94. THREE CRUISES OF THE “ BLAKE." 
A great number of soundings, mainly along the continental 
slope of the New England States, were also taken by the 
vessels of the United States Fish Commission. Important 
soundings were made by the United States Fish Commission 
ATLANTICBASIN 
p 
EASTERN UNITED STATE! 
wrom MODELS ConsTRUCTED BY [Ж 
COAST SURVEY AND 
Fxprocramuc OFFICA, 
Fig. 55. — Model of part of the Western North Atlantic. 
steamer “ Albatross” in the Caribbean, during the winter of 
1883-1884. 
Along the Atlantie coast of the United States (Fig. 56) from 
Cape Hatteras north to the extremity of George's Bank, the 
the Atlantie is shown. to have a general found almost if not quite in sight of most 
depth of two thousand seven hundred or of the islands along the outside of the 
two thousand eight hundred fathoms ; and Bahamas, and even in the narrow passages 
depths of over two thousand fatlioms are between them." 
