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in to their own and nest in every available space over the rocky slopes, 
r base of a high platform to the west of the main clump of palms in the eastern 
ey I found a stone bowl about six inches wide and twelve inches high. 
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it found two other near here one 10 inches high by an equal breadth and a flat 
orone pan that mpy haveserved as an evaporator for salt. 
coke and Thaanum discovered three bowls in a cave at an elevation of 500 on the 
eastern side of the most eastern valley. Two of the bowls were of the high 
type and one nested within anoth 
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from its form apparently the yoke . ' a bear rudder 
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block of rock rising from she oc^an. 
Landing was made at a rock ledge on one western of the northern peninsula where 
there was a high ledge at the base of the cliff with a depth of 7 or 8 
fathoms of water. The peninsula o: fers a 1 
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a is much rise and fall of sun the beat rides free as the rock face is sheer 
found AT L. C. Atkinson in camp here with Andersen in a small basin au high 
tide level. The cliff rises steeply here but with a series of ledges some with 
a. slight overhang that offers shelter. Climbing is steep but not difficult. 
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June 18—The "trail" led up a cliff with steeply slanting ledges with many 
overhanging rocks.- Care is necessary in climbing as the (st in) is often 
decomposed so that comparatively large masses sometimes break away with the 
weight of a man. Sooty and Gray-backed Terns were everywhere, Frigatebirds were 
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common and on the summit were many lays an Albatross, Blue-faced ard lad- 
footed Boobies. 
There was comparatively little soil on the knoll and plant life was confined 
to Bortulaca and a shrubby legume. Spiders abound, thereanre Bermested and other 
beetles, moths, lycainid butterflies but apparently no blow flies. 
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The summit of the hill was given over to large platforms of old heiaus. 
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