74 DEEP-SEA SOUNDING. 



At 6.IO P.M. took in all sail, then sounded in 3002 fath- 

 oms, lat. 46° 50' S., long. 170° 34' W. In reeling in, 

 the attendant carelessly let the instrument used in guid- 

 ing the wire catch in a splice and the wire parted, 

 losing 1300 fathoms and specimen-cup. At 8.50 p.m. 

 made sail, uncoupled, and let fires die out. Current 0.8 

 knot per hour, setting S. 58° E. Barometer at mid- 

 night 29.66, temperature 54°. 



November 13. Misty with light drizzle. Wind 

 light from the northward and westward, becoming calm 

 at 6 P.M., followed by light breeze from the southward 

 and eastward at 9 p.m. At 12.26 p.m. took in mainsail 

 and started fires in two boilers. At 3.40 p.m. shortened 

 and furled sail, then sounded in 2972 fathoms, lat. 47° 08' 

 S., long. 168° 00' W. ; gray and brown mud. At 4.55 

 p.m. made sail, uncoupled, and hauled fires. Roll of 

 ship 22° to starboard and the same to port. "Weather 

 has been so wet and foggy, with so little sunshine, the 

 decks are always damp and the pigs have bad colds ! " 

 Current 0.8 knot per hour, setting S. 58° E. Barom- 

 eter at midnight 29.71. 



November 14. Gentle breeze from southward 

 and eastward, increasing to fresh breeze in the afternoon. 

 At 11.30 A.M. took in mainsail and started fires. At 

 3.30 P.M. shortened and furled sail, then sounded in 

 2881 fathoms, lat. 46° 52' S., long. 166° 46' W. ; brown 

 mud. At 4.55 P.M. made sail, uncoupled, and let fires 

 die out. Long swell from the northward. Current 0.3 

 knot per hour, setting to the eastward. Caught a 



