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12th. May. 1834

a.m.                       

10           34           sand or minute shingle

11           33            

p.m.                       

1             41            

2             45            

3             48           shingle (porphyry always) 1 7 2 lines long with small Corallium, shells are caught by claws

4             48           do V 2009 specimens

5             53            

8             50            

12 m.night            70    

13th                        Lat. 51.48. Long: 64.50

a.m.                       

8             55           minute shingle do

11           70           do

p.m.                       

2             86       1  do 1/10 to 20th long

3             7 ?       2 do rather finer

3-28'       71 ½   3  do " do

6             70           do fine with few pebbles 1/10 to 1/12th: Echinus vary

8             87           much greater abundance of quartz granules [illeg] more even some: slate granules & some St Julian porph: more like sand:

12           100          

A m 14th                 

3.30        76            

8             100         as above & beneath

12           80      6    

p m                        

4             80           Fine grey sand, many very minute black slate. transparent quantity rounded granules

6             68            

8             83           minute shingle. one piece. 3: P.San Julian, commonly fine 1/20 to 1/30th

15th                         

a.m.                       

3             51           minute shingle 1/40 or 1/50 /

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Capt. King direct The coast from C. fair weather to Coy inlet [300] cliff land

Then [Cor] coast tell 18 miles N. of C. Virgins. porph. pebbles between Falklands & Staten – Soundings between C. Possession & raze (40 to 50 f ?) very fine & coarse grey sand: quartz slate: some pebbles 2 & 3 to ½ inch

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1.15	52	small granules of quartz with minute shingle of porphyry & slate. orco & scales of mica: occasional little pebble 1/10th of inch There were other soundings decreasing pretty ready to near Cape Virgins: v chart soundings all sand The claw four 3 miles from shore brought up much slate, & quartz pebbles 1 or 2 inches long & one or two.– St Julian. yellow porph. much [alluvium & synoricum] (Blain) crossing fine between C. Virgins & Sarmientos shoal to the South the water suddenly deepens to between 40 & 50 Fathom
4	50
6	30 ?
7	48
8	51
9.30	49
11	52
16th
5	48
7	42
9	45

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fathom, again on coming abreast of C. Espiritu Santo shoals again submarine channel & bottom almost entirely slate, 3 or 4 lines long & quartz;

On again approaching Sarmiento shoal same soundings but but finer & some very few S. Julian porphyry pebbles,

Great variation within few miles shingle 3 & 4 lines, minute pebbles & the finest sand.– Off C. Espiritu Santo a black muddy bottom (just like interfolding beds at C. Virgins with slate & porphyry many pebbles.    Terebratulæ & Spatangus.–