182 THE DEPTHS OF THE SEA. [CHAP, n 



MALMGKEN, both of them Arctic species. The lOtl 

 was Sunday, and the vessel lay-to, and on the lltl 

 they dredged, still on the slope of the channel plateau 

 with nearly the same result as before, the faun? 

 maintaining the same character. 



Mr. Gwyn Jeffreys was now anxious to get a hau 

 or two in the very deep water off the mouth of the 

 Bay of Biscay, which we had explored successfully 

 in 1869. They therefore steamed southwards, gonu 

 a considerable distance without dredging, as the^ 

 were afraid of coming in contact with the cabl< 

 between Brest and North America. When they goi 

 to their ground unfortunately bad weather set in 

 and they were obliged to make for Vigo. On Thurs 

 day, July 14th, they passed Cape Pinisterre, an( 

 dredged in 8.1 fathoms about 9 miles from th< 

 Spanish coast. Along with a number of familia: 

 forms, some of them with a wide northern exten 

 sion, they here took on the tangles two specimens 

 one young and one apparently mature, both con 

 siderably injured, of the singular Echinidean alreach 

 mentioned, Calveria fenestrata. This is evidently 

 not a rare form nor is it confined to very deep water 

 it is rather remarkable that it should have escapee 

 notice so long. On the 15th, they sounded in iron 

 100 to 200 fathoms, about 40 miles from Vigo, am 

 on the 16th took one or two hauls in Vigo Bay a 

 a depth of 20 fathoms. This locality had already 

 been well-nigh exhausted by Mr. McAndrew in 1849 

 and only a few additions were made to his list. 



They left Vigo on the 18th. I quote from Mr 

 Gwyn Jeffreys : 



66 Wednesday, July 20th. Dredged all day wit! 



