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THE VOYAGE OF H.M.S. CHALLENGER. 
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I , i . 11 . tin air at noon, 52° ‘8 ; mean for the day, 50° 7. Temperature of surface 
water, 53° 5. 
A 3.10 a.m. on October 16, proceeded under steam S. by E. At 5 a.m. steamed 
tie t*;i i point of Inaccessible Island. At 6 a.m. stopped off the east side of 
I' i ~i : Island, and lowered boat to communicate with the shore. Sounded in 
Go fa: boms. At 7.20 a.m. boats returned; proceeded. At 8 a.m. stopped and came to in 
. 5 fathoms. Landed exploring and surveying parties. At 11.1 5 a.m. gotup steam, weighed 
... t - and proceeded under steam for a cruise round the island, sounding, &c. At 5 p.m. 
stopped off the north side of the island, and put dredge over in 60 fathoms. At 5.30 p.m. 
I >Yi ■ up dredge containing numerous specimens, and proceeded. At 6 p.m. stopped 
mi- dge over in 75 fathoms, Hard Ground, shells, and gravel (Station 135a). 
\t .15 p.m. hove up dredge, which again brought up numerous specimens, chiefly by 
iM'.u.aof the tangles. Proceeded for anchorage. At 6.40 p.m. stopped and came to in 
' 7 Exploring parties returned with many prizes in the shape of birds, insects, 
:• • gic:! i spe imens, &c. Observed a remarkable colony of penguins close to the landing 
, Took on board for passage to Cape of Good Hope the two German settlers, 
Fr- d- ric and Gustavus Stoltenkoff, natives of Aix-la-Chapelle, who had come here for 
-• u 1 hing, and had led for two years a sort of Robinson Crusoe life, having had but rare 
i ; rt u i lit ; -s of communicating with passing ships or with the inhabitants of Tristan da 
( Temperature of air at noon, 50° 8 ; mean for the day, 50°'0. Temperature of 
surface water, 54 ° 0. 
A: 4.30 \.m. on October 17, got up steam. At 5.15 a.m. weighed anchor and 
pr ■ • h J under steam. Shaped course S.S.E. towards Nightingale Island. At 7 a.m. 
•op| d and sounded in 465 fathoms, Hard Ground, shells, and gravel (Station 13.5 b). At 
a. 15 v nl -topped of! Nightingale Island. Landed exploring and surveying parties. At 
■ ; j". reded od a ounding and dredging cruise round Nightingale Island. Between 
; an : 1 ’ p.m two hauls of tire dredge were taken in depths of 150 to 100 fathoms, 
* Si. \ Bottom, containing 96 00 per cent, of carbonate of lime (Station 135o). 
\ i - nuui’M-i of specimens of all groups were obtained. A sounding was also taken in 
- • on Coarse Shelly Bottom (Station 135 d). At 6.15 p.m. surveying and exploring 
- ; i ; Tied on board with numerous specimens. Temperature of the air at noon, 
51 - ; n m foi the day, 5J C, 2. Temperature of surface water, 54 o, 0. 
\t e 4 5 a.m. on October 18, got up steam to sound and dredge. At 7 a.m. shortened 
- I furl.-d ails, and proceeded under steam to sound. At 8 a.m. sounded in 
t' > , If;i rd Ground, shells, and gravel (Station 135 e). At 9 a.m. put over 
v- en d 1500 fathoms. Obtained serial temperatures at intervals of 100 fathoms 
• 'f *•» ’ s » 0 f.itlionv-. At 11.30 a.m. dredge came up with several specimens. 
!’■ h i toward - 1 Tri-tan da Cunhn. At noon stopped and put dredge over a second 
\t 12.10 p.m. sounded iu 1100 fathoms, Hard Ground (Station 135f). Lowered 
