The San Francisco call., 1898-03-30

operations with great activity and re- markable secrecy.
 General Shafter, commanding the De- partment of California, having the right to know everything concerning the Notifications of the harbor, was ad- vised yesterday of the progress which had been made by the engineer officers. It transpireS that the bay and the channels of the Golden Gate have been charted and locations designated for the mines and floating torpedoes. Shore connections have been established and electrical apparatus for wiring the mines and torpedoes has been adjusted.
 It has been known to few on the in side that the engineers were working vigorously to get everything In proper shape for the protection of the harbor, but it was not developed until yester- day that so much advancement in the work had been made.
 Orders were received yesterday from General Nelson A. Miles, >ommanding the United States army, directing that at all artillery posts, not already pro yided with suitable charts, post com manders will have compiled the pest charts possible for the use or their re- spective commands The charts are to be prepared by detail of officers and men from such data as may be on hand or readily obtainable. Suitable base lines will be laid off, carefully measured and accurately marked on the harbor chart.
 Where no range and position finder has been installed, reQuiSition will be made on the Ordnance Department for an auxiliary range and position finder, in which the height in feet of the ln- strl1ment station above mean low tide shall be stated. Where necessary to supplement, or be used in place of the range finder, base end instru- ments will be asked Tor. Requlsltlons will include plating board material. In the meantime arrangements will be im- provised for position finding.
 Where electrical installations have not already been made, acquisitions on the Signal Department will be at once forwarded for necessary telephones, tel ephone and telegraph materials for connecting the batteries, base ends ana plating stations.
 At posts where 8-inch converted rifles and 10 and 15 inch smoothbore guns are already mounted and bearing upon channels, and especially upon the pro- nosed location of mine fields, post com- manders will place them in as perfect condition as possible, and will report the result of an accurate inspection of these guns, carriages, platforms, in- struments, equipments and ammunition In the quarterly report to be made March S1.
 The report which will be forwarded from this military department tomor row will be elaborate and interesting. It will show what has been done on the lines directed by the orders from head quarters of the army in Washington.
 By direction of General Shafter, Cap tain Henry c. Danes Battery I, Third Artillery, was yesterday transferred from Angel Island to barracks at the Presidio. The wooden quarters near the hospital that were occupied by the light batteries when the Fifth Artil- lery was stationed at the Presidio were occupied again last evening. The or der of transfer directed the battery to report to Colonel Evan Miles, com- manding officer at the Presidio, as a part of the garrison of the Fort Point Notifications. No time was lost by the artillerymen Tn getting away from Angel Island. The transportation was immediately provided by the Govern ment steamer General McDowell. There remain at Angel Island the headquar- ters of the Third Artillery Regiment, the band and Battery G. The trans fer was rendered necessary by the ex- tra duty required in mounting and car ing for the guns at Fort Point.