down to land and rock. I cannot make out whether the hard area encountered in the solidified mud is whether it is an old rock bottom or if the mud has accumulated. Isley also told one that he was stung four times on the upper right arm by a scorpion. A shirt had been left hanging for some weeks which he put on rather hurriedly and so avoided the scorpion. The sting is far more painful than that of hornet. He applied some preparation which removed the pain in about a half hour but his arm and shoulder was somewhat stiff for more than one week. Ordinary mark Hurry is a good remedy applied in bandages. Isley also told one that when marine taps are closed off by dams, [the railways] that are the fish are seen to die off. Evidently the local water circulation destroys the normal food supply and changes the chemical nature of the water. Alligators are not often seen among the keys. Isley said he has seen four in the salt marshes. Isley knows of no dunes in the southern outer keys. Coral sand seems not to pile up in dunes.