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In port we were fortunate in having the help of many members 

 of our Washington staff and of other research workers. Mr. 

 Fleming, our Acting Director; Mr. Peters, who had been 

 Captain of the Carnegie on her early cruises; Mr. Gish, who was 

 to make the passage with us to Honolulu in connection with our 

 atmospheric-electric work — all came from headquarters. Dr. 

 McEwen and Dr. Moberg made the journey from La Jolla to help 

 us calibrate our deep-sea thermometers and other oceanographic 



Gish Testing the Pexetratixg-radiatiox Apparatus at Crystal Lake, San- 

 Francisco 



Tlie "rays" which are measured with tliis instrument are the most powerful known; 

 they can penetrate many feet of lead and seem to originate outside our solar system. 



equipment. Dr. Moberg also joined us for the voyage to Hawaii 

 to help Graham take hold of his duties as biologist and chemist. 

 Dr. Wright installed the pendulum-apparatus for determining 

 gravity at sea, and instructed Forbush in its operation. Mr. 

 Leahy of L. T. Snow and Company, San Francisco, took upon 

 himself many of the irritating tasks incidental to the overhauling 

 of the ship and reprovisioning. 



Mr. Gish brought us some new equipment. He had tested out 



