. Carnegie Institution of Washington publication. 376 Reports on Special Researches OBSERVATIONS ON CRUISE IV OF THE CARNEGIE. 1915-1916. (J. p. AuLT IN Command.) The Carnegie started from Brooklyn on her fourth cruise March 6, 1915, stopping first at Gardiners Bay until March 9, to make her usual "swing observations," and arriving at Colon, Panama, on March 24, 1915. She next passed through the Panama Canal; leaving Balboa April 12, she sailed for Honolulu, arriving there May 21, 1915. She left Honolulu on July 3, and arrived at Dutch Harbor, Alaska, on July 20, from which port she


. Carnegie Institution of Washington publication. 376 Reports on Special Researches OBSERVATIONS ON CRUISE IV OF THE CARNEGIE. 1915-1916. (J. p. AuLT IN Command.) The Carnegie started from Brooklyn on her fourth cruise March 6, 1915, stopping first at Gardiners Bay until March 9, to make her usual "swing observations," and arriving at Colon, Panama, on March 24, 1915. She next passed through the Panama Canal; leaving Balboa April 12, she sailed for Honolulu, arriving there May 21, 1915. She left Honolulu on July 3, and arrived at Dutch Harbor, Alaska, on July 20, from which port she sailed on August 4 for Port Lyttelton, New Zealand, arriving there November 2. Leaving Lyttelton December 6, 1915, a cu'cumnavigation was made of the region between the parallels 50° and 60° south, the Carnegie returning to Port Lyttelton on April 1, 1916. On May 17,1916, she again left Port Lyttelton bound for Samoa, Guam, and San Francisco. The cruise up to April 1, 1916, is shown in Figure m^ 120' SO' 60° Fig. 19.—Cniise IV of the Carnegie, 1915-1916 (April). On the completion of the work of Cruise III it was felt, as a result of the experience gained, that the time had come when a more ambitious program of atmospheric-electric work could be undertaken with hope of success, and to this end the atmospheric-electric equipment was considerably increased. Also, a special atmospheric-electric house was built aboard the vessel for the more permanent installation of the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Carnegie Institution of Washington. Washington, Carnegie Institution of Washington


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