R.S.Brown 1768 Journal (1) McKean Island 25 Oct. Vlcer still has me pretty weak and there is a very limited amount of food here which the S.L.D. do will let me eat, so things are not too good. But I got around and just work at a slower rate than I did. I am convinced now that it is in the Sosty Term, which have got me in this state. From the first day on the island I found it impossible to walk through the stay at night with thousands upon thousands of screaming birds flying into my head (camp without stomping a few of them). Since they completely surround the camp, equipment or camp is under the air, if all the screaming terms. I definitely was not sleeping the first night. After sleep started acting up. Then every trip at night in any direction (and return to 1 Sory) is a trip through that screaming noise of term. There is no escaping them since they are merely for hundreds of thousands, I heard in each direction from every along the coast plane. I finally reached a point (possibly before I ever even came back to subdue this trip) when Sosty terms and I mix about like flame + gunpowder. The not too god acting condition here on the island, absolutely no shade (Tent is like an oven from 0930 till 1800) and being in that insufferable sun all day long, plus laying down all of Rogers Third judgment (he have probably) all contributed to finally getting me down. Christ, will I ever learn my limits? Probably not - possibly good thing I never a single thing like a holding place to warm me - could he more - by a limit which (2) McKean Island 14 Oct. Landed at 0800. Spent the whole day carting gear into island inc. all the Scripps gear + equipment. Got camp fairly well squared away. But To Do had work at 2000. Sory quite bad, I had a feed clai cells bringing gear in. Mr. VanDorn brought the large shift in once; nearly killed himself and that was the last I saw of the shift. I noted that many tufts of grease have burned spikes (with the short guard - built spikes showing) along the west side of island. Entire island is much greener than in July, but somewhere along the line a fire swept at least a portion of the island. Burn marks are not present elsewhere as along the walls etc while dried grass + soda show no evidence of burning, will look more carefully tomorrow. Largest Sosty term (story I have ever seen on McKean) along the entire Wallp. Most birds will 1/3 - 1/2 Green Chickas, but also many or eggs. 24 oct. Spent night of 23 (+ part of the day) aboard ship with a blinding sleet. I'm invited I stay on board. Finally got back ashore early today 0930 24 - Very hard rain last night - this is the third god rain we have had on the island & things are really seeming up.