388 The American Naturalist. [May. 
were several large Anemones of the genus Bunodes, and many 
Serpula. Many of the Actinians were over a foot in diameter 
when fully expanded. The rock which composes the reef is a 
black asphaltic formation, similar to the em.bedded rock of the 
conglomerate on the shore. 
We returned to the " Angel Dolly," and found the cook had 
caught two large fishes known as Garibaldis, which with "craw- 
fish," Panulirus, were served for our supper on board the 
The mainland of Santa Barbara looked dim in the distance 
as I walked the deck after supper, but the sky above us was 
clear, and I watched the evening star, Venus, sink below the 
top of Monte Diablo. It was a very beautiful sight. The air 
was calm, and there was but a slight swell on the surface of the 
Channel, which had an almost glassy calm. I was, however, 
tired out by my experiences, had a good night's rest prepara- 
tory to new exploration on the morrow. 
On the next morning we concluded to take the " Angel 
Dolly" up to Prisoner's Harbor, several miles to the eastward 
of Star Cation. I thought the best way for me to study the 
cliffs was to follow in a boat, letting the schooner work up 
under sail. This seemed more expedient, since the Harbor 
was exactly to the windward, and there seemed indications 
that the winds vould be light, and perhaps it would be impos- 
sible to sail near the coast. The wind, however, freshened 
considerably after we started, and the*' Angel Dolly " worked 
far ahead, standing out into the Channel. There was a heavy 
swell throwing high breakers on the cliffs. 
Wherever we landed in our trip we were obliged to beach 
the boat through the breakers, and we were often plunged 
to our waists in water in landing. Just to the east of Star 
Canon, after rounding the black ledge which was my col- 
lecting ground the day before, we coasted along past the 
"' Indian Cemetery," from which many Indian remains have 
already been gathered, and in which many more are still bur- 
ied. There seemed to be two separate regions of shell heaps, 
although the whole coast in this vicinity is white with the 
