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play of color that goes on like a subdued kaleidoscope between 
the limpia waters and the variously tinted sea bed. 
| Then again we have an occasional dip into the sea proper with 
its accompanying phenomena of strength and somberness and storm, 
(its gorgeous sunsets and the roll and pitch of the vessel. 
MUGERZS AND COZUMEL, 
Jan. 4: A. day sadly without features of a scientific nature. 
The Sail wa: charming enough, out of the iridescent bay , past 
Mugeres Castle into the black, turbulent gulf stream, down this | 
along the shores of monctonous country and across the head of 
Cozumel, (all low forest covered shores with a little wiite sand 
next the waters and an occasional palm tree lifting its head a- 
bove the general foliage), and around to St, Midkaelas@hess we 
anchored within a hundred yards of the shore. z 
The village of huts, hovels and fair/houses face the water 
in a scattering way and extend pack into the groves and copees. 
After the official proceedings essential to landing were over 
Dr, Millspaugh and I want ashore, wandered through the village 
and struck a cattle trail that led us a mile or two into the 
rank growing jungles. I found the rocks outcropping a little 
all along and gathered a faw tertiary fossils. Turning out to- 
ward the west we: rebohea the shore a nile sbove the village and 
wise considerably exercised to find ourselves covered with the 
pestiferous anenk aaa. a wood tick, These we brushed off as 
best we could and when aboard changed clothes. 
