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Vancouver's Island, whence the steamer proceeded through the inland passage to Puget Sound, dredging at intervals on the way. A month was subsequently spent on the outer coast of Washington and Oregon, the cruise terminating at San Francisco in October. The total number of hauls made with the dredge and beam travel was 50, the depth of water ranging from 21 to 1569 fathoms. In January, the Albatross started on a second cruise , this time to the coast of southern and Lower California and the Gulf of California. Several months were