NO. 30 SMITHSONIAN EXPLORATIONS, IQ12 65 
Mr. Goldman returned to his headquarters at Empire, from 
Darien, in order to ship specimens, but again entered this region to 
complete his work in the lower elevations and remained there until 
early in July. During the time spent at Darien, Mr. Goldman states 
that his efforts were greatly facilitated and his expenses much 
reduced, through the aid rendered him by the Darien Gold Muning 
Company. 
Fic. 70.—A part of the Pirri Mountains, eastern Panama, as seen from 1,800 
feet altitude, in Cana Valley. Photograph by Goldman. 
Dr. Seth E. Meek, of the Field Museum of Natural History, 
and Mr. S. F. Hildebrand, of the Bureau of Fisheries, who again 
participated in the work of collecting and studying the fishes of the 
pe 
Zone, arrived at Cristobal on January 15, 1912, and commenced work 
almost immediately. During the previous expedition, the collecting 
was confined mainly to the fresh and brackish waters of the Canal 
Zone and the immediate vicinity, but on this trip most attention was 
devoted to the salt-water fauna. On the Pacific Coast this was 
carried on from three points—Panama, Balboa, and Chameé Point, 
and on the Atlantic coast from four different points—Cristobal, 
