DEPTHS AND DEPOSITS OF THE WEDDELL SEA, 
791 
Table of Soundings — continued. 
Position 
Depth 
Depth 
Attach- 
No. 
Date. 
in 
in 
Machine. 
Nature of Bottom. Remarks. 
Lati- 
Longi- 
Fathoms. 
Metres. 
ment. 
tude S. 
tude W. 
49 
Apr. 
10 
76° 27 
40 
09 
253 
463 
K. 
1. 
Gl.m., gritty. 
Dredge contained a block of white grit about the 
size of one’s hand. 
50 
” 
11 
76 24 
40 
03 
255 
466 
K. 
1. 
Gl.m., gritty. 
Dredge contained pebbles of : — Grey shale ; quartz- 
ite ; grit ; diorite (?). 
51 
,, 
12 
76 14 
39 
14 
238 
435 
K. 
1. 
52 
12 
232 
424 
K. 
1. 
Sounding made about six hours later than No 51. 
53 
13 
76 04 
39 
20 
212 
388 
K. 
1. 
Gl.m. and sand. 
54 
14 
75 59 
39 
13 
197 
360 
K. 
1. 
55 
15 
75 54 
39 
16 
192 
351 
K. 
sn. 
Gl. sand and mud. 
56 
16 
75 55 
39 
31 
192 
351 
K. 
sn. 
Sand and pebbles. 
57 
17 
75 57 
39 
41 
196 
358 
K. 
sn. 
Moist sand and mud. 
58 
18 
75 57 
39 
49 
193 
353 
K. 
sn. 
Gl.m. 
59 
19 
75 59 
10 
11 
181 
331 
K. 
sn. 
Firm dark grey sand and mud. 
60 
19 
177 
324 
K. 
1. 
Sounding about six hours later than No. 59. 
61 
20 
76 00 
40 
48 
178 
325 
K. 
sn. 
62 
20 
178 
325 
K. 
sn. 
Sounding about six hours later than No. 61. 
63 
21 
76 03 
41 
48 
181 
331 
K. 
sn. 
Sand, mud, and pebble. 
64 
22 
76 01 
42 
01 
180 
329 
K. 
Gl.m. and sand. 
Dredge yielded over 100 pebbles up to 3 inches 
across. For the most part they were rounded 
and enclosed in tough sandy gl.m. Some ap- 
peared to be facetted : — Grey grits, common ; 
quartzite, white ; pink grit ; arkose, fairly 
common ; dolerite, common ; diorite ; granite 
with pink felspar ; granite-gneiss ; garneti- 
ferous gneiss ; peridotite (possibly) ; chert 
breccia ; spotted shale : shales. 
Gl.m. 
65 
,, 
23 
76 02 
41 
48 
179 
327 
K. 
sn. 
66 
,, 
25 
75 56 
41 
40 
178 
325 
K. 
sn. 
Gl.m. 
67 
26 
75 49 
41 
42 
179 
327 
K. 
sn. 
Gl.m. 
68 
,, 
27 
75 45 
41 
42 
177 
324 
K. 
sn. 
Gl.m., stiff. 
69 
, 
28 
75 38 
41 
33 
174 
318 
K. 
sn. 
Gl.m. 
70 
, 
29 
75 29 
41 
25 
169 
309 
K. 
1. 
Gl.m. 
71 
May 
30 
75 25 
41 
43 
172 
314 
K. 
1. 
Gl.m. 
72 
1 
75 27 
42 
00 
175 
320 
K. 
1. 
Gl.m. 
73 
3 
75 22 
42 
18 
175 
320 
K. 
1. 
Gl.m. 
74 
f 9 
4 
75 23 
42 
26 
173 
316 
K. 
1. 
Gl.m. 
Fish trap was lowered and filled with bluish-grey 
75 
5 
75 19 
42 
26 
170 
311 
K. 
sn. 
gl.m. 
Gl.m. and sand. 
76 
,, 
6 
75 10 
42 
20 
161 
294 
K. 
1. 
Gl.m. with a little grit. 
" 
7 
75 07 
41 
52 
159 
291 
K. 
1. 
Gl.m. and a little grit. 
Dredge filled with 2 feet of tenacious mud. About 
a dozen pebbles : — Arkose ; grits, white and 
pink ; green igneous rock. 
78 
,, 
8 
75 03 
42 
17 
162 
296 
K. 
1. 
Gl.m., slightly gritty. 
79 
10 
74 59 
42 
06 
152 
278 
K. 
1. 
Gl.m., light grey, gritty to the feel. 
80 
11 
75 00 
41 
58 
157 
287 
K. 
1. 
Gl.m. 
81 
,, 
12 
75 08 
41 
54 
157 
287 
K. 
1. 
Gl.m., gritty. 
82 
13 
75 19 
42 
22 
170 
311 
K. 
1. 
Gl.m., very little grit. 
83 
14 
75 23 
42 
52 
163 
298 
K. 
1 I- 
Gl.m. 
84 
15 
75 27 
43 
09 
161 
294 
K. 
1 1- 
Gl.m. 
85 
,, 
16 
75 26 
43 
37 
153 
280 
K. 
1. 
Gl.m., very slightly gritty. 
86 
,, 
17 
75 24 
43 
57 
157 
287 
K. 
1. 
Gl.m., slightly gritty. 
87 
18 
75 23 
44 
01 
156 
285 
K. 
sn. 
Gl.m., slightly sandy. 
88 
20 
75 27 
44 
26 
155 
283 
K. 
1. 
Gl.m., with a little sand. 
89 
, 
21 
75 24 
44 
45 
155 
283 
K. 
1. 
Gl.m., with a little grit. 
90 
,, 
22 
75 23 
44 
59 
157 
287 
K. 
1. 
Gl.m., light grey ; practically no sand, 
91 
24 
75 22 
45 
45 
165 
302 
K. 
1. 
Gl.m., light grey. 
92 
” 
26 
75 14 
44 
54 
172 
314 
K. 
1. 
Gl.m. 
Dredge contained following pebbles : — Quartzite, 
white ; chert ; grits ; dolerite (1) ; shale, black 
and grey. 
93 
” 
27 j 
75 04 
44 
51 
187 
342 
K. 
1. 
Gl.m. 
