42 GEOGRAPHIC DICTIONARY OF ALASKA. [bull. 187. 



last from April 30 to October 9, 1897, chiefly in and to the north of 

 Sitka sound. 



For an account of his work see Coast and Geodetic Survey Reports, 

 1895, pp. 50-5i>; 1S9(;, pp. 43-1:5; 1897, pp. 39-40; 1898, pp. 49-50; 

 also Coast Survey charts 8170, 8281, 8283. 



MooKE (W. I.), 1892-1895. 



Lieut. William I. Moore, U. S. N., succeeded Mansfield in command 

 of the Coast and Geodetic Survey steamer Pattemm on February 2, 



1892, and remained in command till March 15, 1895, when he was 

 relieved by Lieut. Commander E. K. Moore, U. S. N. During the 

 season of 1892, which began at Vixen bay, in Boca de Quadra, on 

 May 12 and ended at Security bay on September 19, surveys were 

 made in Dixon entrance, Boca de Quadra, Clarence strait, Revillagigedo 

 channel, and Keku strait. In this season's work Lieut. W. P. Ray, 

 U. S. N., commanding the McArthtit\ cooperated. 



The season's work of 1893 began at Port Simpson on May 3 and 

 ended at Sitka on September 1. A survey was made of Sitka harbor 

 and approaches, and the ship was used for transporting boundary 

 parties. 



The season of 1894 began on May 27 and ended on August 14, dur- 

 ing which surveys were made chiefly in Chatham strait, between Peril 

 strait and Icy strait. 



For an account of his work see Coast and Geodetic Survey Reports, 



1893, Part I, pp. 54-56 ; 1894, Part I, pp. 50-51 ; 1895, pp. 50-51 ; 

 also Coast Survey charts 8075, 8214, 8240, 8283. 



MosER, 1897-98. 



Lieut. Commander Jefferson Franklin Moser, U. S. N., commanded 

 the Fish Commission steamer Alhatross during her cruises in Alaska 

 in 1897 and 1898. Moser, in the cruise of 1897, collected hydrographic 

 notes and made sketches of harbors and anchorages here and there. 

 These notes and maps were published b}^ the Coast and Geodetic Sur- 

 vey in 1899 as Bulletins 37 and 38. Moser's report for 1897-98 was 

 published in 1899 in Fish Commission Bulletin for 1898, pp. 1-178; 

 this was also issued separately. 



MURASHEF, 1839-40. 



Sub-Lieut. Mikhail Murashef sailed with Tebenkof in the Russian 

 American Company's ship Elena from Cronstadt on August 5, 1835, 

 and, rounding Cape Horn, arrived at Sitka on April 16, 1836. The 

 ship was kept in the colonies. Murashef made surveys, apparently 

 very good ones, along the strait separating Afognak and Kodiak in 

 1839-40. The results are shown on Russian Hydrographic chart No. 

 1425, published in 1849. 



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