954 
THE VOYAGE OF H.M.S. CHALLENGER. 
Station 244 . Temperature of water : — 
Surface, . 
70-5 
400 fathoms. 
40-4 
25 fathoms, 
61-0 
500 „ . . 
38-9 
50 
JJ 
59-2 
600 „ 
38-0 
75 
>> 
57-6 
700 „ 
37-4 
100 
56 -2 
800 „ 
36-9 
125 
)) 
54-9 
900 „ 
36-4 
150 
53-3 
1000 „ 
36-0 
175 
5» 
51-7 
1100 „ 
35-7 
200 
)) 
49-8 
1200 „ . . 
35-5 
225 
>> • • 
48-0 
1300 ,, . . 
35-3 
250 
>> 
46-0 
1400 „ 
35-3 
275 
44-3 
1500 „ 
35-3 
300 
If 
43-1 
Bottom, 
35-3 
Density at 60° F. : — 
Surface, . 
. 1-02566 
300 fathoms. 
. 1-02519 
25 fathoms. 
. 1-02563 
400 „ 
. 1-02521 
50 
ff 
. 1-02559 
600 „ 
. 1-02521 
100 
ff 
. 1-02552 
Bottom, 
. 1-02571 
200 
ff 
. 1-02534 
Depth, 2900 fathoms ; deposit, Ecd Clay, containing only a trace of carbonate of 
lime (see Murray and Renard, Deep-Sea Deposits Chall. Exp.). 
At 3.15 A.M. shortened sail. At 4 a.m. got up steam, and proceeded to lay out 
trawl, veering 3500 fathoms. At 6 a.m. brought ship to wind, proceeded under steam, 
and sounded in 2900 fathoms. Obtained serial temperatures down to 1500 fathoms. At 
noon commenced heaving in trawl, which came up torn at 3.50 p.m., but with numerous 
animals, a bag full of clay, many pumice-stones and manganese nodules, and a few sharks’ 
teeth [Lamna, &c.). This was the most successful haul hitherto made from a depth of 
2900 fathoms, and proved the abundance of highly-organised life in great depths. At 
4 P.M. made sail. A l)oatsw’ain bird was seen along with many black albatrosses 
{Diomedca hrachyura), and several of the latter were caught with hook and line, in 
the stomachs of which several specimens of Entozoa {Tsenia diomedese, n.sp., and 
Tetmhothnum torxdosum, n.sp.) were found (see Linstow, Zool. pt. 71). 
Di.stance at noon from Honolulu, 1891 miles. Made good 69 miles. Amount of 
current 15 miles, direction N. 63“ E. 
The following species are recorded in the Zoological Reports from the trawl at this 
Station : — 
1)kep-Sea Kekatosa (Ilacckel, Zool. pt. 82). 
Psammophijlhim annectciis, n.g., n.sp. Obtained at no other locality. 
