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Ocean Magnetic Observations, 1905-16 



Fanning Island to Apia, via Paqo Paqo, Samoan Islands. 



Date 



1906 

 Apr. 11 

 12 

 13 

 14 

 15 

 16 

 17 

 18 

 19 

 20 

 21 

 22 

 23 

 24 

 25 

 26 

 May 1 



Noon position 



Lat. 



Long. 

 E. of Gr. 



Fanning Island 



Day'8 

 run 



miles 



12 N 

 01 S. 

 10 S. 

 08 8. 

 05 8. 

 18 S. 

 9 188. 

 10 12 S. 



12 20 S. 



13 04 8. 



13 19 8. 



14 00 8. 

 14 10 8. 

 14 13 S. 

 Pago Pago 

 Pago Pago 

 Apia 



200 08 



199 23 



198 22 



197 53 



196 56 



196 13 



195 55 



195 53 



195 06 



194 12 



193 55 



192 54 



192 59 



191 41 



107 



141 



199 



180 



80 



85 



63 



54 



136 



69 



22 



72 



11 



76 



139 



Remarks 



T eft 4'' 30- p m. Light to gentle breezes from NE. Partly cloudy. 



Gentle to mod bree.es from NE. to E. Partly cloudy to clear. Swung ship. 



Gentle to moderate breezes from SE. to E. Cloudy to clear. 



Moderate breezes from ESE. Clear to cloudy. 



Gentle breezes from ESE. Clear to cloudy. 



Calm to light breezes from SE. Clear. Swung ship. 



Ught Jrs to light breezes from SE. to ESE. Cloudy to clear. 



Calm to light airs from SE. Rain. Clear to cloudy. 



Lig^t Immoderate breezes from NW. Rain. Partly cloudy. 



Moderate breezes from W. to SW. Clear 



Light breezes from NW. and calm. Rough sea^ Cloudy to clear. 



Gentle breezes from NW. to N. Clear to cloudy. 



Light airs from NW. and calm. Cloudy to clear. 



Light airs from S. by E. and calm. Clear. 



Gentle to moderate breezes from SE. Clear. 



10^ 30"> a. -•/-PP^'d -chor^ Ge°t^ J>--- ^Tocfe^ate^rTezes from SE 



5>> 15" p. m. towed out of harbor at rago rago. i 



9 a. m. anchored at Apia. Gentle breezes from SE. Clear. 



Total distance, 1 



,502 miles. Time of passage. 15.4 days. Average day's run. 97.5 miles. 

 Apia. Samoan Islands, to Suva, Fiji Islands. 



1906 

 May 10 

 11 

 12 

 13 

 14 



Apia . . . ■ 

 13 26 S. 



19 S. 



07 S. 



33 8. 



15 

 16 

 16 



185 

 182 

 180 

 180 



26 

 04 

 59 

 59 



179 34 



miles 



166 



225 



79 



120 

 66 



Left9^30n'a.m. Moderate breeze from SE to Sand^alm_ Clear to cloudy. 



Gentle to mod. breeze from SE. to SW «0"g'> ^ weather. Ship pitching and 

 Gentle to moderate breeze from SE. to b. Clear weaker. 



rolUng in rough sea. /-„.>tles;F breeze Light rain, then clear. 



Crossed 180th meridian at 6 a. m. Gentle ff ' ^^^^^^^ '|';^^* ^E Cloudy. 

 12'' lO" D. m. anchored in Suva harbor. Light breeze irom i-ii:. 



Total distance, 682 miles. Time of passage. 6.1 days. Average day's run, 111.8 miles. 



Suva. Fiji Islands, to Jaluit, Marshall Islands 



1906 

 May 26 

 27 



28 



29 



30 



31 



June 1 



2 



3 



4 



6 



6 



7 



8 



9 



i 10 



I 11 



12 

 13 

 14 

 15 

 16 

 17 

 18 

 19 



20 



21 



Suva 



16 42 S. 



47 8. 

 17 S. 



48 S. 



29 S. 

 33 8. 

 56 S. 

 38 S. 



08 8. 

 17 S. 

 50 S. 



30 S. 

 45 S. 

 32 S. 



09 S. 

 37 S. 

 11 N. 

 37 N. 

 23 N. 

 57 N. 

 02 N. 

 35 N. 

 59 N. 

 21 N. 



miles 



6 00 N. 



176 06 



176 49 



177 08 



176 45 



177 05 



178 07 



178 52 



179 38 



180 13 



180 47 



181 04 

 180 28 

 179 46 

 178 10 

 178 24 

 178 24 

 177 56 

 176 48 

 176 04 

 175 19 

 175 14 

 174 32 

 173 25 

 171 46 



170 21 



Jaluit . . 



157 



122 

 92 



151 

 27 

 83 

 58 

 49 

 46 

 61 



113 



120 



27 



32 



112 



110 



64 



56 



7 



53 



71 



101 



93 



42 



8 a. m. left anchorage at Suva under sail Stiff breeze from E. Cloudy^ 

 Fresh breeze from E. to SE., increasmg to a gale. Very rough sea. L.iou y. 



with hght rains. . 



Stiff breeze from SE. to E. Overcast, with hght rams. 

 Moderate breeze from E. Clear, cloudy "t evemng. 

 Gentle breeze from NE., next Ught airs from N. by W . and W. Clouay, 

 Light airs from E. Overcast to clear Calm. 

 S trZllTnT^cZ^-0^^:^:^^^ H.ht rains. Clear in evening 



^|£1 bi?ez: f"fm NW^mo^tr'sea'^' clear. Swung ship, launch ahead. 

 Calm to gentlXezes from ESE. Overcast, with ram, then clear. 



S^areret^m^r Cle^ w^^her, foUow^ 



Sr^-C^rsL^ng s^l!S^'s^"d^'°.Tot^^^^^^ 



uSt bre e from Se'o calm. Clear, becoming cloudy p. m. 



Gentle breezes from SE. to ENE. Clear Smooth ea^ ^ ^ 



Gentle breeze from ENE^to NE^^^5X%^;;i,,^o:c:sional squalls." 



Gsr^isri^Sta^ e. b, n. .0 ne. a.«d>- » ...... s^, 



ship under sail 6 points, both helms. 

 lO*" 30° a. m. anchored off Jaluit. 



Total distance. 2 



,024mUes. Time of passage, 26.1 days. .Average day's run, 77.5 mil 



