420 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHE."iIES. 



HYDROGRAPHIC RECORDS. 



Record of hydrographic soundings of the Albatross during the years 1883-1900. 



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a36 



637 



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c39 



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Date. 



1883. 



May 19 

 May 19 

 May 19 

 May 19 

 May 19 

 May 19 

 May 19 

 May 20 

 May 20 

 May 20 

 May 20 

 May 20 

 May 20 

 May 20 

 May 20 

 May 20 

 May 20 

 May 20 

 May 20 

 May 21 

 May 21 

 May 21 

 May 21 

 May 21 

 May 21 



May 25 

 May 2(5 

 May 26 

 May 2() 

 May 26 

 May 26 

 July 28 

 July 31 

 July 31 

 Sept. 20 



1884. 

 Jan. 11 

 Jan. 13 

 Jan. 14 

 Jan. 15 



Jan. 

 Jan. 

 Jan. 

 Jan. 

 Jan. 

 Jan. 

 .Jan. 

 Jan. 

 Jan. 

 Jan. 

 Jan. 

 Jan. 

 Jan. 

 Jan. 

 Jan. 

 •Tan. 

 Jan. 

 Jan. 

 Jan. 

 Jan. 

 Jan. 

 Jan. 

 Jan 

 Jan. 

 .Jan. 

 Jan. 

 Jan. 

 Jan. 



Position. 



Lat. N. Long. W. 



Cape Hatteras to 

 Cape May. 



37 11 20 

 37 15 15 

 37 18 21 

 37 21 27 

 37 24 33 

 37 27 39 

 37 30 45 

 37 24 30 

 37 29 15 

 37 34 4.5 

 37 STi 40 

 37 44 25 

 37 48 00 

 37 49 48 

 37 51 36 

 37 53 24 

 37 55 12 

 37 57 00 

 37 58 05 

 37 53 20 

 37 48 a3 

 37 4:3 47 

 37 39 00 

 37 32 42 

 37 40 30 



75 15 25 

 75 03 30 

 74 53 54 

 74 44 18 

 74 34 42 

 74 25 06 

 74 15 30 

 74 23 30 

 74 27 00 

 74 28 00 

 74 27 00 

 74 25 30 

 74 24 15 

 74 19 46 

 74 15 17 

 74 10 45 

 74 06 19 

 74 01 50 



73 58 20 



74 03 10 

 74 08 00 

 <4 12 50 

 74 17 40 

 74 17 00 

 74 03 00 



Depth. 



Ca2}e May to Nan- 

 tucket. 



70 28 00 

 72 06 40 

 72 09 40 

 72 12 00 

 72 19 IC 

 72 17 30 

 68 05 25 

 68 31 00 

 68 50 30 

 70 37 00 



Cape Hatteras to 

 West Indies. 



40 05 55 



39 27 25 



39 29 30 



39 31 00 



39 32 00 



39 32 54 



37 54 49 



39 55 00 



40 02 20 



40 02 30 



71 42 00 

 67 39 10 

 66 17 37 

 65 13 07 



Caribbean Sea. 



33 50 20 

 31 15 42 

 28 17 07 

 24 35 14 



26 16 

 26 16 

 26 16 

 26 ; 16 



15 00 

 59 00 

 09 00 

 04 30 

 00 00 

 55 30 



51 00 

 46 30 

 42 00 

 37 30 



33 00 



28 30 

 24 00 



29 10 



34 20 

 39 30 



44 15 

 49 06 



45 20 

 42 10 

 39 00 

 a> 50 

 32 40 



15 ;}o 



52 (Kt 

 42 02 

 28 00 

 13 45 



65 07 00 

 65 07 00 



64 58 50 



65 01 10 

 65 04 00 

 a5 06 00 

 65 08 05 

 65 10 25 

 65 12 40 

 65 15 00 

 65 17 20 

 65 19 40 

 65 22 00 

 65 23 30 

 65 25 00 

 65 26 30 

 65 27 50 

 65 29 00 

 65 a5 35 

 65 39 40 

 65 44 (H) 

 «).-. 48 10 

 65 52 20 

 65 36 20 

 6;-) 19 20 

 ()5 02 20 

 64 42 30 

 64 22 30 



Fms. 

 15 



18 



23 



26 



34 



55 



312 



358 



48 



44 



38 



37 



37 



39 



48 



56 



68 



74 



85 



172 



96 



86 



68 



158 



218 



59 



802 



459 



364 



182 



328 



2,976 



1,385 



369 



90 



Character of bottom. 



2,953 



2,787 

 2,957 

 3,006 



3.468 



1,902 



516 



1,146 



1,975 



2,501 



2,423 



1,482 



978 



928 



949 



1.265 



1,895 



1,;356 



990 



93;J 



1,243 



2, 188 



1,345 



789 



578 



1,;303 



2,017 



2,690 



2,543 



2,312 



2,192 



2, 069 



gy-s. 

 gys. 



gy.s. 



gy.s.bk.sp. 

 gy.s. bk.sp. 

 lost lead, 

 br.m.f. 8. 

 br. ni. f. s. 

 wh.s. bk.sp. 

 gy.s.bk.sp. 

 gy.s. bk.sp. 

 gy.s gr. 

 gy.s.bk.sp. 

 gy.s. Ik. 

 s. gr. bk. sp. 

 gy-s.g. 

 bk.s. 



gy. s. bk. sp. 

 gy.s.bk.sp. 

 gy. ni. f ne. s. 



gys. 

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gy. s. bk. sp. 



gys. 



bu. m.fne. s. 



no specimen, 

 bu.ra. fne. s. 

 bu. m. 

 bu. m. 

 gn.m. 

 bu.m. 

 glob.oz. 

 glob. oz. 

 crs. s. 

 gn.m. 



It. choc. oz. 

 It. choc. oz. glob. 

 It. choc. oz. glob, 

 stf . choc. c. 



glob.oz. 



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crs. CO. s. brk. sh. for. 



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fne. CO. 8. sh. 



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CO. s. for. 



CO. s. for.sh. 



a Near Ashton Shoal. b Near Perseveranza Shoal. 



d Parted wire at 10 fathoms. Light westerly current. 



cSt. Thomaslight NNE. .1 E. (mag.). Sail rock NW. i N. (mag.). 



c Near Mourand ShoaL 

 Slight SW. set. 



