NARRATIVE OF THE CRUISE 



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sails come down until only the mainsail and middle staysail re- 

 main. The ship is now hove-to and comes up into the wind or 

 falls off alternately with the helm alee. 



The oceanographic team consists of four members of the scien- 

 tific staff (Captain Ault, Soule, Seiwell, and Paul), the Mate 

 (Erickson), the Engineer (Leyer), and the watch-officer with his 

 four seamen. Practically all operations take place on the quarter- 

 deck. Mr. Erickson immediately attaches the bottom-sampler 



Paul and Soule Preparing Bottles for the Water-Samples 



These are collected in the depths of the sea to be later analyzed in the chemical 

 laboratory. 



to the piano-wire, drops it over the stern, and signals to Leyer 

 to pay out on the winch. Meanwhile Captain Ault and Soule 

 are attaching the Nansen bottles, with their reversing-thermom- 

 eters to the aluminum-bronze wire. As these bottles are 

 lowered one after the other in a long series, Paul reads the meter- 

 wheel. When the desired length of wire has been paid out he 

 signals to Leyer to apply the brake. Another bottle is attached, 

 more wire is paid out. This goes on till some eight or ten bottles 

 are strung on at intervals of from five to five hundred meters. 



