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Lave but 30 working- days to cover the broad area under investigation, 

 and the scheme finally adopted was based on the amount of work we 

 could do within that limit of time. 



The initial point, latitude 56° 51' 30" N., longitude 170° W., lies 

 midway between the islands of St. Paul and St. George, and from this 

 point as a center a circle was described 450 miles in diameter, and 13 

 radii were drawn to the circumference, at angles of about 28°. They 

 were numbered from right to left for convenience of reference, No. 1 

 ending in latitude 57° 46' 20" K, the total length of lines aggregating 

 about 3,700 miles. 



We sailed at 5 p. m. July 25, towed the whaling bark Stamboul out 

 of the harbor, then steamed direct to St. George with mail for the 

 island, but rough weather prevented a landing, so we ran on to St. Paul 

 and delivered it to the Mohican. A quantity of trout, starry flounders, 

 and clams, brought from Unalaska to stock the waters of St. Paul, were 

 landed and properly distributed immediately after our arrival. 



Having communicated with Mr. Townsend and ascertained that his 

 work was progressing satisfactorily, we got under way at 10.20 a. m. 

 July 28, and commenced explorations in accordance with the plan before 

 described. Line I was first developed until its intersection with a 

 previous line from Cape Newenharn, and was completed on the evening 

 of the 29th, when we started for the eastern extremity of line n. A gale 

 sprang up, however, which caused a dangerous sea and forced us to 

 haul off to the northward and westward until we deepened our water 

 and the swell became more regular. We reached the line on the morn- 

 ing of the 30th, and continued work during the day and following night 

 under great difficulties and no little discomfort from a heavy, vicious 

 sea; it moderated, however, during the morning of the 31st and the 

 work progressed more rapidly. We reached the vicinity of St. Paul 

 about noon. Mr. N. B. Miller returned on board during the afternoon, 

 and took charge of the scientific department, which had been ably 

 conducted by Passed Assistant Surgeon T. A. Berryhill, IT. S. Navy, 

 during the absence of the naturalists. 



Leaving the anchorage at 3.40 a. m. August 1, we commenced the 

 development of line in, wiiich ran in a northerly direction; made the 

 island of Xunivak at 10 a. m. on the 2d, passing about 15 miles to the 

 westward of it in from 14 to 19 fathoms, and reached the northern 

 extremity of the line, in latitude G0° 28' X., longitude 108° 08' W., at 

 4.33 p. m. Then, turning sharply to the westward, investigations were 

 extended toward the most northern station of radial line IV, which was 

 occupied at G.40 a. m. August 3. It is 11 miles EXE. (mag.) from Cape 

 Upright, St. Matthew Island, and, the weather being clear at the time, 

 the headland was plainly visible; Pinnacle Rock and Hall Island could 

 be seen also. 



Extending the line in the direction of the initial point, excellent 

 progress was made, the weather being exceptionally favorable; made 

 the high land of St. Paul at 4 p. m. August 4, and at 7. 1 1 anchored for 



