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shelves are built a series of sliding drawers — eight on starboard side and 

 seven on port side — in which are kept various kinds of fishing gear, appa- 

 ratus for loadi uns, flags, charts, etc. On top of the starboard shelf, 

 at the after end, k- a set of drawers — four in all — 2 feet 2 inches deep and 3 

 feet 10 inches long, in which are kept spare bedding, and on the forward 

 end a closet with two glazed doors, and series of drawers, for containing 

 medicines. The closet extends to the deck ; it is 10 inches deep and 2 

 feet 10 inches wide. The drawers are each 1\ by 11 inches front. On 

 the after end of the port shelf is a closet 15J inches deep and width of 

 shelf, to hold the vessel's library, and just abaft that, near the entrance 

 to the cabin, is a water-closet. Across the after end of the laboratory 

 is arranged a series of sliding drawers — nineteen in all — each 21 inches 

 by 20£ inches by 6 inches, outside measurement, to hold bottles, jars, 

 etc., in which the collections are placed. These drawers are held in a 

 case 8 feet 1 inch long, 3 feet 11 inches high, and 2 feet 2 inches deep. 

 It is provided with four wire-screen doors that lock at side, top, and 

 bottom, and it is 2 feet 1£ inches above the floor. The lower drawers 

 are thus high enough to receive beneath them large alcoholic tanks. 

 The finish of the laboratory is generally in ash and black walnut, but 

 it is sheathed over the ceiling with hard pine, and white pine is also 

 used to some extent. The hard wood is finished bright and varnished ; 

 the rest, including deck and beams, is painted white. 



The fog alarm, when not in use, is stowed back of the laboratory 

 steps, next the forward bulkhead. The rifles, axes, etc., are supported 

 in cleats on forward bulkhead and between beams and carlines over- 

 head. The laboratory is lighted at night by a large brass double-burner 

 lamp, which hangs over the starboard shelf. 



Cabin. — The cabin (see Plates x and ix) is finished in cherry and 

 bird's-eye maple, with the exception of the interior of the state-rooms, 

 which is finished in ash, black walnut, and white pine, the pine being 

 painted in parti colors. The floor is similar to that in the forecastle. 

 The ceiling is white pine, painted white. There are two state-rooms, 

 one on each side in the after end of the cabin, and heavy draperies or 

 curtains, which slide upon poles, make it possible to shut off the for- 

 ward berths on each side from the rest of the cabin. 



In the starboard state-room is a writing-desk made of bird's-eye ma- 

 ple and cherry, and a similar desk is placed just abaft the after end of 

 the berth next forward of it. In the port state-room, and next to the 

 berth forward of it, are " drop " tables for writing. There are drawers 

 underneath each of the berths and abaft them for clothing. 



There are but four berths in the cabin, but these are fitted with a de- 

 vice originated by the writer, so that they can be extended when nec- 

 essary, to make ample room for two persons in each berth. When not 

 in use they can be easily closed. The forward berths are also provided 

 with an adjustable arrangement, for use in rough weather, to prevent 

 the occupants from falling out. 



There is an extension table of black walnut, 3 feet wide and 8J feet 



