(Judd, Baker Island, I860, -3-) 
in In a pinch, $ood deal of work on hand and not many to do it, have no faith 
in the stunt system# Smooth beach. Over scale 55 tons. 
30. Same as yesterday, fine shipping weather. Average so far 29 men at work - 
27 ah guano. Over scale 64. tons. 
31. Continue to work in same manner. Good beach. Over scale 58 tons. 
(total) 399 tons 940 lbs. 
Nov. 1. Some men in the field all day. Fair beach. Over scale 56 tons. 
2. Bad surf, worked late. Mr. Colcord on the beach all day. Used great care and 
consequently lost no bags, and but very slight damage one boat. No guano lost 
to this time. Over scale 67 tons 1306 lbs. 
3# /ery bad surf. Capt• Hutchinson says it is about as bad as he ever saw. 
Being Saturday, and having done a good weeks work, do not put boat in the 
water. Captain and wife living on shore. Shall try it Monday, surf or no surf. 
Men cheerful but tired. No signs of anything but content and willingness. 
Over scale 30 tons 900 lbs. 
4th, Sunday. Fair over-head, but a roaring surf. 
5th. Very little if any abatement of surf. But the short distance from beacfe to the 
outside of the reef is in our favor. Have to watch chances, Swamp one bpat and 
lose bags and guano 1 1/3 tons. No boat stove. Have engaged of the Captain 6 
oi his men. (His ballast is all out) at $1 a day providing that they prove 
efficient in our boats. Over scale 41 tons 715 lbs. Captain C and wife upset 
and she nearly drowned. Both would probably (have) lost their lives but for 
our men. Ship’s men in the boat. 
Nov. 6th• Three boats in the water — two manned from the ship. Sailors do very well. 
beat our boat in a race. Surf subsided very much. Several boats, chiefly sailors, 
filled but no guano lost or boats stove. Over scale 77 tons 780 lbs. 
"Ith. With our present help from ship, keep a gang of 13 men in the field who get 
down guano as fast as the others ship it. Fair beach, but it is gradually wearing 
away. Over scales 78 tons 2020 lbs. 
Bth. Work as yesterday; swamped a full boat and losjr 14 bags. Stobe two boats manned 
by.ships^crews. vans© carelessness, both boats landed at once. Forbid them fro,® 
doxng this same again. Track is getting long. Over scale 61 tons, 765 lbs. 
