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the next morning, forty -nine miles vest of Cape Clear, in ninety 

 fathoms. Various hauls of the dredge were made, but though the 

 ground appeared to be rich, the roughness of the weather and the 

 temporary disablement of the scientific staff prevented the results from 

 being as satisfactory as could be wished. After dredging for about 

 twenty-two miles (Station I.), active operations ceased about two 

 o'clock, p.m., and an anchorage was made in Dursey Sound. 



I^ext day, the mouth of Kenmare Eiver and Ballinskellig Bay were 

 dredged. The weather was calmer, and the members of the staff were 

 able to prosecute their several duties. 



On Thursday, August 5th, the anchorage in Ballinskellig Bay was 

 left very eaiiy ; breakfast was taken in the lee of the Skelligs, and soon 

 after 10 o'clock the dredge was down at a depth of 120 fathoms, 

 twenty-five miles W.X.W. (by compass) of Great Skellig. Several 

 hauls of the dredges were made from 120-110 fathoms (Station Y.). 

 In the afternoon, dredging was conducted about twelve miles S.W. of 

 the Skelligs in 79-70 fathoms. Anchorage was for a second time 

 made in Dursey Sound. 



Priday was devoted to dredging opposite the mouth of Bantry Bay 

 and along Berehaven. The night was passed in Bantry Harbour, and 

 Professor Haddon and Ht. Jacob were landed soon after daybreak the 

 next morning. 



The remainder of the party made four casts of the dredge along the 

 south coast, and arrived at Queenstown on Saturday evening. 



Professor Haddon and llr. Jacob spent the following fortnight in 

 Bantry Bay. The weather was at first very unsettled, and quite pre- 

 vented any di'edging. A week was spent at Castletown-Bere investi- 

 gating the fauna of Berehaven. 



Dredg^iiig^ ^tatioiiis, and Oeiieral Results. 



Station I. — Fortv miles off south-west Ireland: lat. 51° 15' IN". ; 

 'long. 10° 31' W. 



Log jS'o. 1. — i^orty miles "W". (by compass) of Pastnet ; depth 90 

 fathoms ; sand. 



Log jS'o. 2. — About five miles N.E. of IS'o. 1 ; depth 90 fathoms ; 



sand. 

 Log jS'o. 3. — Six miles JS^.E. of jSTo. 2; depth 80 fathoms; sand, 



with broken and living shells. 

 Log No. 4. — About four miles If.E. of IS'o. 3 ; depth about 30 



fathoms ; broken shells. 

 Log No. 5. — About four to six miles N.E. of No. 4 ; depth 75 



fathoms. 



