The San Francisco call., 1898-04-06
Eighteen of Them Have Arrived on the Nellie
 c. ThurStOn.
One Woman Braved the VOy- age Through the Straits
 of Magellan.
Bows Saved From 8 watery Grave by the Emna's Captain and
 Engineer.

Among the arrivals yesterday was the long looked for schooner Nellie G. Thurs ton from New York. She left the east ern metropolis 175 days ago with the members of the Pacific Mining and Trad ing Company aboard. The party orig finally consisted of nineteen men and one woman but one of the men left the vessel at Montevideo and went back to New York. He came overland to San Francisco and has been here several weeks awaiting the arrival of the schooner.
 Another member of the party left the schooner later on, so only eighteen out of the original score arrived here on the schooner yesterday. Among them was Mrs. A. J. Boles. a handsome young widow, who like the rest has the gold fever. The dangers of the trip to San Francisco via the Straits of Magellan had no terrors for her. and she will ac- company her comrades to Cooks Inlet in search of nuggets as soon as the schooner Is provisioned and made ready for the journey. Others who came in the party were W. E. Story, A. G. Miles. D. P. Nolan, J. B. Wadsworth, J. B. Ely, A. J. Conklng. G. H. Cunning and Fenelon E. Bowling, manager of the venture.
 Everybody on the schooner was anx- ious to get ashore, but Mrs. Bolles out stripped them all. As soon as the anchor was down she got into boat and was rowed ashore.
 Captain F. A. Douse reports very heavy weather after crossing the equator in the Pacific. He ran the schooner up as far as 1S7 west longitude and then stood northeast, but could not fetch the Gold en Gate, so for over a week the schooner has been knocking about outside. On January 16, in the Straits of Magellan, the Thurston spoke a small boat with party of fifteen in it belonging to the New Zealand Steamship Companys steamer Mataura, a full account of the wreck of which. near Cape Pillar, was given exclusively in The Call. On March l5. they also spoke the steam whaler Jennette in latitude g north, longitude lo5 west, and got from her some vege- tables and chickens:
 The Board of Harbor Commissioners at meeting yesterday made several ap- pointments. George H. $. Dryden who has for four years held the position of Whartnger in the employ of the State and most of that time has served at the Main street wharf, was reappointed for another term of four years. The appoint ment of Dryden met with the general ap- proval of shipping men. He. during his term or office that has just expired proved himself a capable and efficient off cer, and he is one of the most popular men in the employ of the State on the water front.
 The resignation of H. W. Peterson. the purchasing agent and storekeeper of the board, was accepted, and James J. Flynn, who served term as County Clerk of San Francisco, was appointed to fill the vacancy. Charges had been made against Peterson Of misconduct in omce and though they were disproved by the board the accusations caused some unpleasant ness between the official and the mer- chants with whom he had business deal ings, and his resignation was called for.
 James Byrne Jr., who for several years has occupied the position of bookkeeper of the board, was appointed to succeed William l.. Cole as assistant secretary of the commission to fill the vacancy caused by the retirement of that official on the expiration of his term of office
 Four boys had a narrow escape from drowning in Oakland Creek yesterday, and had 1t not been for the bravery of Captain Johnston and Chief Engineer George Roland of the steamer Emma two of them would have been drowned. John and Jerry Scott, Con Vardey and Harry MorriSey secured a small boat and went for a sail. When off the foot of Franklin street the boat capSiZed, and Jerry Scott aged 8, and Harry Morrisey, aged s, were going down for the last time when Messrs Johnston and Roland jumped overheard and held them up until assistance came. The other boys held on to the bottom of the boat, and all were eventually landed on the Franklin street wharf. The boys scampered away home and Johnston and Roland returned to the steamer to get change of clothes.
 The barkentine Leslie D is soon to dock at Mission-street wharf to be fitted out for a voyage to KotZebue Sound. The vessel has been thoroughly refitted dur ing the past year at an expense of over SS000 Her deck has been cut down four feet and new stanchions placed in posi- ton throughout. Her rigging, masts, spars, iron work, chain plates, etc., are all new and she has been thoroughly mi Tad rfar- eseFr a1 11-s,, . Her rigging is particularly handy for the reason that aside from the foremast the other two are pole masts without top masts, and consequently her rig is not top heavy. The Leslie D carries about 1G0 tons of ballast, which added to the freight of passengers of about 120 tons will supply sufficient and desirable bal last. In addition to the recent improve mentsy in 1893 she was thoroughly over hauled In Yokohama and all repairs rec commended by the surveyors there were M A Newell. the well-known marine insurance man of this city
 !. Captain Stanslaw will be master during the trip, he having had thirteen years' experience in Alaskan waters
 Lieutenant J. B. Milton, who has of late been in charge of the observatory at Mare Island, has been ordered to report at the Brooklyn Navy Yard for active service at once. Lieutenant Milton estab- li5hed the branch photographic office in the Merchants Exchange twelve years ago and made himself so well liked that the ship owners and merchants sent a petition to Washington which resulted in Lieutenant Milton being kept here an- other