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The next run was to New York; and it was at one of the Stations 

 on this line (10065) that the extensive beds of sea scallops {Pcdcn 

 magcUanicus) which promise great commercial value, were discovered; 

 and I may forestall the narrative by stating that scallops were found 

 in considerable numbers, between the 25 and 50 fathom curves, as 

 far south as the latitude of Cape Charles (Stations 10070, 10072, 



10073, 10074, 10077). 



Remaining in New York long enough to restock the larder and re- 

 plenish the supply of gasoline, on the 17th we ran down the coast 

 as far as Barnegat (Station 10069), thence eastward across the shelf 

 to the Gulf Stream (Station 10071). From this point we worked 

 southerly, in a zigzag course, past the mouth of Delaware Bay, to 

 Cape Charles, then off shore once more, for the last complete section 

 of the shelf and so to Norfolk, arriving there on July 24th. The 

 courses and stations are shown on the chart (Plate 1). 



Current measurements were made at three stations between Cape 

 Cod and Norfolk; off Long Island, off Cape May (Station 10072), 

 and off Chincoteague (Station 10074); observations being taken 

 houi'ly for six hours at each station, both at the surface and on the 

 bottom; the data is given below (p. 225). At Stations 10065 and 



10074, the work was done from the dory, but at Station 10072 the 

 Grampus herself was anchored for the purpose. 



Refitting in Norfolk until July 29th, the voyage was resumed north- 

 ward, following the coast, and locating stations to fill the gaps left 

 on the way south.- On August 3 the Grampus reached Woods 

 Hole, on the 4th, sailed through Vineyard Sound; and arrived in 

 Gloucester on the 5th after a most successful voyage. 



On August 9th we put to sea again for the Gulf of Maine, sailing 

 eastward from Cape Ann to the sink at the mouth of Massachusetts 

 Bay (Station 10087), thence to the centre of the Gulf (Station 10090), 

 crossing the western basin where the deepest Gulf Station (10088, 150 

 fathoms) was located. Jeffrey's Bank was the next objective (Station 

 10091), where a strong northwest wind was encountered, though work 

 under shortened sail was possible. We then ran toward Cape Sable, 

 making the same stations as the year before, two in the basin, one on 

 the coast slope, and one on German Bank. And, as in 1912, the sud- 

 den cooling of the surface as we approached the Bank was a striking 

 phenomenon. In 1912 the Grampus was wrapped in a blanket of 

 fog day after day in this part of the Gulf, feeling her way about by 

 soundings. But in 1913 the most delightfully clear, calm, weather 

 imaginable, with light northwest breezes, was enjoyed; and so trans- 



