92 DEEP-SEA SOUNDING. 



So far as known no shot except this has ever been reeled 

 in from so great a depth. The bale of the shot had caught 

 on a knot in a rope yarn which was attached to the cup. 

 I think that the thick mud which had packed between 

 the cup and the hollow of the sinker also prevented 

 the shot from detaching. It took until 11.08 p.m. to 

 reel in the wire ; then sail was made, fires haulea, and 

 propeller uncoupled. Current 0.6 knot per hour, set- 

 ting S. 70° E. Barometer at midnight 29 19, tempera- 

 ture 46°. 



December 1 2. Fresh breeze from W.S.W. to W.N.W., 

 with moderate and at times rough sea from the west- 

 ward. At 6.50 A.M. started fires. At 9.05 a.m. short- 

 ened and furled sail, then sounded in 2677 fathoms, lat. 

 50° 58' S., long. 91° 33' W. ; brown mud. At 10.25 

 a.m. made sail, uncoupled, and banked fires. At 7.20 

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

 2579 fathoms, lat. 5i°oi'S., long. 89° 30' W. ; brown 

 mud. At 8.44 P.M. made sail, uncoupled, and banked 

 fires. Current 0.6 knot per hour, setting S. 70° E. 

 Barometer at midnight 29.27, temperature 48°. 



December 13. Fresh breeze from N.W. by W. to 

 N.N.W., increasing in afternoon to a strong breeze with 

 squalls. Moderately rough sea. Drizzling rain and 

 mist during the day. At 7.15 a.m. shortened and furled 

 sail, then sounded in 2516 fathoms, lat. 51° 07' S., long. 

 87° W. ; brown mud. At 8.50 a.m. made sail, banked 

 fires. At 6.40 p.m. took in all sail, then sounded in 

 2477 fathoms, lat. 51° 13' S., long. 84° 38' W. ; brown 



