NO. 2 FRASER : SCIENTIFIC WORK, VELERO III, EASTERN PACIFIC 223 



portion reaches a height of 340 feet, as a volcanic cone, much of the base 

 of which, toward the sea, has disappeared. The numerous small cones 

 and craters give it the appearance of the southwestern portion of Albe- 

 marle in miniature. Many of the smaller craters broaden as they go down 

 and have fine volcanic ash in them, as though they had recently been used 

 as fireplaces. They may be as small as 10 feet high and 4 or 5 feet across 

 the mouth of the crater. 



The western portion is lower; but toward the Sulivan Bay side a 

 single, huge rock, 50 or 60 feet high, narrowed almost to a point above, 

 but otherwise precipitous with almost perpendicular sides, is broken off 

 sheer from the remainder and makes a very distinct and picturesque land- 

 mark. It forms the central figure of a picture which, seen from out in Sul- 

 ivan Bay, is possibly the most attractive in the Galapagos. 



Except for the small sand beaches on Bartholomew Island and one on 

 the shore of James Bay, the shore is wholly rocky and rugged. Just back 

 of the beach at James Bay there is a lagoon, where a flock of flamingoes 

 make their home. 



In the James Bay region there are shore stations south of the south- 

 west entrance of the bay on rocky ledges, on rock in the southern portion 

 of the bay, on the beach near the lagoon, and on the shore of the lagoon 

 itself. One is situated on the shore of the salt lake in the interior. There 

 are three dredging stations off the north entrance of the bay between the 

 main shore and Albany Island, from 30 to 75 fathoms, the deeper water 

 being well in the channel, where there are rock and shell. The results 

 have been satisfactory. 



All other stations are in the Sulivan Bay area. Shore stations near the 

 rock column on Bartholomew Island, on the shores of the narrow part of 

 the channel, and along the main shore of James Island near the entrance 

 to the channel, where large coral masses were obtained on the ragged, 

 rocky shore, provided good collecting; but the beach on the south side of 

 the neck of land and the lagoon were not so good. There is good dredging 

 in Sulivan Bay in the shallower water, in rock bottom, when the rock is 

 not too rough, as it is liable to be farther out in deeper water off the 

 entrance. 



Jervis (Rabida) Island is a small, rugged, barren island, 4 miles south 

 of James Island, with very little vegetation. Although it is only 1% miles 

 long, it has a height of 1,050 feet. It is not readily accessible, but in fair 

 weather a landing may be made on the northwestern side of the island. 

 The island has not been visited. Dredging in 145 fathoms was attempted 

 without success at a point 4 miles east of the northern part of the island. 



