making any headway against the tradewinds, and decided to turn 
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and run before the wind for Guam. With the wind they made 170 miles per day, 
but nearly died of thirst for lack of rain. The first mate, Alex King, who 
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was in charge of the second boat, became entangled in his coat, fell overboard, 
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