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MR J. M. WORDIE ON 
Table of Soundings — continued. 
Position. 
Depth 
Depth 
Attach- 
ment. 
No. 
Date. 
Lati- 
tude S. 
Longi- 
tude W. 
Fathoms. 
Metres. 
Machine. 
Nature of Bottom. Remarks. 
18 
Jan. 20 
76° 39 
32° 08 
275 
451 
Very doubtful sounding. 
19 
,, 21 
76 44 
32 45 
350 
640 
L.‘ 
sn. 
Gl.m. and sand ; about half a dozen small pebbles. 
20 
,, 22 
76 49 
33 22 
337 
616 
L. 
sn. 
21 
,, 25 
76 48 
33 36 
382 
699 
L. 
sn. 
• Gl.m. and sand, the former grey and bluish-grey 
in colour ; probably grey the surface colour. 
22 
„ 26 
76 50 
33 57 
360 
658 
K. 
sn. 
Mud, dark grey, sand, and pebbles. 
A fish trap which was in use came up filled with 
waterlogged mud, sand, and a few pebbles, the 
latter include shale and hornblende-granite with 
i red felspar. 
27 
76 50 
34 02 
The fish trap was in use at a depth , of about 
355 fathoms. It filled with sand, mud, and 
pebbles: — Hornblende syenite ; red grit; green 
grit ; shale (some pieces showing glacial strife). 
23 
,, 28 
76 46 
34 05 
449 
821 
L. 
sn. 
Gl.m. , dark grey ; very little sand and a few very 
small pebbles. 
24 
„ 29 
76 47 
34 12 
449 
821 
L. 
sn. 
Gl.m., dark grey ; very little sand and a few 
pebbles. 
Gl.m., dark grey, a trifle sandy; a few small 
pebbles. 
25 
Feb. 1 
76 49 
34 31 
510 
933 
L. 
sn. 
26 
„ 3 
76 50 
34 47 
520 
951 
L. 
sn. 
Gl.m., dark grey, sandy. 
27 
,. 4 
76 53 
34 38 
520 
951 
L. 
sn. 
28 
6 
76 53 
34 48 
530 
969 
L. 
sn. 
Gl.m., dark grey. 
29 
,, 8 
76 55 
35 01 
529 
967 
L. 
sn. 
Gl.m., dark grey and sandy. 
30. 
,, 13 
76 50 
35 18 
529 
967 
L. 
sn. 
Gl.m., dark grey, sand, and small rock fragments ; 
dark grey mud when dried becomes light dusty 
grey in colour. 
31 
„ 19 
Mar. 5 
76 55 
34 54 
522 
955 
L. 
sn. 
Gl.m., dark grey. 
32 
76 53 
35 54 
561 
1026 
L. 
sn. 
33 
,, 18 
76 53 
37 17 
606 
1108 
L. 
sn. 
Gl.m. 
34 
„ 22 
76 37 
38 15 
1 442 
808 
L. 
sn. 
Gl.m. 
35 
,, 23 
76 3; 
38 22 
443 
810 
L. 
. sn. 
Gl.m. 
Dredge brought up much Gl.m., together with 
pebbles of black shale and grit. 
36 
,, 24 
76 36 
38 22 
419 
766 
L. 
sn. 
Gl.m. 
Dredge yielded pebbles of shale and grit, one of 
the latter being false-bedded. 
37 
,, 25 
76 32 
38 37 
406 
742 
L. 
t. 
Gl.m. 
3S 
,» 26 
76 27 
38 43 
380 
695 
L. 
t. 
Gl.m. , light grey, at least 2 inches deep. 
Dredge was down twice. The first haul yielded a 
porphyrite pebble 3 inches across ; the second 
brought up numerous pebbles of grit and shale 
besides a block of red grit 70 lbs. in weight, and 
one of fossiliferous limestone 7 inches across. 
39 
„ 27 
76 22 
38 50 
I 358 
1 
1 
655 
L. . 
t. 
Gl.m. 
Dredge contained pebbles of : — Granite with red 
felspar ; grit ; shale ; banded shale, brown and 
dark grey. 
40 
,, 30 
38 28 
338 
618 
L. 
Gl. m. A Rutherford tube was used for the first 
and only time. 
Dredge brought up a block of fossiliferous lime- 
stone 6 inches across. 
41 
,, 31 
76 18 
38 23 
256 
468 
K. 
1. 
Gl.ni. 
42 
Apr. 2 
76 17 
38 24 
262 
479 
K. 
1. 
Gl.m. 
Dredge besides abundant mud contained two 
small pebbles, one a mica schist. 
43 
,, 3 
76 17 
38 34 
264 
483 
K. 
1, » 
44 
,, 4 
76 9 
38 30 
250 
457 
K. 
1. 
45 
,, 5 
76 9 
38 43 
245 
448 
K. 
1. 
Gl. m. 
Dredge included a few small pebbles. 
46 
,, 6 
76 12 
39 04 
244 
446 
K. 
1. 
Gl.m. 
47 
,, 7 
76 18 
39 48 
242 
443 
K. 
1. 
Gl.m., slightly gritty. 
48 
,, 9 
76 29 
40 14 
273 
j 
499 
K. 
1. 
Gl.m., gritty. 
Dredge brought up sandy mud. Two pebbles, 
one a limestone, the other an oolite. 
