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TheiWestiAmericaDiScientist. 



No. 2605 Broadway, San Diego, California 



VOLUME XVIII. WHOLE NO. 139 

 February, 1914 



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LOWER CALIFORNIA. 



(Continued from last issue.) 



ing in a few days 114 species of marine 

 shells on this island, and a list of its 

 fauna and flora and mineral resources 

 would alone form a small volume. Ed- 

 ward Lee Greene has published a con- 

 siderable list of its flora, otherwise chief- 

 ly known by the collections of Dr. 

 Veatch, made in 1859, during a stay 

 through the months of June July and 

 August. 



CRESCIENTE: a small island north- 

 east of Santa Margarita Island, 2 or 3 

 miles from the mainland. 

 I'C EN-IS AS: a small island near San 

 Quentin bay, 2 or 3 miles in length. 



visited by other than light showers, and 



these at long intervals apart. On the ISLANDS OF THE GULF OF CALI- 



northeast side, about 3 miles from the % '] FORNIA. 



extreme north end, a low, sandy point . <*«'.. , 



makes out; to the south of this there is • Only a. few of these are known to us, 

 good anchorage during the prevailing even fry name, which must be our ex- 

 coast-winds. In a gulch near by is a cuse for the brief notes accompanying 

 small stream of fresh water, and like- the following list. 



wise in several of the valleys leading CERALBO: 100 miles north of Cape 



from the shore to the southward water San Lucas, some 12 miles long, also 



may be found within a mile or two of kpown as "White Hills" to the early 



the beach. At one of these places it is American explorers. Stated to contain 



of excellent quality. The only practical copper mines of great value, 



place, however, for a vessel to obtain a L ESPI RITU SANTO: at the mouth of 



supply, is on the southeast side, where La Paz bay, 6 miles long, containing rich 



is found a spring running through rush- copper deposits. 



es at the foot of a high peak close to SAN JUAN NEPOCENO: a small is- 



the shore. * * * Anchorage may be land in Pichilingue bay, near La Paz. 



had off this spring within two cables of SAN FRANCISCO: small. 



the shore in 20 fathoms water, but a SAN JOSE: 12 miles long. 



much better place for a large vessel to SANTA CATALINA: about 10 miles in 



lie is two miles farther south off a low Circumference. 



shingle beach, where it is not so deep, MONTSERRAT: five or six miles of 



and the gusts that come down the Santa Catalina. 



mountain when the wind is west are CARMEN: nr ted for its most peculiar 



not so heavy as at the other anchorage, and most accessible salt-mine, the rich- 



A vessel can always find shelter from est in the world and considered inex- 



the northwest, winds on the south side of haustible. It is about 25 miles long by 



the island, the depth varying from 6 to 6 broad, within a few hours' sail of the 



20 fathoms, and these winds blow with old town of Loretto. 



the regularity of a trade from May to CORONADOS: a few miles in extent, 

 October, and the only precaution to be some 6 miles from Carmen Island, 

 kept in mind in choosing an anchorage, SAN IDELFONSO: 30 miles from Car- 

 is to avoid fixed kelp. From October to men. 



*fay. much of the time the winds are ;~ SANTA ISABEL: at the mouth of 



light and the weather delightful. Occa- Moleje bay, only a few miles in extent, 



sionally a strong norther,- or a light. ( , GALAPAGOS' 30 miles north of Moleje 



southeaster or southwest gale blows the bay. 



first part of the winter, and strong gales TORTUGAS: within sight of Guaymas, 



j from the northwest again set in about Son. An extinct volcano is ascribed to 



the first of May." this island. 

 Dr. John A. Veatch has reported find- TRINIDAD: 20 miles in circumference. 



