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Temp., F 
8 Locality. Fathoms.| Bottom. | - | Hour. Date. 
B Bot- | Sur- 
2 N. lat. W. long. tom. | face. 
OFF CAPE SABLE=con- 
tinued. 
Ch a (Cj VP TU ° ° | 
2072 41 53 00 65 35 00 858 gy. M. 39 56 | 6.15a.m. | Sept. 2 
2078 415415 65 39 00 586 gy. 8. 40 | 58 | 10.41a.m. | Sept. 2 
2074 414300 65 21 50 1,309 | fne. glb. u. 40 69 | 6.42a.m. | Sept. 3 
2075 41 40 30 65 35 00 855 | fne. glib. M. 39 58 | 3.41p.m. | Sept. 3 
2076 41 13 00 66 00 50 906 | bu.glb.M. |.--..- 69 | 3.20a.m. | Sept. 4 
2077 |. 41 09 40 66 02 00 1, 255 | bu. glb. M. 39 68 | 8.00a.m. | Sept. 4 
2078 41 12 50 66 12 20 499 gy. M. 58. 40 66 | 1.40 p.m. | Sept. 4 
2079 41 13 00 66 19 50 75 wh. 8. 45 67 | 4.15p.m. | Sept. 4 
2080 41 13 00 66 21 50 55 gy. 5. 46 67 | 5.10p.m. | Sept. 4 
2081 41 10 20 66 30 20 50 | wh.s.P. B. 46 56 | 6.50p.m. | Sept. 4 
2082 41 09 50 66 31 50 49 crs. 8. B. 46 55 | 7.40p.m. | Sept. 4 
2083 | 402640 67 05 15 959 gy. M. 40! 72 | 4.30a.m. | Sept. 5 
2084 40 16 50 67 05 15 1, 290 bu. M. 8. 40 78 | 9.09am. | Sept. 5 
OFF MARTHA’S VINEYARD. | 
| 
2085 400500 70 34 45 70 bu. M. 50| 68] 6.56a.m. | Sept. 20 
2086 40 05 05 70 35 00 69 | M. 8. 52 67 | 9.20a.m. | Sept. 20 
3087 40 06 50 70 34 15 65 | M. wh. 8. 50 67 | 10.30 a.m. | Sept. 20 
2088 39 59 15 70 36 30 143 yl. 8. 48 68 | 12.40 p.m. | Sept. 20 
2089 395850 70 39 40 168 gy. 8. 45 | 69| 3.13 p.m. | Sept. 20 
2090 39 59 40 70 41 10 140 | s. brk. sh. 48 68 | 4.40 p.m. | Sept. 20 
2091 40 01 50 70 59 00 117 | gn. M. 49 69 | 5.30a.m. | Sept. 21 
2092 39 58 35 71 00 30 197 gu. M. 45 67 | 7.50 a.m. | Sept. 21 
2093 39 42 50 71 01 20 1, 000 ¥. S. M. 39 69 | 1.12 p.m. | Sept. 21 
2094 39 44 30 71 04 00 1, 022 F. 8. M. 38 68 |} 5.07 p.m. | Sept. 21 
2095 39 2900 =70 58 40 1, 342 FAHEY esboes 69 | 9.02 a.m. | Sept. 30 
2096 39 22 20 70 52 20 1, 451 | glb. o. 37 69 | 2.07 p.m. | Sept. 30 
OFF CHESAPEAKE BAY. 
2097 37 56 20 70 57 30 1, 917 | glb. o. 72 | 5.380a.m. | Oct. 1 
2098 37 40 30 70 37 30 2, 221 | glb. oO. T2108 pum |iOctia ie 
2099 37 12 20 69 39 00 2,949 | glb. o. 82 | 5.30 a.m. | Oct. 2 
2100 39 22 00 68 34 30 1, 628 | glb. o. 37 69 | 11.05a.m. | Oct. 3 
2101 39 18 30 68 24 00 1, 686 | glb. o. | 37 67 | 4.31 p.m. | Oct. 3 
OFF DELAWARE BAY. | 
2102| 384400 72 38 00 1,209'  glb.o Saal wwGal ln s2eseog aut Nov. 5 
2103 38 47 20 72 37 00 1, 091 | glb. o. 39 Goal eece rare Nov. 5 
2104 38 48 00 72 40 30 991 | bu. glb. M. 41 O3)) senna ee ae Nov. 5 
OFF CHESAPEAKE BAY. 
2105 37 50 00 73 03 50 1, 395 gib. 0. 41 GSi). > aeocis see Nov. 6 
2106 37 41 20 73 03 20 1, 497 glb. o. 42 Garba e aaa Nov. 6 
OFF CAPE HATTERAS. 
2107 35 19 30 75 15 20 16 | fne.s.sh. |....-- (Oot seecbcke Nov. 9 
2108 35 16 00 75 02 30 48 M. crs. 8. 66 Vigne pe aaa Eee Nov. 9 
2109 35 14 20 74 59 10 142 bu. M. 50 Tho \eocese aecoae Noy. 9 
2110 35 12 10 74 57 15 516 | bu. M. 40 ite) Moeancrecee. Nov. 9 
2111 35 09 50 74 57 40 938 SNe Ma |e s'= RM Sepaae ceeds e Nov. 9 | 
2112 35 20 50 75 18 00 15 5. bk. sp. 73 (eee cS Sa8eee Nov. 10 | 
2113 35 20 30 75 19 00 15 8. M. 72 CY |fesoactitbacce Novy. 10 | 
2114 35 20 00 75 20 00 14 Ss. M. 72 IMM besostedecc Nov. 10 
2115 35 49 30 74 34 45 843 M. fue. 8. 39 Gn Gaecsenec aa Nov. 11 
2116 35 45 23 74 31 25 888 M. fne. 5. 39 Ui), \laseeiaee cm Nov. 11 






In many instances we have also dredged pebbles and small, rounded 
bowlders of granite and other crystalline rocks from beneath the Gulf 
Stream in deep water. These, I suppose, have been carried to that 
region by shore-ice floating off in great quantities from our northern 
coasts in winter and spring, and melting where the warm Gulf Stream 
water is encountered. The coarser sands and gravel are probably car- 
ried there in the same way, but the fine sand, in part at least, probably 
