[1864 
Visited by G.N. Wilcox (HSB) ] 
1872 Whaler Hartland "four Rare Rallines" states 
\ 0 <x\W that Finsch wrote him. stating that the 
captain visited the small Moiler Island 
on Laysan and repeatedly saw Tf a small 
wingless bird, a kind of woodhen" or "a 
wingless duck ,T 
#75 
4&7T - * - 1899 
[cl886 George D. Freeth, an Englishman, arrived 
on scene looking for job (HSB) 
[1889 Evidently visited by G.N. Wilcox, Schlemmer, etc. to inspect guano 
(HSB] 
Chuck 1 s list - cites - Friend, April 
1890 13 March Akami I 89 O] Freeth returned to Honolulu 
George D. Freeth from Laysan [What is Chuck's cite] 
I 89 O 24(?) Marek ' ”" L.A. Thurston, Minister of the Interior 
writes to C.N. Spences and G. D. Freith 
(Sic) informing them that the government 
will leave the island to them for 20 year 
if government is paid 50 cents a ton for 
material removed, and allowing for a 
renegotiation of the contract after a 
period of two years. 
