July 16. 193S 
( Left San Diego at 5 s 30 P»®» The President’s departure was an im- 
pressive one — the salutes and other formalities, the gaily decked ships, and 
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the final homa-re of 21 guns from Port Poscrans just before we swept out ont 
the broad expanse of the Pacific. 
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At 9:^0 a.m. anchored off the east side. The President received a n/ 
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hearing the felicitations of the President of Mexico and his good wishes for 
a successful cruise. Chapel services in the forenoon. Fishing and shore 
collecting during the afternoon. The several fishing parties, including the 
President’s boat, returned with a total of about thirty-seven fish. Meanwhile, 
the crew had been fishing over the side of the shin, chiefly with hand lines, 
and so got some 200 fish of various kinds. Represented in the day’s catch 
were California yellowtail, rock, kelp, and sand bass, black sea bass, and ocean 
landed after a 15 minute battle; largest of the fish taken by the crew a 120 
lb. black sea bass landed on a 20 lb. test line after a good two-hour straggle. 
brates, chiefly Crustacea and rao Husks. For the promise of a n bit of small 
change, the Industrious assistance of a number of small urchins was had until 
the pay-off; a few nickels and dimes, and they were gone with the windl 
Earthworms were found fairly high up on a coarse gravel beach under piles of 
drifted, rotting kelp, numerous amohipods were secured, along with the worms. 
Several fossil*/kWere picked out of an outcrop near our landing place. 
