Nov. 16 (friday) Bad surf; swamped a boat; men tired but cheerful; 5 bags guano 
lost• (Finished new car yesterday. Over scale 60 tons 1020 pounds. 
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17th Surf increasing. One carpenter commences where we left off some time 
since making horse stable. Swamp two boats. Glad it is Saturday. 
Weighted 58 tons 1205 pounds. Do not regret having worked hard while 
the good weather lasted. Beach continually wearing away. Had to shift 
stage. Po punished for insolence. 
l 8 th off as usual; surf seems to abate a little; fine weather overhead; 
Sunday 
Sound water tanks and find not-withstanding watchfulness the water goes away 
very fast. Men require a great deal more water working as we have done the 
last week than when in the usual jog trot, tons l4l8 ,-1221 pounds. 
19th Commence briskly; men rested; hopfe to finish in 25 lay days; 10 A.M. 
comes with a heavy squall. Capt. Cauday and wife are on the other side 
of the island but as the wind seems to be hauling to the Westward and 
the ship is swinging in shore, I express my fears to Capt. Hutchinson 
of the Ship's safety. He corroborates these. I hosit a signal on the 
lookout for the Captain and return but the wind still hauling. Capt H* 
goes off and with the assistance of Mr Colcord (?) gets the ship 
underweigh and as Captain C. returns and goes on board they slip and 
go to the N. and finally round the island to the outer buoy to which 
they make fast just as night. Meanwhile we have heavy rain; catch all 
we can; rains frequently in the night, the two Captains stay on board — 
Mrs. C. on shore. This morning got over the scale 46 648 tons. Our 
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hopes of leading so soon are dissipated, but we are doing a good job 
catching water 
