Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-06-12
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sist these great natural accidents. A
circular was issued in March, 1909,
outlining the project. signed by Ar.
thur a. Noycs, acting president Of the
Institute; George +. Swain, Hayward
Professor of Civil Engineering. and
Thomas A. Jaggar Jr Professor of
Geology, the last two being the heads
Of their respective departments In the
Institute.
The purpose of the science of Geo.
physics Is to record with instruments
all the physical and chemical process.
cs going on in the earth. Recent dis.
asters such as Mcssina and San Fran.
cisco have shown how defective. for
humane and practical purposes, our
knowledge OF these processes Is. The
study Of near and distant earthquakes,
considering the earth as n whole, can
be conducted az well at one place as
at another. Until recently II had been
intended to establish the proposed
station at Blue Hill, point near Bos.
ton, where meteorological observa.
tory is located II has been the desire
Of the Institute, however. to secure a
volcanic site In order to observe the
local activities Of particular volca.
no. as well as the waves which pass
through the earth from distant earth.
quakes. Professor Jaggar has, for
some time past, been investigating
and considering this subject. He has
visited the scenes of the volcano and
earthquake disturbances In Marti.
nique, Italy, 81. Vincent. and Alaska.
In April, 1909, he visited the Volcano
Of Kilaueu. and then went to Japan.
where he visited the volcanoes Taru.
mai and Asama In eruption. and also
studied the remarkable stations and
instruments of the Imperial Earth.
quake Investigation Committee Of ia.
pan.
After mature dclibcration, Profes-
sor Jaggar Is of the unqualified opin.
ion that Kilauea affords tho best point
for the location Of the proposed oh.
scrvRtory among those places In the
world which have come to his knowl.
edge for the following reasons:
81, At other volcanoes the crup.
tions ARE more explosive and an oh.
servatory located close enough to the
center Of activity Is I'm some danger.
Kilauea. while displaying great ana
varied activity. Is relatively safe.
"2. Other volcanoes are more or
less connected In chains. making many
stations necessary In order to deter,
mine the relations ofithe different era.
ma Loa form an isolated center Of
activity, over 1000 miles from the
nearest active vent. so that the phc-
nomona of these two vents can be re-
corded without complications occa-
stoned by other nearby centers.
%. Kilauea is very accessible. The
nearby harbor at Hilo is only thirty
one miles distant; II may be reached
by railroad and n good driveway, and
Honolulu, n center Of traffic and sci
ence. Is easily reached In a day.
Il. The Central Pacific position is
unique, and is of advantage for record.
ing distant earthquakes through the
uninterrupted seahoor which lies be.
tween Hawaii and many earthquake
places such as South America, Mexico
and Japan. For expeditions In case of
disaster or otherwise, relatively
short route Is assured, with abundant
means of transportation to Pacific and
East Indian ports. For the study of
the dcep'sca floor. Hawaii Is obviously
favorable. a..
20. The climate is uniform and the
air clear for astronomical work.
"6. There are frequent small earth.
quakes, which are of great interest for
technical reasons.
~. The remarkable distribution OF
both hot and cold underground waters
in Hawaii needs careful study, and
this has an important bearing on agri.
culture AS well as upon science.
IS. The Territory is American. and
these volcanoes are famous In the his
tory OF science for their Icmarkably
liquid lavas and nearly continuous ac.
tivity. ...
Specifications
Subject to changes In detail, 1t is
proposed: w.
81. To erect buildings on the brink
of the Volcano of Kilauea, In which to
house the instruments, library, and Of
fees for working up and tabulating
the statistics, records and information
obtained.
80 To set apart room for local
museum, to exhibit to visitors instru.
ments, plans, diagrams. maps and pho
tographs? This will be of value In cx.
citing interest with view to securing
an endowment. ...
-. To welcome advanced students
from either the Institute or other in.
stitutions for special work in the lab.
oratory. .''~.
II. To erect subordinate instru.
mont stations, with, self'rocording In.
struments, and to employ voluntary
observers, at various points hereafter
to be determined. II is hoped that
eventually some work will be done by
the stan of the observatory In the
study of tides, soundings, earthquake
waves and the movements of the coast
line of the island.
20. To send expeditions to other
volcanic and earthquake belts for com.
parative studies,