4-7-23 (cont.) 
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~r.^0. ihe look-out has just sighted Laysan due ahead of us. 4:40 
Laysan appears as two upright fingers on the sky line - doubtless the 2 cocoanu 
trees. 
5:50 - West end of Laysan Id. al 
seam. 
o:r0 - dropped anchor at the charted anchorage in 9 fathoms of water, 
wioh o0 fathoms of chain out on the starboard anchor. 
As we were slipping into the anchorage Wilson had a strike from some 
immense fish that broke the wire lead line he was using and carried away 
his bait. 
The second supper was over everyone on board, it seemed, broke out 
iisn lines and before long one of the crowd flopped a 3 ft. sand shark over the 
siae into the midst of about 30 whooping "jackies". - Wild excitement. 
me sailors caught several more small sharks and ended up with a 23 O 
pounaer that Wilson had to harpoon to get on board. One of the sharks had 
an old corroded hook in its mouth such as the Japs have copied from the 
ancient Hawaiian model for one certain species of fish. It is barbless and 
shaped like this '- 
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^ ne u l’ aa ' was He only edible fish landed - rest sharks. 
Sunday 4-6-23 Calm, clear - N.E. Trade Wind - Sea smooth. 
Laysan Id. - Lat. 25°42'14"W., Long. 171°44'06"W. 
Everyone was of course crazy to’get ashore, so I let them practise their 
landing crews on the others outfit and finally got my cameras & gear ashore 
about 10:30. Set up tent, which looks like T.R's outfit in Africa and after 
luncn set out to explore the Island. Went south along the west shore to 
roc -y point a - south eaa w'bere there are interesting rocks in which Hawaiian 
/>Vi O r\ 
aerns 
rc nes " ia S °y hundreds with 20 or 30 Lover Terns and about 50 Gray- 
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