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At 4.15 p. in., hit. 42° 54', long. 49° 27', stopped and drifted for the 

 riigiit near a small berg about 75 feet long and 30 feet high, having 

 the general shape of a saddle, with a small growler to the SW. Ocean- 

 (»graphk' station 326, near the berg, was occupied. Fulmars and 

 Leach petrel were plentiful ami one gannet and two blackfish also 

 were .seen. Special ice information was sent to the steamships 

 Hickman, Eisenach, and Carhholm. 



June 7: Light S. airs, backing and ending with gentle NE. breezes. 

 Overcast, cloudy, and fogg}', with frequent periods of drizzling rain, 

 accompanied by sharp lightning in the early morning, clearing at 

 dark. At 6.25 a. m. search was started for the other bergs reported 

 l»y the Manchester Importer on the 4th, but poor visibility making the 

 search futile we turned back and at 10.35 a. m. stopped and drifted 

 for the remainder of the day and night near the berg which we had 

 left. At 8 p. m. this berg, located by Cape Race radio bearing, was 

 in hit. 42° 48', long. 49° 41', having drifted 13 miles, 225° true, since 

 no(jn of the Oth. It was disintegrating rapidly and probably would 

 cease to be a menace within the next 24 hours. Just before dark, as 

 the weather cleared, a growler was sighted to the SW., 3^ miles 

 (Ustant. Fulmars, tern, Leach petrel, and blackfish were seen, and 

 a sanderling was observed hopping about the decks. Special ice 

 information was furnished the steamships Scottish Maiden, Beren- 

 iiena, and Thomas Haaland and warnings were sent to the steamships 

 Rowanitza and Atlanterhavit. 



June 8: Gentle to light breezes, beginning at l^E. and veering to 

 ESE. Clear until 7.30 a. m., when fog shut in; thereafter alternating 

 between fog and thick haze. The berg with which we had been drift- 

 ing was now but a small growler, in lat. 42° 46', long. 49° 49'. It 

 was hrst sighted b}' the Manchester Importer on the 4th and had 

 been under observation of the patrol since the 6th. From this 

 latter date its drift had been 252°, true, at the rate of 0.4 knot per 

 hour. Search was started at daylight. At 7.30 a. m. fog shut in 

 and at 8.45 a. m. we stood for a berg which had been located at 

 5.45 a. m.. in lat. 42° 38', long. 49° 37'. This berg was of medium 

 size, consisting of two ice hillocks separated by a deep gully. The 

 water temperature nearby was 37° F. It was reported by the Man- 

 chester hnporfer on the 4th antl had since drifted 230°, true, at the 

 rate of 0.4 knot pov hour. The bergs seen during the last few days 

 appear d. be iinch-r intensified melting influences, probably due to. 

 niinfiill aiul wash of uruisually heavy seas and swells. At 1.05 p. m. 

 stopp«"d iiml (hiftcd near the berg. Special ie<> information was fur- 

 nished the steamsliip Tees pool. 



June !): C.entle KSIv, veering ami increasing to fresh S. and ending 

 with moderate S\V. breezes. Overcast and (doudy at daylight, with 

 very ^^iunl visibility until late afternoon, when tliick, foggy, rainy, 



