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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 



, — Model of part of the Western Nortli Atlautie. 



steamer " Albatross " in the Caribbean, during the winter of 

 1883-1884. 



Along the Atlantic coast of the United States (Fig. 56) from 

 Cape Hatteras north to the extremity of George's Bank, the 



the Atlantic is showai 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 fathoms are between them." 



