information by visual signal to tlie Norwegian steamer Aun. By 

 5 a. m. the next morning (May 18) the berg had drifted 7.5 miles 

 215° true from its 8 p. m. position. From May 11 to May 16 this 

 berg had drifted only 5 miles. Evidently during part of this time 

 it was aground. 



From this berg the Mendota scouted to the northeastward and 

 located the two bergs sighted the previous day. One of these bergs 

 was located in 44°11' N., 48°38' W., at 7:48 a. m. It had drifted 

 5 miles, 149° true, in 14 hours. The winds were north to northeast, 

 force 1 to 2. The third berg of the group was found at noon in 

 44°45' N., 48°03' W. In 20 hours its drift was 17 miles, 55° true. 

 From this berg the Mendota headed for a group of three bergs- 

 reported on May 17 just north of latitude 45 N. At 2:40 p. m. a 

 dangerous growler was located in 45°02' N., 48°44' W. A berg: 

 was found at 3 p. m. in 45°01' N., 48°50' W., 250 fathoms, water 

 temperature 36°. This was a small drydock-type berg and was 

 disintegrating fast. Another berg which we did not run close to 

 was 7 miles distant in 45°05' N., 48°58' W. At this time the visi- 

 bility decreased to about 3 miles on account of rain and fog. Then 

 the Mendota ran 190° true. A large drydock-type berg was found 

 in 44°55' N., 48°51' W. 



It was foggy until 4 p. m. on the 19th. After the fog cleared 

 the Mendota searched for the southernmost berg until dark. At 

 daylight the following day the Mendota ran up the eastern edge 

 of the Grand Banks to latitude 44°00' N., then east for 25 miles,, 

 and then changed course to 199° true. The southernmost berg; 

 was found in 43°31' N., 48°45' W., sea-water temperature 47° F, 

 at 1 p. m. The ice-patrol vessel drifted near this berg during the 

 21st and 22d. At noon on the 21st the berg had drifted 9 miles 

 northeast. During the night of the 21st fresh east winds arose 

 shifting to northeast and north during the morning of the 22d_ 

 From noon 21st to noon 22d the berg drifted 39 miles, 238° tnie. 

 From then until 6 a. m. May 23 it drifted 16 miles, 214° true. The 

 berg during tliis time had become very much smaller both from 

 melting and the frequent calving of growlers. On the morning 

 of May 23 the ice-patrol vessel stood up the eastern edge of the 

 Grand Banks as far as latitude 44°00' N., to search for a berg that 

 had been reported the previous day in 43°28' N., 49°22' W. As 

 this berg was not located it might have been the same bei"g that 

 the Mendota was watching. At noon thick fog set in and no more 

 scouting could be done. We then ran to the southward to be near 

 the southernmost ice when the fog cleared. 



At 12:45 a. m., May 25, the General Greene sighted a bergin42°38' 

 N., 50°15' W. The Mendota located this berg in 42°30' N., 50°14'' 

 W., at 9:30 a. m. the same day. This berg proved to be the same one 



