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was very good during the afternoon, but no ice was seen. At dark, 

 thick fog shut in, whereupon we stopped and drifted for the night. 

 Special ice information was furnished the steamships Stadsy and 

 Espagne. 



Ice information was received as follows: The steamship Gemma 

 reported having passed, at 10.50 p. m.. May 20, a berg and growler 

 m lat. 41° 42' N., long. 51° 03' W.; the steamship Melmore Head 

 reported several bergs and growlers in lat. 47° 25' N., long. 51° 33' W. ; 

 the steamship Merry Mount reported growlers in lat. 47° 35' N., long. 

 50° 39' W., lat. 47° 37' N., long. 50° 26' W., and bergs in lat. 47° 26' 

 N., long. 50° 19' W., lat. 47° 44' N., long. 50° 07' W., lat. 47° 25' N., 

 long. 49° 45' W., lat. 47° 28' N., long. 49° 35' W., lat. 47° 34' N., 

 long. 49° 22' W., and lat. 47° 34' N., long. 48° 43' W. 



On May 22 dense fog prevailed all day. We ran in to the Great 

 Bank and anchored on it at 8.15 p. m. Special ice information was 

 given the steamship Rochambeau. 



Ice information was received as follows: Battle Harbor reported 

 open ice everywhere; Fogo reported loose ice everjrwhere; the steam- 

 snip Merry Mount reported numerous bergs and growlers in lat. 47° 

 45^^^, long. 50° 20' W., to lat. 48° 00' N., long. 48° 50' W.; the 

 steamship Poland reported numerous bergs and growlers from lat. 47° 

 28' N., long. 49° 35' W., to lat. 47° 46' N., long. 48° 00' W.; the 

 steamship Megantic reported large bergs in lat. 47° 36' N., long. 50° 

 40' W., lat. 47° 31' N., long. 50° 36' W., and lat. 46° 31' N., long. 

 50° 31' W., and a berg and growlers in lat. 47° 36' N., long. 50° 38' W. 



On May 23 temperature and salinity tests and specimens of plank- 

 ton were taken at station 217, lat. 43° 40' N., long. 50° 29' W. From 

 this position we stood to the eastward for station 218, passing several 

 Canadian and French fishing vessels anchored on the Great Bank. A 

 school of whales and a few shearwaters were seen. Heavy tide rips 

 on the eastern edge of the Great Bank indicated a strong Labrador 

 Current setting to the southward. At 5.20 p. m. we made the usual 

 observations at oceanographic station 218, lat. 43° 56' N., long. 48° 

 55' W. 



Ice information was received as follows: Battle Harbor reported 

 heavy, closely packed ice extending to the shore; Fogo reported 

 heavy open ice everywhere; Buena Vista reported no ice; the steam- 

 ship Atlantic City reported a medium-sized berg and several growlers 

 in lat. 42° 08' N., long. 49° 16' W.; the steamship Megantic reported 

 large bergs in lat. 48° 13' N., long. 49° 37' W., lat. 48° 17' N., long. 

 49° 38' W., and several bergs in lat. 48° 05' N., long. 49° 24' W.; the 

 steamship Empress of India reported two small bergs in lat. 48° 16' 

 N., long. 49° 20' W., a large berg in lat. 48° 17' N., long. 49° 08' W., 

 four large bergs in lat. 48° 21' N., long. 49° 03' W., and one large berg 

 and several growlers in lat. 48° 23' N., long. 49° 03' W.; the steam- 

 ship West Bridge reported 20 bergs and numerous growlers between 

 lat. 48° 43' N.,long. 48° 53' W., and lat. 48° 05' N., long. 51° 09' W., 

 and large bergs in lat. 48° 57' N., long. 51° 07' W., and lat. 47° 54' N., 

 long. 51° 10' W. 



On May 24 oceanographic and biological observations were made at 

 the following stations: Station 219, lat. 44° 00' N., long. 48° 20' W.; 

 station 220, lat. 44° 00' N., long. 47° 27' W.; station 221, lat. 44° 07' 

 N., long. 46° 30' W.; and station 222, lat. 44° 13' N., long. 45° 12' W. 

 At 5.20 a. m. we passed a large berg in lat. 44° 07' N., long. 47° 55' W. 



