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Ice information was sent to the steamship Belvidere and to a steam- 

 ship whose radio call letters were "FZB." An ice warning was sent 

 to the steamship War Kazan. The usual bird life was in evidence 

 during the day, and a number of murres, fulmars, and stormy petrel 

 were seen. 



May 13 : At the beginning of the day wind was strong to fresh from 

 NW., and later hauled to NNE., and moderated until at night light 

 airs and calms prevailed. Beginning with overcast and rainy, the 

 weather finally settled into thick, low fog. which cleared away to- 

 ward midnight. The vessel remained at anchor throughout the day, 

 on account of unfavorable conditions for scouting. Special ice in- 

 formation was furnished the steamships Sinasta and Olympic. 



May 14: The day began with light southerly airs and winds, haul- 

 ing to NW. and N. ; weather clear, with good visibility, but shutting 

 in dense fog at 8 a. m. and continuing thick throughout the day. At 

 5.05 a. m. weighed anchor and began search for ice south of the 

 Grand Banks. At 12.50 p. m., while steaming slowly in the thick 

 fog, some drift ice was sighted, which, upon being followed up, led to 

 the location of a large berg, at 1.30 p. m., in lat. 42° 52', long. 50° 

 42', Fulmars, jaegers, "hell-divers," murres, petrel, and tern were 

 observed in the vicinity of the berg, and a small flock of fulmai-s was 

 perched on it. 



Ice information was furnished the steamships Majestic, Carrigan 

 Head, Bolingbroke, and Sinasta. The steamship Bolinghroke reported 

 that she was from Montreal and that she had come "via Gut of Canso 

 and Northumberland," and the steamship Montrose reported that 

 she had "from 20 miles east of Rosier skirted field ice in clear water 

 to 14 miles north of Bird Rock; then heavy pack ice to Cape Ray; 

 then clear water passing 10 miles off Platte Point, having kept well 

 north of track to clear ice field." 



May 15: Gentle to fresh NW. to NE. winds, falling to light airs at 

 the close of the day; foggy, clearing by daylight. At 4.45 a. m. 

 weighed anchor and cruised along the southwestern edge of the 

 Grand Banks. At 7.15 a. m. and 10.55 a. m., in lat. 43° 07', long. 

 51° 04', and lat. 43° 21', long. 51° 40', respectively, sea-water tem- 

 peratures were taken at various depths, to determine the prevalence 

 of the Labrador Current. The temperatures indicated that the 

 Current was nonexistent. Several small fishing schooners were seen 

 during the day. At 3 p. m. we passed a long, low, flat-topped berg, 

 grounded in 56 fathoms in lat. 43° 48', long. 51° 52'. Fulmars, jae- 

 gers, and tern were plentiful and a large flock of tern was resting on 

 the berg. This berg was firet reported by the steamship Canadian 

 Mariner, on April 8, in lat. 42° 42', long, 50° 28', and it was located 

 by the Modoc, on April 16, in lat. 42° 48', long. 50° 55', and was last 

 «een by an ice-patrol vessel on May 3, 5 miles south of its present 



