WM. H. CROCKER. 
President Board of Trustees 
• SUSIE M. PEERS. 
Secretary Board of Trustees 
California Academy of Sciences 
GOLDEN GATE PARK 
San Francisco, California 
Telephone BAyview 5100 
Nov* 
Mr.Waldo L.Sohmit'b, 
Smi ths onian In st it ut ion , 
v/asliington C • 
F. M. MAC FARLAND. 
President of the Academy and Acting 
Director of the Museum and of the 
Steinhart Aquarium' 
£0 ,1935 
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Dear Mr.Sohmitt: 
In looking over a book published in 
London in 1823 and relating to Porter’s cruise to the 
Pacific there are one or two items of interest per- 
taining to the Galapagos which may be of interest bo 
you. One of these is a note giving the bearings of 
the anchorage made by the ESSEX at James Bay , and from 
these it may be that the approximate position of the 
grave of Lieub. Cowan may oe located as I do not suppose 
they would travel far from the landing to inter his 
remains. The bearings given are as follows: 
SW part of Albany Island bearing NW X H,Cape Marshall 
on Albemarle Ft, and west point of bay SW X S. 
I sent this item to Captain Hancock in case he may 
be interested enough to look around. If you should visit 
James Bav it mi^t be well to have a look around, as even 
at this late date it might be that some signs of a border 
of lava boulders may oe found. 
Another item speaks of the casings of ships names 
in the rocks at the water hole outside of Tagus Gove. 
You probably have visited this already and know the spot. 
If not you will find the place marked on the detail chart 
of Tagus Gove, Certainly this must be on the VELERO. 
I do not remember seeing any while I was there, out that 
is no sign that they are not visible. 
Another item is the description of a cave on the HW 
side of Wenman. I copied this passage out of the book 
for Captain Hancock, and so you will have it in your 
notes on the Enchanted Islands will do the same for you. 
