The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-01
character Of the bottom, by L. r. PourtaHs' COM
municated by Professor A. d. Bache, superintendent
United States Coast Survey.


The gulf stream has essn explored in ssnseetoo VIM
The @, sst sarv.y By runpisg sections psrPsaaeu sv
across IL at different potnfs In its course siu 80
The temperature, and far rs acue.oie' o.nse "d
nsra II the srieAm stsrl0as On toess so0Nons, -
fc. an. s,rs.cs 10 dsotbs of six aud In some eses OF
tvrlys hunoysa fAtboEls- The statisns penny -
go shsnsss oeeurrips in the PORTION OF the stree
vhich they we're ipteDdsd 70 EXPLORE 10 eoe
made JOBs lsst the hyorogspas 70 ..oio,s the
st,e.m In TOUR ,sctons, beg'op'ny WITH one rem
Cape CsBsvsneL Florida PeiPrpasusr ~ ms SIss
tion Of the stream next taxing up one ssross
sa., =, AuRu,tir . from &c smons, George
ana hst from Charleston, South CArenoa That Of
Iinter ant Conms pdlpg Meit to the same
,;an rom and thea 70 tsk- Others Ia
csson fu Their h The ,estion ftou Charleston
o. plored by Lieut. Commander hofitPs party ost~sea
ns I'd and 18th Of Juns souudioEs kept eatrsy
across depths OF less thaa six nuaded ia
thoDs the bottom being brought ap TIE l,asitude
reached wac "a deg II min. On the eleventh OF June
Lieut. ConuaAdirs Craven h~vb crossed tho Gulf
suesm 1ineur hDd,pg bottom, NJ more than one taou
400 'stbo ms in lat 20 deg "a NJ add lon. ~ deg
t5nip w. This bsAk again mat The s.ct,on
ror,h OF shis At sims- oepsh bottom ostax oroagat
MP and ussked thus ~ position e. bonding vi
Chston section, where It had bern struck by the
other party. and bottom Brought from II home,
IL lat 81 Ceg 81 min Ion 10 eeg - on the 7th of
Dk aud sill be ully explored. It's DISCO
yer. IL Gained for the Ulcers hoe the
be II his ice and for The wh shch they
cor Bectsd. The folio sing Interesting rs1aIks
NJ ado b, Assistant l. f. Pourtshs Who has ers
In ed me tCMeDb OF tDe 0Dtron OF Lns Sea,
deposited by Lieut. Co@mArdtsg CIsvea In the Cast
Survey ofbcs, and has con.a-sd thsm with those
tom tho cost north of Cage Hoelop~n formerly ex-
ned by hun propose tn prescott the deails nj ms
exam psion 20 The Natural History section Mr. Pcur'A
lie in letter 10 me rays -" have 10 hand Lo the
Of sottoD from The af Stream nod ohraiusd
by Leu,epsBt Con dog Craven u.o say that lnsy
spOI rbe most iotsrssuog haze ever seen, You
reeol hat sad in my report that ssh the
OF ospb Ito the gre>er oeptbs The number OF indivd
81 Hplseeo IL ioc The greatest de 9TH from ~hch
bad sssn sIseiDsss sss bet~eeo 200 aud $50 fstnon
There ,be rsno oOss.iosd ~, bS fsy per eeat OF
Ian,in,fs e Tin buA The specimens now before go
70 coo f.,homs ana there Is no logger sand nt<ious
oIsnbiferG but forsmiDif,ra cnntaipiag q little
1b- grains OF sabd have u b. shsd foe
full, VI Ger ne microscope 10 be Dnslsed nj all Tao
s,.ces he found in he deeper soundings n
Scr H. hut spscimebs Look fresbe~ and
somewhat lager rss gobserioa ro-ea Of D. o'gnat
Which 'oms the major ty has fIequearly that dec
pink color 10 which IL .es is bat shich canao
ect have ever 10 nortos m specimen
There also pieces Of coral and dead shel from
the d-prh Of lt5o fahons. The corals do not inot
much worn, but still appear TO hsvs oeen cead Taers
delicate shells of nolluscs from depths
500 fashoms, whore they were certainly living"