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Station XXIV. March 25th.—North of Culebra Island, near
St. Thomas. Deptli, 390 fathoms. Globigerina ooze, coral, and
broken slieils.
Second sounding, same day.—Deptli, 625 fathoms. Globigerina
ooze and coral. About i 5 miles north of Culebra
Island.
Station XXV. Aiarch 26th.—Lat. 19° 4L N., Long. 65° T W.
Deptli, 3,875 fatlioms. Grey ooze. About 85 miles north of
St. Tliomas, and 754 miles from Bermudas.
Station XXVI. March 27tli.—Lat. 21° 26' N., Long. 65° 16' W.
Depth, 2,800 fathoms. Grey ooze. Distance from Bermudas,
654 miles.
Station XXVII. March 28th.—Lat. 22° 49' N , Long. 65° 19' AV.
Depth, 2,960 fathoms. Grey ooze. Bottom temperature, l°-5 C.
Distance from Bermudas, 56Ò miles.
Station XXAHII. March 29th. — Lat. 24° 39' N., Long.
65° 25' AV. Depth, 2,850 fathoms. Bed clay. Bottom temperature,
1°'7 C. Distance from Bermudas, 458 miles.
Station XXIX. Alarcli 31st.—Lat. 27° 49' N., Long. 64° 59' AV.
Depth, 2,700 fathoms. Bed ciay. Bottom temperature, 1°’6 C.
Distance from Bermudas, 266 miles. .
Station XXX. April 1st.—Lat. 29° 5' N., Long. 65° 1' AA^.
Depth, 2,600 fathoms. Bed clay. Bottom temperature, 1°'8 C.
Distance from Bermudas, 191 miles.
Station XXXI. April 3rd.—Lat. 31° 24' N., Long. 65° 0' AAA
Depth, 2,475 fathoms. Grey ooze. Bottom temperature, 1°’7 C.
Distance 53 miles from Bermudas.
Station XXXII. April 3rd.—Lat. 31° 49' N., Long. 64° 55' AAA
Deptli, 2,250 fathoms. Grey ooze. Bottom temperature, 1°'8 C.
Distance from Bermudas, 26 miles.
Station XXXIII. April 4th.—East of Bermudas. Depth,
435 fathoms. Coral ciay.
Station XXXIAA April 21st. About 18 miles north of Bermudas.
Depth, 1,375 fathoms. Grey ooze. Bottom temperature,
3°-0 C
Station XXXV. April 22nd.—Lat. 32° 39' N., Long. 65° 6' AV.
Depth, 2,450 fathoms. Coral clay. Bottom temperature, I°'G C.
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Second sounding, same day.—Lat. 32° 26' N., Long. 65° 9' AAA
Depth, 2,100 fathoms. Coral clay. Bottom temperature, 1°'6 C.
Tliird sounding, same day.—Lat. 32° 15' N., Long. 65° 8' AV.
Depth, 1,950 fathoms. Coral clay. AVest of Bermudas.
Station XXXA^I. April 23rd.—Ahout 13 miles south-west
of Bermudas. Depth, 32 fathoms. Pebbles and stones.
Station XXXVII. April 24th.— Lat. 32° 19' N., Long.
65° 39' AV. Depth, 2,650 fathoms. Grey ooze. Bottom temperature,
l°-6 C. Bermudas distant 43 miles east.
Station XXXVIIL April 25th. — Bat. 33° .3' N., Long.
66° 32' AV. Depth, 2,600 fathoms. Grey ooze. Bottom temperature,
l°-8 C. Distance from Sandy Hook, near New York,
568 miles'.
Station XXXIX. April 27tii.—Lat. 34° 3' N., Long. 67° 32' AAA
Depth, 2,850 fathoms. Grey ooze. Bottom temperature, 1°'8 C.
Distance from Sandy Hook, 490 miles.
Station XL. April 28tli.—Lat. 34° 51' N., Long. 68° 30' AAA
Depth, 2,675 fiithoms. Distance from Sandy Hook, 420
miles.
Station XLL April 29th.—Lat. 36° 5' N., Long. 69° 54' AV
Distance from Sandy Hook, 324 miles.
Station XLII. April 30th.—Lat. 35° 58' N., Long. 70° 39' AAA
Deptli, 2,425 fatlioms. Grey ooze. Bottom temperature, l°-8 C.
Distance from Sandy Hook, 308 miles.
Station XLTIi. May 1st.—Lat. 36° 23' N., Long. 71° 51' AAA
No hottom at 2,600 fathoms. Lowest temperature, 1°'8 C. Distance
from Sandy Hook, 262 miles.
Station XLIV. May 2nd.—Lat. 37° 25' N., Long. 71° 40' AV.
Depth, 1,700 fathoms. Grey ooze. Bottom temperature, l°-7 C.
Distance from Sandy Llook, 209 miles.
Station XLV. Alay 3rd.—Lat. 38° 34' N., Long. 72° 10' AV.
Deptli, 1,240 fatlioms. Sand and mud. Bottom temperature.
2°-4 C. Distance from Sandy Hook, 139 miles.
Station XLVT. May 6th.~Lat. 40° 17' N., Long. 06° 48' AV.
Depth, 1,350 fathoms. Sand and mud. Bottom temperature,
2°-3 C. South of Little George Bank.
Station XLA^'II. May 7th.—Lat. 41° 15' N., Long. 65° 45' A\A ' ' • t •