424 ALEXANDER AGASSIZ 



a.m., had lunch at the hotel and dinner on board and 

 all unpacked and tucked away in my cabin by 9, thanks 

 to an excellent Jap boy who was got for me at San 

 Francisco, and who is to devote himself to me during 

 the trip. I am afraid that after three months of coddling 

 I shall find it hard work to go back to do my own 

 chores. 



Everything thus far has worked most harmoniously 

 and we are putting in daily a good amount of work. 

 The Assistant sent me by the Fish Commission is a good 

 man, as is also the Assistant I got from the University 

 of California, Professor Kofoid, who is a very hard 

 worker and keeps at it from morning till night. We 

 all turn in early, breakfast at 7.30, and thus far I've 

 not had time to read anything. I heard by cable at 

 Panama that my collier had left Australia for Easter 

 Island the 29th of October, so that part of the trip is 

 safe I hope. The Captain, Garrett, is a very nice chap, 

 always ready for work. We shall not be sorry to spend 

 a few days at Lima while the ship is docking and coal- 

 ing, and sleep in a good square bed and tramp on shore, 

 though I cannot complain of my quarters which are 

 most comfortable ; my cabin is nine feet by twelve feet 

 with plenty of room for a writing-table and to stow 

 away all my clothes. 



We are all wondering what has happened in the past 

 three weeks and hope to find that the American Consul 

 has a lot of telegraphic news of the war in the East and 

 politics at home. I should find cables from Miss Clark 

 telling me last news from Cambridge. We are sure to 

 be in port the 22d or 23d, as we want, of course, to 

 give the officers and crew a chance to celebrate Thanks- 

 giving and let them have a good shore dinner after their 



