The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-11-21
SURVEY WORK PROGRESSION
 ALASKA COAST
One Hundredth Report of Coast, Ceodetic Survey
 Lists New Charts

WAOI1lINd OIN, U. C., NOV. Zl.- In the one Mndredth annual re- port of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, Director R. s. Patton says that the high concept of fidelity and integrity adopted as the initial standard for it's work has since been scrupulously adhered to through all vicissitudes. It embed ies a vision of useful service which remains responsive to the changing needs of the navigator and the en- gineer.
 The report likens the Coast and Geodetic Survey to a comprehen- sive manufacturing establishment Its surveying parties go out into the field and gather the raw ma terials. Those raw materials are shipped to Washington, D. C., where the central plant is located. In this plant the materials are worked over and from them are derived certain final products in forms suitable for public use. These pro- ducts invariably take the form of publications, and the final and cul- minating step in the process is the quantity production All nautical charts and other information re- lating to nautica lcharts, tidal and current surveys and data, geo. detic control surveys in the in terior, investigations relating to terrestial magnetism and seismo- logy, and other data which 4,is public service bureau prepares. are all printed at the Government Printing office.
 Alaska curveys Progress
 It is stated that Photographic surveys in Alaska are progressing at moderate but satisfactory rate with the three vessels working in that area.
 The party of the ship Surveyor continued surveys along the coast of Kodiak Island. Work was ex- tended during the 193O season from Cape Ikolik southward through Sitkinak Strait and included a survey of Olga Bay. Combined with the previous seasons work, this completed the survey of Alitak Bay and tributaries. During the present season, surveys are being extended eastward along the south coast of the island toward Sitka- lidak Strait. These will include the western approaches of that strait as well as the eastern ap- breaches to Sitkinak Strait. The results of last seasons work will be shown on chart Mo- 8537, now under construction.
 Westward Coast
 The DiScoverer party continued surveys along the south coast of Kenai Peninsula, westward from Aialik Bay. These were extended to the 1O0-fathom curve and as far west as Port Dick. They included a detailed survey of that bay, as well as of Nuka Island Pass. The results of the work are now being applied to chart No. 8530, which area has now been en- tirely surveyed. During the pres ent season, this party is employed in extending the surveys southwest ward across the passages between the Kenai Peninsula and Afognak Island. Detailed surveys will be made of Windy Bay, the area the Barron Islands and around the west, north, and east side of Shuyak Island. The sea- sons work will clear up several re- ported dangers to navigation in the passage between Shuyak Island and the Barren Islands.
 Behm Canal Work
 The field party aboard the Ex- plorer continued the work in Behm Canal, started during the latter part of the fiscal year 1930. More than half of the waterway has been surveyed in detail, and it is that the remainder will be completed during the present season. The results of these sur veys will be shown on two new charts.
 The following new nautical charts were published during the fiscal year, in addition to the issuance of revised editions showing import ant changes of 16 other charts.
 8095-Ketchikan Harbor. -8256 South and West Coasts of Kruzof Island.
 8272-Monte Carlo Island to En- trance Island, Koku Strait.
 84l0-Cape Spencer to Icy Point, Kenai Peninsula, south coast.
 8551-Prince William Sound, on south coast.
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