The San Francisco call., 1906-09-05
SEES A PEAK RISE
FROM THE SEA.

Lieutenant Hepburn, United States
navy, navigating officer of the United
States steamer Albatross, believes tnat
he witnessed the birth of the volcanic
island which arose from the sea in the
midst of the Aleutian Islands about the
time this city was shaken by the
earthquake of last April One OF Hep
burns shipmates is willing TO corroDo-
rate the navigator in his belief, but
others on board, jealous perhaps that
they were denied this rarely granted
peep into natures laboratory, are IN
clined to scoff and ascribe the ueuten-
ants vision to trick of the fog
whether he saw the island a-bornin'
or not, the new peak was so sizzling
hot when the Albatross passed 1t that
no attempt was made to land, and when
the revenue cutter Perry came along
later her officers did go ashore and
christened the terra novo Perry Island.
Professor H Heath, who fills the
chair of invertebrate zoology at Stan
ford University and VINO arrived here
Yesterday on the liner America Maru.
left the Albatross at Nagasaki He
was not on board at the time Lieuten-
ant Hepburn witnessed the arrival from
below of Perry Island, but he heard
both sides of the story and does not
side with the scoffers.
In connection with the appearance
of this island, Professor Heath tells OF
letter written to DR.. c. III. Gilbert,
who Is in charge Of the scientific work
now being done by the Albatross, by
President David Starr Jordan Of STAN
ford University. The letter was writ
ten shortly after the earthquake and
told of the tracing of the fault. the cor
recting of which 80 shook San Fran
cisco. until the fault disappeared in the
sea north of Cape Mendocino. In his
letter, which was received in Japan and
after the Albatross had sighted Perry
Island, DR.. Jordan traced the probable
northerly course of the fault and said:
Look out for Baranof."
President Jordan was little OF In
the matter of direction, but Lieutenant
Hepburn knows that in those northern
waters there was something worth
looking out for.
Professor Heath left here last Christ
mas for Naples. where he devoted his
attention to the study of strange fish.
He visited Egypt and dragged specf-
mems from the dark corners of the
Nile. He also did some work in Cey-
lon. While at Naples the opportunity
to join the Albatross in Japan present
e.. itself. and he met the Fish Commits
sion steamer at Nagasaki.
On board the Albatross ne found DR..
C. H Gilbert, DR.. A. B. Torrey of the
University of California, J. o. Snyder.
who devoted himself to the work
ashore, and J. Burke. On the Alba
tross Professor Heath travelled around
the island OF Yezzo and through the
Japan Sea. He left the A1batross at
Hakodate. The steamer will cruise
around the coast of Japan for a few
months and will return here about De-
ccmber 1.
The scientists on the Albatross Sc
cured many specimens with the won
dc rful deep-sea dredge which brings to
light odd-looking fish whose homes are
two miles beneath the surface. Much
valuable work, however, was done in
the markets ashore.
BY the grace of commission grant
ed by the Japanese Government the
scientists received valuable assistance
from the Chief of Police of whatever
place they landed. After reading the
Imperial credentials and learning the
scientists pleasure the Chief of Police
would issue an order forbidding fish,
ermen to throw away any living thing
that came up with their nets. In Japan
what the Chief of Police says goes. and
ia this way the value OF the present
cruise of the Albatross has been ma
torially increased.
DR. Heath is little afraid of talking
about his work to reporters
'aThey misspel1 invertebrate." he
said. "and take liberties with zoology.
II occupy the chair of invertebrate
zoology, but object to being referred
t. as an invertebrate zoologist-"