Show CURRENTS AT SEA the most interesting as well as curious eap exp ri menta which has been made by maury in his bia scientific researches is that for ascertaining the under currents of the ocean the boat is first anchored anoh ored 1 as it were either b by y lowering her soup sounding ding line to a groat d ath or by su a targe large iron kettle so BO sr far beneath the surface as to counteract the effects effect a of the surface current upon the boat the s st sot t and velocity of I 1 the current is then observed A large wooden ediin box loaded just sufficiently chend to make ma is then to the end oba of aline line of the required L lj say one hundred fathoms fai fail homs and ahr thrown 0 wit overboard to the other end of the line li neis is fastened a small empty keg which floasin floating g liht littly ly upon the I 1 waves prevents I 1 the box from beyond the length of the string the box beng being under the influence of any current that it way may find one hundred fathoms below the surface ca carries aries the cask on the surface in 4 the same direction and with the same velocity as all itself nr mr walsh says in an account of taij experiment ait it was wonderful indeed to see this this barrier barrica little barrel move off i wind and sea and surface current at a rate of over one knot I 1 the hour as was generally genei illy the ease case and on one occasion as much as 1 34 3 4 knots the men I 1 in the boat could not repress exclamations of surprise for it really appeared as if 9 some ottie in monster 0 n ste r of the deep had laid hold hod of the weight below and was walking walkine off with it I 1 I 1 |