420 THE ARCTURUS ADVENTURE 



Caught porcupine and triggerfish swimming alone as well as sheltered 

 in the weed. 



Noon position: Lat. 24° 03' N: Long. 73° 01' W. 



July 5th. Early in the morning the shaft of the circulating pump 

 broke. Shifted to sanitary pump and went ahead at slow speed on both 

 engines. Crept along all day, making about two knots. Fortunately the 

 Atlantic is wonderfully calm, with gorgeous sunsets and dawns. 



A Coryphaena harpooned from pulpit to-day, stomach crammed with 

 triggerfish. 



Noon position: Lat. 25° 07' N: Long. 71° 36' W. 



July 6th. Half speed all day, with wind and sea against us, while 

 repairs are made on pump. Weed passing steadily in small, scattered 

 patches. 



Noon position: Lat. 25° 56' N: Long. 70° 31' W. 



July 7th. Half speed or stopped completely all day. An increase in 

 weed to-day, especially in size of pieces, which were rounded heads of 

 new, pale, freshly grown sargassum. Trying a new sort of net, which 

 caught much weed and many small triggerfish, Xenichthys ringens. 



About 6 p. m. pump-shaft repaired and we started full speed for 30° 

 North and 60° West, hoping to find abundance of weed and good 

 weather. 



Noon position: Lat. 25° 54' N: Long. 69° 30' W. 



July 8th. Gregory and Beebe saw a remarkable-looking shark from 

 the deck this morning. It was about six feet long and seemed to be 

 much more heavily built than the common sharks. It swam so close to 

 the surface that its dorsal fin protruded and its color seemed to be 

 a pale sage green, with at least half the dorsal and pectoral clear 

 white. It swam slowly past, then turned and followed the ship for a 

 time. 



Noon position: Lat. 26° 45' N: Long. 67° 56' W. 



July 9th. We have lost the trades to-day. Weed more abundant and 

 considerable new growth in compact heads. Saw Physalia, several 

 Pterophryne, pipefish and triggerfish. Evening tows with half-meter 

 net brought in only eight Myctophum coccoi and much weed. 



Noon position: Lat. 27° 51' N: Long. 65° 26' W. 



July 10th. Perfect day, — the sea a mirror before sunrise and only 

 lightly ruffled later. Less weed than ever. Two tropicbirds in early 

 morning, perhaps our friends who were so persistent in February ! 

 Evening tow yielded little. 



Noon position: Lat. 28° 54' N: Long. 62° 50' W. 



