ISLAND LAID BARE by the ravages of wild goats and by elsh wind honolulu nov 20 rv san francisco nov 28 ahe aland of janal the smallest inhabited island of the hawaiian group is being laid bare by the ravages of wild goats and the blowing away of its vegetation and eoll by high winds governor carter has just returned from a trip to the island in the united states tug iroquois and elpi esses the opinion that it steps are not hakea to prevent the continued destruction of vegetation the island will rapidly become barren altogether about 25 years ago a colony of about four hundred ha settled on the island the governor found only two of them left they are natives each over a hundred years of age aad are the only residents of the island aside from charles gay who leases it and his employed emp loyes but for assistance the two old natives would nave died from lack of support the mountains and valleys of the island are overrun with wild goals descendants of flocks of goats kept br the former residents also has herds of sheep and cattle but has lost several thousand during the past year owing to droutha drout hs the governor will call the attention of the board of forestry and the legislature to the state 01 ol affairs