The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-06
HAWAIIAN
FISHERIES
DR.. Jordan and His
Associates are
Coming.
THEIR PLANS
FOR THE SUMMER
One of the Strongest Expeditions
Ever Sent Out by Federal
Government.

WASHINGTON, March 23.-To carry
out the intentions of the Organic Act
when it made it the duty of the Fish
Commission to investigate conditions
of the fisheries of Hawaii, Commission
er w. w. Bowers of that department
of the Government has organized one
of the strongest expeditions for that
purpose that could have been arranged.
This exploration and examination of the
fisheries of the Territory will be made
under the direction of DR.. David Starr
Jordan of Leland Stanford, Jr., Univer-
sity. The party will comprise the most
noted men in their line in the country.
From this city will go DR.. Everman,
the chief ichthyologist of the commits
sion. DR.. Everman has been the means
of making the commission of the Gov
ernment so strong that now not q single
exhibit is held anywhere In the world.
but the United States Fish Commission
has an exhibit which wins for it medals
and diplomas. He Is known as at the
head of the list among those who have
made the habits and habitat of fishes
their study. With him will go Messrs.
Goldsborough and Moore.
| Dr. Jordan will be accompanied from
the university by at least three men,
At the head of the list after the director
must be placed DR.. Jenkins. While he
is not now at the head OF that depart
ment at Stanford, DR.. Jenkins has CIV
ZEN the best years of his life to the study
of fishes. Ten years ago he made 8
"trip to the Hawaiian Islands and start
ed a collection of specimens of fish life
that is today the best In the country
as affecting the Islands. From time to
time he has kept this up until now he
has a most accurate and thorough
knowledge of the entire subject DR..
iGilbert will be a member of the party
also.
The pictorial end of the expedition
also is very strong and there seems no
/ reason to believe that the commission
! will not be able to show results far
above expectations in this respect.
From this city will go Mr. Baldwin, the
distinguished water color artist, who
has had experience IN reproducing the
forms and colors of sea life in all parts
of the world. In addition, Prof. Hud-
son. formerly of Stanford, one of those
who was lost to the university over the
Ross affair, will accompany DR.. Jordan.
This will make the expedition as strong
ipictorially as 1t will be scientifically.
San N1ISSO, Match So.--1't-
David Starr Jordan of Stanford Univer-
sity was seen here today in relation TO
the proposed piscatoriaI expedition to
Hawaii which he will lead. He said 1T
was his Intention 70 sail, with those to
be associated with him, on the Sonoma
on her next trip from this port. This
viii give him the months of June and
.Fu.y in Hawaii. While this may not
conclude the work of the expedition,
undoubtedly will not finish it. he feels
that he cannot stay longer, and should
there be necessity, Will leave his COM
panions to finish their work under the
direction of DR.. Everman.
1t was the intention, he said, to send
the Fish Commission steamer Albatross
with the party, but work in Alaska
must be done during the summer
months and the steamer, it is now plan
ned, Will be sent to work in Hawaii
next winter The Albatross is now fit
ted elaborately with apparatus for the
purpose Of deep sea explorations and
will survey the waters about the entire
group. Dr. Jordan Is anticipating a
most enjoyable trip and a delightful ex-
perience in his labors during the sum-
mer months.