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obtained on the Pacific Coast. In consequence a blue-print plan of the original rigging was furnished, 

 at the instance of the Director of the Department, to a firm in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which 

 supplied the requisite material, shipping it as fast freight to San Francisco. During the period of 

 transit of the hemp rigging, a competitive award was made with a firm of riggers to strip the vessel 

 of the old wire, and to fit and set the new gang of hemp, all of which was accomplished, inspected, 

 and accepted by July 17, 1905. 



7. The officers' quarters of the ship consisted of a very shiall cabin and 3 adjacent staterooms, 

 which accommodated the sailing-master and the two mates only. As it was necessary to have addi- 

 tional room for the scientific personnel, the necessary quarters were provided by designing and 

 constructing an additional house forward of and against the old one. Although separated from the 

 old cabin by a solid bulkhead, the new deck-house appeared as a continuation of the original house, 

 it being of the same Mddtb and length. This addition was approximately 20 by 22 feet outside 

 measure, and contained a combined working, dining, and living room, with 3 staterooms opening off 

 on the starboard side, and a transom and small pantry on the port. It was originally intended that 

 the scientific party should consist of commander of vessel and 2 obsei-vers ; hence the 3 single state- 

 rooms were deemed sufficient. However, a few days before sailing, it was decided that an additional 

 observer was necessary, but, as there was insufficient time to construct an additional stateroom, he 

 was obliged to sleep on the transom throughout the cniise. The furnishings, selected and procured 

 for these quarters, consisted of linoleum for the deck, a small floor rug for each of the staterooms, 2 

 pairs of blankets for each person, crockery, glass, plated ware, and cooking utensils sufficient for the 

 number of persons, and table and bed linen in sufficient quantities to last with care for periods of 6 

 or 8 weeks. 



8. The fresh-water tanks had been carried on the main deck in front of and against the after 

 house; before commencing the construction of the new house, they were moved to the forward portion 

 of the hold. In addition to the old ones, the owners added more tanks, stowing them in the same 

 locality, so as to nearly double the fresh-water storage capacity of the vessel. 



9. The after portion of the forward deck-house contained a donkey engine for hoisting, and a 

 boiler; these with all their fittings and fastenings were taken out and put ashore, the space occupied by 

 them being fitted up as a forecastle. As the galley, being 6 feet by 9.5 feet and containing a cooking 

 range with a small cook's bench, was too small for 2 men to work in at a time, the original fore- 

 castle was fitted for and used as a store room and a steward's working pantry. 



10. The elevated flying bridge, alluded to in paragraph 2, was constructed entirely of wood, 

 with brass and copper fastenings, the deck of the bridge being 6 feet 1 inch by 31 feet 8 inches, and 

 12 feet 1 inch above the main deck. It was so designed that the instruments mounted on their 

 respective stands and binnacles would be between 15 and 16 feet above the main deck, and at least 

 12 feet above the horizon of the windward watei-way when the vessel was heeling 10°. The bridge 

 was supported by 3 sets of trestles, proportioned so that their tops were of the same width as 

 the bridge, and spread so that their bases were about 10 feet 8 inches; 2 sets of these supports 

 were bolted with brass to the main deck, and the third of the same proportion was bolted to the top 

 of the forward house. The deck sills (corresponding to mud sills) were about 8 inches by 8 inches; 

 the supports were 6 inches by 6 inches; and were carefully braced in both fore-and-aft and athwart- 

 ships directions. The sills of the bridge proper were 4 inches by 8 inches, and the hand-rails were 3 

 feet high; the bridge was reached by a companion ladder leading up through a trap-door in its after 

 end, and also by one leading from the forward end down to the roof of the forward house. (PL 1, 



Fig. 3.) 



11. The final completion of the flying bridge was postponed until the arrival of the mstruments 

 from Washington; on their receipt it was soon completed, and the instruments were spaced and 

 arranged in accordance with the Director's instructions. 



12. The Galilee's crew, according to the charter-party, consisted of 2 mates, 6 seamen, a ship's 

 cook, and a steward for the separate mess of the scientific party. These 10 men, together u-ith the 

 sailing-master, were furnished by the vessel owners, subject to the approval of the commander of 

 the vessel. 



13. By August 1, 1905, the stores for the cruise were stowed aboard, and the instruments on the 

 bridge were carefully adjusted and aUned. On August 2, 3, and 4 the vessel was swung, under the 

 Director's instructions and supei-vision, in the channelway between Goat Island and the Berkeley 

 water-front, San Francisco Bay. The swings were made with the Galilee in tow, astern of a tug. 



