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  WORK 
  OF 
  STEAMER 
  ALBATROSS. 
  

  

  15 
  

  

  18' 
  W. 
  The 
  trawl 
  was 
  lauded 
  on 
  deck 
  at 
  8.45 
  p. 
  in., 
  and 
  contained 
  a 
  

   number 
  of 
  fiue 
  fish, 
  as 
  well 
  as 
  a 
  variety 
  of 
  other 
  specimens, 
  among 
  them 
  

   being 
  an 
  enormous 
  isopod, 
  8i 
  inches 
  in 
  length 
  and 
  about 
  4 
  inches 
  

   broad 
  — 
  a 
  remarkable 
  specimeu. 
  

  

  At 
  5.36 
  a. 
  in., 
  March 
  4, 
  we 
  cast 
  the 
  trawl 
  iu 
  GO 
  fathoms, 
  blue 
  mud, 
  

   latitude 
  29° 
  15' 
  N., 
  longitude 
  S8° 
  OG' 
  W., 
  and 
  while 
  heaving 
  in 
  it 
  caught 
  

   on 
  some 
  obstruction, 
  probably 
  a 
  coral 
  patch, 
  parting 
  the 
  bridle 
  stops 
  

   and 
  rending 
  the 
  net. 
  The 
  trawl-frame 
  and 
  wing-nets 
  were 
  lost. 
  Six 
  

   hauls 
  were 
  made 
  during 
  the 
  day 
  between 
  the 
  position 
  given 
  above 
  and 
  

   25 
  fathoms, 
  latitude 
  29° 
  32' 
  X., 
  longitude 
  87° 
  45' 
  W., 
  and 
  a 
  large 
  num- 
  

   ber 
  of 
  shoal-water 
  specimens 
  taken. 
  Fishing 
  lines 
  were 
  put 
  over 
  at 
  

   each 
  dredging 
  station; 
  also 
  at 
  six 
  stations 
  when 
  the 
  trawl 
  was 
  not 
  low- 
  

   ered, 
  trying 
  for 
  fish, 
  but 
  with 
  no 
  success, 
  although 
  we 
  crossed 
  the 
  inner 
  

   edge 
  of 
  what 
  was 
  at 
  one 
  time 
  a 
  favorite 
  fishing 
  ground. 
  

  

  The 
  weather, 
  which 
  had 
  been 
  moderately 
  good 
  since 
  leaving 
  the 
  jet- 
  

   ties, 
  changed 
  for 
  the 
  worse 
  during 
  the 
  day, 
  and 
  at 
  night, 
  when 
  we 
  

   ceased 
  work, 
  there 
  was 
  a 
  moderate 
  sea 
  from 
  NE. 
  We 
  made 
  Pensaoola 
  

   light 
  at 
  10.50 
  p. 
  m., 
  and 
  hove 
  to 
  for 
  the 
  night, 
  as 
  we 
  did 
  not 
  wish 
  to 
  enter 
  

   before 
  the 
  following 
  morning. 
  At 
  G.58 
  a. 
  m., 
  March 
  5, 
  we 
  arrived 
  at 
  

   the 
  navy 
  -yard 
  coal 
  wharf, 
  and 
  commenced 
  coaling 
  at 
  1 
  p. 
  in. 
  Mr. 
  Silas 
  

   Stearns, 
  of 
  Pensacola, 
  visited 
  the 
  ship, 
  aud 
  arraugements 
  were 
  made 
  

   with 
  him 
  to 
  go 
  with 
  us 
  to 
  the 
  snapper 
  banks, 
  iu 
  the 
  vicinity 
  of 
  Cape 
  San 
  

   Bias. 
  

  

  We 
  finished 
  coaling 
  at 
  4.50 
  p. 
  m., 
  March 
  G, 
  having 
  taken 
  on 
  board 
  

   117^ 
  tons, 
  and 
  at 
  5.15 
  cast 
  off 
  from 
  the 
  wharf 
  and 
  proceeded 
  to 
  sea. 
  

   x 
  .48 
  the 
  following 
  morning 
  we 
  tried 
  for 
  fish 
  in 
  30 
  fathoms 
  of 
  water, 
  

   ray 
  sand, 
  black 
  specks, 
  and 
  broken 
  shells, 
  latitude 
  29° 
  16' 
  19" 
  N., 
  lon- 
  

   ;itude 
  S5° 
  49' 
  30" 
  W., 
  a 
  single 
  red 
  grouper 
  being 
  the 
  only 
  fish 
  taken. 
  

   We 
  made 
  trials 
  in 
  thirty 
  stations 
  during 
  the 
  day, 
  in 
  from 
  25 
  to 
  33 
  fath- 
  

   oms, 
  and 
  succeeded 
  in 
  taking 
  fish 
  in 
  the 
  following: 
  

  

  The 
  last 
  station 
  was 
  occupied 
  just 
  before 
  dark, 
  and, 
  keeping 
  as 
  near 
  

   it 
  as 
  possible, 
  we 
  set 
  two 
  gill-nets, 
  but 
  failed 
  to 
  take 
  any 
  fish. 
  They 
  

   are 
  found 
  on 
  narrow 
  ridges, 
  and 
  it 
  is 
  probable 
  that 
  in 
  setting 
  the 
  nets 
  

   we 
  missed 
  the 
  ground. 
  

  

  The 
  submarine 
  electric 
  light 
  was 
  used 
  with 
  good 
  results 
  for 
  surface 
  

   collecting 
  while 
  the 
  fishing 
  party 
  was 
  away, 
  large 
  numbers 
  of 
  minute 
  

   forms 
  being 
  taken. 
  The 
  fishermen 
  returned 
  at 
  12.15 
  a. 
  in., 
  March 
  8, 
  

  

  