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growlers reported by the Londonier on the 26th in lat. 41° 39' N., 

 long. 48° 52' W., without finding them. As the wind and sea were 

 increasing and fog setting in, we ran up for the Great Bank. 

 Special ice information was furnished the steamship Rapidan. 

 Battle Harbor reported ice jam extending to the land to the north- 

 ward, with scattered ice everywhere to the southward; Fogo re- 

 ported heavy ice moving SE.; Buena Vista reported no ice; the 

 steamship Galley Head reported bergs from lat. 47° 30' N., long. 

 50° 50' W., to lat. 47° 53' N., long. 50° 20' W. 



On May 28 we stood on to the Great Bank and anchored, at 7.15 

 p. ni., in lat. 43° 30' N., long. 50° 50' W. Ice information was 

 lurnished the steamships Emeltonian, East Cape, and Susguehanna. 

 The steamship Comino reported a large berg in lat. 46° 18' N., long. 

 52° 42' W., and another in lat. 46° 18' N., long. 51° 41' W. 

 " On May 29, the usual observations were made at oceanographic 

 and biological stations as follows: Station 223, lat. 43° 23' N., long. 

 50° 57' W.; station 224, lat. 43° 00' N., long. 51° 20' W.; station 225, 

 lat. 42° 42' N., long. 51° 29' W.; station 226, lat. 42° 30' N., long. 

 51° 50' W.; and station 227, lat. 42° 05' N., long. 52° 15' W. 



Ice reports were received as follows : Battle Harbor, ice moving off; 

 Fogo, numerous bergs, bay full of ice; Buena Vista, no ice; steamship 

 Cassandra, large berg in lat. 48° 14' N., long. 49° 05' W., growler in lat. 

 48° 08' N., long. 49° 33' W., growler in lat. 48° 10' N., long. 49° 51' W., 

 berg in lat. 47° 45' N., long. 50° 24' W., and two bergs m lat. 47° 37' 

 N., long. 50° 40' W.; steamship Canadian Trooper, 11 bergs and 

 several growlers within sight in lat. 45° 00' N., long. 48° 00' W.; 

 steamship Gargoyle, one berg and five growlers in lat. 44° 40' N., long. 

 47° 05' W., large berg in lat. 44° 35' N., long. 47° 18' W., large berg 

 in lat. 47° 27' N., long. 47° 25' W., large berg in lat. 44° 14' N., long. 

 48° 27' W., large berg in lat. 44° 20' N., long. 48° 29' W., and a 

 medium-sized berg in lat. 44° 26' N., long. 48° 22' W.; steamship 

 Shymer, smaU berg and drift ice in lat. 43° 17' N., long. 49° 41' W.; 

 steamship Svend Foynj, berg in lat. 43° 25' N., long. 48° 54' W., one 

 in lat. 43^ 08' N., long 48° 43' W., and one in lat. 43° 30' N., long. 48° 

 35' W., also scattered brash ice in the vicinity of those positions. 



The Modoc was relieved by the Tampa on the morning of the 30th 

 in lat. 41° 15' N., long. 53° 05' W., and then proceeded to Halifax. 



During the period of this patrol the weather, on the whole, was 

 very good. May 19, 20, 23, 25, and 29 were clear, sunny days, with 

 smooth sea and excellent visibility. We had one day of dense and 

 two days of intermittent fog. The other days were cloudy to over- 

 cast. iSforthwesterly wmds prevailed on the 15th, 17th, 18th, 22d 

 23d, 24th, and 28th, with a maximum force of 6 on the 17th and 18th. 

 Southwesterly winds prevailed on the 20th, 21st, 26th, 27th, and 

 29th; easterly airs, increasing to moderate breezes, on the 16th; light 

 variable airs on the 19th, and northerly winds on the 25th. Rough 

 sea was encountered on the 15th, 17th, 18th, and 27th. Ice informa- 

 tion was broadcasted and sent daily to the branch Hydrographic 

 Office, New York; to Fuelite, Halifax; and to Cape Race. 



Four hundred and fifty sea-water temperature reports were re- 

 ceived from 140 different vessels and 51 ice reports from 40 different 

 vessels. 



