Dec. 3 
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Dec. 8th 
(Judd - Baker Island - i860 - - ) 
Commenced cleaning up — taking account of stores etc, Also give the 
natiges a small wheeling guano along the track. 
We have been hard on beef the past month on account of having no 
time to catch fish. Bread completely worthless, not fit for hogs to 
eat. Plenty of poi, 4l bbls. now on hand; also plenty of molasses. 
Good stock of hay and grain for horses; feed but little to them now 
they are idle. They are in fine condition. Men all in good health. 
Shall not work them hard while we have no ship — but let them 
husband their strength for laoding a ship. Hope there will come 
along one soon. Heavy Surf. 
Put new cement and whitewash on the roof of the house. Men wheeling 
guano. Commenced on their by moonlight this morning and were 
done at 9 A.M. Rest of the day for fishing. Repaired small scales. 
Painted gutter etc. etc. 
Heavy surf and squally weather with occasional showers. West Beach 
has worn away a good deal the past few days. Got down to scales 15 
cars(of)guano — — Also cleared up yards etc. Smith on 
boats - Drew on wheel-barrows . 
Got down about 60 tons guano. Finished mending wheelbarrows. 
Mended flags. William saving spikes from wreck. Some men washing out 
bags preparatory to a general mend up. Less surf but occasionally 
heavy squalls of wind with a little rain. Charley refused to work 
with car. _____ But upon the point of having irons on him begged off . 
Smith on boats. Drew on chicken house. Got down about 60 tons guano. 
Less surf; very fair shipping from S. beach. 
A fine shipping day on either side of the island. Have got the island 
pretty well cleared up — and the little jobs such as mending etc well 
out of the way. We are in good condition to load andther ship if one 
should make her appearance. Upon the whole I am well satsified 
with results to this date and hope my employers will be the same. 
Men catch fish enough on the reef without going off in boats which 
I consider a saving. Steady breeze from the Eastward with occasional 
showers. Men so. so. 
