INVESTIGATIONS OF THE ALBATROSS. 
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would be found in quantities only at or near the mouths of streams. 
Leaving Mulege at 2:05 a. m.on the 20th, a line of soundings, serial 
temperatures, and specific gravities was run across the gulf. The trawl 
and surface net were put over at two stations in 857 fathoms and 1,005 
fathoms, and the submarine electric light was used with success during 
the evening. 
Cape Haro light was sighted at dark, and at 11:20 p. m. we came to 
in the outer anchorage of Guay mas, moving to the inner harbor on the 
morning of the 21st. We were boarded by the captain of the port soon 
after anchoring, and an hour later by the United States consul, Mr. 
Alex. Willard, who has ably represented the Government at that port 
for 22 years. A large mail awaited our arrival. Official visits were 
exchanged with the military governor, prefect, and others, all of whom 
expressed great interest in our work, and a desire to assist us in every 
way possible. The naturalists were busy about the shores of the bay 
during our stay in port, adding a number of species to our list of fishes, 
several varieties being procured from local fishermen and from the 
market. 
Guaymas to the mouth of the Colorado River . — We left Guaymas at 7:40 
a. m., March 23, steaming to the northward, and at 2 p. m. a haul of 
the trawl was made in 71 fathoms, gray sand, 16 miles WNW. (mag- 
netic) from Sau Pedro Nolasco Island. Three more hauls were made 
during the afternoon at intervals of one to two hours over the same 
character of bottom, the depths decreasing to 14 fathoms. They were 
all very rich iu the number and variety of fish taken, and other forms 
were more plentiful than on the western shores. 
A sounding, serial temperatures, and specific gravities were taken in 
the channel between Estaban and Tiburon Islands in 80 fathoms, and 
at 5:30 a. m., March 24, the observations were repeated in 145 fathoms, 
Rock Point, Angel de la Guardia Island bearing WSW. f W. (mag- 
netic), 18.5 miles distant. A successful haul of the trawl was made at 
the last station, followed by seven casts during the day, the last one 
being off George Island, where at 9.30 p. m. we anchored in 13 fath- 
oms, the south end bearing NE. £ E. (magnetic), about a mile distant. 
Collectors and fishing parties left for the island at daylight, returning 
at 8:50 with a few fish and sea birds. The fishermen were more suc- 
cessful on board, having taken a large number of squeteague and a 
species of sea bass, an excellent fish weighing from 60 to 160 pounds, 
besides other species with which I was not familiar. The island was 
found to be a barren, guano-covered rock, on which were many sea birds 
and a rookery of sea lions. 
Getting under way on the return of the boats, we steamed across 
George’s Bay, anchoring at 11:25 a. m. off the entrance to a lagoon, 
Rocky Point bearing WNW. ^ W. (magnetic), 6 miles. A seining 
party was sent in, but returned several hours later, much disappointed 
at the barrenness of the region. We were more successful on board 
