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immense relief to us, as we were almost in despair over the 

 insistence of the minor officials. 



This matter having been satisfactorily disposed of, the next 

 thing was to secure a car and attend to loading it with our 

 equipment and collections. This was not left to the railroad 

 men. but every package was handled by members of the 

 expedition, the car being loaded under the direct superintend- 

 ence of ^Messrs. Houser, Larrabee and Powell. The care 

 exercised in this matter was both demonstrated and rewarded 

 bv the entire absence of breakage or other damage during 

 the transit of the car to Iowa City. 



It can scarcely be a matter of surprise to any one who has 

 read the preceding pages, that it was with a real feeling of 

 sadness that we left the •• Emily E. Johnson," which had been 

 our home for so many weeks and the scene of such delightful 

 experiences: nor is it to be wondered at that a strange mist 

 gathered in the eves of more than one of the party when we 

 bade good-bye to Captain Flowers, who had endeared himself 

 to all of us and will remain in our estimation the very type 

 of an honest and manly man and skillful seaman. We felt 

 that his watchful care had averted many a danger, and that 

 his mastery of his calling had been, after all, one of the main 

 reasons for our unvaried success, especially while dredging. 



Nor can the leader of the expedition close this narrative 

 without a word of hearty commendation for the young men 

 and women who placed their safety and well-being so largely 

 in his keeping during this novel voyage. That they have 

 become endeared to him is but the natural result of their 

 hearty and readv cooperation at all times, and the zeal with 

 which thev carried on the often arduous labors of the cruise. 

 No work was too trying or too disagreeable for them, and the 

 hardest service was always sure of prompt volunteers. It was 

 with the deepest gratitude that the writer learned that all 

 returned in health and safety to their homes. 



Perhaps the most remarkable feature of this cruise was its 

 cheapness. The party traveled about five thousand miles, in 

 round numbers, and lived for three months at a total expense 



