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oms brought up foraminiferse, spicules of sponge, and cocco- 
_ liths. Temperature, 1000 fathoms, 39° 5’; 50 fathoms, 43°; 
surface, 61°. 
9. A second sounding on “Milne Bank,” still revealed no 
bank? In lat. 43° 40’, long. 38° 50’, the lead reached 2700 
aed and the rod brought up a small particle of foramin- 
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10, Lat. 43° 30’ N., long. 38° 5’ W., sounding of 2000 fath- 
oms, bringing up foraminiferee and a piece of stone. 
11. Lat. 43° 43’ N., long. 37° 47’ W.; a sounding of 1930 
fathoms brought up foraminiferee. Temperatures, 2000 fath- 
oms, 42° ; 1000 fathoms, 43° ; 400 fathoms, 49° ; 100 fathoms, 
59° ; sea surface, 69° ; air, 68°. : 
12. Lat, 43° 39’ N., long. 36° 46’ W. A sounding of 2600 
fathoms, bringing up foraminifere, ete. 
13. Lat. 46° N., long. 29° 40’ W. A sounding of 1650 fath- 
oms brought up foraminiferee and diatomacee surrounding six 
dead hyalea shells, 
14, Lat. 47° 11’ N., long. 23° 14. A sounding reached the 
bottom at 2000 fathoms ; temperature 42°. In this sounding 
ocean.” This remark was questioned, after the reading of the 
paper, by Prof. Huxley, who spoke as follows : 
“With regard to the deep-sea soundings which Lieutenant Chimmo 
had deseribed, speaking with every respect for the zeal and high intelligence 
Which that gentleman had displayed in his observations, and knowing 
pretioally how difficult it was to make such observations while at sea, 
€ still might be permitted to remark that they made no substantial ad- 
in a ve large proportion of the Globigerine shells. By proper meth- © 
ot only so, but Professor Frankland, to whom he had 
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