The morning call., 1893-04-13
ALONG THE FRONT.
Boundary Commissioners
Going North.
CLAUS SPRECKELS' GooD-BY.
A Large Amount of Contraband Opium
Supposed to Be on the UmatiIIa.
A Light Cargo.
CLAUS sPREcKELs' GooD-BY.

The coast survey steamer Hassler left
yesterday morning for Alaska to resume
the boundary and coast survey of that
territory. The vessel will proceed to Port
Townsend and there will be Joined by
Messrs. Titmann, McGrath, Ogden and Ed
monds in the event of these gentlemen not
deciding to take passage on the Patterson,
which is to assist the Hassler in the work.
The Patterson came off the Union Iron
Works drydock yesterday morning and
went alongside Washin gton-street wharf.
Other parties from Canada will join the
American representatives at Sitka. An
astronomical station will be established at
Sitka, from which the longitudes of all
other points will be dedueej.
The work for the United States will be
under the superintendeDey of t. c. Mem
denhall of the American Boundary Com
mission.
A survey of Tagu River and inlet will be
made by one party. while an expedition
will be sent to the Stikine River under
command of o. II. Ti:mann.
The eagle eye of the customs service was
concentrated upon the steamship Umatilla,
which arrived yesterday morning from
Puget Sound. The revenue officials believe
that there is a large amount of opium Sc
CTeLeQ III LL6 coal k6TS ul tue N6SSel 1lG
are determined 10 make a capture.
Special officers were placed on duty, and
last night it was mocted about that the sus-
pected place of hiding of the Illicit drug
would be searched to-day.
The steamer Australia sailed at o'clock
yesterday afternoon for Honolulu and Aus
tralia.
Claus Spreekels was the center Of attrac-
tion on the deck of the steamer and was
surrounded by host OF friends anxious to
bid him good-by, who made inquiry
as to tie truth of a ruDOr that he was going
to annex the islands TO his sugar refinery.
Mr.. Spreckels assured every one present
that his trip had no political significance,
and that he was simply travelling for pleas
ure and recreation.
The whaler Mary D. Hume will leave to-
day for the north commanded by Captain
Leavitt.
Captain Hilton, formerly in command OF
the vessel, will take charge of the whaler
Newport, which is now at Port Townsend.
The steamer Cosmopolis, bound from
Eureka to San Pedro. put into this port yes
terday afternoon TO land one of her firemen,
Charles Meyer, who was stricken with par
alysis on the down voyage. The unforlu-
nate man was taken to the Marine Hos pitai.
The steamer Coima of the Pacific Mail
Company is due to-day from Panama. It's
understo cd that the Colima will come in
very light.
A good deal of the Pacific Mail's freight
received at Panama Is from South America,
via The Chilean Navigation ComDany's line,
which company the North American Navi-
CATION people may possibly secure or con-
tract with, in which event it Is rumored that
the Mail Company will endeavor TO make
special arrangements with the Kosmns and
Hamburg Pacific lines of German tramp
steamers.
The noD-union shipping Office has secured
the services of Deputy United States Ship
ping Commissioner and he has taken up his
station at the non-union headquarters, so
great has been the demand for men and the
number of applicants.
The schooner Volant is at Steuart-street
wharf receiving finishing touches to her
cargo preparatory to departure 10 the Alaska
canueries.
The bark Aloha sailed for Honolulu yes
terday afternoon.
The United States warship Adams left
yesterday for the islands TO relieve the Bos-
ton.