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many black
Shags were seen riding on a lighter
spunwheel in the bay.
Guanadignos, Varconas, cheimjas,
agrecates, planos, parcas,
[illegible]
the interior seed covering which
was edible & sweet. We
left an anchorage at 10 P. m.
& steamed thru the night to
Salavery where we arrived on
26 day light. Port similar
to Pastamajon, a steel pier,
an open cave & sandhill & barren coast with high
rugged hills some miles
inland. Trujillo could be
seen some 5 miles north of the
port but close to the sea. The
shore is flanked by great sand-
dunes some 500 ft. high. Weather
clear & bright or sea with cold breeze.
left Salavery Salavery at mom for
Callao, passed the Guanayope
islands on which lies a lighthouse.
They are guano islands& hundreds
of throbles, pelicans, shags & ote
seabirds were seen in to water
near them. On the larger island a
vast colony of some dark bird covered
thickly one of the slops or several