Show New v Ocean Depths Discovered That Would Swallow Pikes Pike's Peak WASHINGTON Al' Al Ut AP-Ut AP 1 Unsuspected ed cd ocean depths in Pikes Pike's I peak peale with its Us feet of height I would be topped by feet of water water water wa wa- ter have o been Leen discovered off oCt the Peruvian coast Scientists aboard the nonmagnetic ship mapping the contours contours contours con con- tours of oC the tho ocean bed on ell their way to Tahiti found depths from to feet over a dis distance tance tanco of CO GO mites miles The vast ast depression was wa named Bauer deep In honor of oC Dr Louis A. A Bauer director of ot the department of ot terrestrial magnetism of the Carnegie carnegie Car car- negie institution which is sponsorIng sponsorIng sponsorIng sponsor- sponsor Ing a a. year three cruise of oC the vessel The ship which has been out since May 1 1 1923 1928 now Is near Pago Pago American Samoa on its way to Japan In July it will vill enter port at atSa San Sa Francisco I to touch the United States for the tho first time since the expedition started Mapping the ocean bottom a II I I I single item in a broad brood program of investigation covering the phenomena phenomena mena of the earths earth's magnetism I ocean circulation deep sea life Ute and Callao Shot Shot gun gun shells were draft draft- latest type of sonic depth finder tinder of the United States s naThe na navy The failure of a part of the finder tested the resourcefulness of the scientists when they were cruisIng to Calico gun shells shena were drafted drafted draft draft- ed into use The shells hells were ere fired In a foot 20 brass pipe held over the side and Im Immersed Immersed immersed Im- Im mersed two feet Into the water The sho shock k produced b by each shell hell was so great that to those sitting in n the cabin It appeared that the vessel el had struck a a. rock tock The finder bases its measurements measurements measurements measure measure- ments of depth on the time required for a noise produced near the ship tb t reach the ocean bed and to be carried back to microphones as echoes There were sufficient shells on the ship for tor depth measurements to be b made twice a a. day until Callao was reached and the regular conditioned |