OFF MORETON BAT. 



77 



Abstract of Soundings for Submarine Cable between Kandavu Island, Fiji 

 Gl-roup, and Brisbane, Queensland, obtained by Commander Miller, in U.S. 

 steamer " Tuscarora." 





"w . 







--a 







Date. 





Lat. 



Lon. 



Nature of bottom. 



Remarks, 



1876 















Jan. 





S. 



E. 









25 



76 



1911 



177-41 



1647 



Yel-br. ooze 



Position taken from bear- 

 ings in British Admiralty- 

 Chart, No. 2,691. 





77 



19-29 



176-53 



1915 



Yel-br. ooze and 

 coral. 





26 



78 



19-46 



176-10 



1723 



No specimen 



Stray line fouled cylinder. 





79 



20-04 



175-24 



1763 



Br. ooze and blk. 

 sand. 







80 



20-21 



174-42 



1625 



Br. ooze and sand. 





27 



81 



20-44 



174-00 



1460 



Ditto. 







82 



2103 



173-22 



1875 



Coral. 







83 



21-20 



172-35 



1950 



Br. ooze and sand. 





28 



84 



21-35 



171-48 



1372 



Coral 



Small specimen. 





85 



21-48 



170-56 



1398 



Br. ooze and sand. 



29 



86 



21-58 



170-13 



2165 



Ditto 



Small specimen. 





87 



22-11 



169-25 



1627 



White coral and 













sand. 







88 



22-36 



168-52 



747 



Coral and lava . . . 



Off Walpole Island. 



30 



89 



22-54 



168-11 



1009 



White coral. 







90 



23-05 



167-40 



483 



Coral and shells... 



Isle of Pines in sight. 





91 



23-16 



16709 



460 



Hard coral 



No specimen. Cylinder 

 came up flattened. 





\y -^ 













92 



23-22 



166-41 



1176 



White coral. 





31 



93 



23-33 



165-56 



1938 



Yel-br. ooze and 

 white coral. 





T?oV 



94 



23-41 



165-04 



2055 



Yellowish ooze. 





i?eD. 

 1 



95 



23-48 



16419 



1400 



White coral. 







96 



23-88 



163-26 



1575 



Coral and sand. 



- 





97 



24-35 



162-53 



930 



No specimen 



Wire parted reeling in. 



2 



98 



24-58 



16212 



645 



White coral and 

 sand. 







99 



25-06 



161-27 



810 



Ditto. 





3 



100 



25-11 



160-41 



993 



White coral and 

 sand. 







101 



25-18 



159-52 



715 



Ditto 



To Light-house, Cape 















Moreton,S. 73°W.,355 















miles.* 





102 



25-30 



15909 



1383 



White coral 



S. 73° W., 320 miles. 



6 



103 



26-12 



156 04 



2634 



Brown mud 



S. 68° W., 149 miles. 





104 

 105 

 106 

 107 



26-31 

 26-03 

 26-18 

 26-32 



15507 

 154-23 

 154-08 

 153-51 



2682 



2610 



2485 



562 



Ditto 



S. 72° W., 95 miles. 



9 



Ditto 



S. 42° W., 76 milea. 





Ditto 



S. 42° W., 58 miles. 





Brown mud and 



S. 42° W., 36 miles. 













sand. 





* N.B.— The bearings to the light-house, Cape Moreton, were measured for me by 

 Captain Hixson. 



