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  WORK 
  OF 
  STEAMER 
  ALBATROSS. 
  37 
  

  

  at 
  2.55 
  p. 
  m. 
  There 
  were 
  no 
  fish 
  caught 
  and 
  most 
  of 
  the 
  baits 
  remained 
  

   untouched. 
  Three 
  hauls 
  of 
  the 
  trawl 
  were 
  made 
  between 
  the 
  above 
  po- 
  

   sition 
  and 
  latitude 
  39° 
  02' 
  K, 
  longitude 
  72° 
  36' 
  W., 
  in 
  479 
  fathoms, 
  green 
  

   mud, 
  and, 
  although 
  the 
  forms 
  were 
  generally 
  well 
  known, 
  some 
  were 
  

   exceedingly 
  rare 
  and 
  a 
  few 
  new 
  to 
  us. 
  Among 
  the 
  invertebrates 
  star- 
  

   fish, 
  sea-anemones, 
  shrimp, 
  &c, 
  were 
  the 
  most 
  abundant; 
  several 
  kinds 
  

   of 
  shells 
  were 
  found 
  also, 
  and 
  sixteen 
  species 
  of 
  fish, 
  the 
  most 
  numerous 
  

   being 
  Macrurus 
  Bairdii 
  y 
  Glyptocephalus 
  cynoglossus, 
  and 
  Phycis 
  Chesteri. 
  

   During 
  the 
  last 
  haul 
  the 
  trawl 
  buried, 
  and 
  the 
  net 
  was 
  torn 
  from 
  the 
  

   frame 
  before 
  it 
  could 
  be 
  released 
  from 
  the 
  bottom. 
  It 
  was 
  blowing 
  a 
  

   fresh 
  breeze 
  at 
  the 
  time 
  with 
  considerable 
  swell, 
  but 
  the 
  vessel 
  rode 
  for 
  

   over 
  an 
  hour 
  by 
  the 
  dredge 
  rope 
  after 
  it 
  was 
  hove 
  short, 
  without 
  part- 
  

   ing 
  it 
  or 
  breaking 
  out 
  the 
  trawl. 
  

  

  The 
  surface 
  net 
  and 
  submarine 
  light 
  were 
  used 
  during 
  the 
  evening 
  

   and 
  before 
  daylight 
  on 
  the 
  morning 
  of 
  the 
  21st. 
  At 
  8.37 
  a. 
  m. 
  the 
  trawl 
  

   line 
  was 
  set 
  in 
  231 
  fathoms, 
  green 
  mud, 
  latitude 
  38° 
  55' 
  ST., 
  longitude 
  

   72° 
  50' 
  30" 
  W. 
  It 
  was 
  taken 
  up 
  at 
  3.20 
  p. 
  m. 
  with 
  one 
  wry-mouth, 
  

   eight 
  hake, 
  four 
  skate, 
  and 
  one 
  whiting. 
  Three 
  hauls 
  of 
  the 
  trawl 
  were 
  

   made 
  during 
  the 
  day 
  between 
  the 
  above 
  position 
  and 
  latitude 
  38° 
  53' 
  

   30" 
  X., 
  longitude 
  72° 
  52' 
  W.,in 
  138 
  fathoms, 
  green 
  mud 
  and 
  sand. 
  Life 
  

   was 
  found 
  more 
  abundant 
  and 
  the 
  hauls 
  were 
  all 
  successful. 
  Among 
  

   the 
  many 
  forms 
  taken 
  may 
  be 
  mentioned 
  OpJiioglypha 
  Sarsii, 
  Octopus 
  

   Bairdii, 
  Asterias 
  Tanneri, 
  archasters, 
  sea-anemones, 
  shrimp, 
  Calistoma 
  

   Bairdii, 
  hermit-crabs, 
  &c, 
  beside 
  fourteen 
  species 
  of 
  fish. 
  

  

  At 
  3.25 
  p. 
  m. 
  we 
  started 
  ahead 
  S. 
  ^ 
  E. 
  (p. 
  c.) 
  to 
  change 
  our 
  working 
  

   ground. 
  The 
  barometer 
  was 
  falling 
  steadily 
  with 
  every 
  appearance 
  of 
  

   bad 
  weather. 
  At 
  8 
  p. 
  m. 
  the 
  engines 
  were 
  slowed 
  and 
  the 
  surface 
  net 
  

   and 
  submarine 
  light 
  used 
  till 
  10 
  p. 
  m., 
  when 
  the 
  course 
  was 
  resumed. 
  

   We 
  entered 
  the 
  Gulf 
  Stream 
  at 
  4 
  a. 
  m. 
  on 
  the 
  22d, 
  in 
  latitude 
  37° 
  40' 
  

   X., 
  longitude 
  72° 
  40' 
  W., 
  and 
  hove 
  to 
  until 
  8 
  a. 
  m., 
  when, 
  the 
  wind 
  hav- 
  

   ing 
  increased 
  to 
  a 
  moderate 
  gale, 
  we 
  ran 
  to 
  the 
  northward 
  about 
  16 
  

   miles 
  to 
  avoid 
  the 
  confused 
  sea 
  of 
  the 
  Stream, 
  and 
  hove 
  to 
  under 
  the 
  

   fore 
  storm-staysail, 
  bringing 
  the 
  wind 
  and 
  sea 
  a 
  little 
  abaft 
  the 
  starboard 
  

   beam. 
  The 
  barometer 
  fell 
  to 
  29.58 
  about 
  2 
  p. 
  m., 
  then 
  began 
  to 
  rise 
  

   slowly, 
  the 
  wind 
  backing 
  to 
  the 
  northward 
  and 
  increasing 
  to 
  a 
  fresh 
  

   gale. 
  The 
  ship 
  rode 
  very 
  comfortably 
  until 
  9 
  a. 
  m. 
  on 
  the 
  23d, 
  when 
  

   we 
  wore 
  to 
  the 
  northward 
  and 
  started 
  ahead 
  about 
  5 
  knots 
  per 
  hour 
  to 
  

   increase 
  our 
  distance 
  from 
  the 
  Gulf 
  Stream, 
  which 
  had 
  been 
  driven 
  to 
  

   the 
  northward 
  by 
  the 
  gale 
  of 
  the 
  previous 
  days. 
  We 
  had 
  a 
  moderate 
  

   to 
  fresh 
  gale 
  during 
  the 
  23d 
  from 
  W., 
  increasing 
  to 
  a 
  strong 
  gale 
  in 
  

   the 
  evening 
  with 
  a 
  very 
  heavy 
  sea, 
  which 
  began 
  to 
  come 
  on 
  board 
  in 
  

   the 
  weather 
  gangway, 
  doing 
  no 
  damage, 
  however, 
  except 
  breaking 
  a 
  

   pane 
  of 
  glass 
  in 
  the 
  pilot-house 
  and 
  another 
  in 
  the 
  wardroom 
  skylight. 
  

   At 
  7 
  p. 
  m. 
  we 
  slowed 
  to 
  2^ 
  knots 
  and 
  passed 
  a 
  very 
  comfortable 
  night. 
  

   The 
  wind 
  and 
  sea 
  moderated 
  during 
  the 
  morning 
  of 
  the 
  24th, 
  and 
  as 
  

  

  