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course 310^ tiaie, full speed, natural draft, for searching. At 11. 2S 

 sighted berg 16 miles distant, bearing 292° true: stood for same. At 

 12.45, witliin 4 miles of berg, which proved to be a small one, prob- 

 ably 50 feet high, with several pinnacles. Decided that it was not 

 the one last sighted by Tampa on 26th. but doul^tless the one reported 

 by steamship Veerhaven on 27th in latitude 48° 42'. longitude 

 52° 35'. The present location of the berg is latitude 48' 29', 

 longitude 52° 23 ; therefore it had drifted 150° true 0.7 mile per hour, 

 but doubtless it has been within influence of daily tides. At 12.45 

 changed course to 160° true to continue search west of area covered. 

 Headlands of Newfoundland were in sight for about two hours. At 

 7.30 course 90° true. At 8.30 stopped and drifted for the night. 



Special ice information given to the following steamships : M< ta- 

 ganuu Mount RoyaL BriarwoocL West Isleta. 



Observed numerous flocks of greater shearwater, a few juegars 

 and kittiwakes, two flocks of sea snipe, and one goose. 



Received obstruction report from Waul'egan. 



June 3 : Begins light SW. breezes with fog setting in at daybreak 

 and cler.ring at noon, with light to moderate X. to XW. breeze. 

 Smooth to moderate sea. 



Continued drifting because of fog. At 10 received message from 

 steamship Cymric Queen that he had sighted berg, manifestly the 

 one so long sought, latitude 48° 32', longitude 51- 13', only 16 miles 

 130° true from wliere we had last sighted it. May 26. At our 

 request the master confirmed position Ity his run from Cape St. 

 Francis, course 57°, distance 75 miles. 



This berg had been reported 24 miles to southward on May 27, 

 which report we correctly decided to be inaccurate, since such drift 

 would be abnormal in one day. However, the normal drift here 

 would be south some 10 miles per day, and a drift of only 16 miles 

 in 8 days is difficult to account for. Poor visibility had prevented 

 our sighting this berg in searching within a few miles on ^lay 30. 

 We had searched to southward and eastward on May 31. We had 

 been almost Avithin range of visibility on June 2 when we turned 

 to westward because further search in this direction seemed futile. 



Having been in touch with Modoc since yesterday the Tampa got 

 under way at 11.20 and stood 131" true for Cape Race, thence 246" 

 true to meet the Modoc. 



Gave special ice information to the following vessels : Ve/bania, 

 Melifa, Moimt Clai/, Caronia, JyastaVia, Corh}/, Montreal. Cairn- 

 valoTha. 



June 4: The Tampa, met the Modoc at 5 a. m.. latitude 46° 52'. 

 longitude 54° 07'. and the oceanographer and assistant were trans- 

 ferred to the latter vessel, which assumed ice patrol. 



