410 Scientific Intelligence. 
ing nearly to 1500 fathoms, But, of course, aside from the Foram- 
inifera and Diatomacew, for the study of which this material 
. 
So 
: : enage 
but interrupted for several years by the war. Besides observa- 
searches will be extended to the Fauna of the bottom, of the sur 
ace, and of the intervening depths. Not only will an insight 
powers of transportation from shallow to deeper. water, or alo 
its bed, on its action in forming deposits in particular localities, 
o parpo : 
ne cable, shortly afterwards laid between these two — 
The Coast Survey steamer Corwin was assigned to the work; 
here I wish to express my thanks to my colleague, Assistant 
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out oe fellow fever on board, so that the dredgings were few | 
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and as great an abundance as in shallow water. + the 
The identifications of the species has been made by — éok 
Museum of Comparative Zoélogy at Cambridge, in the esc 
lections of which I have found abundant material for comp®” for 
facilities of every sort were afforded me by Professor . 
- . for this op” 
