Monday 
L- Baker - 
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Day commencked as usual# Had perceived a sinking down of the spar-buoy 
last evening and as it seemed to have a tendency to disappear altogether —- 
called on Mr# Colcord and drummed all hands together - made a new raft-buoy and attj 
attached it to the do# Smooth beach 
Mr# Colcord takes off 12 men and two boats and complete the new buoy — 
dmd mot finish it, but secured the (?) more firmly to the old buoy 
Fair beach# 
Part of the men wheeling guano, and part with Colcord on the buoy# Wheeled 
over to the track about 125 tons guano# Very fine shipping weather# 
Commenced wheeling guano and making buoy as yesterday — at (?) Sail 
hoi turned out to be the ship Arctic with C.H. (?) and Allen Judd and 
30 natives on hoard. Also dpars for shears, buoys, etc. for this island 
and Howlands. Went on board. Ship came to mooring. Brought on shore 
some sheep vegetables etc, also the men. 
Under Mr. JuddSs directions got upxaorit spars as they came on shore, 
Colcord completed the raft or buoy, ready for the ship to head to it. 
Got all the spars up high and dry. Colcord with some men helping to 
haul ship. 
Helped get off new raft for floating in the backing anchors and chains. 
Get part of the men wheeling guano, and some mending bags. Gov. & 
Colcord lay backing anchor and chain* 
Passes off quietly. Governor held Religious *wnri» exercise I believe. 
I got one of the new buoys into the water, for Allan xx to haul off to the 
middle buoy. Got up some logs to the top of the bank. 
(?) on board ship and take off water. Gov. finishes laying his two 
backing anchors and chains. Colcord assists. The (?)also gets up 
water and puts it in the tank. Beach fair. 
Finished receiving water. Colcord gets it up. Find we have about 28,000 
galls on the island. Weather continues fair with a good beach considering 
the time of year. 
Commence shipping guano : got of sixty three tons. I put it on the 
Colcord ships. Gov. on board the Arctic• A little misunderstanding 
occurs between the two latter on account of position assumed by 
Kapikilani, a boat steered. 
