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THE LAST CRUISE OF THE CARNEGIE 



On July 9 the oceanographic station disclosed the interesting 

 fact that the temperature of the water at the 100-meter depth, 

 namely, one and one-half degrees Centigrade, was the same as at 

 5,500 meters. This showed an enormous inflow of cold water 

 from the Bering Sea. 



For the first time in about three weeks we had a few hours of 

 sunshine on July 21. Parkinson and the others had finally re- 

 covered from their colds; the vessel was bounding along at over 

 two-hundred miles a day and we were nearing home. To cele- 



The "Gooney" or Black-footed Albatross, a Constant Companion in the North 



Pacific 



brate the change in our spirits the whole sea burst into bloom for 

 we entered an area where for hour after hour we plowed through 

 millions of "by-the-wind sailors" or velella, and goose-neck bar- 

 nacles ; with here and there wind-rows of white froth stretching to 

 the horizon, made up of myriads of tiny shells, with only their 

 mucus floats visible. A single dip of the hand-net would some- 

 times fill a pint bottle with these delicate purple pteropods. At 

 night we used the depth-light to illuminate the water from below. 

 Long whitish streamers which proved to be colonies of salps were 



