C.— REPORT OF THE EXPLORATIONS OX THE COASTS OP WASHINGTON 
TERRITORY AND OREGON. 
i6. NARRATIVE. 
Returning from Alaska, the Albatrofta arrived at Seattle, Wash., on the afternoon 
of September 6, and was detained there until the 17th, in making a few repairs to her 
machinery. During the stay a visit was received from the mayor and city council, 
who inspected the steamer and expressed great interest in her work. September 17 
the ship proceeded to Port Townsend, where a conference was had with Judge James 
G. Swan, of that place, relative to the fisheries of Washington Territory and the pro- 
posed investigations in that region. The Coast Survey steamer McArthur arrived at 
Port Townsend the same day, aud an account of her soundings in the neighborhood 
of Cape Flattery was obtained, which resulted in a great saving of time and labor, as 
otherwise the Albatross would have been obliged to sound over a portion of the same 
ground. 
The steamer left Port Townsend on the 18th, and, passing through the Straits of 
Fuca, began the examination of the outer coast, which, during this trip, covered the 
area lying between Shoalwater Bay (latitude 46° 31') and the coast of Vancouver 
sland in latitude 49^* N., including the halibut banks at the mouth of the Straits of 
Fuca. An anchorage for the night was made at Neeah Bay, September 24 ; the 2Gth 
and 27th of the same mouth were spent in Barclay Sound, Vancouver Island ; aud the 
.4 iiatross returned to Port Townsend September 30, and to Seattle October 1, remain- 
ing four days for repairs at the latter place. 
Leaving Seattle October 4, a short stop was made at Port Townsend, where, on 
the invitation of Captain Tanner, Judge James G. Swan joined the ship for a part of 
the second and final cruise before returning to San Francisco. A visit was made to 
Victoria, Vancouver Island, to obtain information respecting the recent attempts to 
.establish a fishery for the beshowe or black cod, and the ship was also coaled at 
Departure Bay. Passing Cape Flattery on the evening of October 10, aud sailing 
down the coast, operations were begun in the vicinity of Shoalwater Bay, and carried 
Whence to the latitude of Tillamook Rock, Oregon, a short distance below the mouth of 
the Columbia River. The steamer entered the Columbia River October 14 and anchored 
off Astoria, Visits were received from Mr. F, C. Reed, State fish commissioner for 
Oregon; from the Hon. d. H. D. Gray, Colonel Taylor, aud other liromiueut residents 
of Astoria, with whom the fishery interests of the region were discussed. Judge Swan 
left the Albatross at this place aud returned to Port Townsend. The Albatross pro- 
ceeded to sea on the 18th, made trials for fish aud several dredgings about Tillamook 
Rock, aud also a brief examination of Heceta Bank. From the latter region she sailed 
directly to San Francisco, where she arrived October 21. 
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