The phone circuit is in. The last step is to pipe the new data to Fairbanks and Anchorage laboratories and to repair the nonfunctioning stations in the existing net. No direct word from the geologists yet, but we assume that no news is good news and their work goes well. Geologists and seismologists are now in the field. One of the new stations is in, other material has been taken out to staging areas near the final site locations.
Receivers are in and ready.
Progess has been slowed by low cloud ceilings and by the long distances the station enclosures need to be slung. The helicopter cannot carry enough fuel to get the enclosures all the way from King Salmon to the final sites in one trip. Geologists and seismologists are now in the field. Seismic station installation is progressing smoothly. Precise details are not available yet.