The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-03-25
LOOKING
FOR FISH
Albatross TO Make
Soundings
Near by.

q or the next 1--WE or FIs months
there may bc seen OF shore from I
u the various islands Of the lroup. /
a trim white steamer which, with sail I
and steam. viii be- moving about slow
Ia. crossing back and forth over glN- I
en- track The short legs ~ mile or /
so viii be made an during the cruises .
which viii last from two to four OF /
I even six weeks from this port The 1
/ ship which Is 10 make the mnneuvers
/ is the Albatross, and the work in Whioh
she will be engaged Us the exploration
of the off-shore fishing banks The
cruise is 10 occupy the summer and its
3 scientific interest is of the first order.
/ The Albatross arrived yesterday
J from san Francisco. and though only
one stop was made. that at Erben
Bank. six hundred miles out Of San
/ Francisco, the nets which We're dragged
! astern all the way developed sufficient
sea life to keep the laboratory force at
I work, and yesterday the first thing the
I scientists did was to visit the iishmar-
ket and secure some pretty specimens
. which occupied their attention during
the day, for the trip Is one for work.
and there promises 90 be little sight
seeing for the men VINO have taken On
the cruise for its scientific value.
The chief scientist Of the party on
board the Fish Commission vessel II
Or. Charles II. Gilbert, who occupies
the chair Of zoology at Leland stan
ford. Jr, University. DR.. Gilbert has
never before visited these waters, and
he expects that the work he viii do
here will be of rare scientific interest.
This Is due to the fact that this is the
very first time there has been given to
a tropical water such an opportunity
for thorough investigation. Heretofore
the work has been sparodlc, some spec
imens being taken here and there, and
the results have always been most in
teresting. Now there Is time and OPP
portunty for the exhaustive study OF
sea life, and that ii viii be productive
of many new things is certain, for DR..
Gilbert said yesterday that he had
found several new forms Of life in the
nets which were dragged on the way
, down.
The primary work Of the vessel in
these waters will be the study Of sea
life Coupled with this scientific labor
, will be the investigation of the fishing
banks. the extent of the grounds and
, the estimated amount OF fishes which
} might be taken there. This branch of
: the fisheries expert attached to the Al
: batross. Mr.. 4. b. Alexander, who will
. be assisted by Messrs. Fassett and
a Chamberlain, OF the commission SER
0 vice. The later is the photographer OF
0 the party.
Q Or. Gilbert has in his party DIR. c. c,
0 Nutting of the University of Iowa, and
. Messrs. j. l.. Snyder and w. *. Fisher
v ! OF Stanford. They will be in charge OF
. the preparation and classification Of
n the specimens taken, also making
a paintings of the fishes as soon as they
0 are brought from the water, so as t.
o secure the cOlors as bright as they are
% in life The equipment Of the Albatross
% for her work is magnificent as the
% vessel has "A complete set of deep sea
" travis and nets, and will work at d
~ depth of al least 1000 feet much of the
IA time. For the purpose of preserving the
10 fishes, the cargo of the ship include.
10 ten barrels of alcohol, and there are
10 scores of bottles in racks, copper tank'
10 in cases and specimen jars which will
70 be sufficient to contain all the indlvid
" ual specimens that the scientists may
~ wish to preserve on the trip.
~ The intention OF the officers is tC
10 make a complete survey of the off
10 shore grounds about the entire group
10 Honolulu will be the center of opera
10 tons and the mail station, but tn,
IA cruises will be made everywhere, no
70 according to fixed itinerary, owing t,
~ the fact that the weather will hav,
~ much to do with the windward AM
IA channel trips. so that there will be ad
IA vantage tl..c. any falling OFF in tn
10 trades and any south wind periods Tn
10 work will consist Of the using OF tn
10 nets for surface and deep sea as well
10 the sounding for banks and their eX
10 ploitation. and the studying Of tn
various forms of life that may b
brought to the surface by the nets.
DR.. Gilbert said yesterday that DI
David starr Jordan, who has the woTl
in general charge, will be here in June
and win make a short stop on his wa.
II to Samoa. He will be preceded her
+ by Prof. b. l.. Kellogg, of Stanford
s- who Is to accompany DIR. Jordan south
e Prof. kellogg is the entomologist o
y stanford, and he VIA arrive some tim
in May, and will devote a month t
- the study of the insects here.
- The officers of the AlbatrOss are
r Captain Chauncey Thomas, comman
~ der; Lieutenant q. II. Burrage, execu
l. tive officer; deck officers, Ensign \.
n Hepburn, Ensign c. 5. kempf; Assis
ar tant Surgeon, Chas. 5, Butler; Assis
le tant Paymaster q. Skipworth.
! The vessel is short of both officer
=, and men. There is expected to arriv
~ during the week officers for the shil
,e The executive officer is anxious to ST
~ cure at least four seamen. He woul
like To have bright young Hawaiian
There is also a chance for "A good dive
with the ship as in the crew there
a vacancy in this line. Mr.. Burrae
h has heard of the diving capacities {
A. the Hawaiians and he hopes to get hol
O. of a good man.
II While the Albatross Is al work IL
hoped by the officers that all vesse