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for berj2;s. At 11.40 a. m., fog remaining thick made search im- 



f)racticable. At 4.50 p. m., occupied oceanographic station 232, 

 at. 41° 55' N., long. 50° 19' W. At 10.35 p. m., occupied station 

 233, lat. 41° 25' N., long. 50° 21' W. Fulmars and dovekies were 

 sighted from time to time during the day. 



Juno 7. Light N. airs to gentle W. winds; foggy, clearing at 

 intervals. At 5.10 a. m., weather having cleared somewhat, started 

 search for bergs. At 4.45 p. m. stopped and lay to on account of 

 dense fog with no indications of clearing, lat. 42° 12' N., long. 49° 

 34' W. Fulmers and dovekies were sighted at intervals. 



June 8. Light wind, W. to SW. by W., to calm; dense fog, with 

 maximum visibility of 100 to 200 yards. The vessel lay to in fog 

 throughout the day. Noon position, lat. 42° 07' N., long. 49° 25' 

 W. A few fulmars were sighted. Special ice warnings were sent 

 to the steamships Aquitania and Santa Olivia. 



June 9. Light SW. to W. winds to calm at intervals; fog first 

 part and intermittent haze at intervals thereafter. Dense fog 

 after 10 p. m. Smooth sea. At 10.25 a. m., began search for 

 bergs. Found current setting 77° true, 1 knot per hour. At 

 7.30 p. m., stopped and lay to for the night, havmg ascertained that 

 there was no ice from 42° 00' N. to 42° 35' N. between meridians 

 48° 30' W. and 50° 00' W. 



June 10. Gentle to light wind, W. to SW.; foggy for the most 

 part. At midnight, under way for position in lat. 42° 10' N., long. 

 50° 10' W., to search for bergs. At 5.35 a. m. stopped on account 

 of dense fog and drifted. Ascertained that current was setting 77°, 

 true, one knot per hour. At 8 a. m. lat. 42° 15' N., long. 49° 30' 

 W., under way for the pui-pose of utilizing the foggy weather in 

 tracing the limits of the Gulf Stream by means of the changing tem- 

 peratures of the surface waters. Found that the northern limit of 

 the Gulf Stream was near parallel 42° N. (See chart ''N.") A few 

 fulmars and dovekies were seen during the day. 



June 11. Gentle W. to light NE. to SE. winds during the day, 

 \\ath light to moderate SSW. wind at the close; foggy, with light 

 passing rain squalls. After 8 p. m. cloudy to partly clear. Smooth 

 to moderate SW. sea. Continued tracing the boundary of the Gulf 

 Stream during the day. At 8 p. m. set course to be in position to 

 take up search for ice north of 42° 00' N and east of 52° 00' W. at 

 daylight to-morrow. Fulmars were seen occasionally and some 

 gulf weed was observed in the warmer waters. Special ice reports 

 were sent to the steamships Majestic, Dallas, Helgoland, and Pitts- 

 hurqJi. 



June 12. Gentle to fresh SSW. to WSW. wind; foggy, slightly 

 clearing overhead at intervals. Moderate SW. swell, latter part. 

 At 6.05 a. m. stopped on account of dense fog; 8 a. m. position, 

 lat. 42° 03' N., long. 51° 32' W.; 9 a. m., no indications of clearmg 

 weather, resumed work of tracing northern boundary of the Gulf 

 Stream. Special ice warning was sent to the steamship Sarrdand, 

 which vessel was advised to keep south of 42° 00' N. between merid- 

 ians 49° 00' and 51° 00' W. 



June 13. Fresh SW. to SSW. wind; foggy, partially clearing when 

 within warmer waters of the Gulf Stream. Moderate to heavy SW.- 

 swell. At the beginning of the day we were delineating the northern 

 limits of the Gulf Stream; 6 a. m., stopped and lay to on account of 





