INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS DURING THE YEAR 1874. lxxxi 



steamer Fortune, from Vera Cruz to Laguna de Terrninas, 

 completing the running survey carried during the last year 

 from the Rio Grande to Vera Cruz by Commander Baker, 

 of the United States steamer Wyoming, the charts of which 

 are on hand for completion. The expedition under this Of- 

 fice for the correct determination of longitude by the elec- 

 tric cable in the West Indies, which was delayed during the 

 last season by the Cuban difficulty, has started on its work 

 under the command of Lieutenant-Commander Green, of the 

 United States steamer Fortune. 



A survey of the vicinity of Flores Island, at the entrance 

 of the Rio de la Plata, as also a survey from thence to Punta 

 Brava, along the northeastern shore of the Rio de la Plata, 

 was made by Commander Mahan and officers of the United 

 States steamer Wasp. 



A survey of Palmyra, Washington, and Christmas Islands, 

 in the North Pacific, was made by Commander Skerrett and 

 officers of the United States steamer Portsmouth. 



Commander H. L. Howison, U. S. N., of the United States 

 steamer Shawmut, and Commander A. V. Reed, U. S. N., of 

 the United States steamer Kansas, have also been employed 

 in surveying doubtful points in the West Indies. 



A new marine meteorological journal has been issued by 

 the Hydrographic Office for the purpose of collecting informa- 

 tion, etc., for the correction and the continuance of the wind 

 and current charts, suspended during the last fifteen years. 



One hundred and twenty-six (126) charts have been corn- 

 piled, and engraved or photolithographed during the year. 



Of minor extent, in the line of deep-sea work, we may 

 mention the operations of the United States Naval steamer 

 Blue Light on the coast of Connecticut, while engaged in the 

 service of the United States Fish Commission. Apart from 

 the collections obtained by means of the dredge and trawl, 

 soundings were made and deep-sea temperatures observed. 



The operations of the German Commission for investigat- 

 ing; the northern seas have been continued, under the direc- 

 tion of Messrs. Meyer, Mobius, Karsten, and others, during 

 the year, although no formal report of the results has ap- 

 peared. 



The proposed exploration of the seas of Norway, by Pro- 

 fessor Mohn, director of the Astronomical Observatory of 



