The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-04-03
NATIONAL OBSERVATORY,
Washing ton. March 2S, 1855


S,R: Lieut. 0. ii Bergman, commanding United States
brig Dolphin, service connected with the labors OF
this otce reports that he made thorough search Iof
The Eight Stones" said 10 exist in latitude "a deg ~
mn noIlh longitude 10 deg 40 min west ana Tor Jean
Hammonds Rock, latitude SO deg. SO min. north, long-
ude 10 deg so min west, and that no such CANCERS OF
Instructions navigation, exist IN The places assigned
them.
Where The former were said 10 exist he found The sea
10 be 29s fahoms deep; and where the latter, 1890
fsthoms.
From December 81. 1884, 10 January 3, 1853, he was
erusnx about the position of the Eight Stones" and
his search for Jean Hammonds Rock lasted i've days lie
ia certain that neither OF these dangers exists and con-
curing with him IN this Belief have directed them TO be
erased from the charts OF this ONCE.
Iouo,e from his abstract log other dangers for which
he searched but as he did have opportunity "
cutting up he in their neighborhood, as thoroughly
as in the two instances already quoted, he is not SO GER
lain that he has established their non existence.
Though am of opinion, taking his search in connex-
ion with other circumstances known TO this Office that
the existence OF most of these dangers is also hypothet
ical.
have the abstract logs Of many vessels tina, have
passed over and HE positions assigned them and N
no instance, except in the of Hargaut, is il men
toned that they seen.
From tie log Of The United States brig Dolphin"
Harjgaut Rock latitude 40 deg So min north, longitude
as deg 40 min. west October 8, 1852, The Dolphin
saw nothing OF the danger October TO- latitude Al deg
34 min north, longitude So deg 10 min. west saw SINAI
whale, which looked something like rock NO doub'
a the discoveries OF rocks hereabous have been ice
bsrss OF whales. notice the date OF discoveries cor
RESPONDS with the iceberg season exactly.
Darais Rock, latitude 10 deg SO min north, Longitude
"a deg AZ min. west. October IL, 1912. No appear.
ancc Of this rock sounded about lis position, and go
bottom al the depth Of $3.50 fathoms
Herragault breakers, latitude Al deg, OF min north
longitude 40 deg 90 min west October 20, 1852, sound
ed with $50 faihoms up and down, (near the position
OF Henagaulps breakels.) No appearance OF ethel
shoals or rocks.
Thirty-fve fatbom shoa latitude AZ deg. 80 min
north longitude As deg II min west, and latitude a.
deg 81 minutes north, longitude 40 deg. 20 mn west
October 49, sounded and got bottom with 100 fahom
line up and down. No indication OF soundings.
Jean Hammond's Rock latitude SO deg. So min north
Longitude 10 deg so min. west. January TO IL, 1853
does not exist. Sounded 1850 fathoms, (bottom) M
indications of shodi waller.
Rock latitude 80 deg. so min. NORTH longitude 81 deg
10 min west January 30, 1858, no bottom at 2 2O'
fe rns January so. latitude 80 deg. Al mn north
lopa lde ~ deg 81 min west, passed over reporiet
ygia No appearance oil shoal water,
He also passed near The place for Wason's Rock ane
though he did not have opportunity 10 clear up al
doubts with regards 10 IL he saw mo appearance o
shoal or rocks"
II il to be regretted that circumstances did not PERM
him 10 remove every doubt with regard TO the exslenc
and place OF all of those dangers.
Lieutenant Bergman has also performed the most ac
cepabe service of running two lines OF deep sea sound
ings across the Atlantic. The results give plausbllit
10 the conjecture that the north Atlantic is poba
DIV nowhere much more than 5000 fahoms 5000
feet) deep.
Dean sea ,oundines u brig Dolphin Lieut.. O II Be-
r,man, anding,