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THE VOYAGE OF H.M.S. CHALLENGER. 
Miwara was the terminus of the cruise in the Inland Sea, which, w T ith its variety of 
islands and forelands, deep bays and inlets, backed by numerous ranges of hills and moun- 
tains of every possible shape, justified its reputation for beauty of scenery, which, how- 
ever, is somewhat marred by the barren appearance of the hills, especially at a distance. 
On closer inspection almost every sheltered nook in this intricate network of seas and 
channels is found to be occupied by populous towns and villages, surrounded by well 
cultivated fields, which at the time of the visit were all yellow with ripening grain. The 
fields were bordered by clumps of fine old trees, which the Japanese — r with that delicate 
artistic feeling for the beauties of nature which is a striking peculiarity of this remarkable 
people — take care to leave standing in the midst of their dwellings and fields. 
On the 28th May the vessel left Miwara to return to Kobe. At noon a trawling and 
temperatures were obtained in 12 fathoms, and then the ship proceeded for Sanagi Sima 
anchoring off that island at 3 p.m. At 8 a.m. on the 29th the vessel left that anchorage 
and arrived at Kobe at 5 p.m. 
Several dredgings and trawlings were taken in the Inland Sea in depths of 15 and 
11 fathoms. The deposit was a stiff blue mud containing a great variety of mineral 
particles and some Foraminifera, fragments of Echinoderms, Molluscs, &c. There were, 
however, no pelagic Foraminifera shells, nor were any of these organisms found in the 
surface net gatherings during the cruise in the Inland Sea. In the trawls were Holo- 
thurians, Ophiurids, Asterids, Echinids, Annelids, Crabs, Shrimps, several Cephalopods 
and other Molluscs, and many Teleosteans, some of which have proved to be new species. 
On the surface there were many Diatoms, Noctilucce, and other Protozoa, larvse of 
Lamellibranchs, Gasteropods, Ophiurids, Starfish, Annelids, and Crustacea, Appendi- 
cularia, Copepods, Daphnia. and a small species of Acanthometra. 
On the 2nd June, at 10 a.m., the Expedition left Kobe for Yokohama, passing through 
Isumi Strait at 1.40 p.m. At 5 p.m. Miya Saki bore N. 18° E., Hino Misaki E., and 
Ilibe Saki S. 55° E., and a S. by E. ^ E. course was shaped for a position 50 miles south 
of Oosima in order that a sounding and dredging might be obtained the next morning. 
The temperature of the surface water rose gradually from 65° in Isumi Strait to 70°'5 
at 10 p.m. 
On the 3rd, at 5 a.m., a sounding was taken in 2675 fathoms in lat 32° 3F N., 
long. 135° 39' E. (see Sheet 35), and serial temperatures were obtained to a depth of 300 
fathoms, but owing to the dirty looking weather and increasing breeze no attempt was 
made to dredge. Whilst sounding no current could be detected. The deposit here was 
a blue mud with a reddish surface layer, and did not contain any carbonate of lime. At 
9 a.m. sail was made, and the ship stood to the northeastward, the barometer falling 
with a fresh S.E. wind and dirty weather which lasted until 8 p.m., when the barometer 
reached 29 '51 inches and the wind shifted to the westward and then to N.N.E., but 
the weather still remained thick, and after midnight the barometer again fell slightly, 
