NO. 6 
SCHMITT 
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DECAl'OD AND OTHER CRHSTACEA- 
In looking over the material brought hack, one cannot hel]) being 
imbued with an enthusiastic apjU'cciation of the President as a man 
of broad biological interests and a generous patron of science. 
Throughout the cruise he took an active ])art and a live interest in 
all our collecting. 
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STATION DATA 
Lower Caeieornia, Mexico 
Station 
X"o, 
1-38. July 17. Cedros Island. Shore collecting, both north and 
south of cannery east side of island. Amphipods 
and earthworms from under drifted kelp 
gravel beach to nortli. Crabs from shore and 
“cliffs,” and fossils from fallen portion of cliff* 
to south. 
Cedros Island. Pottom sample in 24-25 fathoms, 
about way from shore to anchorage. 
Alagdalena Pay. Dredging, boat dredge. Inside 
northern ])oint of entrance to bay, between 
Pelcher Ikjint and anchorage, 10-15 fathoms, 
sandy, weedy l)ottom, myriads of amphipods. 
Magdalena Pay : filanientous green algae from 
deejier end of ])receding dredge hauls. 
Cape San Lucas. Dredging, Ijoat dredge, 6-10 
fathoms, off' Funta Gorda, off* rockv shore to 
west end San Jose del Cabo Pay. 
At anchorage, wSan Jose del Cabo, alcyonarian 
from anchor ; de])th 48 fathoms. 
2-38. fulv 17. 
3-38. July 18. 
4-38. July 18. 
-38. July 19. 
5a-38. July 19. 
SocoRRO Island, Mexico 
6-38. July 20. Shore collecting, Praithwaite Pay, at “landing 
idace." 
7 ~ 3 ^- July 20. Collecting up on land Ijack of beach; soil put 
through Perlese funnel. Also scorpion, spiders, 
and a crab found under rock. 
8 ~ 3 ^- July 20. Dredging, boat dredge, two hauls, 7-8 fathoms, 
on sandv liottom, from off* landing beach toward 
rocky ]X)int foimiing east side of cove where 
landing is located. 
