36 IXTERNATIONAL ICE OBSERVATION AND ICE PATROL SERVICE. 



dense fog; 9.25 a. m., continued to delineate the limits of the Gulf 

 Stream; 8 p. m. position, lat. 42° 38' N., long. 47° 21' W. Sent 

 special ice warning to the steamship Satanta. 



June 14. Moderate to fresh SW. to moderate to light N. wind; 

 fog and rain iirst part, mostly clear latter part. Rough sea first 

 part, smooth sea with southerly swell latter part. The day began 

 with the Tampa standing for central station "C." (See chart "A.) 

 Dense fog prevailed in the ice area. At 9.10 a. m., passed several 

 small pieces of ice. Established communication with the Modoc and 

 arranged for the Tampa to occupy the oceanographic stations toward 

 Halifax, while the Modoc would take the more northern ones, includ- 

 ing station "C" (see chart "A"), on account of existing fo^. At 11 

 a. m. the wind shifted to N. and blew a moderate breeze, clearing away 

 the fog and enabling us to resume search for bergs. At 12.35 p. m. 

 sighted a medium-sized grounded berg and at 1 p. m. photographed 

 it, in lat. 43° 21' N., long. 50° 45' W. At 1-28 p. m., photographed 

 a second berg, in lat. 43° 15' N., long. 50° 14' W., and then stood on 

 course to meet the Modoc. A third grounded berg was sighted, 

 bearing 120°, true, 12 miles distant from the second berg. At 3 

 p. m. passed a number of growlers, and at 4.15 p. m. passed another 

 growler. Sent special ice reports to steamships Ampetco, Wood- 

 mxinsie, and Kristianeafjeral. At 9.30 p. m. met the Modoc, in lat. 

 42° 55' N., long. 52° 35' W., when the oceanographic and scientific 

 observers were transferred to that vessel, which relieved the Tampa 

 of ice-patrol duty. 



Ice reports were received as follows: May 30, steamship Caserta, 

 bergs in lat. 43° 22' N., long. 49° 16' W.; steamship Canopic, bergs 

 from lat. 46° 35' N., long. 52° 56' W., to lat. 47° 10' N., long. 51° 

 10' W.; steamship Canadian Challenqer, tlu-ee large bergs in lat. 

 46° 56' N., long. 51° 27' W., and a small berg in lat. 46° 41' N., long. 

 52° 31' W.; steamship Columbia, three bergs from lat. 43° 15' N., 

 long. 49° 07' W., to lat. 43° 21' N., long. 48° 40' W.; steamship Gen. 

 Consul Pallisen, numerous bergs and growlers between lat. 48° 06' N., 

 long. 49° 56' W., and lat. 47° 12' N., long. 51° 31' W. May 31, steam- 

 ship Albania, numerous bfergs and growlers between lat. 47° 41' N., 

 long. 49° 07' W., and lat. 50° 43' N., long. 50° 32' W.; steamship 

 Hastings County, two large bergs in lat. 45° 16' N., long. 45° 57' W., 

 and lat. 45° 14' N., long. 46° 00' W. June 1, steamship Hastinqs 

 County, two bergs in lat. 43° 36' N., long. 49° 08' W.; steamship 

 W. H. Tilford, one big and several small bergs in lat. 45° 00' N., long. 

 46° 00' W. June 3, steamship Knockfern, passed several lar^e bergs 

 and growlers, from 3 to 5 miles apart, between lat. 48° 41' N., long. 

 51° 21' W., to Cape St. Francis. June 4, steamship Bramdl Point, 

 numerous bergs and growlers from off Cape St. Francis to lat 48° 38' 

 N., long. 49° 48' W., three bergs in lat. 48° 30' N., long. 50° 19' W., 

 and growlers in lat. 48° 38' N., long. 49° 58' W. June 5, steamship 

 Esther Eliza, 13 large bergs 20 miles east of St. Johns. June 6, 

 steamship Canadian Cru'cser, a berg in lat. 47° 21' N., long. 51° 12' W., 

 a large berg in lat. 47° 30' N., long. 50° 00' W., three bergs and 

 several growlers between meridians 48° 30' W. and 47° 50' W. 

 along blue track 6. June 10, steamship Cairnvalona, many bergs 

 between lat. 48° 12' N., long. 49° 03' W., and Cape Race. June 11, 

 steamship Cairnvalona, large berg in lat. 46° 26' N., long. 54° 00' W. 

 June 13, Cape Bona Vista reported no ice. 



