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...through the lagoon to Bound Island and then on to two small islands to the 
vestmard. We examined these in passing and then turned down to the largest of 
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the western islands* 
me .Lagoon on toe average in this western part ran from 3 to 5 fathoms, but 
was broken by many coral reefs and heads over which there was often only 6 or 8 
feet of water and whih in some cases were nearly awash. The wqter was 
calm with only a slight ripple on its surface. 
At the western island we had some difficulty in getting through a 
small offshore reef adn finally went aground on sandy bottom at the northern end 
of the island. 
Camp was located on a stretch of fine coral sand adjoining the vegetation 
on the southern end of the island. 
_upe 23 —Large rays, known here as diamond fish, seem fairly common here... 
At one end of the island we discovered a cache in which a hammer, saw, 
nails, ships compass and other similar articles were wrapped in a sail and thrust 
under a log. Nearby were stakes and other refuse from a camp evidently of 
Japanese. Apparently the wreeke&e of some wrecked sampan had lived here for 
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a time and had been taken off perhaps 18 months ago. The time that had elapsed 
since toe camp had been abandoned was indicated hv +.h* __ 
In the afternoon we visited a little sand spit a mile and a half toward 
the nrrthwest, tne most distant land in this direction. The island which we 
called Shark Island was of curving form, narrow, 200 yards long by 15 yards i 
at the widest point. -It supported no vegetation and the only birds on it 
were a few noddies and Hawaiian terns resting here for an hour or so and a 
Frigatebird or two. 
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