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points whose whereabouts was not gen- 

 erally known. 



To -Messrs. Cesar Lomellnii & Co., of 

 Cuzco, who for two years have acted 

 as our agents and have placed at our 

 disposal their excellent facilities for 

 handling the difficult situations which 

 arise in connection with the organization 

 and administration of an exploring ex- 

 pedition, and all without charging us any 

 commission or any rent, although we oc- 

 cupied a large room in their warehouses 

 as our headquarters for many months. 



To Messrs. W. R. Grace & Co., whose 

 unique position in Peruvian commerce 

 enable them to assist us in unnumbered 

 ways, beginning with the ])rocuring of 

 our supplies and ending with the carry- 

 ing home of some of our collections in 

 their steamers, without charge for any 

 of their services. It is not too much to 

 say that the work of the last two years 

 could not have been accomplished as it 



has been without the continual friendly 

 offices of this company, whose enlight- 

 ened policy in regard to assisting scien- 

 tific endeavor might well serve as an ex- 

 ample to other companies engaged in 

 carrying on foreign trade. 



In conclusion it gives me great pleasure 

 to acknowledge a large debt of gratitude 

 to the officials of Yale University and of 

 the National Geographic Society for their 

 sympathetic cooperation during both the 

 preparation and the progress of the ex- 

 pedition. 



To them and to the members of the 

 expedition I should like to take this op- 

 portunity to express my own personal 

 thanks for the loyal support which has 

 been accorded me from the beginning. 

 The end is not yet, for it will take many 

 months of patient and laborious effort 

 to bring out the ultimate scientific results 

 of the Peruvian Expedition of 191 2. 



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