200yds of surf end then out into the ocean swells on the mile long 
trip back to the ship. A second pair of binoculars wee ruined this 
trip when it got water inside it. We were unable to get it open 
and the water is corroding the intide of the glasses. We spent rest 
of the afternoon cleaning up ourselfs and some of the gear. It 
actually about 163) by the time the third boat load had reached the 
ship and was unloaded. As they unable to open the l&r^ra hatch our 
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trunk full of equipment w?s lashed on the quarter deck. The navy feels 
that the Johnson Motor we brought was one of the best investments we 
have made, as the sailor who has been has been handling the rubber 
boat feels it is infinitely better than the old motor which was 
issued with the craft. We hope to arrive at Lisianskl early tomorrow 
morning and hope for some favorable weather so that we may go ashore. 
The field party feels that there is a gre^t deal of p for sound 
selenitic reasch on Laysan. It has a great variety of habitats and re¬ 
corded 22 speciof in our two days there. The island is large enough 
so that it would be safe in any type of weather and f very suitable 
field camp could be set up so that a party could be left ashore 
for several months if desired. There is a good helicopter landing area 
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near the ridge of the island so that it would be no problem) to keep the 
party supplied. We estimated th?t are a least a half million Albatross 
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presently on the island. There are thousands of Bonin Island Petrels 
present there now, in addition to all species of boobies, frigstebirds, 
both noddies, fairy and gray backed terns, ducks , finchs in great num¬ 
bers, clovers, cu jjlers, end turn stones. We did not survy 
