My outfit and baggage was placed aboard the Houston early on i 
the Horning of the l6th of July. We departed on the first leg of the 
cruise, to Cedros Island, at 4:00 p.m. the same day. En route, one of 
the vacant office rooms aboard was rigged as a laboratory, with wooden 
table tops, extra lights, and other conveniences. 
At all stops the commoner fishes were named as they were 
brought in by the several fishing parties. More difficult species were 
given critical attention in the laboratory. But few of the. commoner 
species were preserved. On the otter hand, all species representing 
extensions of range, rare species, and those not now in the Museum 
Collections were saved at all times. 
(hie of the finest things about the whole cruise, next to the 
encouraging and stimulating interest of the President in all the scien- 
tific work undertaken, was the fact that unsurpassed freesing facilities 
were constantly available at practically all times, fills made it possible 
to bring back to the Museum a considerable number of fish in virtually 
fresh condition for the most desirable means of preservati ran in the 
Museum's own laboratories. 
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In order to avoid a recapitulation of the scientific work done 
In the course of the Presidential cruise, I here insert copies of the 
progress reports which I made to the President direct during the cruise. 
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