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latter hour. At 1.35 p. m., sighted the berg (berg "P," chart "G"), 

 and arrived alongside of it at 2.20 p. m., in lat. 42° 10' N., long. 50° 

 50' W. Photographed the berg and lay to and took water tempera- 

 tures near it. These temperatures, together wdth those' taken near 

 the same berg on June 29, were as follows: 



June 29.— Lat. 41° 57^ N., Iongr.50° 50' W. i July t.~Lat. 42° 10' N., long. 50° 60' W. 



°¥. ! ' °F. 



Surface 57 



50 meters 40. 1 



125 meters 34. 7 



250 meters 37 



450 meters 38 



750 meters 37 



Surface 58 



50 meters 58 



150 meters 42. 4 



300 meters 41. 1 



600 meters 40 



The berg was a rather large, solid one, some 50 feet in height, and 

 was wasting rapidly, with water trickling down all its sides and mist 

 rising from it. At 5 p. m., having drifted some 2 miles from the berg, 

 stood back and stopped 2 miles to windward and slightly to one side 

 of it, to allow for drift. Lay to and drifted for the night. While 

 approaching this berg, we sighted the steamship EstJionia, west- 

 bound, passing just north of it. No bird life was seen in the vicinity 

 of the berg. At 5 p. m. we received the following radiogram from 

 the Esthonia: "Passed two more large bergs, positions 42 09, 51 15, 

 and 42 02, 51 24." We decided that these bergs were sighted by the 

 Modoc farther north and east on June 23. 



Special ice information was sent to the steamships Majestic, Presi- 

 dent Poll', Tritonia, and Oscar II. 



July 3. Light to moderate WSW. winds; haze, with light fog at 

 intervals. At 4.45 a. m., daylight^ stood for the berg and arrived 

 alongside of it at 5.45 a. m., the vessel having drifted 6 miles in eight 

 hours with gentle and light winds. The berg's position was found 

 to be lat. 42° 12' N., long. 50° 51' W. (See Chart "G.") We then 

 set course for the northernmost ber^ reported by the Esthonia yester- 

 day, and at 8.45 a. m. arrived alongside of it in lat. 42° 10' N., long. 

 51° 22' W., and photographed it. This berg was in two parts, the 

 larger part having a wall some 200 feet long by 75 feet high and 50 

 feet thick, while the smaller one was of a cylindrical shape and sepa- 

 rated from the large part by a distance of some 75 feet, the support- 

 ing base not being visible. The berg was wasting rapidly. At 8.50 a. 

 m. stoodfor the southernmost berg and at 10.10 a.m. stopped alongside 

 of it, in lat. 42° 00' N., long. 51° 23' W. We photographed the berg 

 and took deep-sea temperatures near it, as follows: At surface, 57.5° 

 F.; 25 meters. 50° F.; 50 meters, 36.5° F.; 150 meters, 39.9° F.; 300 

 meters, 39.9° F.; 600 meters, 38° F. The temperatures taken on 

 July 2 near the easternmost berg, 10 miles farther north, showed 

 greater strength and depth of the Gulf Stream. It is probable that 

 this apparent curving of the Gulf Stream is the reason for the more 

 southern position of this berg. At 4.30 p. m. stood for the second 

 berg sighted this day and passed it at 6.15 p. m., and found it to be 

 wasting rapidly and portions of its steep walls falling. The sounding 

 of our steam whistle appeared to bring down a portion. After pass- 

 ing this berg, we stood for the easternmost one sighted this day, but, 

 owing to failing visibility, did not pick it up. After running the 

 distance by log, lay to for the night. 



