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in the same directions. When they meet, little 

 whirlwinds are born that occasionally produce 

 waterspouts. These are miniature cyclones and 

 explain very well the origin of the greater circular 

 storms that so often cause terrible havoc in these 

 latitudes during the summer months. 



Our returning shore party announced that the 

 trip to Azucar was not only feasible but easy of 

 accomplishment on account of a road recently 

 built by a mining company located some ten miles 

 inland, and that horses could be obtained at the 

 mine for the balance of the journey. In fact 

 arrangements were already made for an empty ore 

 wagon to take us the next morning to the mine. 

 This was indeed good news. A party was made 

 up of Torre, Clapp, Simpson, and myself. The 

 khaki and boots were resurrected from the piles 

 of clothing that littered the cabin floor, and all was 

 made ready for an early start. 



A dredging party in the late afternoon added 

 another lot of specimens to our already over- 

 burdened table. These hauls were made in three 

 to four fathoms (mud) and contained among the 

 mollusks captured some very acceptable Tellinas. 



Dr. Torre had obtained ashore a number of 



