The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-08-29
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
SATURDAY. AUGUST -.
The SteauIGhIp Line

We understand that the California. Oregon
and Mexican Steamship Company have declined
to enter into n contract for n semi-monthly line
Of steamers. on the terms offered by the Hawaii
an Government; or rather have declined to tender
proposals for the service on tn terms offered.
which are not strictiy in aeszJrdance with the law
ine. At the game time,
9s CSHSY-u. t. ,clining a contract, show
determination To increase the trading and tay-
cling facilities between this group and California
by placing on the route . second steamer.
In accordance with this decision the Montana
will be dispatched from san Francisco on We'd
nesday the 9th Of September, -four or five days
after the arrival there Of the LdahO,) and thence
after the two vessels will run regularly and in
connection with each other, one steamer leaving
San Francisco every third Wednesday from sep
tcmber Q, and the other leaving Honolulu every
third Saturday from September Goth. This will
furnish us regular mail, passenger and freight
conveyance every twenty-One days. Under the
proposed plan the boats Will be due in Honolulu
on Sunday evening or Monday morning, and in
san Francisco ON Friday OF Saturday. This will
undoubtedly be tho mOst convenient arrangement
which can be established. Monday being our
AEEuAtl -AEaAAl bAl y ~ NIC Lsl Aah-
cisco steamer arrives oGriy in the morning,
the foreign mails can all he assorted and des-
patched the anne day and thus all the islands
will receive their mails in time to allow wide
awake correspondents 10 answer by the same
steamer, which will give n decided impetus to
business correspondence. But to make il work
we'll, the steamers should saii and arriue promptly
up TO The schedule Hme.
During her detention of one month in San
Francisco, the Idaho received important repairs,
intended to strengthen her hull, and render her
more serviccable for her present trade, in carry
ing heavy cargOes Of sugar, which are very strnin-
ing. She has had her hull planked and otherwise
strengthened with additional knees and timbers.
She has also been thoroughly Oycrhauled from
stem to stern, the whole outlay having been be-
tween thirty and forty thousand dollars. These
expenditures show that the Company are deter
mined to spare no expense in making their vessels
in every respect adapted To tire trade they are
engaged in.
The passage down was longer than was antici-
pated, owing To the strong head current expert
enced, which set the vessel back each day, not
withstanding that extra steam was kept up and
the largest amount OF fuel consumed that has
been used on any trip yet. Capt. Abbott OF the
Comet reports having experienced the same strong
current from the southwest. Some days the oh
seryations showed the vessel to be from forty to
flty miles eastward of where che should have
been. On some days, in mid ocean, the Comet
encountered tide rips, such as are met ON the bar
at San Francisco. And IN passing through the
Oahu channel the same tide rips were remarked
by all ON board, showing a very strong current
(from four to six knOts) against the wind. Ii
las been thought that this current had some con-
nectiou with the late disturbance in the tidesss'
among this group. -