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The Patron helped us in our work and it ms amusing 
to see him sink dorm below the surface of the water, and, 
reaching the bottom, open his eyes, getting whatever he 
wsrs after* He is a snlendid waterman and seems to be as 
much at home in this element as a porpoise* Covers of 
wire netting used in stores to protect food - 
had been purchased by Henderson in Havana and we found 
them not only excellent for catching small fish but also 
in sweeping the grass, which yielded quite a lot of fine 
At Bhosinellas, Columhellids, Trochids, etc. Of fish we 
secured 18 species. Four species of corals are scattered 
on the graen grass flats some distance off shore. Further 
out they are present in patches, and these in turn still 
farther out become fused into extensive reef areas, consist- 
ing of larger heads. I secured a few of the large speci- 
mens which I later hung on the sea wall. I also put some 
of the small specimens by for his tologi zing. 
We returned to the schooner at 11 A.M. , with a mass 
of stuff which kept me busy for the greater part of the 
afternoon. 
At 4:30 we made a dredging trip about the ship. We 
struck a bottom rich in vegetation near shore, with many 
Echini. Kept 63 of those of the first haul and almost 
as many of the s econd. We made three hauls on such 
bottom in 2 l/2 to 3 fathoms, then steamed out toward I 
the lighthouse where we struck soft mud, (see sample, 
tag 67) In this we found some Angulos, a small bulla, and y 
a number of small Ophiurians, and other things, although 
the yield as a whole of the eight hauls was quite poor 
as far as mollusks are concerned, but rather interesting 
otherwise. Had to use the lantern to finish putting 
away things. After dinner we used the submarine light 
and added quite a lot of plankton and some fish to yester- 
day’s catch. Gill is not well tonight. I hope he will 
feel better tomorrow, for there is so much to be done if 
we are to make a showing at all. 
We had quite a shower yesterday afternoon which made 
work under a leaking canvass somewhat trying. Temper- 
ature at 6 A.M., Air, 78; Water, 82. Temperature at 
7 P.M., Air, 78; Water, 82. 
May 14th: 
Dr. De la Torre and the vocal expert went ashore 
yesterday. The first returned at 6, the other at 8 P.M. 
It was decided that Henderson, Clapp, Simpson, and 
De la Torre would visit Pan de A sugar, while I am to take 
charge of the marine work. Accordingly, Greenlaw, the 
Patron, the fish expert, Rodrigues and I set out for the 
reef at 5:30. After going over yesterday’s field off 
the little island where we found picking even poorer than 
yesterday, we steamed out to sea and found that the reef 
became compact and fine about 2,000 yards off shore, and 
extended so as far out as we could see. We followed it 
