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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 days 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 

 actuall}' involved in beating against the wind, and we w'ere 

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

 lent condition. Not a spar nor sail had been materially dam- 

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

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

 tropical waters. The vessel 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 our old 

 friend, the "Emily E. Johnson." I wash, 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 satisfactor}-. 



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

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

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

 The lamps, dishes, kitchen-ware, range, etc., w^ere 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 tlie 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 would have been 

 fatal to our splendid collection of corals 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 absurdit}^ 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 



