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boinj; in tho axis of the g:ulley. Owing to strong head gale and sea, 

 dccickHl to omit the remaining less important station oh' Cape Race. 

 At 10.35 a. m. stood toward SE. edge of Grand Banks. 



June 24: Strong breezes, NNW. backing to SW. and becoming 

 moderate S. breeze at close. Rough to moderate sea. Clear to 

 cloudy, with passing rain squalls in afternoon. Vessel standing 

 across Grand Banks. Meridian position, hit. 43° 50', long. 51° 32'. 

 At 12.30 p. m. received Headquarters' radiogram requesting investi- 

 gation of bergs reported southward of our position. At 12.45 p. m. 

 set coui-se to scout for bergs reported on 21st instant, lat. 42° 44', 

 long. 51° 34', from which position drift to NW. vras deemed more 

 probable than toward the steamship lanes. At 1.30 p. m. received 

 radiogram from steamship West Kebar, lat. 47° 47', long. 48° 47', 

 stating tliat she was disabled by slacking of propeller on shaft and 

 drifting to eastward at the rate of 2 or 3 knots per hour. She re- 

 quested that arrangements be made for assistance by Coast Guard 

 cutter or westbound .Shipping Board vessel. Broadcast incjuiries 

 for available Shipping Board vessel and this was answered by the 

 Chicl'asair, which vessel arranged to render the required assistance. 

 At 10 p. m. lay to for the night, in lat. 42° 30', long. 51° 48', having 

 seen nothing of the bergs sought. 



June 25: Light to gentle SE. breezes, shifting to NW., then backing 

 to WSW. Light fog Hi-st part, clearing at 5.30 a. m. At 5.40 a. m. 

 under way to scout for bei'gs SW. of Tail of the Bank. At 3.15 p. m. 

 sighted a berg 16 miles distant. Stood for this berg and at 5.15 p. m. 

 stood around and photographed it, lat. 42° 44', long. 50° 55'. This 

 was a medium-sized berg of pyramidal shape, some SO feet in height, 

 the greatest dimension of its base being some 200 feet. Continued 

 scouting until 10.10 p. m., when we stopped near the berg and 

 drifted for the night. Ice information was furnished the steamship 

 Chiclcasaw. 



June 26: Gentle to light S. breezes, shifting to WSW. at close. 

 Cloudy to overcast; rainy in afternoon, followed by fog. Vessel 

 standing i)y berg for the night. At 4.25 a. m. mider way to scout 

 area S. of Tail of the Bank. At 7.15 a. m. sighted a berg 15 miles 

 distant. Stood for this berg and at 7.45 a. m. passed and photo- 

 graplied it dose aboard, lat. 42° 48', long. 50° 19'. This berg was 

 180 feet high and pyramidal in shape, with a base projecting under 

 water, attached to which was another wall some 40 feet high, water 

 washed and rounded. One face of the pyramid was a nearly vertical 

 triangular plane.' The berg left at 4.25 a. m. to-day had drifted 20°, 

 true, at the rate of 0.8 knot ])er hour since the previous night, its 

 position this morning being lat. 42° 52', long. 50° 52'. The indica- 

 tions were that both bergs would drift to the SW. slope of the Tail 

 of the Bank. Continued scouting. At 11.55 a. m. set course for 



