PUMICE OR VOLCANIC DUST IN THE INDIAN OCEAN. 779 
Names of Vessels Day 
1884 
Barque City of Tan-| Aug. 11 
jore—cont. 
» 12 
» 1 
” 14 
Sch. Jasper (Capt. reeny G) 
Stannard) 
» AT 
Barque Marion Neil| ,, 26 
(Capt. Paterson) 
Barque Jane Maria Sept. 1 
(Capt. Griffiths) 
Sch. Coleridge (Capt.| 5, 17 
Marshall) 
i 18 
yee Lo 
Barque Caller Ou > 27 
(Capt. Rae) 
8.8. Castlebank $ 28 
(Capt. Chevalier) 
Barque Jane Maria| Oct. 10 
(Capt. Griffiths) 
noe ud 
y Se 
Prete. 
Frenchbarque France| ,, 16 
Chérie (Capt. 
Lavary) 
Nov. 11 
Month and Faucsll 
noon 
8 a.m. 
Position at 
Noon 
Lat. 
Long. 
EH. 
fe) / ° ‘ 
16 058.| 104 53 
6 58S. 
110 448. 
(12 338. 
52 24 
.| 107 39 
E. P. 
56 35 
E. P. 
Remarks 
Still sailing through 
quantities of pumice. 
Passed a large spar in 
the water. 
Still sailing through 
pumice. 
” ” ” 
Less pumice to-day. 
Passed several pieces of 
floating pumice. 
” ” ” 
A lot of pumice-stone 
floating past. 
” ” ” 
” ” ” 
Passed through a quan- 
tity of very small 
pumice-stone. 
Several pieces of float- 
ing pumice. 
Passed large quantities 
of pumice which, ap- 
parently has been a 
long time in the 
water. 
” ” ” 
Much lava floating 
about. 
Passed through large 
quantities of pumice, 
which seems to have 
been a long time in 
the water. 
Passed a large quantity 
of floating pumice. 
Passed a large quantity 
of very small pumice. 
” ” ” 
Large and small pieces 
of pumice seen fre- 
quently during the 
afternoon. 
Depuis plusieurs jours 
la mer est couverte 
de pierre-ponce. 
J’ai parcouru environ 
une étendue de 1,200 
milles par latitude 
sud oti j’ai rencontré 
beaucoup de pierre- 
ponce. 
