CLVI REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OP FISH AND FISHERIES. 



2. — Record of accepied sounding stations of the United States Fish Commission steamer 

 Albatross for the fiscal year ending June SO, 1897 — Continued, 



' SEA OF OKHOTSK FROM LOWER TJSHISHIR ISLAND TO ROBBEN ISLAND. 



Date. 



1896. 



Aug. 



Serial 

 number. 



2Hy.3679 

 3Hy.3680 



4 Hy. 3681 



5 Hy. 3682 

 6Hy. 3683 



Hy. 3684 

 Hy.3685 

 Hy. 3686 

 Hy. 3687 

 Hy. 3688 

 Hy. 3689 

 Hy. 3690 

 Hv. 3691 

 Hy. 3692 

 Hy. 3693 

 Hy. 3094 

 Hy. 3695 



Time of 

 day. 



7. 27 a. m. 

 8.14 a.m. 

 9. 27 a.m. 

 11. 07.%m. 

 1.22 p.m. 



4. 25 p. m. 

 9.32 p.m. 

 2.32 a.m. 



7. 46 a.m. 

 1.02 p.m. 

 5.41 p.m. 



lu. 35p. m. 

 3.27 a.m. 



8. 02 a. m. 

 12.47 p.m. 



3. 46 p. m. 



5. 30 p. m. 



Position. 



Lat. N. Loug. W. 



47 31 30 

 47 31 30 

 47 31 42 

 47 32 00 

 47 33 00 

 47 36 00 

 47 40 30 

 47 45 00 

 47 50 00 



47 55 30 



48 01 30 

 48 08 00 

 48 15 00 

 48 21 00 

 48 27 45 

 48 31 48 

 48 29 00 



152 45 48 

 152 39 00 

 152 32 00 

 152 21 00 

 152 07 00 

 151 46 00 

 151 05 00 

 150 23 30 

 149 42 00 

 148 56 00 

 148 16 30 

 147 34 00 

 146 51 00 

 146 08 00 

 145 20 30 

 144 54 51 

 144 42 30 



Depth. 



Fms. 



37 



685 



1,164 



1,500 



1,712 



1,830 



1,836 



1,830 



1,843 



1,562 



1,426 



964 



796 



698 



155 



27 



16 



Character of 

 bottom. 



P 



P 



fne. gy. S 



bn. M. fne. gy. S . 

 fne. gy. S 



bn. M. dk. S 



Im. M. fne. S 



bn.M. fue.S 



bn. ctyl.M.fne. S 



bn.M. fne. S 



bn.M. fne. S 



It. bn. M. qtz. S . . 

 lt.bu.M. qtz.S.. 



bn.M. fne. S 



bn. M. crs. vol. S. 



fne.G. R. Sh 



rky 



Temperatures. 



Air. 



Sur- Bot- 

 face. tom. 



38.7 

 35.7 

 35.2 

 34.7 

 35.2 



35.7 

 35.9 

 36.0 



35.8 

 36.0 

 36.0 

 30.0 

 36.2 

 33.0 

 35.0 



'SEA OE OKHOTSK FROM ROBBEN ISLAND TO ITTJRUP ISLAND. 



Sept. 



Hy. 3696 

 Hy. 3697 

 Hy. 3698 

 Hy. 3699 

 Hy. 3700 

 Hy. 3701 

 Hy. 3702 

 Hy. 3703 

 Hy. 3704 

 Hy. 3705 

 Hy. 3706 

 Hy. 3707 



44 p. m. 

 04 p. m. 

 40 a. m. 



12 a. m. 

 08 a. m. 

 18 p. m. 



13 p. m. 

 18 a. m. 

 28 a. ni. 

 25 a. m. 

 20 a. m. 

 25 a. m. 



48 22 00 

 48 05 00 

 47 43 00 

 47 20 30 

 46 58 00 

 46 35 00 

 46 15 00 

 45 48 00 

 45 40 00 

 45 31 30 

 45 23 00 

 45 18 00 



fne. S. 

 bl.M. 

 gn. M. 

 gn. M. 

 gn.M 

 It. bn 

 bn.M. 

 gn. M. 

 gn. M. 

 bn.M. 

 bn.M. 

 bn.M. 



P.. 



S 



fne. S . 

 fue.S. 

 M.S.. 

 fne.S- 

 fne. S. 

 fne. S. 

 fne. S. 

 fne.S. 

 crs. S . 



40.0 

 31.0 

 37.0 

 35.9 

 35.9 

 36.0 

 35.8 

 36.0 

 35.9 

 36.0 

 36.0 

 36.5 



' SEA OF OKHOTSK FROM ITURUP ISLAND TOWARD LA PEROIJSE STRAITS. 



Sept. 6 

 6 

 6 

 6 

 6 

 6 

 6 

 7 

 7 

 7 

 7 

 7 

 7 



Dr. 3652 

 Dr. 3653 

 Hy.3708 

 Hv. 3709 

 Hy.3710 

 Hy.3711 

 Hy.3712 

 Hy.3713 

 Hy. 3714 

 Hv.3715 

 Hy.3716 

 Hy. 3717 

 Hv.3718 



10. 00 a. m. 

 10.30 a.m. 1 



10. 53 a. m. I 



11. 48 a. m. 



1. 29 p. m. ' 

 4. 06 p. m. ] 

 9. 06 p. m. 

 1.53 a.m. 

 6.30 a.m. 



10. 43 a. m. I 



2. 38 p. m. ' 

 5.22 p.m. 

 6. 50 p. m. 



yi.c 



dk.gy.S 



dk. g.y.S 



gn. M. fne. S . . 



gn. M. S 



gn. M. fne. S . . 

 gn.M. fne.S.. 



gn. M. S 



gn. M. S 



gn. M. crs. S. P 



gy-s 



gn.M 



gn.M 



56.5 

 50.0 

 35.7 

 36.0 

 36.0 

 35.8 

 36.0 

 3,5.9 

 36.5 

 33.0 

 34.0 

 32.0 



• Geographical positions on this line referred to obs. spot at Old Village, Lower Hshishir Island, as 

 in lat. 47° 30' 56.8" N., long. 152° 47' 55" E. Robben Island is assumed to be in lat. 48° 31' 30" N., long. 

 144° 43' 38" E. 



^Babuskin Rock, south (true) J mile. 



3SW. end Lower Ushishir, S. 68"° E., true; S. end Ketoy, S. 48° W., true. 



"SW. end Lower Ushishir, S. 80° E., true: S. end Ketoy, S. 28° W., true. 



6SW. end Lower Ushishir, S. 92° E., true; S. end Ketoy, S. 14° E., true. 



6 Right end Ketoy, S 44° E., true; North Ushishir Peak, S. 86° E., true. 



The five preceding bearings are all independent of geographical positions of the stations and have 

 not been adjusted. 



' Positions on this line are geographical without relation to shore features. Position given on B. A. 

 chart No. 2405 of Shana Village, Iturup Island, is accepted. Lat. 45° 15' N., long. 147° 56' E. 



