1870 



Journal of Applied Microscopy 



tion of biological research the laboratory owes its existence to-day. As a slight 

 recognition of his aid and sympathy the name of the Hopkins Seaside Labora- 

 tory was given to the institution. Upon a site donated by the Pacific Improve- 

 ment Company the first building was erected and ready for occupancy by June. 

 18!ll. and to it was added the second building in 18!U. The site is one of the 

 most favored that could be selected there, being upon Point Aulon, a rocky head- 

 land jutting out into the 

 bay, and at the same time 

 but a short distance from 

 the center of the town. 



The bay itself is about 

 twenty miles wide at its 

 entrance, the broad sweep 

 of sandy beach, broken 

 here and there by rocky 

 cliffs, extends almost 

 uninterruptedly from 

 Santa Cruz on the north 

 Rocky Shores. ^^^^^^ ^^ Monterey on 



the south. At Monterey, two miles from Pacific Grove, the character of the 

 shore changes, rugged granitic points jutting out into the bay at intervals, varied 

 here and there by sheltered sand beaches or rocky coves. Here in the count- 

 less tide pools are the favorite shore collecting grounds. As the difference 

 between highest and lowest tidal levels often reaches ten feet or more during 

 the spring tides, a wealth of littoral life is rendered accessible. 



In one of these coves, fifteen minutes walk along the shore from the labora- 



Tide Pool. 



tory, is located the picturesque and odoriferous Chinese fishing village which has 

 proven the means of securing much of value from the waters of the bay. Though 

 representing the lowest type of Cantonese, many of these fishermen can be 

 turned into excellent collectors, if the financial consideration be large enough. 

 However, their regular fishing is so profitable — especially during the salmon 

 season — that it often requires an infinite deal of patience and perseverance to get 

 anything from them at all. It was through the most intelligent of these fisher- 

 men, Ah Tuck Lee, that Dr. G. C. Price secured the first embryos of PoUsto- 



