20—Left aboard Tanager—headed out past Laysan 
May 21—Gardiner Island— two rocks—The summit of the larger one appeared white 
as snow apparently from guano 
•lay 22 —At the end a smal 1 rock was separated from the main mass above this rose 
a rock 170 feet high with a deep cleft of the center and then a lower peak. The 
large island was about 200 yards long. According to the pilot notes the rock was 
inaccessible. Blue-faced and red-footed Booby, Frigate-birds and terns came out to 
circle about us and among the latter I was pleased to see a few Procelsterna saxatilis 
Down to island in whale boat and surf boat 
steep and precipitous and in spite of the relatively calm sea a heavy well 
washed the 
base or surbed up in forming crests that dashed against the 
steep walls. Near the base of the great cleft in the main island was a 
somewhat gentler slope with two large rocks resting against one another at a 
right angle atthe water's edge in one side of this space was a rock ledge a foot 
wide and three or.four feet long. As the surges well in the water came up almost to 
the ledge and then after: two to five seconds dropped down against. At frequent inter 
vals heavier swells broke and dashed up over the higher rocks with a heavy 
wash. Under the direction of Commander King and Mr. Hyle the surf boat 
edged in slowly to give opportunity to study the landing 
Wetmore, Dranga, Thaanum, Wilder, Ball, Dr. Wilson, John Baker 
Though the sides of the rock were steep they were eroded out so that progress was 
calcite as it was soft. The entire upper third of the rock was colored white 
As I landed I found colonies of noddies with Gray-backed and Sooty Terns and 
