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BULLETIN OF THE 



ing stations were occupied by the U. S. Coast Survey steamer " Blake," 

 Lieut.-Comm. C. D. Sigsbee, U. S. N., commanding. The cruise ex- 

 tended from Key West to Havana, from Havana westward along the 

 north coast of Cuba, from Key West to the Tortugas, thence to the 

 northern extremity of the Yucatan Bank and Alacran Reef, to Cape 

 Catoche and across to Cape San Antonio, returning to Key West, and 

 from Key AVest to the Tortugas, and northward to the mouth of the 

 Mississippi River. 



Stat. 

 1 

 2 

 3 

 4 



Temperature. 

 Fins. Surface. Bottom. 



73° 



801 

 805 

 924 

 936 

 229 

 152 

 137 



77 



781 



771 



76 



39f° 

 39| 

 39f 

 39-^ 



1877-78. 



Locality. 

 Off Morro Ligjht. 



(Bottom, soft coral ooze.) 



14 



15 

 16 



17 



18 

 19 



20 

 21 

 22 

 23 

 24 

 25 

 26 

 27 

 28 

 29 

 30 



111 

 37 

 37 

 36 



742 



850 

 900 



785 



292 



320 



756 

 310 



220 

 287 

 100 

 190 

 342 

 635 

 110 

 392 

 863 

 955 

 968 



551- 



6 

 7 & 8 (Only mud brought up.) 



9 111 70 

 10 

 11 

 12 

 13 



49i Lat. 24° 15' N., Long. 82° 13' W. (Soft coral ooze.) 

 Lat. 24° 17' 30" N., Long. 82° 9' W. 



Seven m. S. by W. from Sand Key. 

 Lat. 24° 44' N., Long. 83° 26' W. 

 Lat. 24° 43' N., Long. 83° 25' W. 

 Lat. 24° 34' N., Long. 83° 16' W. 

 Off* Morro Li^ht. 



77 

 76 



76 

 76 



40 



521- 



76 62 



77 

 77 

 78 

 78 

 72 

 73 

 75 



Lat. 23° 18' N., Long. 82° 21' W. 



Near Morro Light, Lat. 23° 14' N., Long. 82° 25' W. 



55f Near Morro Light, Lat. 23° 11' N., Long. 82° 23' W. 



50^ About 2 m. from Mariel, Lat. 23° 4' N., Long. 82° 



43' W. 



Off Mariel, Lat. 23° 7' N., Long. 82° 43' 30" W. 



Off Bahia Honda, Cuba, Lat. 23° 3' N., Long. 83° 



10' 30" W. 

 Off Bahia Honda, Lat. 23° 2' 30" N., Long. 83° 11' W. 

 Lat. 23° 2' N., Long. 83° 13' W. 

 Lat. 23° 1' N., Long. 83° 14' W. 

 ♦' Lat. 23° 1' N., Long. 83° 14' W. 

 Lat. 23° 2' 30" N., Long. 83° 13' W. 

 Lat. 23° 4' N., Long. 83° 12' 30" W. 

 Lat. 24° 371' N., Long. 83° 36' W. 

 Lat. 24° 30' N., Long. 83° 49' W. 

 Lat. 24° 34' N., Long. 84° 0' W. 

 Lat. 24° 36' N., Long. 84° 5' W. 

 39^ Lat. 24° 33' N., Long. 84° 34' W. 



71 



64 



50 



40^ 



581- 



44^ 



39^ 



39^ 



