Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-03-07
BY c. S. ALBERT.

ficals of the Coast and Geodetic Sur |
vey are greatly pleased at the prog |
ress of work In Hawaii during the |.
past year. Considerable space is given |.
in the annual report, just issued to |.
this subject.
Reference to satisfactory conditions
I'm Hawaii is thus made in the intro |
duction:
"A complete survey Of the Island
of Oahu has been made and data col
I lected for the Coast Pilot of the Ha-
waiian Islands.
Through the courtesy of the sur
veyor general of Hawaii, the Coast
and Geodetic Survey is furnished with
records of tide observations made by
the Territorial government
"A magnetic observatory is main
tanned by the Coast and Gcodetic Sur
yey at Honolulu"
Taking up the work in detail the
report says:
Hawaiian Islands.
| tW. G. Dibrell, commanding Steamer
Explorer
Summary OF Results = Triangula
ton: 80 square miles of area cover
ed, signal poles erected. stations
occupied for horizontal measures, 3
geographical positions determined,
Magnetic work: land stations occu-
pied and observations made In ; POI
sitions at sea. Topography: 20 miles
OF general coast line surveyed. to-
geographic sheet completed. Hydrog-
raphy $50 square miles sounded, 1880
miles run while rounding, $500 posi-
tions determined, 1924 soundings
made, Il photographic sheets finished.
During the season from October rs
to February 20 the steamer Explorer
was engaged in the survey of the Is
land of Oahu. The triangulation had
been completed and the topography
begun by another party The party
on the Explorer completed the topog-
raphy and extended the photography
to the l0O-fathom curve all around
the island and at frequent intervals
to much deeper water.
by the end of the season the sur
vey of the Island of Oahu had been
completed.
A party in charge of Assistant o.
d. French had been ut work on the
Islands for some months previous to
the arrival OF the Explorer, ana upon
the departure OF Mr.. French in DC
tober he was succeeded AS chief of
party by Mr.. l.. W. Smith, aid. Mr.
Smith was instructed by the superin-
tendent to place himself and party
uhder the direction OF the command
ing oinfeE- OF than nQalaref. Tor duty
upon tue arriVaf oi1ha vessei Id Ha-
waliah waters.
Inc hyurography executed oy the
Explorer mciudes the ehtire water
area adjacent 10 the Island OF oahu,
excepting reari ana Honolulu mar
oorS' rear harDor was omitted on
account Oh dredging IN progress ana
.ne cnar. oi hohoiuiu haroor was
iouhu 10 oe sunhciehtiy accurate WIN
OUT an auoitiohal survey.
ine ue'e'opnieh' Oh 'ne hyurogra-
Phy was coihpieted OUT 10 the loo-
la,hoih curve ana a'ohs nearly the
"nole coast "iueiy spaced souhuihgs
e",ehu "ucn iarther' reaching 10 from
10 . niiies from shore' seventeen
curreh. s'a'iohs were occupied ana
n'asne,'c opserVa''ohs were nade at
""'i'per vi iahu s,a'iohs. magnetic
ooser'at'ons were also MADE on SNIP
poa.o a' n'e pos','ohs U" 'he coast
VI o""". anu 'he snip was swung on
s,A'eeh meanings a. 'ne beginning OF
'he 'easo" anu again a' une emu Inc
sup was s"uhs a'So On Moknpu re-
"'"''''' VII N"a'ae anu on "aiahae'
w. D. rrehch'
summary VI noou''s hs'oho"'c
Uoao' ."''ohs' a~','u'' oe'er"iheu'
pa'e measurement oase line meas
u,o'' hs''os'aP"s si""re pniies
area 'oreIeu' 20 "'',es VI ine
opunueu. iopos'ap"S ov ni'es Vi
sno'e my s"r,e'eu, "i'es y, shore
'me ie,,seu, ~ "iieS VI roaus sur
'eseu' oposrapn'c snee's COM
piu.eu' ii""s ula''o" o'1 spuare
nneo VI arr" 'oNe'eu' ." stations DC
.up'eu' ,'- seos'"p"''"' poe''o"s ue-
'o,n''eu'
rue re',s,on VI 'he SURVEY Vi Tue