The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-09
ON THE NORTH SHORE.
Gleanings Between HarbOr View
ana Fort Point.
A New fa Range in Process Of Erection
The Batteries at Fort POint-The
Gable Extension.

Civilians who contemplate a general tour
of inspection on the Preside reservation
Will do we'll to give the old rifle butts
wide berth Just now. These butts lie about
halfway between the Harb0r View sum-
mer gardens and the landing wharf at the
Preside. A gang Of military prisoners IS
daily engaged in repairing the targets, which
after going through a fiery ordeal last June
have since been almost entirely DESTROYED
by vandals and h0udlums in the search for
lead.
At the annual target practice for small
arms quite considerable amount of lead
finds its way into the woodwork or drops
into the sand, and the patrons Of the junk
shops have played havoc With whatever
portion of the fabric the fire had not con-
sumed. The sentTles In charge OF the
working-gaug Of prisoners are not prone 10
parey with civilians, and the latter VIII act
wisely ia keeping away from any spot
where prisoners are engaged IN tTaYauN
forces. The rifle range in question has
three stands, at poo so and 600 yards re-
sDec.yely.
THE HARBOR DEFENSES.
Good progress is being made in preparing
the emplacement for tie first OF the big
modern guns to be mounted on the bluH at
Fort Point. The excavations for the new
magazine keep anout125 men busIly engaged,
ana il Is estimated that the large magazine
with q wall OF concrete 100 letI tIch, ana
the smaller magazine oIJ3nlhg WIN WI
90 feet thick, Will both be- completed WITHIN
two III three months. Tie old magazines,
which have themselves thick concrete Wais'
viU not De removed bat viii be filed IN
aud form part OF the new wal.
AL tire 15-inch guns now IN position on
the bluff. 10 the southwark Of the new EN-
placement. viii Ge retained, and as ey are
in good order and well placed the chances
are that they viii not be disturbed Tor sew
erai years 10 come. The new arm0r-pleicer
viii occupy g vantage point which com
mauds ;he entire harbUr entrance and a sea
sweep Of several miles.
EXTENSIVE OPERATIONS.
Nothing short Of actual inspection can
convey an idea Of the enormous amount IL
concrete work nov being executed pIepaTa-
tory 10 placing the monster 10 position.
The sheds engine-nOuSes aud other works
around tie spot cover several acres, ana the
place looks like a large and busy factory.
The work Is being done by the Government
not by forced military labor bat with
picked body Of laUUreTs from the city.
curious and Interesting OUJect-iCssOn IN
the formation Of canyons proper can be
seen on the auiu side Of the Dluu at Fort
Point TIE hillside has been turrowed and
chauueled bv the rains over couple of
acres iu such way as 10 present al exact
miniature representation or the Grand Gan
Won Of the Colorado. The excavations are
In several cases ten or twelve feet deep,
and tile channels wind lin a manner pre-
cseIy similar TO those produced by erosion
in the case Of Tie deepcued TiyeI-Ded re-
feTred 10.
SEWER CONSTRUCTION.
The expause Of marsh land between
! Union street ana Har50y View, long known
as Poverty Fiat is at the present time dotted
with numerous tents. They are occupied
by q force of men engaged IN constructing
low level sever 10 the bay front
The various HarbOr View summer gar
dens are expected to open on Sunday week
The removal OF the SchetZen NeTejn patron
age to the new park near san Rafael has,
however. very materially and prejudiciaily
affected the receiuts Of the numerous saloon
keepers in the UeigubnThOod.
The extension Of the UnI0u-strcet cable
road from Steiner street 20 the Preside has
been practically completed 10 Baker street,
and tie curye-pit at the corner OF Baker
aud Greenwich streets has been eXcayated.
There is a supeTabundance " water a. the
spot, but tho pumps have been kept at work
and the walls and bottom have been con-
GREETED. II is expected that work on the
l4g0-foOt section inside the Preside Reser-
yotiau will he commenced TO-DAY