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ground, as they were in motion most of the time. One or two small 



catches were made by them to-day. 



I remain, very respectfully, 



D. E. Collins, 



Commanding pro. tern. 

 Hon. Marshall McDonald, 



U. S. Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries, Washington, D. C. 

 H.— NARRATIVE OF CRUISE FROM MAY 10 TO MAY 25. 



We returned to Hampton Roads late on the afternoon of the 10th, and 

 were joined by Dr. T. H. Bean the following morning. The weather 

 was very unfavorable, and consequently we did not leave harbor until 

 the 12th, when we got under way at 7.10 a. m., and at 9.40 Cape Henry 

 bore south about 3 miles distant. Took bottom temperature at 1 p. in. 

 in 12 fathoms of water, our position being lat. 37° 00' N., long. 75° 32' 

 W. After taking the bottom temperature the small surface net was 

 towed for twenty-five minutes, and a small quantity of Crustacea was 

 taken. Took bottom temperature again at 4 o'clock, and also towed 

 surface net. (Position, lat. 37° 02' 1ST. . long. 75° 01' W.) In lat. 37° 03' 

 N., long. 74° 47' W. at 6 p. m. took bottom temperature and put out 

 small towing-net for an hour, collecting a lot of little jelly-fishes and 

 some Crustacea. Hove-to at dark, but did not set gill-nets, since the 

 weather continued unfavorable. 



There was a light baffling wind from the north-northwest and a rough 

 sea heaving from the southward in the early morning of the 13th. Got 

 under way at 5 o'clock and headed to the northeast. Made trial with 

 surface net for an hour, in which we secured a few green fish-eggs. 

 (Position, lat. 36° 59' N., long. 74° 41' W.) Used the same form of ap- 

 paratus from 9.30 until 11 o'clock, collecting more fish eggs. 



At 11.45 a. m. tacked ship to the north, the wind having worked 

 around to northeast accompanied by foggy weather. At 4.30 p. m., in 

 lat. 37° 15' N., long. 74° 48' W., towed the small surface net for thirty 

 minutes and collected an abundance of sea-fleas in it. Put out both 

 the large and small surface nets at 6.30 p. m. and towed them for fifty 

 minutes, collecting a lot of small Crustacea in the small net and noth- 

 ing in the larger one. Took bottom temperatures at 7.25 p. m. in 26 

 fathoms of water. The vessel lay-to "jogging " under lower sails dur- 

 ing the night. 



Put out the small surface net for an hour at 5 a. m. on the 14th, 

 taking in it a quantity of Crustacea and small floating shells. (Position, 

 lat. 37° 16' N., long. 74° 50' W.) Near this locality, between 5.30 and 

 7 o'clock, we saw what we believed to be three schools of fish, though 

 it is impossible to say positively what species they were. Hove-to and 

 threw toll-bait and used cod hand-lines baited with salt menhaden. 

 Caught only two skates on the hand-lines, from which a number of para- 

 sites were taken. After completing this trial the vessel was kept-ofif 



