New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-11-03

In letsers last Fall described far as We nad "a
vansed me currents encountered both on the surface
and un6es 70 900 fathoms depth Tue Kuro siwo, or
Jspan esreus was discovered 10 extend eastery
eousse Dvards our shores norsheru limit reaching
.esxy ~ southern shores Of Vancouver Island; and IS
vss sAsva that It passed down to she southwark In
vhss 10 Incorrectly called "coid California current"
An unhzcuarcns beneath shts sets to the nor Inward
and vesvsrd which, In latitude so, reach es TO the
sur<aes. snd thence sets north along the shores OF
British America and the outstanding islands IL thence
grsduany tncfines TO the westward. in accordance
with ts conformation OF tho land THIS current
v feis It etka. having % that place strength
II knot per hour aud setting ~ the nortnward
In st- 10 so n. Long. 1870 W. Va observed that the
curreut Get 70 the south ward and eastward with a
streaSta Of Ave fashoms we found II: movement the
Between she position mentioned aud the line Of The
Island shs sets 70 the southwark and westward
aad sasSe the islands 70 the westward IL can De
deariy from tas that part OF the water carried
the Dorshward aud westward by the ander-curreDt
men oued In loEz 57e into the Rorthern limit
tho Japan stream and mInges with IL returning TO
the souehvard part OF the surface current along
wessera shores and that the part 70 the westward
1870 settang To the southwark aad westward,
passes beneath the Japan stream aud becomes an under
distance OF bus a few miles through tho
Ounmak Pass showed fall in temperature OF the water
trsc Sc % ~ evidently ndicstinS thns tse nor.nward
ooid Behraxs Srats current which Il some hat
Ws.ssriS oarrens fros The eastward Of ths Islands
Tue general nsvesneat u the waters Of the North
sdiT some 1hst BY taerms scon. conformation Of the
saraos land sad cetsea and perhaps she oon Of The
expsrsosed fer ~ ksurs current setting 10 the
north wsr< sd westward with considerable strength
No snccesdnG day. IT position asout 100 miles TO
sesA werd aad eastward found at all.
Previous - s sneoesdtag tee str0Rg current 20 tho
s0ath wsrd 80 ssst yard. dusg tho ~ hours tho
WIND VS. bio Wing moderate gale from tie southwark
and eastward Again, N as 80 81 n, long lsso 80 E.,
the cunsar We ever knob, settng n. - w. During
the prsvteN u hears the wiad vas ssrss@ from the
5. .. 3. Thss position Ia the body q the Japan
.erssa (asrtS Of Japan. which In this lati-
tude knowa 70 sst eeaeraliy - the north
ward nd eastward. Is Appears tAas the action
4 shs WIND frsu the sosthward aud east.
wsrd forced ne ssrreat - SGT more 10 the westward
Thss view ws: esAArued sy tAe circumstance that on
me following day. II pOsAoa distant about 80 miles,
the set 90 4. with strsnEh OF tvo knots per
hsar Alss 1t ~ ~ ~ H. long l4Ss ~ H. the set was
O. " T.. ssvsa fsuesms hour. vhea 70 should navo
sess = Ne asrsh vaA sad eastward. fAs movement
expsnsA ~ ne faos that for ~ hoass previous tho
Wind wss srsax trsn The nsrtAvard aaa westward I
cssad ats shaAaAAk prsofs q the had. but eeems
scsrosy asos.aey. We knew tAAs the drecons o. me
- sresE sesa e3rssu. ma setlse = Ne sxanples
I have GSea e esaGsry wiaas "a 49,. cosfoootsto
49, . prSss1ssss. slass sG esysrtare irom San
Dtao hSS JsAaAry, have sounded shoat loleo unee
90 Sfsa - eAssA e Latasysh fysnnns seesa .
mtsA The sesl6SsV Sssss tPsss esee asssA - ~