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U. S. COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 



of the lower cylinder or globe. In these observations the direction 

 of the current was obtained by angles between the float and objects 

 on the shore. 



The results given in Table 32 cover depths to 10 and 12 feet, and 

 may therefore be considered as applying to the current at an average 

 depth of 5 to 6 feet. The numbers for the stations occupied in 1860 



Fig. 8.— CURRENT STATIONS, BROAD SOUND 



are the same as originally assigned, and following these the stations 

 occupied in 1861 and 1863 are numbered in the order in which they 

 were occupied. All the station numbers in this table are prefixed by 

 the letter "M" to signify that they were stations occupied by the 

 party of Assistant Mitchell. Table 32 is similar to the preceding 

 table which was explained on page 19. 



