78 Miscellaneous Intelligence. 
Dist’nce} Local Long. Arica j|Time of; Nautic, Mean 
from time, from time, trans- | miles depth 
rica. |first wave.) Arica. |first wave.|mission.|pr.hour.| of ocean. 
| Mies d. h. mn. h. m.\d. he m.| he m. Feet, 
Arica in: @ oe 
et 2c 4,030 13 14 00! 2 27 |13 16 27/10 55| 369 | 12,100 
Port Point... .- 2...) 4,480 |13 15 00) 3 28 |13 18 28/12 56| 348 | 10,800 
PAMOt ae sek SS 5,000 |13 20 50} 3 33 |13 24 23) 18 51 26 ya 
—_ sebes.cahhes 200 |13 22 00| 5 32 |13 27 32/22 00; 282) 7,000 
Te apn es Tera ,057 |13 11 30) 4 56 |13 16 26/10 54| 372 12,200 
Chatham Island ....| 5,520 |14 13 30) 7 03 |13 20 33) 15 OL 368 12,100 
SWe oo Rese 5,460 13 14 00) 5 42 |13 19 42) i4 10 385 13,200 
Tonge <5 SSCS. 5,580 |13 12 00) 5 50 7 60/12 18| 454 | 18,500 
Samoan Islands __._| 5,760 |14 14 30) 6 40 |13 21 10/15 38 368 12,100 
i ta iit se 6,120 16 45) 7 48 |14 00 33) 19 Ol 322 9,200 
Newcastle _........ | 7,380 |14 18 30) 9 12 |14 03 42) 22 10 332 9,800 
Vo SGwcoe ce ces 7,440 |13 20 00) 9 13 |14 05 13) 23 41 314 8,800 
age ao states that the superior depth of the Pacific in its 
eastern equat eyo which there was otherwise good ground for 
believing mi is here made pee ey and that the depth in the 
northern part also wale to “a 
2. The Challenger Eepedition. sant hbinings the ocean to the West 
Indies, the Lee aude 5 several deep soundings. March 4th, 
in 21° 38/N., 44° 39’ W., 1,900 fathoms; the bottom gray ooze 
and the bottom temperature 19°C. A crustacean related to 
the Astaci (and named by Dr. Suhm Deidamia leptodactyla, was 
brought up, which had no eyestalks or eyes. March 6th, 2,325 
fathoms, bottom temperature 1°7° C.; brought up a little red mud, 
containing asingle valve of a lamellibranch, and some sharks? 
teeth of two genera, with nodules that appeared 7: be coral altered 
to manganese ore: position 19° 57’ N., 53° 26’ W., 558 miles from 
Sombrero. March 10th, 2,675 fathoms, bottom éciaspeteat ure 1°6° C. 
brought up some red cla ay with very little calcareous matter. 
eh fatho r 
occurs sparin abe in the ‘aht , and very few josvaseaaesd the 
h whi oes n rt 
eae 8 exceeded in any part of the ocean.” March 13th, lat. 
4’ N., long. 61° 28’ W.; March 14th, still 35 m. from land, 
eniaa in 1,420 fathte brought up material consisting chiefly 
of he oascanstts with spicules of sponges, 
expedition sailed thence to Bermuda and Halifax, arriv- 
ing at the latter place May 9th. rege he 15. 
3. Michigan University. — W. Hirearp, for many 
years connected with the niverieg at aun Mississippi, has re- 
cently entered upon the duties of Professor of Geology in the 
ret oo The change takes him to a new field, 
where 1 be able to connect his very valuable work in the — 
Gulf Bers at observations over that of the Great Lakes and 
the northern United oxen 
