Wetmore 
Journal 
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April 22 - departed at nine 
arrived Midway at 1:30 — Wetmore, Thaanum, Grant, Caum and Fullaway 
went ashore 
The island that houses the cable station was named Sand Island becase 
of its original bare condition well shown in a series of old photographs. 
The cable company has worked steadily to improve conditions. Quantities 
of earth have been brought ttfat down from Honolulu and wind breaks of 
Ironwood . Pasnaring, aquisetifolia) entirely surround the grounds. The 
main building are of steel and concrete and are four in number with a grass 
grown plaza occupying the center. Ornamental shrubs and flowers are dis¬ 
tributed about and tree lined walks lead down to the water. The whole forms 
a little oasis of greenWhich entirely shuts out a view of the sand 
and is very restful to the eyes. An occasional glimpse of the clear green 
water of the lagoon gives a pleasant contrast to the grass and trees. A f$g 
vegetable garden at one side produces corn, peas, potatoes, beans, lettuce, 
tomatoes and similar crops. It is necessary to screen young plants against 
the depredations of I* a ysan Finches. Outside this forested tract the sandy 
wastes are grown extensively with S ca evole lobilia with occassional 
reaches of bunch grass and a Juncus said to have come from San Francisco. 
In some of the older growths Scaevola trees are 10 or 12 f** inches through 
With the earth from Honolulu have come all of the usual weeds of Oahu. n 
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