The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-17
SOUNDlNGS
IN The PACIFIC.
Preparing for the New Ia
Waiian Gable.
The WOrk Of the AlbaiFOSS-The Nicaragua
Canal Project Appointment Declined.
POStmaSteTS Appointed.
Special 10 THE MoRSTNs Gait


"Three lines are developed with the hope
of finding an easier grade, but they are all
much alike, increasing gradually from shore
to Goo iathoms, dropping 5l6 fathOms in two
miles, 645 the next two miles, 286 the next,
and so on to 30l7 fathOms at fOrty-four miles
from Honolulu. The soundngs ran along
with fair regularity till we crossed mod
crate rise, but nothing serious. Another
was struck near 30 degrees 80 minutes north,
1877 degrees west. We developed it by run
ming our regular lines at short intervals,
then steaming around it on a radius Of seven
miles, sounding at fve-mile intervals. The
grades we're found easy and the bottom
favorable.
Another elevation wasencountered about
twenty miles from the one Just mentioned,
having depth Of 1858 fathoms, but the
angles were so easy and regular that a
single line at short intervals was sufficient
for our purpose. When we reached 81 de-
grees 10 minutes north, 1873 degrees 80 min
utes west, everything had gone smoothly
and few more days would have completed
the line, but we had reached the end Of our
1859 fathomS serial No. AGO."
Commander Tanner expected the survey
would be completed by about January 21st.
He said in conclusion: "If a third line is re-
qured we will have to put in about two weeks
at Mare Island for repairs before commeuc-
ing it. am in hopes, however, that the pres
ent one will fill the bill, for we ought to be
preparing for next seasons work"
Representative McCreary OF Kentucky
yesterday introduced c. c. MOreno's Pa
cfic Cable bill. OF course itproyides for no
subsidy. McCreary, instigated by Moreno,
fought the cable subsidy last Congr ess, and
was instrumental in defeating it. Nc
Creary's Bill is no more than "a charter to
Moreno. The latter claims that the Ia
waiian Government has given him a similar
charter and will aid him in his enterprise.
THE NICARAGUA CANAL,
In pursuance of old-established custom,
Eve members Of the House Committee on
Foreign Affairs. Including Representative
Geary Of California, called at the Depart
ment of State and paid their respects TO
| Secretary Blaine to-day. 1t was expected
| that the Secretary would touch upon the
strained relations between this country and
| Chile, but no direct allusion to the matter
was made. He did call the attention of the
committee to the necessity for speedy action
by Congress upon the Nicaragua Canal
| project. Very huently he described the pO-
/ lItical Importance Of the canal and the adj
| VantuEe5 10 accrue from the retention of
| It's management and control in American
| hands. Incidentally 1t was made clear TO
| the committee that the possession of such
J waterway between the Atlantic and Pacific
| oceans would be of enormous strategic ad-
| vantage il !. should be necessary to trans
/ fer eur naval vessels from one side Of the
| country 10 the other. Mr.. Geary said:
| MIR Blaine thinks the completion of the
/ canal will be the signal for a veFita BILE
| boom all over the Pacific Coast, and that
! San Francisco will receive a fresh impe-us
| and new lease OF life, and will grow 10 be
| a city rivaiing New York in short time. il
the canal is completed by United States Ell
| terpTlSe."
IMPROVEMENT OF THE SAN JOAQUIN.
An important report concerning the i'm
| proven ent of the San Joaquin River in the
! interest Of navigation above and below the
! city OF Stock ton was laid before the Secre-
| tary OF War to-day. II is the report of
| Major Heuer, tile United States engineer in
! charge OF river improvement Ia California.
/ The California Navigation and TranspOrta-
| ton Company. as we'll as the other steam
| boat lines, the merchants OF Stockton and
! Of other river towns interested, have been
| complaining for long time of the obStruc-
| tons in the river a few miles below Stock
/ ton, where there are several bends which
| TetaTd the current and consequently leave
! sand bars at points which are difficult to
| pass even by boats Of only 200 tons burden,
! while under favorable conditions boats Of
! GOO tons ought to navigate easily. 1t was
! proposed TO cut a channel through a neck
| Of land, thereby Strengthening and shorten
! ing the river channel, accelerating the cur
| rent and by natural process removing the
| sand at that point Major Heuer was de-
! tailed by Chief of Engineers Casey to in
| vestigate aud report upon this project. His
| report has been received at the War De-
! partment and considered by the Secretary
| OF war, who VIII IN lew days transmit 1t
| to Congress, indorsing the recommends
| ti0ns by Major Heuer contained in it.
MAJOR HEUER's REPORT.
Major Heuer reports that the project Is
| entirely feasible, and that 1t would be a
| great improvement to the river channel at
| this point to cut the channel as stated
above. He estimates that the work will
| cost about $4,000. Concerning the six
| slOughs above the city of Stockton, which
/ the people of that city and the steamboat
! men desire filled up, because they are trou-
| blesome at low water stages. Major Heuer
! says that nothing can be done, because no
! surveys have as yet been made there
/ Since these recommendations were not in
| Guided in the regular report OF Major
| Heuer. transmitted to Congress in pursu-
| ance of a Congressional act, resolution OF
y
! the Secretary of War TO transmit the re-
| port to Congress for the information of its
| River and HarbOr Committee. The resolu-
| ton will be introduced IN a few days Not
/ withstandiug HOlman'S resolution which
| was adopted in the House Yesterday
| restricting appropriations to the bare neces-
| stiles Of the departments in administering
| routine affairs, the California delegation
| say they will make determined efforts to Sc
cure appropriations for both the Sscra-
mento and San joaquin rivers.
DEMOCRATIC DELEGATES MISSING.
James w. Coleman of San Francisco. one
! of the committee appointed to come here
to work for the selection of San Francisco
as the place OF meeting for the next Ma
| tiOna Democratic Convention, said to-day:
| Il do not hear anything from my colleagues
| ! guess they are not coming II they had
intended to come they surely would have
telegraphed to some one here to secure
| quarters for them at the Arlington Hotel
| All the other cities have their quarters Sc
cured there"
AN APPOINTMENT DECLINED.
Judge Lindsey of Kansas, who Sc nomlna-
ton as a member of the Interstate Com
merce Commission was sent TO the Senate
last week, to-day informed the President
that he declined to accept the appointment.
ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY.
Speaker Crisp's condition to-day is some
what better than yesterday. He is still
very weak, and II Is not likely that he will
be able to resume work before week after
next His complete recovery is now thought
to be simply matter Of time and prudence.
Mrs Coleman. mother of J. w. Coleman
OF San Francisco, in considerably better.
For while she was considered TO be In a
dangerous condition.
PosTMAsTERs APPOINTED.
j. II. VemiIgerholtz was to-day appointed
Postmaster at Manchester, Mendocino
County Cal vice w T. Hnnnbrnv :.
moved, and d. G. Mclaughlin at Oleander.
Fresno County, Cal, vice J. d. Galloway,
resigned
ALDRICH ACCEPTS.