New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-27
npo'r rg title of he Uri,.d S;,es Guano Co.
oapital $40. .po 600 and The nsrnes AZ IL. 1pssI

'npo' rg title Of he United S;,ies Gusno Cs.,,.--
capital flOpoooo, and the names of IN. rr.rxy
wer' given. II article sis,.d th.t tNis ns c",ss
ny had islards ir the Pa ,ifc Ocaau. on .b,ch ~
Howard Island May .sk how hi. comran, w. !, or @
sion Of owsnd .. aud bow much so.B, ,b.r, - M ss
~ls he qoshy of ne .usno I, nay b. that IA. -
but am .om.whs, disposed 20 question n - IS<t
formed ,b,' ,te Arere'n Guano Company ci. ,a;. - .
sddtop the their other Issnes IN The fscisc js1
hers Island, o, New Nantucket e b
Tbese AZ. the facts a. them from a ,,olh,
o.tes ISL N Auenc.n 0u.Io Company, eonsis.sx y ~
81 'n- g. Co sent out sg-st NJ kuhqr sees
II. rs.idsn Of the CaEp.Gy - San rrsnescs ,sa Hs,s
n.fs ursles upon i'm the cesrer'i Of ve.s- !,
fr,m s.eh i'l-rd .sd have the Untsd a. =
"" Gone. D Jaet procured vessel c.sd 70. ~
Ihis .es.sl ~ito UT judas Char.r. board
VS. ,h. Company sser, .rpoipt.a by Dr. J,sW Wae "a
sssrt cent out fou oere, sisd from Honolulu ,b,n, - -
G.. o' pecsi Del Tor ynNis l,Ard and arrived h lss ~
hr'prpdins some Z. dsys ther,. making sary,,,
uss Sc they took "a board sor. sNv ~ - N Sest
from that 'Apd. and sailed ior Baker. Island Ss. ss
from said island enough 20 hnish out tbs 10y -
ssert Instructed by the Company throusa "a. n.
70 take pos'r.ion Of TIE island Which hs ssogd
Of The uui,ed ss,s. Of America sor the s :.
Company. This he dc In The uauis Of A. q B,ss eos.
oist a. Ma sss
The history Of Hoxsno's Island {. thi.vIs,
TIE agent sfsr vs'nns Jarvis ard Baker. Island .s .:
WIZ ue 'omplay' 'e'.l 20 an island saowauHo,.sS
'snd yins s'ue 20 % s. nlis di,,sn, from B,s,r.
suveysdthe sane, ard toct Possession of II in the ~
ner and with the srm,i,ie. observed in ,,Ivs ~
Of the t~o other islands broush, hoa saDpAs ~
std delivered them 70 tbe Pe.ident q re coun.a, -
The Gu,ston 10 70 whom does H5wands Island
Benson ard hs sssoci.es or 70 the Ar,.r,esn
Con penyi Tbs issDd known 20 the Corpxay a.
hrr agent len N-wfork ort tnowu 10 cav. 1us,.
.htii st.f bis r.ian ssii Island anquesonsby seono A
An~nean 0uano ConpAuy and 80 ;hut our Court ~ -
eas S,en m are called on 20 settle the matter wass -
PROBABLY VIII be the United States Gusno Compsny r.
70 spproprse u 70 themselves. An sxeut OF m. Ans.
ousno tompany Capt, Lewis slso visited the .sod In A.,
1856 II the bng Jo"plne n. COMPANY. vessel which a.
running between Honolulu and their .na. ia he P.ese &c
MADE report OF h' Wis % TIE Comraoy on bic r-,1rn "a.
am further informed that The opuion eminen ooan.s -
been ssked aud clearly and decidedly given IN fsyo. ~ -
American Company. claim ~ " -
The form OF declaration Of possession tskeu by TIE
ssen ssn out in O,tnber 1856 the came A. s.rh ~
three lssrds The agent bic New. Yorh maj. ~
rpor 70 tie ConTay give the form o ,ae de,sr.-
Know oil men BY these preset,. Sc, hs have ,AS n,
taken formal and sgN possession II tas Island IN the mar.
In behalf Of Alfred o. Benson ard his satss Of N-vys
% be lie in the of and under the nas OF "a, ps
States of Ams,cs in conformity WITH the law Of Caane IA
Dated. Witnessed
"(signedl ARTHUR 8ENSON Ar....
Who Afiei @. Bersoas associates a, the a,.. A..
declarations made and possssca Of the Islands go
The parties who compose American ensn, Co.
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