Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 January 1912 — ENDS ALASKAN TRIP [ARTICLE]

ENDS ALASKAN TRIP

Steamer McArthur Completes Successful Survey. Staff of Ship Locates Big Submerged Rock at North End of Douglas Island That Caused Many & Wrecks. Seattle. Wash, —Completing a successful season in Alaska waters, the, United States steamer McArthur of the coast and geodetic survey service has arrived in Seattle. The McArthur, in command of Capt. C. G. Quillan, did valuable work in triangulatlon, hydrography and topography on the west side’ of Cook inlet, at the entrance to 'Fritz cove, and obtained data for the government on the position of La Perousse glacier on Icy bay. . „ The great mass of ice has been shifting its position and the Washington (D. C.) officers of the survey service ordered a new survey of the glacier. The data obtained by the

McArthur staff will be sent east and a comparison with the data made at tbe former Burvey will determine just how much the big glacier has moved. The staff of the McArthur also made a survey of the shoals off Martin island, where the steamship Portland of the Alaska-Pacific Steamship company struck, and definitely located the big submerged rock at the north end of Douglas island, which has caused several wrecks and has been a constant menace to navigation. The rock, although nearly 600 feet square, had never been charted. Officers of the McArthur assert that the Portland did not strike on an uncharted rock, as at first supposed, but stranded on a sharp ledge of rocks on which the government had considerable data. However, a resurvey of the exact spot where the vessel stranded was made. Officers of- the McArthur say that the west side of Cook inlet is a paradise for hunters. Moose, deer, duck and grouse are very plentiful a short distance from the beach, W. S.

Keyes, mate of the steamer, and Dr. C. G. Braunlin, the vessel’s surgeon, each killed a bear after an exciting experience, and other members of the staff killed moose, duck and grouse, adding variety to the steamer's menu.