Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-11
.CHART|hG THE ISLANDS
Coast Survey Has Now a Fleet
at Work.
WORK FOR THIS SEASON
Some Vessels Turned Over by Philip
pine Government.
LARGE FORCE IN THE FIELD
Larger and More Frequsnted Islands
to BE First Surveyed and Then
Work on the othera
LARGE FORCE IN THE FIELD


s '.e a''es aeAe W 'he ninsuoH.
OF spain wnen she reiinquisned the control
OF the Philippine Islands to the United
States Is the work of survevinr the coasts
ana oh.nr.,~ 49,. g. IL. a. g a., -,
- :. a'n.s.e 500 ,"e .s'o'f,.' Ioi 'iie pul
pose Va issuing ne" charts ana SAILING o'ec-
,,o. $50, s ', .s sn'p.oy -, N has's 80.
archtpalapo Tha "a 49, char,s .ro
sa,d 10 ha no.o,,,,s1y ,,,-,o-ra,, ana aro
n,ora ant 20 80 ,.-,,.. g. .r>,,h,o
than to .av. 49,, rr,,,, -, r.. ao,.,,,-oa
uno, tba rr,,ta,, a,.,.. 49,, 90 ,aoao.,o
survey sar,,,ca ard .,,,,o.. So, tho srs,
aav tho Irn,taa c.a,e. 80 >,s.<..,,,,, 20 ~.
islands she coo.. .,,r,,a,, sar,,,o., h.s haa
man on Than, a. ,rorL ..,hari,u aa,a for
tbe nev chart. tn. ..s,,,,. s.. -, -
e set WV n"s oeon eoii-
s.ae.Aty hannpereo IN cne nfst years or the
WIZ to1 want OF proper vesseis ABOARD
w.LSn " seuu tno surveying parties 10 the
xa.vus pOsuons OF me arcnlpeiaso. ABOUT
wiMSn oAta was oesiIoo. FOR the nrst TWO
OF OF enrse years the steamer Pathhnder was
oie oniy large vcssei employed IN the fnlilp-
Pio sulsey service, out severai smaii
a a..s weIe IN tue SeIvtce; ABOUT year
StsI ti<1'. aeo .he Iailppihe government
I nan tne steamers fathomer and research
o s at = sfupydrV IA Shiha ana trans
LefIeo 1nenl 10 tne coast survey service Tor
m,'i,a s.poul the istahos. recently me
s sas I,.s,s, honoion ana Marinduque from
oiie InilfppIiie coast GUARD service 10 tne
ooasl ouise anu eneSe VESSELS, omcered py
men sent from this country, are now en-
ployeo, w1th the other steamers OF the
service III making surveys, ana gathering
ddla as 10 tloeS, currents ana the IKE ABOUT
the chanhefs among the fhf1ppine Islands.
Sis%ar uaseeIs
Inc Rompion ana marinouque are sister
ships, and, while not large vessels. are ad-
mtrably adapted for the service in which
,bay owe .o he ar,n,oroa ,rro,, n,o, h,,,,,
'ney "io W oe eiipios.u hes were ouii'
DIT oFaga' Japan, IN lSVz' ana went INTO
service In 1903 as cutters guarding the
coasts of the islands They are each l42
feat long o,,er oil have O be,r, of tu,eptv
-, re ~ "' 80 o@a.i Va
three lee. ana orai' Oh seven l"et FIN
inches with stores and coal aboard. they
register All gross and 1913 net tons. and
are schooner rugged, single screw vessels.
with composite hulis of leak planking on
a steel frame. They are strongly built,
TOT the purpose OF Withstanoins the SUD-
den ana violent storms that sweep over
the philippines at certain seasons OF the
year, and their light draft allows them 10
go into the many shoal haroors that dot
the shores of the islands, a feature par ticu-
larry desirable IN vessel erLfioyeH II sur
vey work. The engines Of the vessels are
mower each and while the boats are not
fast. going less than ten miles an kouc
cdCiit tiSS nave opCCo stuipio III thS WIZ
fequireo oi .neh. heiI cosll nuhhels ia 20
Inwino them about one yveaks sfeaIn;ng
without replenishing the coal supply Inc
living quarters. for bo.h offfce"s and men
ABOARD the vessei, are Ioo,nF anu aI,y aho
are oesleneo TOT soih., IA noI ci.nia 'le.,
me rooms are n.iisneu IL Ha.lNe mo, -,
anu are I.'ea oul VIII ns,,n - as.a,.
enGes, eacn ~. 49,,
ana the men Hvihs IN ti1ss JILL i, I ,i
dt one emu VI tHS NSoSSi- Ipch siit'9 ht'f0
quarters 10. hils oli'sls a,tu 'hti.s men,
ana "iie lne nav oeet s1ns ato,'i
the coast survey selNIee III eihs c1 II,tiy'
the me mare hedliy a. matIs g W e.ie ,p
pines ana prove very enicient coast gu sey
men. ne MAJ iiiuuque 40 SV IN, 49, ~
n. =. DehHisoh, asSisl'itt III tnS ne. IS a. =,
Eey service, anu ne ilas III hiS ott,h vi -
MueiieI' anu, y. -, ~ r. -, cntar
nuLllei, ma.sn - ~ I, tIaInI,,- 1I,o,,5a,I
engineer, anu IL Il I1rlo.S,,i q.
oIiiceI, Aosi 80 -, ~ IL g.
coiiiI,ailI VI ne 80 y tIa-,,,,ai r,ata.
anu n. MAJ ny aius, =. .. - t w
n a. "a. iei q; ~ r,,a n,.s haI-e
~ .is, I'd co., cort,ina in tn ph,Itn
an DeS go s,,r,,a,- h,,rean IN this
pines Iioi s .Iie ,,a.sai cs ~ go, CIV
oiey a ~ ,,itbin the n9st three - four
seS
. r1... 80 E;na sh;ns
1Aee' VI
The addition of the new vessels to the
coast survey service in the Philippines
rri,o en- s,,r,,e,, oft,o;a,s n fleet of five fine
-, - -. a. e. ,,.orl, -, t,,o h,,-
SHIPS with WHICH " oo ING VIZ VI ,'ie O
L eau III ooi oS''sSAA P0'N''0' -