78 DEEP-SEA SOUNDING. 



At 4.20 P.M. made sail, uncoupled, hauled fires. Cur- 

 rent 1 knot per hour, setting S. 73° E. Barometer at 

 midnight 29.91, temperature 50°. 



November 21. Began pleasant, with fresh breeze 

 from the northward and westward, accompanied by a 

 long swell and moderate sea. At 4.20 a.m. hauled up 

 mainsail and started fires. At 7.20 a.m. shortened and 

 furled sail, then sounded in 2650 fathoms, lat. 49° 09' 

 S., long. 152° 02' W.; yellow mud, shells. At 8.50 a.m. 

 made sail to topgallant sails, hauled fires, uncoupled. 

 The wind freshened towards noon and in the afternoon 

 was squally. At 4.05 p.m. hauled up mainsail and 

 started fires. At 6.55 p.m. shortened and furled sail, 

 then sounded in 2915 fathoms, lat. 49° 06' S., long. 

 150° 00' W. After having reeled in to within 75 

 fathoms of the cup the wire parted. Upon examina- 

 tion a defect w^as found in the wire. Lost 75 fathoms 

 and specimen-cup. At 8.35 p.m. made sail, uncoupled, 

 and hauled fires. At 10 p.m. the wind veered to the 

 S.W. Current 0.6 knot per hour, setting S. ']'^° E- 

 At noon barometer stood 29.78, at midnight 29.90. 

 Temperature 49°. 



November 22. Began with fresh breeze from 

 S.S.W., and during the day the wind continued steady 

 from the southward and westward, with long swell and 

 moderate sea. At 10.30 a.m. started fires. At 3.30 

 p.m. took in all sail, then sounded in 2506 fathoms, lat. 

 49° 04' S., long. 147° 27' W.; yellow sand, broken shells. 

 At 3.55 P.M. made sail, hauled fires, and uncoupled. 



