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ANNEXE N. 



(Voir Seance du 30 Juillet 1885, page 32) 



Table 



Showing wlien and where Pamice or Volcanic Dust was tobserved in the 



Indian Ocean in 1883-84. 



Names of Vessels. 



Month 

 and 

 Day. 



Hours. 



Position at Noon. 



Lat. 



Long. 



Remarks. 



Actoea , 



(Oapt. Walker.) 



Ship Idomene 



(Capt. Johnson) 



Barque West Aus- 

 tralian (Capt. 

 Thomas.) 



S.S. Anerly 



(Capt. Strachan) 



2 P.M. 



to 



9 A.M. 



Night. 



8 A.M. 

 2 P.M. 



Noon 



Noon 

 Noon 



6°50' S 



6.23 S. 

 8.35 S. 



9.41 S. 

 11.08 S. 



North 



Aus:er 



10r02'E 



88.31 



91.53 



90.28 



88.03 



Watcher 



Roads 



Very fine dust com- 

 menced to fall about 

 2 P.M. TJae fall con- 

 tinued all night and 

 stopped about 9 a.m. 

 on the 21st, Small 

 quantities again fell 

 during the nisjht. 



Passed through large 

 fields of pumice. 



Passed a great amount 

 of floating lava or 

 pumice. 



Passed a great amount 

 of lava to-day. 



Large quantities of pu- 

 mice ; some pieces 

 about 3 feet in dia- 

 meter. 



Ashes began to fall at 

 10.24 A.M. Showers 

 of ashes and pumice 

 lasted till midnight. 



Immense quantities of 

 pumice and debris of 

 all sorts. 



