Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-07-29
A[BATR0SS' GOOD TRIP
GOOD HAULS AND new
S0UNDlNGS ARE MADE
OFFICERS RUN INTO A RAVENouS
sHARK-soUNDlN AT MA.
kkPUU PoiNT-kAhu.
LUZ VISITORS.

The Alhatross started from Honolu
In July .. She first went dredging at
the Penguin shoal and went from there
to Puako, ON Hawaii. Here the vessel
lay for several days dredging. The
officers of the vessel speak in loud
terms Of praise OF the hospitality Of
Manager Fredenberg Of that place.
Some of the officers tell Of an eXcit.
ing experience they had while there.
Three OF them went swimming from
of the vessel when the pleasure OF the
dip was disturbed by the arrival OF a
hungry.lOoking l5.foOt shark, which
was seeking whom 1t might devour. A
rapid sCurry was made for the ladder
and the three swimmers got out OF the
water just in the nick of time. Mr..
Frcdenberg stated that he has often
seen sharks OF this size in these wa.
tiers.
Leaving Puako, the Abatross went
around kOhala point to HilO. The oil
iicers OF the vessel employed their
time making a number OF sOundings
while the scientists dredged the bot
tom. AS the bottom on the windward
coast Is very rough. however, not much
success was met with. The AlbatrOss
stayed one day in HilO. on this port
a place was found with a smooth bot.
tom. but ii was found to be poor in ami.
mai life.
4 Continuing the journey, the Albat
ross went around the Kau and KOna
coast and went TO Eahuiui, where a
stay Of several days was made, as the
dredging was unusually good and
could be worked day and night, not
fewer than % rich hauls being made
in ~ hours on one occasion. While
in Kahului the inhabitants of that
place visited the vessel in large mum.
bers. They vastly entertained those
ON board by getting very seasick.
On the home trip dredgings were
made in the channel between Maui any
MolOkai. This place had been dredged
known to be good some very success.
full hauls were made.
On one night the Albatross went
very near the coast by Makapuu Point
to make a certain sounding. The Jap.
anese fishermen were much startled at
seeing the vessel going seemingly to
her destruction and lighted warning
fires, but the ships officers knew
their business and steamed out in
safety.
The present trip, has, upon the
whole. been crowned with much sue.
cess. both as far as dredging and
sounding is concerned. The vessel
will take 10 tons of coal here and will
have some small repairs attended to.
She will then leave for a cruise to Bird
Island, Niihau and the northeastern
shore Of Kauai On this last place two
attempts have been made before 10
dredge, but on neither occasion was
then time enough to do complete work.
| Upon the whole, the work of the Al.
batross will hereafter be more or less
in the line OF doing the finishing touch.
es to the work already done. When
she returns from this cruise the Albat
ross will await the arrival of DR.. Jor
dan from Samoa, on August IS, and
then it will depend upon his decision
whether the cruise shall continue OF
not. The scientists on board are oil
the opinion that the Albatross will re
turn to the Coast.
The work done by the officers OF the
vessel in the line of sounding has also
been very successful throughout. It
will be Of great value, as the charts OF
these waters contain very few sound
.ngs, with the exception of the channel
between Oahu and Molokai. The data
obtained by the Albatross' officers, al
together about 500 soundings, will be
sent 70 the photographic office, where,
upon they will be inserted in later
charts.