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WORK OF STEAMKR LOOltOtlT, 125 



in BaniptoQ Roads, Virgiuia. ^ngust 3, at 11.30 a. rn., left Hampton 

 Roads, Virginia, bound to Saint Jerome Station ; arrived there at 7 p. m. 

 August 4, at G a. m., got under way bound to navy yard, Washington, 

 D. C, arriving at navy-yard at 4 p. ni. 



August 5, by order of the Chief of Bureau of Steam Engineering, a 

 board of four engineer officers of the Navy came on board to test the 

 working of the engines and speed of the vessel with the spare wheel 

 put on at ^STorfolk, Ya. At 4.45 p. m. returned to navy-yard. 



August Cleft navy-yard bound to Saint Jerome Station; and arrived 

 at 10 a. m. on the 7th. x\ugnst 8 got under way from Saint Jerome 

 Station and proceeded down the bay, bound for Xew York. At 7 p. m., 

 anchored in Hampton Roads, Yirginia ; wind squally and strong from 

 NE. From August 8 to lo were wind-bound in Hampton Roads, Yir- 

 ginia. At 3.45 a. m. of the 15th proceeded out of Hampton Roads, Yir- 

 ginia, bound to Delaware Breakwater. At 11.30 a. m., when about 10 

 miles off Chincoteague light-house, lost one blade of the projjeller. 

 Returned to Is^orfolk, Ya., arriving there at 8 a. m. on the IGth. From 

 August IG to 21 were waiting to go on marine railway. At 1 p. m. 

 of the 21st hauled vessel out on Graves's marine lailway and put on 

 a new projjeller received at navy-yard, Washington, D. C. August 22 

 launcbed ship, steamed down to Hampton Roads, and anchored at 5 



I p. m. August 23, at 9.30 a. m., left Hampton Roads, Yirginia, bound 



' to Xew York; arrived there at 4 p. m. of the 24th. 



August 25, at 4 p. m., Assistant Commissioner T. B. Ferguson came 



\ on board. Got under way and proceeded up East River bound to 



i Wood's Holl, ]Mass., stopping at New London, Conn., and Newport, R. 



I I., en route ; arrived at Wood's Holl, Mass., at (>.30 p. m., August 28. 



; August 30, at 8.30 a. m., left Wood's Holl bound to New Bedford, 

 Mass. At 3.50 p. m. returned to Wood's Holl with spar in tow for 

 use at the Fish Commission station. 



September 3, at 9 a. m.. Prof. G. B. Goode and scientific party came 

 on board. Left Wood's Holl and steamed out to No Man's Land, made 

 several hauls with the dredge, and spent some time fishing for sharks. 

 At 5.15 p. m. returned to Wood's Holl. 



September 5, at 10.15 a. m., left Wood's Holl bound to Matiapoisett, 

 Mass., with Assistant Commissioner T. B. Ferguson onboard; arrived 

 there at 11.30 a. m. General W. T. Smith came on board, and after 

 some time spent in conference and examination of plans of work at Bat- 

 tery Station, Maryland, returned to Wood's Holl, arriving there at 0.30 

 p. ni. From September G to 10 were engaged in painting and cleaning 

 'Nhip. 



j September 10, at 9.25 a. m., got undt*r way lYom Wood's Holl bound 

 Uo New York; arrived there at 5 p. m. on tlie lltli. Reported for duty 

 Ito E. G. Blackford, fish commissioner of the State of New York, to 

 I assist him in making an investigation of tbeovster-beds in Long Island 



