parties for extended woxk were landed wherever desired resulting in 
thorough scientific exploration* 
$h© chain of islands visited has long been famous for its 
brooding colonies of albatrosses* shearwaters* boobies* tarns, and 
other sea-birds which resort there in large numbers, Evan Hooker 
Island (fig* ) apparently a barren rook has a breeding population 
of over two hundred thousand birds. 
The rocky island of Sihoa was of interest through its extensive 
regains of ancient habitation, while the strange stone temple platforms* 
on the summit of Heciter* an Island not mentioned in Polynesian legends* 
pointed to some forgotten religious cult of considerable importance. 
Stone implements sifted from the chest of caves below the heads of 
huge cliffs may throw light on the personality of the humans who evident¬ 
ly can® here regularly to worship. 
On Ocean Island the party occupied a camp site not far from 
that once used by the crew of the U. S. S. Saginaw wrecked there In. 
the 
1887, Wake Island* annexed to the United States by ^Commanding Officer 
of the U* S. S. Thomas on July 4* 1808* had not been visited by 
scientists, so far as known* since December 20* 1841 when Titian Peale 
and other members of the famous U. 8 . Exploring Expedition landed there 
for a few hours. A party from the Manager remained ashore on Wake for 
nine days while the ship stood by unable to anchor because of the depth 
of water surrounding the islands. 
