fish were seined. These lakes are very saline, haring heavy salt cimsts 
all about their shores. They appear to fluctuate with the tide, but, In 
spite of a probable connection with the sea, th^ must be subject to 
much grater ersporation. 
On Decesber 11 we visited the crater lake on James Island. 
%>eciaens of Ayt^ala were obtained from the very saline waters of this 
lake. A considerable part of its surface Is covered with a crust of salt. 
The next day we moved around to Solivaa Bay, on the opposite side of the 
north end of the same l^and, morlr^ again on the same afternoon to South 
Seymour. Here the next day a number of land iguanas were captured and 
photographs and materials secured for a imiseum group. 
The 14th of December saw us tack at Black Beach, Charles Island, 
for one day only, le moved the next forenoon to Stephens Bay, Chatham, 
Here, on Decmber 16, e horseback trip was made to the large freshwater 
Crater lake, II Juncc, near the top of Chatham. Though eereral hauls 
were aace with a seine, no life other than water beetles was obtained, 
shore a number of terrestrial aaphipods were captured. 
Hood Island was next visited. Three days, December 17-^, were 
spent here. From the noted elbetrose colony on tMs island three eggs 
were brought back. The birds had flnished^-^'esting^Hd most of the young 
had taken on adiilt plumage. The eggs were old and 'addled. 
We arrived la Quayaqull on the 2Srd of Dec^ber and stayed 
there until January 5, During this Interval the Captain, at the request 
of the Icuadorian Government, gave his progrem dealing with the Galapagos 
Isle,nds and other phases of Ms Pacific expeditions at Quito before the 
President, Ms cabinet and other government officials, th© diplomatic 
coi’ps, and their invited gussto. It was a vr.xy siiccessful occasion, 
cssll was paid to Mr. Dawson, the American Ambassador to Ecuador. 
The 5th of Januarj'' saw uB at anchor at Callao, Peru for a so- 
journ of a «reek. Dredgings were aecoapllshed at severai, locations in 
the harbor and on the seaward elce of Fz-onton Isltmcl, I called upon 
Mr. Fred Morris Bearing, the American Ambassador at Mlrafloi’os, end thanked 
him for his interest In obtaining port eourtoBies for us, I also called 
zipon the American Consul Gmeral, Mr. James Barclay loung and in this 
connection wish particularly to eoiami^d the services rendered ae by Mr. 
Arthur D. Ji£kes, Vice Consul, in Ms office* Mr, Jukes secured for me a 
gun permit cabling us to take otir collecting "irons* ashore, and also 
facilitated our work la maay other directions, furnishing inforsiatlon and 
advice, and establlsMag several vary helpful contamts, I also paid a 
visit to the Chilean meteorological service at the request of Dr, G, A, 
Wagner, Mrector, who was much interested in the ocaanograpMc observa- 
tions we were making. 
Indepeadencla Bay, Peru, was the next stop, January 12-14 
inciasive. Dz'edging aizd shore collecting proved very 
line pmguins were t&ken for the San Diego 2oo» An unforgettable 
