INVESTIGATIONS OF THE ALBATROSS. 9 



took lip his quarters on board. He brouglit with Liui a one-man kayak 

 made by tlie natives of Niiuivak, wliich he donated to the Fish Com- 

 mission exliibit at the World's Cohimbiau Exi30sition. 



The following- is a brief summary of the movements of the Albatross 

 while employed in transporting the United States commissioners to 

 the Seal Islands, Bering Sea, and return: 



July 16. Left Sun Francisco lor Unalaska. 

 .hily 25. Arrive at IJnalasTca. 

 .Inly 27. Left Unalaska for Seal Islands. 

 July 28. Arrived at St. Paul Island via 



St. George. 

 Aug. 9. Left St. Paul and arrived at St. 



George Island. 

 Aug. 10. Left St. George Island, 



No. of days on tlie voyage, 37; total dist 



Aug, 11. Arrived at Unalaska via Bogos- 



lof Volcano. 

 Aug. 13. Left Unalaska. 

 Aug. 20. Arrived at Alert Bay, British 



Columbia. 

 Aug. 21. Arrived at Departure Bay, Brit- 

 ish Columljia; took coal. 

 Aug. 22. Arrived at Tacoma, Wash., via 



Port Townsend. 

 auce made under steam (in knots), 4,686. 



The cruise was made witliout accident resulting in delay, damage or 

 loss of any kind. 



INVESTIGATIONS ON THE COAST OF WASHINGTON. 



Orders were received at Port Townsend on August 25 to explore the 

 waters of the Straits of Fuca, and later to extend the work to Hood 

 Canal. 



A number of articles collected in Bering Sea for the Columbian 

 Exposition were shiiiped to Washington on the morning of the 27th, 

 and at 11 :40 a. m. Ave got under way and steamed into the straits. 



Commencing off New Dungeness, the beam-trawl was cast at 97 

 fathoms, and a line consisting of 4 stations occupied from that point 

 to. the vicinity of Eace Eocks, the depths ranging from 80 to 100 

 fathoms. The bottom was mostly mnddy, with a few peb'oles; rocky 

 bottom was found at one station in 100 fi^thoms. The results of the 

 hauls maybe stated in a general way as follov>'s: Among the fishes 

 were a few flounders [Microstomus pacificus)^ 4 species of small 

 fishes, ratfish {Chimwra colli ei), alligator-fish, IJparis, etc. The list of 

 invertebrates included 6 species of prawns, shrimps, crabs, sea-urchins, 

 naked mollusks, worms and tubes, pectens, and several si)ecies of small 

 shells. Two species of brachiopods were found in great numbers, and 

 were a marked feature of the hauls. Hydroids, cup corals, pycnogo- 

 nids, starfishes, ascidians, and sponges were found in each haul. 



The surface net found the waters almost barren of life, a few small 

 crustaceans being all that were found during daylight. After dark 

 medusre came to the surface, and a half bushel or more were taken at 

 each haul. 



Anchorage for the night was found at 11 -.bO p. m. in Neah Bay. Work 

 was resumed on the morning of the 28th, by setting two cod and two 

 halibut trawl lines in from 80 to 100 fathoms, off Xoah Bay. Hand 



