[7] OPERATIONS OF SCHOONER GRAMPUS. 707 



I made the following measurements of the specimen before putting it 

 into alcohol : 



Ft. In. 



Total length (tip of tail to end of longest tentacles) 4 4 



Length of longest tentacle, each 2 7 



Length of body, exclusive of head 1 1\ 



Length of upper pair of arms, each 8f 



Length of pair of arms next the upper ones, each 11 



Circumference of body, 2 inches behind the junction with the head 1 3 



At noon we filled away and ran to the eastward, and at 1.45 p. m. 

 spoke the schooner M. A. Baston, of Gloucester, a halibut catcher, at 

 anchor in 220 fathoms. Her position, as given by Captain Thompson, 

 was latitude 42° 47' K, longitude 03° 12' W. 



After lowering and furling the mainsail and laying the vessel to 

 under foresail andjib, I went on board the Baston, accompanied by Mr. 

 Cars well. 



On her deck were 12 to 15 halibut that had just been caught. The 

 fish were opened and examined to ascertain the condition of the repro- 

 ductive orgaus, These were found in various stages of development; 

 some well advanced, but none fully ripe. 



Captain Thompson reported halibut fairly plentiful, and thought we 

 might get enough for our purposes if the weather proved favorable. I 

 therefore concluded to lay toby his vessel and wait for an opportunity 

 to fish. 



The next day, September 27, was very unfavorable for our purpose, 

 since we had to set under sail, or make a "Hying set," as it is often 

 called. It was raining in the early morning, with a fresh WSW. wind. 

 At 7 a. m. the wind hauled to WNW. ; the rain ceased, and was imme- 

 diately followed by a thick fog, which continued till 11 a. m. Between 

 meridian and 4 p. m. the wind hauled from NW. to NE., increasing in 

 force, with a rough choppy sea aud current setting southwesterly with 

 considerable strength. 



The crew of the Baston went out about noon to haul their lines, which 

 had been previously set. Two of her dories, each having two men, 

 were brought so far to leeward by the change of wind that they could 

 not reach their vessel. Indeed, the men could make little or no head- 

 way against the wind, sea, aud current. Anticipating a difficulty of 

 this kind, I had run down to leeward of the Baston, and a lookout was 

 kept for any of her boats that might be in that direction. The men in 

 the first dory we picked up were considerably exhausted. They had 

 been unable to find their gear, and had been rowing continuously for 

 several hours; they could then scarcely hold their position against the 

 sea and wind. x\fter getting the boats on board we beat up to wind- 

 ward of the Baston, hove to, hoisted out her dories at 5.30 p. m., and 

 her men returned to their vessel. 



On the 2Sth the wind was moderate from EJSTE. in the morning, veer- 

 ing southeasterly in the evening. We set two codfish trawls, each hav- 



