5G4 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 





Date. 



Locality. 



Nature of bottom. 



Temperature. 



79 



80 



81 



s^ 



85 



1871. 



Sept. 12 



Sept, 12 

 Sept. 9 



a, b, e, d. Buzzard's Bay, westward of 

 Quamquisset Harbor, about lJ-'-J 

 miles. 



o, b. Wood's Holl Passage, between 

 Long Neck and Uncatena Island. 



c, d. West of Long Neck, £-| mile 



a, b, c, d. Buzzard's Bay, northward 



from Woepecket Island, 14-2 miles, 

 forming a line running about north- 

 east and southwest. 

 Buzzard's Bay, north of northern 

 part of Naushon Island : 

 a, b, c. Parallel and near to shore from 

 Uncatena Island to south of Woe- 

 pecket Island. 



d. About west of Woepecket Island, 

 4 mile. 



e,f, g. Northwesterly from Woepecket; 

 e, i mile ; /, 1 mile ; g, 1J miles. 



a, b. Buzzard'sBay,northwardof Woe- 

 pecket Island, l|-2J miles. 



Buzzard's Bay, forming a line of dredg- 

 ings parallel to the Elizabeth Islands 

 and distant from them §-J mile. 



a, b, c. Off Naushon Island , 



d, e. Off Pasque Island 



/, g, h. Off Cuttyhunk Harbor 



a, b, c. Buzzard's Bay, between Quick's 

 Hole and Lone Rock. 



a, b, c, d, e, f. Quick's Hole, between 

 Pasque Island andNashawenalsland. 



a, b, c, d, e. Buzzard's Bay, off northern 

 entrance to Robinson's Hole. 



Tn channel between Chappaquiddick 

 Island, Martha's Vineyard, and 

 Hawe's Shoal : 



a. Northern part of channel 



b. Southern part of channel 



Southeasterly from Martha's Vine- 

 yard, 3 J to 9 miles: 



a. 10 miles south from Cape Poge 



Sept. 11 



Sept. 9 



Sept. 13 



b. 13 miles south from Cape Poge 



c. 1* miles west of b 



South of Martha's Vineyard, 5 to 8 



miles : 



a. Southeast of Gay Head, 12J miles. . 



b. Southeast of Gay Head, 8 miles 



Southand south westfrorn Gay Head, 



about 5 miles ; northwest of No- 

 man's Land : 



a. 5 miles south-southwest of Gay Head 



b. 5 miles south of Gay Head 



a, b,c,d. Vineyard Sound, off Gay Head, 



parallel to No. 58, and slightly more 

 distant from shore. 

 South and southwest of Gay Head : 



a. H miles southwest of Gay Head 



b. 4 "miles southwest of Gay Head 



c. 24 miles a little west of south of Gay 

 Head. 



d. 3i miles a little east of south of Gay 

 Head. 



West of Gay Head, 2 to 5 miles : 

 a. 3 miles; 6, 3J miles; west of Gay 

 Head. 



e. 4 miles west of Gay Head 



d. 1 mile north-northwest from c 



e. 5 miles a little north of west from 

 Gay Head. 



West-southwest of Gay Head, 10 to 

 13 miles : 



a. 13 miles west-southwest from Gay 

 Head. 



b. 10i miles west-southwest from Gay 

 Head. 



71 



3J-64 



3|-6i 

 74-84 



ej-io; 



74-: 



7* 

 7-9 



Sand, gravel, stones . 



Pine gravel .. 



Rocks, hard sand. 



Sand, mud 



Rocks 



Sand and muddy sand 

 Mud 



Blue mnd . 

 ...do 



34-5 



34-8J 



54-84 



31-74 



Gravel, dead weeds, &c 

 Rocks, gravel, sand 



Mud, eel-grass, and 

 dead weeds. 



Black mud 



Blue clay 



34-44 

 4£-5 I 



lGJj Sand and silicious 

 sponges. 



18J! Sand..". 



21 Sandy mud 



16J 

 16* 



8-12 



16 



10-16 



111 



16} 



12 



16J 



lfi 

 10 

 11 



Sand . 

 ....do 



Gravel and stones. 



...do 



Rocky 



Rocks, gravel . 



Sandy mud 



Rocks, gravel . 



...do 



Sand. 



Soft, sticky mud . 



....do 



....do 



Gravel, sand, with some 



mud. 

 ,...do 



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64 

 61.5 



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