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The second party, in charge of Mr F. C. Schrader, geologist, and 

 Mr T. G. Gerdine, topographer, will proceed by the now well 

 established route down the Yukon to Fort Yukon, or some point 

 in that vicinity whence a convenient route northward can be 

 found. The equipment will be the same as that used last summer, 

 consisting of canoes and outfit that can be easily packed and car- 

 ried. Beyond this starting point the route is left to the discretion 

 of the chief of the party, but his general instructions are to pen- 

 etrate the basin of the upper Koyukuk as far as possible. The 

 main purpose of this expedition is necessarily geographic, but 

 geologic information will be gathered so far as practicable. It 

 is expected that valuable information will be gathered to deter- 

 mine future plans for the exploration of the region between 

 Bering sea and Arctic ocean. This party will continue its work 

 until forced to retreat before the advent of winter, and will then 

 float down on the swift current of the Koyukuk river. Neither 

 party will winter in Alaska. Although the advantages of such 

 a course have been recognized, careful consideration shows that 

 it is not expedient with present knowledge and available means. 



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In view of a public presentation and criticism, through the 

 medium of a printed circular issued by the director of the Manila 

 Central observatory, of action taken by the United States gov- 

 ernment in suspending all telegraphic typhoon warnings made 

 by the Manila observatory for points outside of the Philippines, 

 it seems proper to present for the information of all persons and 

 interests concerned a statement of the facts and circumstances 

 which led up to the action taken by the United States authorities. 



In a communication dated November 5, 1898, Dr W. Doberck, 

 I director of the Hongkong observatory, informed the Chief of the 

 United States Weather Bureau that the Manila observatory was 

 continually communicating sensational typhoon warnings to the 

 newspapers in Hongkong, and that as this action was against 

 international regulations laid down for the guidance of meteoro- 

 logical authorities, which prohibit an authority in one country 

 to issue storm warnings for another country, he desired and rec- 

 ommended that the American government of the Philippines 

 put a stop to this irregularity, which interfered so materially with 

 the work of the Hongkong observatory. 



