8 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 9I 



STATION 26. Lat. i8''3o'2o" N. Long. 66''22'os" W. February 7, 1933 



Lat. i8°30'30" N. Long. 66°23'o5" W. 



When the 3-foot dredge was let down at 11 : 10 a.m., Salinas Island 

 bore 100°, Punta Cerro Gordo 125°. When it was brought up at 

 II : 45, Punta Cerro Gordo gave a bearing of 117° and Garza Island 

 161°. The haul was made in 33 to 40 fathoms of water. 



It yielded about a ton of rough bottom, blocks of coral rocks, and a 

 large number of sponges, hydrozoa, and other associated faunas. 



STATION 27. Lat. i8°39'5o" N. Long. 66°2i'3o" W. February 7, 1933 



Lat. i8°39''3o" N. Long. 66°26'oo" W. 



When the 4- foot circular intermediate net was lowered at 12: 50 

 p.m., Punta Cerro Gordo bore 172° and Morro Castle Light 130°. 

 The haul was made in about 1,100 fathoms and was completed 

 at 4: 12. 



In pulling up the net, the wire was found to be hopelessly tangled 

 near the net and in trying to unravel it, the line snapped, with the loss 

 of net, swivel, and a considerable quantity of line. 



STATION 28. Lat. i8°3i'4o" N. Long. 66°i2'oo" W. February 8, 1933 



Lat. i8°32'oo" N. Long. 66° 14' 45" W. 



When the 3-foot dredge was put over at 10: 30 a.m., Morro Castle 

 Light bore 128° and Salinas Island 169°. When it was hauled in, 

 Morro Castle Light bore 118° and Salinas Island 137°. The dredging 

 was done in 240 to 300 fathoms. 



When the dredge came aboard the canvas sheath protecting the 

 webbing had burst, and the bag was washed clean. It had evidently 

 filled up with mud and bulged out, tearing the canvas, and in hauling 

 it in, everything had been washed from the rather large meshes except 

 a small octopus. 



STATION 29. Lat. i8°4o'3o" N. Long. 66°2o'oo" W. February 8, 1933 



Lat. i8°40'30" N. Long. 66°2i'is" W. 



The 4-foot intermediate net was lowered at i : 32 p.m. in about 

 1,100 fathoms of water, the hydrographic winch being used for the 

 purpose. This was evidently a task somewhat too heavy for the winch, 

 for it heated ui) materially and the flanges were forced decidedly 

 askew. It will be necessary to have this winch repaired before it can 

 be used again. 



This haul yielded a number of small fish and some peculiar 

 crustaceans. 



