82 EXPEDITION OF THE “ALBATROSS,” 1899-1900. 
there are numerous soundings by the “U.S8.8. Nero” for a proposed 
cable line between Guam and a point nearly west in the Philippines, as 
well as a very complete line from Guam to Japan. These soundings, with 
a line to the east of Guam also run by the “ Nero,” give an excellent idea 
of the topography of that part of the Pacific. The character of the bottom 
unfortunately is not indicated on the charts issued by the U. 8. Hydro- 
graphic Office’ to show the interesting soundings of the “ Nero,” under 
commander Belknap, two of which are the deepest soundings as yet taken. 
The following is the record of the surface hauls made by the “ Albatross.” 
Station 1. Lat. 31° 10’ N.,125° W. 300 miles from Point Conception. 
Neither Copepods nor Sagittz, Collozoum, Pleurobrachia, Euphausia, 
Macrurans, Hyperia, Schizopods, Thysanopoda, Hyalea, Turris, Dyphies, 
Agalma, Aglaura, Oceania, Pyrosoma, Salpex, Carinaria, young fishes. 
Station 2. Lat. 28° 23’ N., long. 126° 57’ W. Very poor surface haul. 
500 miles from Point Conception. Few Macrurans, Euphausie, Collozoum, 
young flying-fish, transparent Prionotus (?) fish eggs, Aglaura, Velella, 
Abyla, tentacles of a Siphonophore on the stray line, which could not be 
identified. 
Surface haul. Lat. 28° 11’ N., long. 127° 16’ W. Large Ctenophores 
like Mertensia; an elongated, flask-shaped Cydippe; Salpx, Isopods, 
Pteropods, young fishes, Macrurans. 
Station 3. Lat. 26° 18’ N., long. 128° 54’ W. Large blue Copepods. 
Collozoum, Euphausia, two specimens ; Sagittee, Geryonia, young flying-fish. 
Very poor haul. 
Station 4. Lat. 24° 80’ N., long. 130° 16’ W. Halobates, brilliant red 
Globigerine ; Collozoum, three or four species; two large blue Copepods, 
a few small fishes, young flying-fishes; young lanthine ; young Velella. 
Station 5. Blue Copepods, brilliant carmine Globigerinw, Pteropods, 
Spirialis, Diphyes, Collozoum. 
Station 6. Lat. 20° 26’ N., long. 133° 28’ W.; Saphirine and a few 
Copepods; Collozoum, the same as thus far obtained, young flying-fish and 
other small fishes; Globigerinse; many small lilac Ostracods (poor haul). 
1H. O. Charts, 528, 529. 
