July 23. 1910, 
it Secretary* 
Bear Sirs- 
1 bag to report that in accordance with your approval 
of detail, I visited Che«t 
s 
I 
on 3\mc 29 and 30, for 
the i 
9 of collecting specimens of fossil cetaceans, I was una* 
ble to go earlier on account of press of work, The conditions were 
un favorable on tJ 
mentioned, as th:'J 
and a "breeae kept the water agitated, so 
*r was excessively hot. 
I objects could not read- 
ily fee seen in it. 
e, the fall in the tide was vary slight. 
As the fossil hones are carried down with blocics of marl from the 
cliffs into the water and washed out "by the action of 
■-aarv 
interesting pieces are found in t 
/at e r , or he two en high and low 
water marled, A low tide and still water are most favorable for col- 
lecting. In spite of unfavorable conditions, 1 obtained a consid- 
erable number of vertebrae and oth.:?r pieces, and made some observa- 
tions on 
sond.it ion of the cliffs, which have changed materially 
since last fall. These chances 'bring to light skulls and other re- 
mains imbedded in the cliffs, but I was unable to discover any on 
this occasion. 
Tours r espe c t fully 
i 
Head Curator of Biology. 
