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and Fremont determined to visit it for the purpose of thoroughly examining it. I arranged the Indian rubber? boat myself and with the four others who accompanied our leader, we made the journey safely, the island is about 15 miles from the main land, we remained on it part of one day and night, having brought fresh water for cooking purposes with us. We found nothing of any great importance there; there were no springs and it was perfectly barren, we ascended the