The morning call., 1890-04-05

Mendocino route to-day in place of the
| YaQuina, which has sailed for the north.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
| The ship Palestine was towed from Ere
mont-street Wharf to sea.
The ship Linlithgowshire moved from
Fremont-street Wharf to the stream.
The ship Alaska came over from Oakland
| to Beale-street Wharf.
The bark Stanmore was towed into the
| stream yesterday.
The ship Francis Fisher will drop into
the stream to-day. She is laden with
| wheat.
The Nicholas Thayer and Annie johnson
are loading at Mission No. with supplies
| for Alaska.
= The barks Highland Light and the q.
c. White are loading at Mission No. 2 with
supplies for the Kodiak Packing Company.
The schooners Sadie F. Caller and the
Helen M. kImball have been chartered to
load for Alaska with supplies.
The tug Sea King will go on the dry-dock
to-day for repairs.
The steamer Empire arrived from Depar-
ture Bay yesterday with $40 tons OF coal
The ship General Butler sailed yester-
day.
The schooner Eclipse went on the Mer-
chants Dry-dock for repairs.
NOTICES TO MARINERS.
The United States photographic Office
has issued the following notices to mari
ners:
Borneo-Northwest coast-Sandakan Harbor--
MemnOn Rock removed.
Japan-Gun Of Tokio-Saratoga Spit-The
Japanese Government Is about 10 erect light
house on the spit, close 10 tue BUOY,
New Zealand-Middle Island-Tasmap Bay
Nelson Harbor-The color OF the lower beacon
for entering the harbOr, north coast OF Middle
Island has been changed from req to white.
Australia-East Coast-Moreton Bay-Refer-
ring 10 the proposed alteration In the lights for
the north channel, at the entrance to MoreIon
Bay, east coast OF Australia, consequent upon
The growth westward OF the east bank, further
notice is given that on and after February
., 1890, Tangaluma light will be shifted further
to The northeast, and vessels entering by that
channel will keep the leading lights in line, or
slightly open TO the westward, when passing the
east Dank ana, as soon as IL Is passed, Will be
careful not TO open them to the westward until
they have proceeded q distance OF one mile,
when they can steer for Cowan Cuwan as usuaL
II Is possible that the position of the Yellow
Patcn light may not be shifted on the same day,
but The range OF the led sector Will In either
be the same, and the channel i'll that respect will
be navigated as at present.
Australia - East coast-Burnett Rlver-The
action OF the recent floods In Burnett River east
coast OF AUSTRALIA, has been 10 close the cutting
across the bar. With the leading beacons In line,
the available depth at low water Is now only "a
feet. The old channel close along the South
Head appears to have again opened out as in it
there Is depth OF 3 ~ feet.
Directlons-Fessels entering and crossing the
Burnett bar by The southern chanuel should
Steer Tor the southern cottage at the pilot STA
tien, and when The outer req buoy is picked up,
pass II on the sLarb0ard hand; then steer for the
outer extremity of BaruDbra Island, passing a
black buoy on the port hand, and continue this
course until the bar beacons coming into
line, when haul up and proceed formerly.
Note-The depth shown by the Iide-sgnals Is
that on The old line OF cutting, with The leading
south channel is three feet greater than that
shown by signal.