INTRODUCTORY 13 



Naturalists George H. Clapp 



Charles T. Simpson 

 Victor J. Rodriguez 

 John B. Henderson 

 Preparator George W. Gill 



Fisheries Expert Manuel Lesmes 



Director of Dredging Sidney W. Greenlaw 



The night of May 8th the Barrera finally de- 

 parted from Havana with orders to proceed to 

 La Esperanza, the port of Viriales, and there await 

 the arrival of the party. Esperanza is the one 

 accessible port to be reached overland within the 

 Colorados Reefs and is, moreover, situated at 

 about the beginning of the region we wished to 

 explore. By sending the schooner ahead we could 

 avoid the open sea run from Havana and at the 

 same time avail ourselves of a day or two in the 

 field about Viriales. Greenlaw and Gill remained 

 aboard. 



