After a few days in the Bering Strait and in the Arctic Ocean, 

 St, Lawrence Ba.j in Siberia was entered. At this point fresh water was 

 taken aboard. After a two-day stop, St, Lawrence Island was visted, 

 St, jlfetthow Island, an uninhabited island in the Bering Sea, was ic-'xt 

 on the schedule, and frcm there the CHELAM procGsded to NuniTolc Island, 

 the home of the most primJ.tiYe people in Alaska, 



The next point of interest to visit was Bogoslof Island located 

 about 60 miles northwest of Unalaska, Enrouto to this, the codfishcrmon 

 from- the United States who arrive in Boring Sea in Jvme and leave about 

 September 15, wore passed. In addition thereto the Japanese crab fishing 

 fleet consisting of large ships, trawlers, 'ind crab boats wore scon. Those 

 boats catch the lcj?gG spider crabs which are canned on the larger, vessels. 

 Some of the whalers from the Aleutians and a number of vessels of the salmon 

 "canning fleet 'from Bristol Bay groetod the GHELAM while patrolling, 



Bogoslof is perhaps the most attractive of the islands of Alaska. 

 Four days were spent here and then a course was set for Unalaska where 

 the Oceianographic Cruise ended. 



STATISTICS OF CRUIS E. 



The Cutter GKELAlMeft Seattle on the 18 July, 1934, on Bering Sea 

 patrol. Special arrangomonts had been made to utilize a part of the timo 

 to obtain data in the Bering Sea, A prearranged .schedule prepared by the 

 commanding officer assisted by the staff of the Oceancgraphic Laboratory 

 of the University of Washington and approved by the Cormnander, Western Area,' 

 and the Coast Guard IiondcLurj?ters was follo7/od. It is interesting to note in 

 this connection that in June 1881 tho Eovonuc Cutter CORWII\F l:inded a party 

 of officers and men, Rear Admiral W, E, Reynolds (then a 3rd Lieutenant) in 

 charge to make observations of tho currents and temperatures of the waters 

 that sot through Boring Strait, 



Prior to the cruise the cutter was outfitted with the necessary 

 equipment. The sick bay was temporarily rebuilt to serve as a laboratory, 

 Tlio following oguipmont was taken; 



1. Modern fathometer (recording up to 125 fathoriis), 

 2, Thermograph, installed in the engine roan. 



3, 1 Cunninghsjn, oceancgraphic sounding machine, type EG-LI #440, 

 of the following description: 660 fathoms of 3/13" i/ifo^ 



> 3 H.P. 220 volt A.C. 3-phase 60 cycle motor equipped T/ith 

 wire laying carriage, 4 speeds in raising and lowering, speed 

 3-g- feet per second in low and 7 foet in high, friction 

 control and brake control, 



4, 1 meter wheel, 



5, 1 200 lb, lead sinker, 



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