Missouri Botanical Garden 
George Engelmann Papers 
30 Woodruff Scientific Expedition 
Around t/ie 
RECOGNITION BY oft^ERNMENT. 
drill and hunting, and the only arms that can be needed or wil'^“°^ detention by w 
be allowed the students are shot guns or fowling pieces. It to determine with pre 
recommended that these be breech-loading, central fire, calibe'*^^^ leaving every 
12, of good manufacture, with at least one hundred metall#^^ done as fuJJy 
shells, and the usual cleaning and other necessary apparatus. A iF^ils strongest assurance 
arms and ammunition will be kept in the armory and the maga'^rt 2nd no effort on t 
zine, under the control of the officers of the vessel. and the naval officers 
of the scheme i 
MISCELLANEOUS. are identic 
'■oyage, as already 
■Hinejcr** 
From official assurances it is believed that the expedition ^xplora 
be recognized and approved by the National Government, tht'.,j long enc 
insuring many important advantages which will be especiall^^ estimated 
valuable to such an enterprise. This recognition is due to tl 
opinion that the scientific explorations made and informatic 
obtained, the surveys and soundings, the various and valuab OF 
observations, and the instructions given in navigation and se- y 
manship, may be of interest and importance to tl,e cooMrvj,^ i»I 7 . 
,S,» 
An experienced photographer will accompany the expeditio ; ^*’^^cisco, 
with ample apparatus and material for photographing all des^^^^^^^co, August o ' ^ 
able views or objects. This addition will enable the student'^^ffaflcjsco^ q ' 
preserve vivid and complete pictures of all the most strikf%,])^p ' *^ 78 , 
scenes of the tour, and furnish him altogether a full panoraT^^l. ^^ 78 . 
of its course and incidents. HNMi .. ^ '879. 
1879. 
A competent corps of attentive waiters will be obtained, a Agent l 
they will not be permitted to solicit or accept any fee or gratu ’ "* Sau^ 
whatever. 
PHOTOGRAPHY. 
