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Table — ( Oontinued) 



Showing when and where Pumice or Volcanic Dust was observed in the 



Indian Ocean in 1883 — 84 



Names of Vessels 



Month 

 and 

 Day. 



Hours. 



Position at Noon. 



Lat. 



Lonar. 



Remarks, 



S.S. Garonne 



Countess of Errol.. 



Bollo 



Eva Joshua, 



Henriette 



1883 

 Sept. 21 



Oct. 26 



„ 27 



Nov. 15 



» 16 



„ 17 



„ 28 



Dec. 2 



9.15 A.M 



Noon 



A.M. 



6 A.M. 



Noon 



Noon 



A.M. 



5 A.M. 5.42 S 



10" 15' S. 



7.01 S. 



8.44 S. 



6.19 S. 



8.04 S. 



9.36 S. 

 6.24 S. 



78° 07' 



104.49 



102.40 



88.55 



87.25 



85.46 



62.25 

 E.P. 



86.47 

 E.P. 



Passed through several 

 fields of pumice-stone 

 of various sizes. Some 

 pieces that were pick- 

 ed up had barnacles 

 nearly one inch long 

 adhering to them. 



Vast quantities of pu- 

 mice all round the ship 



Sailing through vast 

 quantities of pumice. 



Since daylight sailing 

 through large quan- 

 tities of pumice. At 

 midnight still large 

 quantities of pumice 

 floating on water. 



Still large quantities of 

 pumice floating past. 



Do. do. 



do. 



Sailing all day through 

 floating pumice cover- 

 ed with barnacles. 



Au jour nous avons re- 

 marque que nous etions 

 environne de pierre- 

 ponce. A 9 heures nous 

 sommes toujours en- 

 toure de pieire-ponce. 



