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    Getting a breathing spell, and finding that political reasons would probably prevent the proposed trip down the coast in the Revenue Cutter; I went down to Monterey, paying all expenses out of my own pocket, and remained three weeks; I worked like a horse and roused all the town to picking up shells on the beach. I was able to collect on the beach only, but succeeded in making a better collection by far than had ever been done by any one else; not excepting Cooper who dredged. I obtained some Twelve or fifteen new species 
    On my return I worked over them for some time, making a very valuable paper on them, which I forwarded with most of the shells to Carpenter, via the S.J. 
    After much scolding and the intercession of Prof. Baird I got a copy of Carpenters old Reports on the West Coast Shells. For which sent him ten dollars in gold. 
    I prepared several small papers for the Cala. Academys Proceedings. 
    I started in to get good outfit; which had to be done slowly and cautiously; and I got it. Details must be deferred till we meet. 
    Dr. Fisher having gone East, I proceeded my order of the Colonel to superintend the fitting out of the medical part of the Expedition now numbering seven vessels.