144 ELIZABETH GARY AGASSIZ 



larger ones measuring three feet and more from the 

 bill to the tail. 



March 31, Easter Sunday 



AND such a beautiful morning. I was on deck very 

 early between moonlight and sunrise and the sight 

 was a lovely one till the sun came fairly up, as Sallie 

 says, "to spoil it all." I bade you all good-night on 

 the 28th in Mayne's Harbor, or Owen's Island. We 

 passed the 29th there for a more complete repair of 

 our engine, and it was a day well spent for collections 

 and for geology. I took a long tramp up the nearer 

 ridges of the mountains with Pourtales in search of 

 glacial furrows, and Agassiz dredged on board ship 

 very successfully besides getting a good many new 

 birds from the sportsmen. The next morning we were 

 all right again for proceeding and came on to Puerto 

 Bueno. This is a harbor within a harbor. We anchored 

 in the outer one, and then half a dozen of us took a 

 boat to row to the inner one. I wish I could make you 

 understand what a vagabondish kind of life we lead. 

 For instance, landing at the mouth of a little brook 

 that came brawling down through trees and rocks 

 into the inner harbor, we followed it for about a quar- 

 ter of a mile and it brought us to a large lake broken 

 by islands. Mrs. Johnson and I found an old log 

 which made an excellent seat. Pourtales and Stein- 

 dachner left us to hunt for specimens in the lake and 

 were soon out of sight. Presently Dr. Hill comes prowl- 

 ing along the bank of the brook with his tin box for 

 botany on his shoulder and his hands full of speci- 



