New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-01

rHE soUTHERs BANK.
Ksno, Of he Dsoor.-y If DscO SCI B1a. ia he Esrn;.
.af0a II H. Ghf Sirsss ~ c7aas1)s ran "a - ~
Surr,t by Licnts ON T. 4 Cr1rca gt3 J v Ms,
USH Issi.fr.f - n, Coad Ss-r nth R1sT~k'
on III CAar1cfr Of fe Bottom ~ 2 P'art1.i' on
pprfoatd ~ Pref A. %. BbA>, Su9sr'ats bR :.
Coat So rey
The Gulf S.r~sn has been sKo,o,-t in epansei,n vt1
the Coas Survey. BIZ running sections psrosnd ca's-T
across Il 81 INHERENT lots in its and -Ioag .1-
Temperature ard. "a fr prsoicaoe 0tnar o1sn1nsls
Of the stream st tstcn. these ssrons and from th-
surface depths % r and in sHms int1c>s ~
dred Automatic stations being selected grsstsr ~ sss
distances sccordir the less m r,od change o.
curing In the portion Of the stream where t1s7 we're 10
tended 10 piore
In the exploration made N Jane las. ~ hyirosraoh'
party Of L. Cor Craven n.tru 't-1 70 -1p'rs t17
stream in four sections beginning with from Cape
Csnavera Fo'is perpendicular to the direction ~ 'h7
stream Bsxt taking up one aero'. rom y
next from ;. simons "a ard last from Charleston =
That Of Z. Com Nafi,t h- ssns section 'ro
Charleston ard then 20 take eihers IN succession urs'
north
Tha section from Charleston exp lored by l.. C'm
Hsffus party between the I'd snd the I'm Of JanA an
sougonps were kep. entirely the sream a. depths
ofe.s Than fshos ths bottom being brought up the
Longitude reached was - deg II sec
On the nth IF June. Lisut Comnsndng CTaven nav,
ing crossed the Gulf Stream without hadin. ,t'n Al
more than one thousani fa;hOms came upon deep ss
bsnk At depth n $50 f.thcm- lst q d-s - nh
and long 70 deg min. W. This bank T"s 'ktn MT On
he .econ norh Of This At -msr depths bottom bsin<
brought Nd and track ID thus - position c1rresp nfny
with the Charleston section where II had o9sn su ~
the other party aud bottom brought up ron 5lD IAN rs
in la. 81 cey 81 min lOng - deg 80 NM On thu TN ~
lime This bank il supposed to- b. -t-nsion u 'a-
Bahama banks and will BE- carefully explored lis disco
very is claimed for the officers whose Names arr =, N;
head Of this notice and for the work with which Aey sre
connected
The following interesting remarks in regard 70 me 14urs
II the bottom brought 10 made by assistant L. T.
Pnu.si. who has examined the specimens d-pO-'-d ~
Iieut Comm anoing Craven in the Coast Survey . hc5
snd bss red them vito those from the r Of
Cape Henlopen formerly examined BY him p-o91.- -
ure.srt the details OF his examination 10 the Natural His'o
~ section. ,, =. -.
Mr. Pourtas 10 letter n says have IN hands
now the specimeps Of bottom from the g ar S-sn -
tanned by Leu Col. Craven, eau say tina. they a.
snong the most interesting have ever seen. 1ol r.
"coect tina, said 10 my report that with the IN rs.'- n
depth lin the greater depths the numbsr Of nav IA -
appeared 20 increase The greatest depth f n sh'in
had seen specimens between 200 and 80 t1ons
There thu sand contained perhaps 80 per cent otor@n
niferR lin bukl The specimens nov before n7 2 -
O5O ATHENS and iher- i. larger sand containing ift
'uniferm but foramnifer9 containing little or 40 ana
The grsips bs search d for ctr-'lly
upder the mcrosc De he noticed at al Tn spots
are the sane o1rd in the deeper soundng ia SscoA
OF" hit the sd cnens look frzsher sad spDer s'n-w
larger The aro.ea Of DOrhigny T1ich for ms
H. majority has frequently that delicate pax color -
which II owe It's ans but Fhch cannot collect -
have noticed in more northern specimens Tn-rs are
also soue nj oes Of raj and dead shells depth ~
90 fstbons The cords do not look mucn w1r1 01,
sill appear 20 have been dad. There sons d-ssi-
she'll. Of Moline from depths beyond 500 ishoms wasre
they were Cer,a=ly living