ANNUAL REPORT OF E. LESTER
JONES, DIRECTOR, DETAILS
ALASKAN ACTIVITIES
The annual report of Colonel E.
Lester Jones, Director of the United
States Coast and Geodetic Survey,
just issued, shows remarkable ad.
vances made in hydrographic surveys
in southeast Alaska during the year,
as well as many other accomplish
ents in Alaska. The report again de
monstrates the fact that Alaska is not
being overlooked in governmental ac
tivities.
Hydrographic surveys were made
during the year in Alaskan waters as
follows:
Chatham Straits; from Cape Decision
to Port ^Malmesbury and in the vicin
ity of Port Alexander; in Pyybus Bay
Frederick Sound; in Cordova Bay a
long the shore of Long Island and
through‘Kaigani Strait; also into Port
Refugio on Suemo Island.
In varions parts of the main ship
channels supplementary examinations
are being made. The outer coast is
now’ completely surveyed from Dixon
Entrance to Cross Sound, the north
ern part of this work having been ac
complished during the year.
Surveys wrere completed on the
southeast side of the Alaskan Penin
sula, in Chignik and Kujulik Bays
and their approaches, in Ikotan Bay,
and in the area between Cold and
Bolkofski Bays. Work was started in
BaBlboa Bay. Echo sounding lines
were run in making passage to and
from the field and between points in
the field.
An original survey was begun in
May in Shuyak Strait between Afog
nak and Shuyak Islands to chart this
newly developed region and permit
steamers to enter with safety The
preliminary reconnaissance of the
Aleutian Peninsula was completed
Survey to Westward
During the current fiscal year, the
report states, the survey of the outei
coast of Southeastern Alaska will be
completed as far north as Icy Poini
by the steamship Surveyor, aftei
which this vessel will take up the sur
vey of the coast between Prince Wil
liam sound and Cook Inlet. If pos
sible, some of the tributaries of Prince
William sound, will be surveyed.
The steamship Explorer will survej
Tebenkof bay and Keku strait, to
gether with the intervening section o
the eastern shore of Chatham strait
Shuyak strait, in Westerrf Alaska, wil
also be surveyed.
During the year, new editions o
Part I. and Part II. of the Alaskai
Coast Pilot were issued and new
charts were issued of Pavilof bay anc
: approaches, Alaska peninsula; Cape
■ Ommaney to Byron bay, Baranof Is
1 land, and Morzhovi bay and Xsanotski
strait.
Tide Statistics Maintained
The report states that primary tide
l stations, for purposes of tide observa
tions, with automatic gauges, were
maintained at Ketchikan, Valdez and
Seward during the year and at Sitka
and Anchorage part of the year. Al
together, there were 41 tide stations
in operation in Alaska territory du
ring the year. Primary tide stations
will be maintained at Ketchikan,
Seward and Valdez during the present
year.
An important current and tide sur
vey was made in Southeast Alaska
and in Puget sound, extending over a
period of three months. The "work
was carried on from 30 current sta
tions, covering the important passages
between Puget sound, Washington,
and Cross sound, Alaska, where the
current velocity is sufficient to be a
menace to shipping. This survey
forms the basis for a special report
by Colonel Jones, recently issued by
the Coast and Geodetic Survey, on
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tide and current investigations.
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During the year, a seismagraph was
kept in operation at the magnetic sta
tion in Sitka, for the purpose. o| reg
‘Vsterrag and. ^checking up on: .earth
quake -shocks^ ^nd an investigation
of auroras in connection with tele
graph and radio disturbances was
made at this station.
Colonel Jones, in his report, stresses
several important needs of the Coast
and Geodetic survey at this time.
Among other things, he says: “For
years there has been emphasized the
need on the Pacific coast for seawor
thy launches or tenders of approxi
mately 60 feet in length to "work ir
to do that work for which the ship is
conjunction with the large ships anc
too large and too expensive and foi
which boats carried on the ship’s da
vits are too small. The need is urg
Another pressing need, according
to Colonel Jones, is for an additiona
ent for three such tenders.
magnetic survey of Alaska. He says:
“The magnetic survey of Alaska is
inadequate and additional stations
should be occupied. The pressing
need at present is for the occupation
of repeat stations along the main
routes of travel. These have not been
occupied for eight years, a longer pe
riod than isj considered safe.
“The results of these magnetic sur
veys are of great value in various
ways. They are indispensable to local
surveyors who have frequently to re
etablish property boundaries located
many years ago by means of the com
pass.”
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