154 THE ATLANTIC. [cmap. 11. 
ature observations taken during this early part of the cruise 
were not so numerous or so complete as we could have wished. 
The bottom temperatures are given in Appendix A of this 
chapter. Those off the coast of Portugal corresponded very 
closely with the observations made in the Porcupine in 1870, 
and in the Shearwater in 1871. 
A serial sounding was taken on the 15th of January off Cape 
St. Vincent, which showed a great uniformity in the tempera- 
ture at that season for the first 200 fathoms: 
SLLUGIEN (eres Fis ees gee ae 16°°1 C, DG aS. ce SR 8 13°°6 C. 
oA Dapeng Neians c csuseener dns usicusaeus 15 °5 LB Ob aane cath ie eer opaeayeweters 12 ‘8 
OR peseetere Gener isa e 5 eteye 15 °5 ISSR Ny eee 50 12 ‘8 
LD Sek ics Secesene atsrecte ere we 15 °3 QO rate relctevatacsre'e te vanars’s isthe 12 5 
LOOK 2. ten. Se ME eel 14 *2 
and another near the island of Gomera on the 12th of Febru- 
ary, at intervals of 10 and 20 fathoms, gave the same result : 
Surlacew eet eee tinct OLOMONe. L207 Te See ot Ae eee 16°'3 C. 
NOS Oi cian ert LbnO) DAO is scakncuct- tole tenses eae L577, 
DA) rire eases Caray voy aves o/s: Goyensus 17 9 NGO aise tecovaetint ae seyseeeene 15 ‘0 
Sb Uy eretare nea tecevievin. ie suis, anevetienst s 17 ‘9 i Kel) eatery coke ciara co a.ctc 14 °3 
2s gee ne ee fee8 DOOR Ree Meee tee teers 14 -2 
DOD cigs e os euars auar’s a let ees te 17°°8 220 3 eak aie See cee 13 °7 
CO etree ccs a ee uen cra ig o7 QAO saviors gies dy tua tere ee 13 °3 
OSCR eR ae ile DG Dros erttna canted o.oo 13 ‘1 
SOR Ses ies ca wets ose 6 DSO Tree crstee teas as ssc cis oe 17 
CIDE aS iors une ac ORC CRI rec 17 °%5 BOOS ticcldakhes th 6 ideo 122 
OO Res as he gcecialustene 16 °6 
A sounding taken at the same station at intervals of 100 
fathoms down to 1000, showed an entire modification in the 
distribution of the band of abnormally warm water between 
300 and 800 fathoms, which presents so marked a feature in 
the temperature sections off the west coast of Europe: 
Surtacess + 2 ete c cen ee Orson. GUOR ee eo ec ey eee ire Aa 
MOOR ed. cekeulaines Seaene 15 0 TOO A Mertieeste che coabareeens 6 °4 
DOO ribirs tons susyaer hetiomiers 13 :2 SOOb ecieictsinrs orn eee 55 
SOOM srerereracyeys deena sine 10 °8 DOO a: cuccirsye hase wencarme ete 4°7 
EU corsa cea ateretevers "taverns 9 ‘0 NOOO: «reir, sess 0s: 8187036 siete 3 °4 
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