The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-08-22

steam Fog Trampct wanted ON the Pacific
BAN FsAs0soo July 90. 1850.
rHB CHINA LINE.
Tho departure OF the first steamship OF tho China line
the Colorado for the lst Of January ncxt
The company will doubtless succeed In being relieved Of
that portion Of the contract which compcs them 70 stop
at the Sandwich Islands This will four or ve days
on the passage, matter OF some importance; but -
compensation for tho omission an additional China voy-
age 10 TO be made during the year. Al You may sup
pose, the additional voyage will not cause much OF a
loss TO tho company. l learn than Yokohama will be
the only stopping point between San Fancisco and Hong
Kong and that the service the coast Of China VIII be
performed by smaller ships than those used on the
through nc Another report says that change OF ships
viii take place at Yokohama that smaller vessel viii
be used from the latter port to Hong Kong This ]
think polite move; and although will not be very
popular with passengers who make rule TO md fault
with every ship and every regulation OF steamship limo,
still will be better for the company, better for the
ships and in fact better for all concerned II they only
knew II.
THE SANDWICH ISLAND line
In Wow OF the Sandwich Islands being left out In the
cold by this new arrangement Congress proposes, with
spirit Of great berality to appropriate the enormous
sum Of $4,000 per annum as subsidy for separate
line between this port and Honolulu. This Is
about equal to the $4,000 offered by the French
government inducemcnt to the Panama and
Australian line TO stop at Tahiti. For this $4,000
! have not learned how much Congress expects
possibly weekly line, and wish they may get II.
do not think, from what have heard respecting thetwo
voyages made by tho Ajax TO Honolulu that fair trial
has boon given; sho not the ship for the trade.
being too large and much too expensive at least to CON-
meanly managed, would In ali probability have done,
II not paying STILL not losing business from the drst
$4,000 (geenbacks Of course) arc considered an
nducement sufficient to try II again. and tho
proper vessels found for the trade believe the line
fairly started would continue and would improve
rapidly for although not yet fully posted the subject
the islands and what they capable Of being ado,
believe that any enterprise Of that nature hcreabouts
viii be TO be success later without
the assistance Of q liberal dl Congress.
DoBAIL's STEAM rRcHrEr.
Now whic upon the subject OF the steam commerce
Of the port OF San Francisco II will not he OF place
to touch upon another subecta important TO the ship
owner, the shipper, and the underwater ! venture
upon II in the belief that has before scri-
oasly spoken Of at ALL and thinking that fairly
attention deserves ON my late passage up the
fortune favored uB permitted 10 have look ct
at this OF the ycarfor ogs and suoa
fogs, thick enough TO cut with knife or bao up with
bucket generally shut everything from view, and render
navigation especially the land, difficult and very
dangerous The coast hereabouts spendidly lighted;
but OF what these splendid first order Frcsne
enscs IL the mariner cannot them, which fro
qucniiy the cascs Why they worse than useless
the ship MASTER believing IN their brilliancy ana hs
ability To them through California fog time
70 avoid danger stands on until the rocks under his
fore foot, and ul II In late TO clear his vessel
though she may be steamer. Now, what rornedy IN
there for thiss For long tmc and mort jadcousy tho
HERALD has advocated potals steam o3 trumpet DO,
ing the best signal Of danger yet invented
when approaching the coast during thick fog The
trial OF this machine at New London proved great sue
cess; them after the most experiments aud ess
the British government approved Of and adopted Tor
It's coasts and tho recently erected a. the entrance
TO Halifax, believe, has fully established the great
value Of the invention with knowledge Of the great
value and importance Of this steam trumpet Why Ia.
II been adopted for this coast whom o all other 10
caes 10 IN most needed II ono could be erected NJ
Point Conception, another at tho entrance 20 tho abor
OF San Francisco, another tho Farrnoncs, and an
other at Point Reyes the safety Of navigation hereabou
would bo very much enhanc and the entrance TO the
srbor during the thickest fog rendered matter Of
great difficulty They would be worth all the lights fhnt
construced and whom once m operation the wonder
weuld be why they lad not been used from the nrsi
should think that the Pacific Mail Sieamship Company
would give this subject the most serious confederation
and bring II the notice OF all others Interested 10 the
commerce ths OF California snd Oregon for the
expense Attending their erection and maintenance would
be nothing comparison 10 the great bcpct md ndvan
tage accruing 20 commerce by having reliable signal -
vessels Of their danger, ana dircot them how 10
In out OF a port.