THE U. S. FISHERIES STEAMER ALBATROSS. 



79 



13 in number, were distributed from Puget Sound to Bradfield ('anal, 

 near Wrangell Island, Alaska. Serial temperatures and water densi- 

 ties also were taken for these stations. The cruise extended from 

 June to the middle of November, 1905. 



Alaska Cruise, 1905. 



Temperature. 



Sur- Bot- 

 " fare. torn. 



Apparatus. 



Trial. 



Dep1 i. 



Dura- 

 tion. 



Drift. 



True 

 direction. 



Dis- 

 tance. 



i:< marks. 



52 



h. in. 



52 



Tnr. sdr 



Int. 3; 2Ki!j 



Tnr. sdr 



Int. 3; 2 K 2 § 



•10 fins, to 

 surf: ce. 



Int. 3; 2 K2§. 

 Int. 2: K 2.... 



Int. 3; K3,K2§ 



5 therm., 5 

 wat. bot. 



Int.3;K3,K2§ 



6 therm., 6 

 wat. bot. 



Int.3;K3,K2§ 



6 therm., (i 

 wat. bot. 



Int. 3; 2K2§ 



6 therm., 6 

 wat. bot. 



Int. 3; 2K2J. 



6 therm., 6 

 wat. bot. 



Int. 3; 2K 2§. 

 Int. 3; 2K2§. 



Int. 3; 2K2§. 



5 therm., and 

 5 wat. bot. 



Int. 3; 2K2§. 



5 therm., 5 

 wat. bot. 



15 fnis. to 

 surface. 



f 125 fms. to 



[ surface. 



1 27."> fins, to 

 surface. 



(200fmr..to 

 i surface. 

 Surface to 



100 fins. 



fl30fms.to 

 \ surface. 



Surface to 

 125 fuis. 



fl75fms.to 



\ surface. 



Surface to 



17a fms. 



1 175 fins. to 



\ surface. 



Surface to 



175 fins. 



|125 fins. to 



\ surface. 



Surface to 



125 fms. 



/150fms.to 

 \ surface. 



(75 fans, to 

 t surface. 



(75 fms. to 

 \ surface. 

 Surface to 

 75 fms. 



75 fms 



Surface to 

 75 fms. 



1 \ S - 



8° W 



N.2:s° W. 



{ g|}N.«-E.. 



{ 8* 



Miles. 



S. 57° W. 



20 \ 



9 J 



S. 40° W 



{ 8} 



}N. 



2 £ }n.so°e. 



20 )s.48°W 



12 ' 



2 ° }s.35° E. 



}s. 18° W . 

 }N. 15° W. 



50 fms. cable out. Near 

 nioui h of Fitzhugh Sound 

 off Rivers Inlet. ~ Surface 

 temperature increased 

 from 52° at noon to 60° a1 

 3 p. in. Nearest land 

 about 2\ miles distant. 

 20 fms. cable out. In re- 

 gicm of mouth of Skeena 

 River. Nearest land j to 

 I mile distant. 

 150 fms. cable out. Deep 

 water off Boca de Quadra. 

 Nearest land 3 miles dis- 

 tant. Bottom from chart. 

 (300 fms. cable out. Near- 

 1 est land 1 mile distant. 



:i00fms. cable out. Ran in- 

 to bottom and filled net 

 with mud. Wrecked the 

 K 2. Thermometer and 

 « ater bottle at 5, 10, 25, 

 50, and 100 fms.; first two 

 thermometers failed to 

 i rip. 



200 fms. cable out. Near- 

 est land 1J miles distant. 

 Thermometer and water 

 bottle at 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 

 125 fms. Lowered 3 fms. 

 before heaving in. First 

 thermometer failed to 

 trip. 



250 fms. cable out. Nearest 

 land 1 mile. Thermome- 

 ter and water bottle at 

 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 175, fins. 

 Lowered 5 fms. before 

 heaving in. a 



250 fms. cable out. Near- 

 est land | mile. Ther- 

 mometer and water bot- 

 tle at 10, 15, 30, 55, 105, 180 

 fms. Placed as before 

 but in lowering 5 fms. be- 

 fore heaving in wire 

 fouled; 5 fms. added for 

 correction. 



150 fms. cable out. Ther- 

 mometer and water bot- 

 tle a1 .".. K). 25, 50, 100, 125 

 fms. Fouled and lowered 

 in heaving in. 



200 fms. cable out. Land J 

 mile distant at end i f 

 haul. 



[100 fms. cable "id . Land 

 i i J miles distant. 



[100 fms. cable. Oil mouth 

 of Fraser River, aboul 2J 



I miles from shoals. Ther- 

 mometer and water bot- 



l tie at 5, 10. 25, 50, 75 fins. 



100 fms. cable. Nearest 

 land 1 1 miles. Tin I 

 eter and water bo1 tie at 

 5, 10, 25, 50, and 75 fms. 



a Lowering 5 fathoms at time of heaving in, while not affecting the thermometers, makes it neces- 

 sary lor entire accuracy to add 5 fathoms to the depth stated for the water specimens 



