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by two weights liberated from a bell crauk by a messenger. We found 

 that, in towing the net at 200 fathoms for twenty minutes, we got every- 

 thing in any way characteristic of the surface fauna which we had fished 

 up with the tow-net at the surface. In addition to this, we brought up 

 five species of so called deep-sea Fishes, Scopelus, Gonostoma, Beryx, and 

 two others, which had thus far been bi'ought up in the trawl, and con- 

 sidered characteristic of deep water. Also a peculiar Amphipod, and the 

 young of the new species of Willemoesia mentioned above. We then 

 tried the same net at 300 and 400 fathoms, and in neither case did we 

 bring up anything in the closed part of the bag, while the upper open 

 part brought up just what we had found previously at a depth of 200 

 fathoms, plainly showing that in this district the surface fauna goes 

 down to a depth of 200 fathoms, and no farther. Next came our single 

 attempt to bring up what might be found, say within 100 fathoms of 

 the bottom, and Captain Tanner's net was towed at a depth of 1,000 

 fathoms where the soundings recorded 1,100. Unfortunately, we deep- 

 ened our water while towing only twenty minutes to over 1,400 fathoms, 

 so that we failed in our exact object. But we brought up in the closed 

 part of the bag two species of Crustacea, a Macruran and an Amphipod, 

 both entirely unlike anything we had obtained before. I hope in the 

 next cruise to follow this up, and determine also the upper limits of the 

 free-swimming deep-sea fauna. In the upper part of the bag (the open 

 part) we brought up a couple of so called deep-sea Meduspe, which must 

 have been collected at a comparatively moderate depth, judging from 

 their perfect state of preservation. 



I can hardly express my satisfaction at having the opportunity to 

 carry on this deep-sea work on the " Albatross." While of course I 

 knew in a general way the great facilities the ship afforded, I did not 

 fully realize the capacity of the equipment until I came to make use of 

 it myself. I could not but contrast the luxurious and thoroughly con- 

 venient appointments of the "Albatross" with my previous experiences. 

 The laboratory, with its ingenious arrangements and its excellent accom- 

 modations for work by day and by night, was to me a revelation. The 

 assistance of Messrs. Townsend and Miller in the care of the specimens 

 was most welcome, giving me ample time to examine the specimens 

 during the process of assorting them, and to make such notes as I could 

 between successive hauls, while paying some attention also to the work 

 of the artist, Mr. Westergren. He has found his time fully occupied, 

 and we have in this trip brought together a considerable number of 

 colored drawings, giving an excellent general idea of the appearance 



