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tropical Pacific, I have prepared an abstract of tlie results of the " Chal- 

 lenger" from trawling and dredging, ' as well as a succinct account of the 

 surface tows and of the bottom deposits compiled from the published 

 records of the '■ Challenger." The same has been done for the results of the 

 "Albatross," which have been treated in the same way and discussed with 

 reference to the Pacific area covered by us to the eastward and northward 

 of the '• Challenger " lines, and to the westward of the Society Islands as far 

 as Fiji, and from there to Guam via the Ellice, Gilbert, Marshall, and 

 Caroline Islands. From Guam, as our line to Yokohama practically du- 

 plicated that of the " Challenger " we merely made a passage from the 

 Lad rones to Japan. 



The foUoiving arc ihe results of the trmvUng and Jrcdffing of the " Challenger''' 

 in the Peicijic, from the Adniircdty Iskinds to Yokfjhama, thence to the IIu- 

 tmiian Islands, to Tahiti and Valparaiso. 



Leaving out of consideration Station 220, not more than eighty miles 

 from the Admiralty Islands, where a good haul of the trawl was made 

 in 1100 fathoms, we have Stations 221 and 222, where no haul was made; 

 we then come to Station 223, lat. 5° 31' N., long. 145° 13' E., where a 

 haul of the trawl was made in 2325 fathoms, but which contained only 

 a young Ilyocrinus, a small siliceous sponge attached to a piece of pumice, 

 and a Penteid and a couple of Gonostoma, neither of which probably 

 came from the bottom. This station was 464 miles froui Guam, and some 

 of the Carolines were not more than 90 miles distant. At the next 

 station, 224, lat. T 45' N., long. 144' 20' E., in 1850 fathoms, the nearest 

 Caroline being 52 miles and Guam 330 miles, the trawl contained only a 

 deep-sea coral, one species of starfish, and two Opiiiurans. At the deepest 

 station, 225, lat. IT 24' N., long. 143° 16' E., occupied by the "Challenger" 

 in 4475 fathoms, about 140 miles southwest of Guam, only samples of the 

 bottom were brought up while sounding. At the next station, 226, 

 lat. 14° 44' N., long. 142° 13' E., in 2300 fathoms, about 150 miles north- 

 west from Guam, the trawl brought up fragments of Freyella, and one 



' General Summary of the scientific observations and results at each of the "Challenger" observing 

 stations, by John Murray. 



