The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-22
OFF FOR ALASKA.
Coast Survey Steamer Patter-
son Sails This Afternoon.
PLAN OF THE SEASONS WORK
Something About the Trim Boat and
Her Crew-gacin2 for sport Here
and I'm Alaska.

The United States coast survey steamer
Patterson. Capt. f.. h Moore. Of the
United States navy. Will sail from this
port for Alaska this afternoon, having
on board E. h Dickens AMI his survey
ing pai ties.
short time last wees she has added to her
outfit the schooner Ernest. which will be
used as a collier. and the steam launch
Fuca which is 20 be used as tender 10
carry thermometer time between Mary
island and Fort Simpson.
The greater part OF today will be spent
In getting supplies for the shore parties
aboard. and about 5 o'clock the Patterson
viii start on her long trip. Everything
progressing satisfactorily, she will prob
ably finish the Season's work next Sep
TENDER and then come south. When Mr.
Dickens was seen yesterday afternoon at
the Rainier Club by a Observation-Disclosures
reporter and asked for an outline OF the
work. he replied:
We shall leave this port tomorrow
afternoon and proceed to Nanaimo. y. c.
where the Patterson and the schooner
Ernest viii be loaded with coal. The
schooner will be used as a collier. When
Fort Simpson is reached a party in
charge OF Mr. French will be put ashore
to do astronomical work. At the head
OF Portland canal another party under
the command OF A. w SihSF Will De
landed This party will also engage I'm
astronomical calculations, The two
points just mentioned are little over 100
miles apart. and the steam launch will be
used 10 carry chronometer time between
them. After Mr.. Welker has finished the
work previously mentioned he Will carry
triangulatIon up the river-I don't think
IL has any special Rame-to the fifty-sixth
degree of latitude.
k.t- t.afv l.
two astronomical parties. will proceed TO
Mary island. where | shall land with my
party and also engage in astronomical
work. From this on the Patterson viii be
to Chatham and Peril straits and con-
tinue photographic work under the direc-
ton OF Capt. r. h. Moore. The astro-
nomical work OF Mr. Moore's party will
be under the supervision OF Lieut.. Lopez
] think il will take about two months
time for all parties TO do the astronomical
work and thus determine the difference
of longitude. Arrangements have not
been completed as yet, but some of the
steamers plying between Seattle and
Alaska will carry the nine chronometers
from the local astronomical station in
Seattle under charge of Fremont Morse.
THE astronomical work of all the diff
ferent divisions OF the main party having
been completed there will be a general
assembling at Fort Simpson. where a
base line viii be measured and then all
the points connected by trianguiation."
xhe steamer Patterson Is about IL years
OLD. but has been kept in splendid condi-
ton. She is as trim and neat a boat
as one would desire to see. She is about
i65 feet long and of 500 tons burden. The
crew say that I'm good weather she Will
make nine and a half knots an hour
She is barkentine rig and carries a single
engine, is very roOmy and is provided
with three decks. When a reporter went
on board yesterday afternoon the men
were In high glce over a sailing match
for fun that had taken place in the morn
ing.
One of the sailors named Bochin. on
spoke as follows:
We'll. when the fine breeze sprang up
this morning some of the Seattle yachts
men came out with their boats. and as
they took a spin around the Patterson.
invited US 10 come out and give them a
race. Finally we got permission of Capt.
Moore to take his gig, which is schooner
rugged and give them a chase. II was
great sport. l tell you. Flick. that fell
low over there" and he pointed 10 a
young man OF pleasant face. but whose
1.-THE form was the image OF that pos
sessel by Tom BlanCk. acted as captain.
and ! was his mate. The other crew had
the start OF US, but we overlook them.
and on the whole course from here over
TO Duwamish head. | guess that is what
you call It. and back We beat them by a
big majority"
Then the sailors got to talking about
sports In Alaska and told of the fun
they had last Thanksgiving day. At
Mary island there IS a crack gig rowing
crew made up OF men who are all cham
pions Bochin called Flick over and asked
him 10 tell about the rowing race. Flick
said that the Mary island men beat them
ten seconds in "a fourmile race but had
six oars against five for the men from
the Patterson.
Many of the men on the Patterson are
enthusiasts bicyclists. and were on shore
yesterday enjoying a spin before going
to the shores of Alaska