Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-08-03
Point Berrow Observatory.

Tho u. S. Siguel Servics Aro!lc Expedition
10 charge OF Lieut.. p. Horny Rsy u. s. A.,
saiiod tr,m SIS FrGlcisco recently 10 tie Amer
icau eObo oner Golden Flecca, l26 tons register.
Capt, jacobsen, for pon. Barrow. where the
party will b., landed with ope bu1dred tons Ct
provisions ard m m,tcra, and a permsuen. u s.
meteorological AID astronomical observatory will
20 founded.
The U. s. G:olo;c Station st Pcu! Barrow,
uader Lieut.. R.y On the most ucr; ;hero poin,
CT Aasks. and wl!hia the Attic Circle, Is 70
make sgGchronous ohssrvatioas OF all kinds, in
ee1cectlou With the u. s. stslioc established a,
h,tV Fraoklin Bay, uuder Lieut.. Greeley, 10
let. 81 4O| N, aid tho loterua asionsl Polar OBJ
asrsauous sgteed upon With several foreign
governments. Hcuns and an observatory will
be ootsnuo.ed. hni ths present party are to
Fl III Mn 10 that locality uoti tho sumner CT
1854, Eheo they Will ba rlieved god others
tako their places. IL vii bs the Gu Y Of the
expedition 10 make q careful collection Of speci
,pecs of the aulm J, riueral aud vegetable kicg
GornS vi hin c,ss1osbie DISTANCE arGucd the
location. fhe ueia features viii be Ihe so,H-
mutation of meteorological data. Goa. Hsz:n,
Chief OF the U. s. S ial Service. has ordered
uninterrupted observations TO Dc taken through
ou: tAa pasr, era AZ s00n as the local time Ot
Polat Barrow is etcJiatels determined, all OBJ.
se1VstiaGS will bo made simultaneously with
thcss ct Washiuetou The Golden Fiet G, vii
fist touch q. p!over Bay, Sbe.is. whe.o the
chroncm 'teEs will bs rated Sod carefully olm-
pared SNh kuo9n points. 1t is c,otemplntsd
to setd U. s. steam or ssilit vessel saDualIy
- vlsI and :estcck It. e5r. .sts,ious with supplies
receive rcpors sud keep up nec :ssAry c,uoec
t!oI With tho party. independent CT transient
lotrgcuoe. which will from limo to tins be
received through the A:oiio 8hslirg fl ,ct
Besides their Gut!ss as 5igosl s3rvIc, sud oh
serving stations and nbselv.sor!es, where full
p5ys!oaI ObserValloas oflha egrah AID the hs.v
ens will b. taken, they 40 also peimsaeu!!y
established ss relief and lite savitg station
tor the whaling Il cts wnero stock OF pr07is-
loCR will be KEEP. .uGi1iant to fnraish bsis.ouon
10 those IN dis7,s;. Il sddis,oo 20 tic Point
Rsrov and L.Gy Era, k in s;sIiona, ito War
DtDart msns Elll ibis yoar esssbsi! cish.ceo
o:h.r slnp;g meteorological s.atilnl CO too
r'DeEc I.Isnd5 Of out c1ss: about tba Aro.!o
Citcl', as Vel! 81 3 o2g tho nor h.ra liai;s OF
the coa:inen. Of NJrih America, c,uV-uieo ly
situated et rfc2sr dis;suces sp..:, ob;sin o1m
piets rsGcr:s CT t5a nHcinDGl.r weather
thr5ushou: the yasT. Suca reliable Ga:s il
deemed lud'spenssG!. 10 tho M'esthe: Sa!rsu
10 iareaaS:irg the Tsa!her msnS DAYS 10 al
v,uc,, aod ferc, ,scdias!y y,!ua9!e 10 aeri-
cul ui6ts aad to c,mncros. Ia tho climate
aud siodS Of tho Polar regloI5, the sccntls,s
havo ob,aioed psriis Gu. to tuutsmenta
isas regulating the motor sgeCcos pf a.u.os-'
Dherc currents. These ots.rre;icps seal ucsd
ed iItormstlon 10 aid the correct demo 1strstion
OF 2rtas phgsich laws nee ..ssry 10 adparos 81
Hc s. rveEy department Of so:ctc,, as,rooomY,
niv!es;iap, ,fydrosraDEy, rsotcor9loey. iociud-
lag nuaa ueedsd data cotc ,rO1g earth msg.
ps'isui snd atmospheric clserici.y, Toe kaog'
edge sought is osicul.ted to accelerate salsolif,
di c1Vsl!sa, useful 10 e7ts, rsr;oaitarc. cam
ma,c', aid ma. ufscteres. The prospective
vaiuo 10 hunau!ty oflhsss A,c 10 osserv4tloas
Gao scarcely DO over,stiusted. The u. 8.
Siscal Sely'sa ALREADY hase sigral ofiosIs ga.
.lo1cc at 81. Micnseis. Alaska, aud O. A.tc1,
Ou1aieske aid Gamer Island