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  WORK 
  OF 
  STEAMER 
  ALBATROSS. 
  31 
  

  

  pound 
  torpedoes 
  were 
  exploded 
  during 
  the 
  forenoon 
  on 
  the 
  Middle 
  

   Ground. 
  Tbe 
  first 
  explosion 
  resulted 
  in 
  floating 
  to 
  the 
  surface 
  1 
  cod 
  

   and 
  1 
  haddock; 
  the 
  second, 
  1 
  haddock 
  only. 
  These 
  results 
  show 
  that 
  

   the 
  explosion 
  sends 
  nothing 
  to 
  the 
  surface 
  except 
  fish 
  with 
  large 
  swim- 
  

   ming 
  bladders, 
  and 
  that 
  ilat-fish, 
  squid, 
  and 
  other 
  marine 
  forms 
  with 
  

   small 
  bladders 
  remain 
  on 
  the 
  bottom 
  if 
  killed. 
  

  

  During 
  the 
  forenoon 
  of 
  the 
  8th 
  four 
  hauls 
  were 
  made, 
  containing 
  nu- 
  

   merous 
  starfish, 
  sea-anemones, 
  sea-urchins, 
  and 
  shells, 
  and 
  in 
  one 
  15 
  

   Norway 
  haddock, 
  G 
  flounders, 
  1 
  goose-fish, 
  and 
  a 
  number 
  of 
  sponges. 
  

  

  An 
  officer 
  was 
  sent 
  ashore 
  to 
  visit 
  the 
  United 
  States 
  consul 
  general, 
  

   M. 
  H. 
  Phelan, 
  immediately 
  upon 
  our 
  arrival 
  at 
  Halifax. 
  Arrangements 
  

   for 
  coaling 
  were 
  completed 
  on 
  the 
  9th, 
  and 
  50 
  tons 
  of 
  anthracite 
  coal 
  

   were 
  taken 
  on 
  board 
  on 
  the 
  10th, 
  at 
  a 
  cost 
  of 
  $0 
  per 
  ton 
  delivered 
  on 
  the 
  

   rail, 
  the 
  vessel 
  being 
  at 
  the 
  wharf. 
  

  

  We 
  left 
  Halifax 
  at 
  8 
  a. 
  m. 
  on 
  July 
  11, 
  and 
  at 
  10.51 
  a. 
  m. 
  put 
  the 
  dredge 
  

   over 
  in 
  08 
  fathoms 
  on 
  Sambro 
  Ledge. 
  The 
  lead 
  indicated 
  a 
  bottom 
  of 
  

   black 
  mud 
  and 
  broken 
  shells, 
  but 
  the 
  dredge 
  encountered 
  a 
  rocky 
  bot- 
  

   tom, 
  in 
  which 
  it 
  became 
  entangled 
  and 
  was 
  lost, 
  with 
  about 
  SO 
  fathoms 
  

   of 
  rope. 
  But 
  four 
  hauls 
  were 
  made 
  during 
  the 
  remainder 
  of 
  the 
  day, 
  

   two 
  with 
  the 
  dredge 
  and 
  two 
  with 
  the 
  small 
  beam-trawl. 
  The 
  dredge 
  

   contained 
  a 
  few 
  worms 
  and 
  dead 
  shells. 
  The 
  trawl 
  brought 
  up 
  numer- 
  

   ous 
  specimens 
  of 
  ScMzaster 
  fragilis, 
  sea-anemoues, 
  shrimp, 
  shells, 
  ten 
  

   Norway 
  haddock, 
  and 
  four 
  hake. 
  

  

  The 
  following 
  day 
  eight 
  hauls 
  were 
  made, 
  seven 
  with 
  the 
  dredge 
  and 
  

   one 
  with 
  the 
  small 
  beam-trawl. 
  At 
  5.35 
  a. 
  m. 
  the 
  dredge 
  was 
  lowered, 
  

   remaining 
  on 
  the 
  bottom 
  but 
  five 
  minutes, 
  when, 
  the 
  bridle 
  parting, 
  it 
  

   was 
  lost. 
  The 
  results 
  of 
  the 
  day 
  were 
  mainly 
  small 
  quantities 
  of 
  starfish, 
  

   sea-anemones, 
  shells, 
  and 
  worms. 
  At 
  12.15 
  p. 
  m. 
  one 
  10-pouud 
  torpedo 
  

   was 
  exploded 
  in 
  about 
  00 
  fathoms 
  of 
  water, 
  but 
  no 
  fish 
  floated 
  to 
  the 
  

   surface. 
  During 
  the 
  13th 
  five 
  hauls 
  were 
  made, 
  one 
  at 
  0.20 
  p. 
  in., 
  which 
  

   contained 
  several 
  pole-flounders, 
  a 
  rare 
  species 
  of 
  sea-anemone, 
  a 
  few 
  

   sprays 
  of 
  gold-banded 
  coral, 
  and 
  a 
  large 
  quantity 
  of 
  Primnoa. 
  At 
  1.30 
  

   p. 
  in. 
  we 
  lowered 
  the 
  dories 
  and 
  engaged 
  in 
  dragging 
  for 
  coral 
  with 
  

   grapnels. 
  The 
  boats 
  returned 
  at 
  4.30 
  p. 
  m. 
  with 
  a 
  few 
  small 
  sprays. 
  

   Numerous 
  schools 
  of 
  finback 
  whales, 
  swordfish, 
  and 
  porpoises 
  were 
  

   passed 
  continually 
  during 
  the 
  day 
  feeding 
  in 
  the 
  strong 
  current 
  between 
  

   George's 
  and 
  Brown's 
  Banks. 
  

  

  On 
  the 
  14th 
  there 
  were 
  but 
  four 
  hauls 
  taken, 
  containing 
  numerous 
  

   holothurians, 
  ophiurans, 
  shells, 
  and 
  a 
  few 
  pole-flounders. 
  At 
  11.30 
  a. 
  

   m., 
  on 
  reaching 
  the 
  surface, 
  the 
  net 
  of 
  the 
  large 
  beam-trawl 
  began 
  part- 
  

   ing 
  from 
  the 
  frame, 
  occasioned 
  by 
  the 
  heavy 
  weight 
  of 
  mud 
  and 
  stones 
  

   with 
  which 
  it 
  was 
  loaded. 
  It 
  was 
  finally 
  secured 
  and 
  hoisted 
  on 
  board 
  

   without 
  loss. 
  Several 
  schools 
  of 
  finback 
  whales 
  were 
  seen 
  during 
  the 
  

   day. 
  

  

  Three 
  hauls 
  of 
  the 
  large 
  beam-trawl 
  were 
  made 
  on 
  the 
  15th 
  in 
  828, 
  

   1,234, 
  and 
  1,149 
  fathoms, 
  respectively, 
  with 
  about 
  the 
  same 
  results 
  as 
  

  

  