New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-28
PbilsdeIphia, May %. 1855


The Aldens Rock Bell Boat replaced at her station Of
Portland, May "a, 1885.
Letter from the superb the Secretary Of the
ury with copy OF alton from Capt W. L. Dali OF r.
oi6c mail ship Columbs aud extracts from letter o.
Capt james Watkins Pacific mail steamship Golden age ~
deposte Of redd,h sand detected b. Commander hden
US inside Of the bar at the entrance to San Saes n'
CoAsr SURVEY OFFICE, Wednesday, May :, iSs:
SIR have the honor to subon herewith copy ois
Columbia, 70 Commander James Alden u 8 ~ ssi',sn; IN
the Coast survey relation 70 ne de'eIoPneht msHe y
s., n.ned oe; .. d 3 he b. h.SoT y San F.e sd
which made the general Subject s % o. ss S'
In addressing Comm ander Alden, Capt Dali s.y.;
completing the survey Of The entrance zoe ya, ~
.ld point out to me the Characteristic o0ndn"i yea -
attention particularly 20 the fact that az goo. 80 ssl
crossed the lead would bring up gray ss1o WIN ~
hat such bottom found at 10 pace OUTSIDE lne
siLcs then have had on two occasions 81 'Pp''-'
nae The inform alton acquired from Jour chart ai,s
ID October Of last year conins from the Columbia ~
MADE Point Arena (95 miles from the Hssds ,sSo rasn
ssme 'T ss was Up with Point when ne 'Gs =,
was altered the Heads To De certain ~ Iay boars ara
ssst ~ The lead every fifteen minutes 10 IoeI ,brbI
1s.ns Point Reyes found myself IN i've isn oe bar ii
supposed the North bss iSfTiDs sounding eNs
ny IN. water .oon eeepened 20 fshom. wesn
lead 1med snd brought up gray ana VIZ ga. n.a. he
ssg ~ s e.ce Of the harbor isp the s,Ss a
u eshteen f.thom' when Is nss y. ror bore
hsn altered The course 70 r. by ~, which t1ok me az
Point and the fret thipg snfousn VIC w.
long wharf on North Beach ,.p =, NJ.
isbt md saw The light Oh Point Bonita at intervals I'LL
hen about ten miles from the Heads the fog SHAT "a
dense that we could ships ensth continued 80
III BY the soundDss, the north bank sIa IN.
and half atnons heD dropped hedge, and waited ,sa
light At g. m. got under way, steering T. ,: r., sd
irg soon got eight sthons and the lead beng 90
brought gvdt and With red Dee. When IN pi'os. TO
ous | char the t. by NJ and soon, ~ "a e.
water supposed h micchannel When the os ~. tor
rurnir fairly up the chsnrel sad midway b
PoI and North Shore Had been guided BY VIA -
learned from your chart, should IN 10th Instances
remain anchor outside until the fog lifted
Three years ago vas o hsIbor IN this steamer
In dense fos Had the soundinEs and :. We sss
been a. W ell known then should nA'o 80 f
BY the lead. The chart Of the % ~. O. otas
San Francisco will be Invaluable h tine darnf
Of steamers running this ccast, sa'lot esnon IA s,H
foVsv ..ssor ard ensbirg them With proper "a
he b.Jbor Ar wheH without 10 they T0uia "
wait outside for fair ~es'bef Nh o,o,.nv. s,sss
Can't lanes Watkins of tho Pseinc "sil - 80
mir GoiTsn AseT 10 transmitting 20 me COPY ~ 10y
snP t, nuo,sd ren In regard 70 the faeins
vigstior 20 be snorced " VIC PNN'N-N- ~ -
-, rsss,r,d % BY Capt Dali; -. r,,t
=" .bort fims PRIOR my leaving san rfssels.ol al
81 49, on board the United states steamer ASns.
1ne .,.tieed 70 know that the bar chart, ~
lhS I'LL flruah Us safe guide into the hafoof 80
,hs, xith our lead. As the souidinss are % la
en-.te there can be initiating them In my 'p'''~
roper attention TO the lead " ,u.s A. -
frxould respectfully request authority .
rnrea,ion in the u,usl form. for the benefit OF EskJ
,be Western Coast Of the Tilted States. very
yours (sigueol ID. BACHE, sega..uyJ
Tie Hen. JANIS GuTHRIE, Secretary 81 ihs i'''