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THE CRUISE OF THE ' GUBACJOA: 



know the character of tlie materials out ol' wliich its results 

 have beeij wrought. Enquirers will naturally turn for 

 information to those wlio have stood by tlie cradle of these 

 nascent societies, and noted some of the phenomena of 

 their infimt develojjment. As a slight contribution to the 

 object they will have in view, my little work may not be 

 without its use. 



