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lasted to the Baltimore quarantine station, where we spent the 

 greater part of the night of July 26th, and the next morning 

 the schooner was taken to one of the B. & O. railroad 

 wharves, and the voyage was ended. 



During the eighty-three da}"s of her absence from Balti- 

 more, the vessel had sailed just about an even three thousand 

 miles, counting straight courses, and not the extra distance 

 actually involved in beating against the wind, and w^e were 

 gratified to be able to hand her over to her owners in excel- 

 lent condition. Not a spar nor sail had been n^aterially dam- 

 aged, and she had suffered no injury beyond the ordinary and 

 inevitable wear and tear incident to a three months' cruise in 

 tropical w^aters. The \'essel had served her purpose admir- 

 ably, and we often felt grateful for the good fortune that had 

 led to her selection. Should a similar expedition be organized 

 in future, no better vessel could be secured than ovu" old 

 friend, the "Emilv E. Johnson." I wish, also, to bear testi- 

 mony to the courtesy and fair-mindedness of her chief owner. 

 Captain C. C. Paul, of Baltimore. Our business dealings 

 with this gentleman were most pleasant and satisfactorv- 



We had some trouble in disposing of the ballast, for which 

 we had paid a good price before leaving, and we were hnally 

 forced to give away the lumber used in htting the vessel. 

 The lamps, dishes, kitchen-ware, range, etc., were sold to 

 Captain Paul and left on the schooner. 



Considerable annoyance and delay were experienced in 

 getting our collections through the custom house. Not a 

 thing on board was dutiable, but some of the minor officials 

 were determined that each package should be carted over the 

 cobble-stones of the Baltimore streets to the public stores and 

 there opened and examined, a process which Avould have been 

 fatal to our splendid collection of coi^als and caused almost 

 irreparable damage to much of the other material. The 

 Chief Appraiser was finally seen and proved to be a gentle- 

 man able to appreciate the absurdity of such requirement's, 

 and he readily agreed to send an inspector on board to 

 examine our effects at the railroad dock. This was an 



