38 Extracts from the Log of the 1904 Cruise 



along to the next station, and on August 26, at noon, the position was 

 Lat. 36° 13' N., Long. 7° 47' W., a sounding giving 601 fathoms, with 

 bottom of fine s;rev sand. After the closin°;-net had been used at 

 600 fathoms, the rising wind and sea hindered successful work at 

 higher depths. Up to midnight a nice sailing breeze had assisted, 

 when it dropped to a light air from the south-east. At 8 a.m. the 

 station p OS j t { on L at> 3g° 17' js^ anc [ Long, 9 01' W. was reached, when good 



hauls were made with the closing-net from 1,000, 800, 600, 400, 300, 

 200, and 100 fathoms. 



Beating to windward all day after the finish of work, with light wind 

 from north-north-west, without making much headway, at 6 a.m. on 



station August 29 tlie p OS i t i on Lat. 36° 37' N., Long. 10° 05' W., was reached, 

 and a good haul of stuff made with the closing-net at 1,600 fathoms ; 

 also at 1,300, 1,000, 700, 500, and each 100 fathoms to surface. 

 The day was perfect for the work, and just sufficient of a light breeze 

 to keep sufficient tow on the net. The temperatures at this station 

 are puzzling — a difference of 8J° between 50 fathoms and the surface, 

 only J-° between 200 and 700, and 5^° between 700 and 1,000 fathoms. 

 This day two butterflies were captured (fifty miles from land), and a 

 grasshopper floating on a bit of seaweed. 



With a dead beat to windward all night and forenoon, the next 

 station was reached on August 30, in Lat. 37° 14' N., Long. 10° 37' W., 

 and the closing-net was put down to 1,000, 800, 600, 400, 200, and 

 100 fathoms. 



^a ion Close-hauled, with a fine fresh breeze from north-north-east all night 



and morning, at noon on August 31 the position was Lat. 37° 58' N., 

 Long. 11° 58' W., and the closing-net was put down to 1,100 fathoms, 

 then to 900, 700, 500, 300, and 100, with good results, though the sea 

 was rather choppy. On completion of this work a course north and 

 west was taken. A few fine showers of rain to-day were the first rain 

 for two months. Close-hauled on the starboard tack all night and next 

 morning, with a strong breeze from north-north-east and very choppy 

 sea, the ship was at noon in position Lat. 38° 53' N., Long. 13° 12' W. 

 The net was lowered to 500 fathoms, but there was quite sufficient 



Station 

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