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underground water courses from which a considerable portion of the 
island’s water supply is drawn, 260 feet beneath the surface* Descent 
was made in a bucket lowered by winch and steel cable* Although a baited 
trap was put out for several hours it was empty when we brought it up* 
In the St* Joe River (rather a small stream) across the island from 
Bridgetown we got two species of fresh water fish and shrimp* The new 
local museum, a flourishing concern with beautifully installed exhibits 
so far as they have gone, was shown us by Dr. Howell Clark, the curator. 
I missed meeting the very active secretary of the Society maintaining the 
Museum, Mr* E* M. Shilstone, with whom I had had. some correspondence* 
He had been suddenly called to the States on urgent business and while 
there visited Mr. Austin Clark at the National Museum* Also made the 
acquaintance of an ardent amateur naturalist, chiefly interested in 
molluscs, a Mr. H. C. Rose, an operator in the local radio station, from 
whom I received some specimens. He also took Mr. Lunz out for an after- 
noon collecting at Oistins Bay# Rose promises us some of the fruits of 
his dgsirnayiftgs afield and afloat* He expects to do considerable dredg- 
ing* 3 fe left Barbados on the afternoon of the twenty-first of April for 
a return visit to St. Thomas which did afford the opportunity for further, 
much desired collecting* The two additional days spent here were devoted 
to reef, beach and freshwater collecting at five different localities in 
all* On this occasion I was taken around by Dr. T. H* Hayes, doctor in the 
Medical Corps of U* S* Navy, on duty with the local Marine detachment. Hayes 
reminded me that he was a former pre-medical student of yours at George 
Washington back in 1915* He asks t0 remembered. 
From April twenty-sixth to May first we were again at anchor in 
San Juan Harbor# While here I visited Dr. Wm. A. Hoffman at the School of 
Tropical Medicine, who has sent the Museum much valuable material from 
time to time. On another occasion went reef collecting at night with 
Lieut. J. M. Cabanillas of the U* S. Naval Radio Station* A number of 
specimens of several species that I had not otherwise been successful in 
ca/fcehing were obtained. Included was a species of spiny lobster to which 
Lieut# Cabanillas had directed my attention, but which does not appear to 
have been noticed as occurring in Puerto Rico before - Panulirus guttatus . 
On the run from Puerto Rico to Jamaica, May 1-4, porpoises ap- 
peared off the ship on several times, and &s they seemed unquestionably 
different from any species yet seen on this cruise earnest efforts were 
made to harpoon at least one, but without success* The ship landed most 
of the party at Kingston for an overland auto trip to Montego Bay where 
we were to pick them up later* I remained with the Conrad in order to en- 
courage further efforts to secure a specimen of these ’’Jamaica 11 porpoises 
but again we were unsuccessful, perhaps because of the short time they re- 
mained under the bow, or because they only showed but once late in the 
afternoon. 
We called in at Cienfuegos, Cuba, on the seventh of May. The 
half day here was given over to hunting a large harbour porpoise seen 
