Report of the Superintendent ... Showing the Progress of the WorkU.S. Government Printing Office, 1914 |
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Alaska area covered area surveyed azimuth base line begun bench marks boundary buoys Bureau Busuanga Island Canadian party Cape channel charts Coast and Geodetic Commanding Steamer completed connection Dixon Entrance east entrance extended fathoms feet field fiscal Fort Frances Geodetic Survey geographic positions determined Glacier Harbor horizontal measures hydrographic sheets finished hydrographic survey hydrography Inlet instruments International Falls Island July Lighthouse located Logan Glacier magnetic declination main scheme occupied Manila meridian miles of area miles of shore miles run monuments Mount Natazhat northward occupied for horizontal old stations Palawan Passage Canal Passaic River Point progress Rainy Lake Rainy River reconnoissance rock Romblon run while sounding season shoal shore line signal poles erected square miles stations in main stations occupied stations were occupied SUMMARY OF RESULTS.-Reconnoissance SUMMARY OF RESULTS.-Triangulation tide stations established tion topographic sheets finished topography triangulation stations United States Engineers vessel vicinity Washington
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72 ページ - ... and hydrographic surveys were made. During the months of July and August the progress of the work was considerably delayed by stormy weather, and the work was transferred to the southern side of Dumaran Island. An automatic tide gauge was operated at Araceli. Research. — This steamer was engaged in surveys of the northern part of Samar Sea. in the vicinity of San Bernardino Strait, and between the islands of Samar and Masbate. A topographic survey of Destacado Island and the entire Naranjos...
12 ページ - ... except printing and binding, which is done at the Government Printing Office. These operations include the reduction and plotting of results obtained in the field, computing, drawing, engraving, lithographing, photographing electrotyping, and chart printing. Instruments used by the field parties are repaired and in some cases constructed in the office, which has a complete equipment for mechanical work. The proceeds of sales of charts and publications during the year amounted to...
72 ページ - ... 00 TIDAL OBSERVATIONS. Under the direction of the commanding officers of the vessels long series of automatic tide-gauge observations were obtained at various places throughout the islands. These are referred to in detail in the individual reports of these officers. Two gauges were loaned to the bureau of lands for a period of about three months in exchange for the results of the tidal observations which an observer detailed from that bureau obtained with the same in the vicinity of the mouth...
24 ページ - ... work of the observatories maintained by the International Geodetic Association for determining the variation of latitude at Gaithersburg, Md., and Ukiah, Cal. An officer of the Survey, in addition to other duties, continued to act as a member of the Mississippi River Commission.
74 ページ - ... the north and west coasts of Maitiaguit Island, the shore of Sharks Fin Bay on Palawan Island, the west coast of Malabuctun Island, the western of the two bays on the north coast of Linapacan Island, the north coast of Gatoc Island, all of Popototan Island, and a number of unnamed smaller islands. filled with shoals and dangers to navigation, and hydrography requiring very close development is necessary. An automatic tide gauge was installed south of Batas Island, where observations were obtained...
72 ページ - ... throughout the islands. These are referred to in detail in the individual reports of these officers. Two gauges were loaned to the bureau of lands for a period of about three months in exchange for the results of the tidal observations which an observer detailed from that bureau obtained with the same in the vicinity of the mouth of the Cotabato River, Mindanao. The automatic gauge at Manila was in constant operation during the entire year. The results of these observations prove to be of great...
7 ページ - Many requests were received for special surveys in various localities. Reports of newly reported dangers to navigation were promptly investigated and when verified were made the basis of chart corrections and notices to mariners. OUTLYING TERRITORY. An officer of the Survey detailed to duty as director of coast surveys, with headquarters at Manila, has direction of the field work in the Philippine Islands. Excepting the steamer Pathfinder, the vessels engaged in that work are the property of the...
8 ページ - Reedy Island, Delaware River. Through the cooperation of the Bureau of Lighthouses current observations were made at a number of light vessels along the Atlantic coast. Similar observations were made when practicable by the hydrographic parties of the Survey.
2 ページ - Persons on a regular mailing list of the Department of Commerce should give prompt notice to the "Division of Publications, Department of Commerce, Washington, DC," of any change of address, stating specifically the form of address in which the publication has previously been received, as well as the new address. The Department should also be advised promptly when a publication is no longer desired.
7 ページ - An officer of the Survey, detailed to duty as director of coast surveys with headquarters at Manila, has direction of all field work in the Philippine Islands. The details of this work are mentioned elsewhere in this report.