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at 250, 500, 600, 700 and 800 fathoms, and got a fairly good haul (for 

 the Atlantic). As usual most of the Cyclothones and Argyropelecus 

 were very young. One splendid large black fish with scores of pink 

 body lights, and a very broad mid-side band of bronze and copper ex- 

 tending down body from head to tail. 



In the afternoon hooked a six-foot shark, Carcharias milbertt, with 

 one shark sucker attached (Remora remora) and many big parasitic 

 Copepods. 



Noon position: Lat. 34° 19' N: Long. 71° 13' W. 



July 21st. Another wonderful day. A large clear-winged dragonfly 

 seen this morning. Five metre nets down to 250, 500, 600, 700 and 800 

 fathoms (Station 107) at 1 p. m. 



Wireless from Harrison Williams that he is on board the Warrior 

 off Hampton Roads and will meet us to-morrow. At 5 p. m. we 

 steamed north, making 10 knots with the wind and Gulf Stream to 

 help us. 



Noon position: Lat. 34° 47' N: Long. 73° 41' W. 



July 22nd. At 6 a. m. a densely massed flock of over three hundred 

 stormy petrels feeding close by, to starboard. They kept just ahead 

 for a hundred yards, and then broke up and drifted astern, only a few 

 keeping on with us. 



Rather rough sea with whitecaps. At 7 a. m. we effected a perfect 

 meeting with the Warrior, and her passengers, five in number, came 

 aboard for lunch and to watch us make a haul with five metre nets. 

 Fair results. In the afternoon two of the visitors returned to the 

 yacht, but it was so rough that the others stayed on the Arcturiis, and 

 we followed the Warrior toward Chesapeake Bay. Big wind and rain 

 to-night, foghorn bellowing. 



While passengers were being transferred, a United Fruit Liner 

 on the horizon altered her course and passed within a few hundred 

 yards of us. Two ships tossing aimessly about, while lifeboats labored 

 in the waves, made a picture that evidently required investigation. 



Noon position: Lat. 36° 53' N: Long. 74° 10' W. 



July 23rd. Early this morning the Warrior returned to our side. We 

 put down two dredges and obtained one starfish, one clam and a banana 

 peel ! Not a rich territory. 



All went aboard the Warrior for lunch, and at 3 p. m. parted, the 

 Arcturus headed for Lat. 38°, Long. 74°. 



Noon position: Lat. 36° 56' N: Long. 75° 25' W. 



July 24th. Arrived at our station about 7 a. m. and lowered a 

 dredge which evidently did not touch bottom, as it came up with noth- 

 ing but several bushels of salpae. The second dredge was lowered to 

 500 fathoms, and while being towed, struck something that stopped the 

 ship as though she had run aground. When recovered, after much 

 manoeuvring, tlie dredge was torn almost off the frame, and was 



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