76 EXPEDITION OF THE "ALBATROSS," 1800-1900. 



pocket of the bag contained a piece of obsidian as large as a hen's egg, a 

 piece of ])umice and of coral, both coated with manganese, a few fragments 

 of wood similarly coated, a fragment of Tubipora, al^o coated, and a mass 

 of Globigerinte connected by manganese, as well as volcanic fragments and 

 particles of manganese. 



At Station 134, in 807 fathoms, lat. 18 06' S., long. 142^ 24' W. Fine 

 coral sand and nunute manganese nodules and Pteropod ooze. We sent 

 the swabs down ; bronght up two specimens of Brisinga, a couple of small 

 Diadematidne, fragments of a Gorgonian stem coated with manganese, a few 

 young siliceous sponges and fragments of others, two species of Ophiurans, 

 and fragments of a Bryozoan. Also some small manganese nodules and 

 sharks' teeth. A poor haul for such a depth and such a bottom. 



At Station 139, in 812 fathoms, lat. 18° 08' S., long. 141' 04' W. Coral 

 sand. The " Blake " trawl brought up a fine Brisinga, a couple of genera 

 of Gorgonians, a Galathodes, a piece of stem of an Isis, young siliceous 

 sponges, a fine Penteus from intermediate waters (?), and some OjDhiu- 

 rans, — in fact, the same things we brought up at Station 134 in the 

 tangles. The ground must have been very rough, as the trawl caught 

 repeatedly, and when it reached the surface was found badly torn along 

 the sides. 



At Station 173, in 2440 fathoms, lat. 18 55' S., long. 146= 32' W. Red 

 clay. The " Blake " trawl brought up about half a ton of flattened man- 

 ganese nodules, generally mauunilated on the surface, and slabs of all sizes, 

 from that of a large potato to that of a pea. Many of the nodules were 

 spherical or ellipsoidal. .Alany of the flattened pieces contained large 

 sharks' teeth ; there were but few ear-bones or other bones of cetaceans. 

 Some of tlie sharks' teeth were fully 4" long. 



At Station 183, in 2472 fathoms, lat. 19' 04' S., long. 167' 41' W. lied 

 clay washed out. Radiolarian ooze, volcanic particles. The " Blake " trawl 

 came up with a large iiole on the side and the bottom partly carried away, 

 yet there were still left in the bag a number of small ilat manganese nod- 

 ules, from the size of a small walnut down. The bag also contained a few 

 pieces of pumice and one shark's tooth, a few siliceous sponge-spicules, 

 and fragments of a small siliceous sponge. 



