68 REPOET OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. [14] 



casts of the trawl and rake dredge were taken in from 26 to 39 fathoms 

 between the above position and latitude 40° 28' north, longitude 7(P 

 44' west. The last haul was made at 8.20 p. m., completing a line from 

 No Man's Land to our off-shore working ground. 



At 4.50 a. m. the following morning we cast the trawl in 308 fathoms, 

 latitude 39° 40' north, longitude 71° 30' west. Eight hauls of the 

 rake dredge and trawl were made between the above position and 

 latitude 39° 50' 30" north, longitude 71° 23' west, in from 308 to 182 

 fathoms, "We started for port at 3.30 p. m. and arrived at 3.30 a. m. on 

 the 9th, where we were detained till the 13th by the report of a storm 

 mo\;'ing along the coast from the southward. 



At 4.30 p. m., on the latter date, we left for an off-shore tiip. At 

 7.32 the following morning the trawl was cast in 93 fathoms, latitude 

 40° 00' north, longitude 69° 19' west. Ten hauls were made betweeo 

 the above position and latitude 39° 58' north, longitude 09° 30' west, 

 in from 93 to 458 fathoms. 



We started for the port at 8.30 p. m., and at 7.20 a. m. the following 

 day cast the trawl in 16 fathoms between No Man's Land and Gay 

 Head. It fouled on a rock, the sudden strain unshipping the heel of 

 the dredging boom; it was soon replaced, however, and the trawl re- 

 covered without further damage. At 10 a. m. we anchored in Wood's 

 Holl harbor. 



We were detained in port by unfavorable weather till 4 p. m. on the 

 20th, when we left for an off-shore trip. Passed No Man's Land at 6.45. 

 Between 8 and 9 o'clock passed through large schools of fish, probably 

 menhaden. 



At 6 a. m., the following day, we set a trawl line in 113 fathoms, lati- 

 tude 39° 58' north, longitude 70° 00' west. No tile-fish were taken, 

 and but few of the baits were disturbed. This was the first time we 

 had failed to take more or less of this fish when we made the attempt. 

 Three casts of the dredge and trawl were taken, when the increasing 

 wind and sea made it impracticable to carry on work, and at 11.30 a. m. 

 we started for port, arriving at 11.50 i). m. 



Two casts of the trawl were made in Vineyard Sound on the 22d. 



The colors were set at half mast on the 26th, and the day observed 

 in memory of the late President James A. Garfield. We were detained 

 in port by unfavorable weather till 4.10 p. m.on the 30th, when we went 

 to New Bedford for coal, returning at 5.50 p. m. on the 2d of October. 



The specimens taken during the season, and material belonging to 

 the United States Fish Commission, were taken on board during the 3d 

 and preparations completed for leaving the station, the work of deep- 

 sea exploration at this station being finished for the season. 



At 2.05 p. m., October 4, we left Wood's Holl and steamed to New 

 Bedford to take on board a whale-boat and equipments, which had 

 been presented to the National Museum by J. H. Bartlett & Sons. The 

 boat was received on the evening of the 5th, and at 5.50 the following 

 morning we left for Bristol, R. L, arriving at 11.20, when the steam cutter 



