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CRUISE OF H.M.S. CHALLENGER. 
course for our destination. On the morning* of De- 
cember 3 1st, land was reported; amidst the haze 
and fog, Cape Gallagos was observed, a bold pro- 
montory rising from the waters ; and somewhat 
later, on the mist clearing, Cape Tres Montes, a 
remarkable headland, was seen stretching before 
us to the height of 2000 feet. We stopped for 
a short time, and sounded and trawled in 1500 
fathoms with good results, then proceeded for some 
fifteen miles, and came to anchor in Port Otway, a 
pretty, snug place, with a sandy beach, and several 
small islets covered with trees (the Entrance Islands), 
amongst which is the Logan Rock, having a strong 
resemblance to the celebrated rock of that name on 
the coast of Cornwall. Here the last fleeting hours 
of 1875 were passed. We all sat up late, spending 
a jovial evening with the Captain and Professor, till 
the advent of the New Year, when, in conformity 
with an old custom (at the conclusion of the first 
watch, midnight), sixteen strokes of the bell were 
given — eight in honour of the departing year, and the 
same number in celebration of the birth of the new 
one. 
PORT OTWAY TO HALE COVE. 
Jan. 1st, 1876. — At an early hour this morning 
we steamed across the Gulf of Penas, and had several 
trawlings ; bottom at 50 fathoms. We entered Messier 
Channel in the course of the afternoon, and anchored 
about 6 p.m. in Hale Cove, surrounded by high, 
