The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-06
SEA AND SHORE
The Steamer CoptiC
Comes and Goes.
Trip Of the A. G. Ropes mysterious
WreCkage - The Kinau -
Harbor Notes.

The proposed extension OF the
Oceanic dock is causing a good deal oil
discussion among the interested PSF
! sons. as il will materially interfereI
with the unloading OF lumber vessels.
The extension is to be made from the
mauka end Of the present wharf and
take in the Jog" as It is called, where
the lumber schooners are in the habit
Of discharging.
Minister Young and the United
States Harbor Commission are agreed
that the move is good one, as it will
give more room. The lumber men, how
ever, are opposed to the scheme as they
claim that it will lessen the harbOrl
room instead OF increasing It.
There were two arrivals and two de-
partureS yesterday. The steamer Cop
tic came and went and the Mauna Ala
sugar laden, got away for San r. ram
cisco. The little brig ". G. irwin ar
rived from San Francisco after an I'M
eventful run of seventeen days.
A Remarkable Trip.
One of the most remarkable voyages
in the history of the New YoTk-San
Francisco fleet of sailing vessels was
completed by the ship A. G. Ropss yes
terday. She left New York in July.
1899, and in order to get here has in
reality circumnavigated the globe. The
| distance covered during the voyage
was 25,S00 nautical miles, and Of this
| 10000 knots was made under jury
steering gear.
Capt. Rivers report OF the voyage Of
the A. G. Ropes is as follows:
Sailed July 20, 1899. When two days
| out George Noorstrom, boatswain, a
native of Sweden, disappeared. He had
been drinking heavily and it is be-
| lieved that he jumped overheard while
suffering from delirium tremens.
Had moderate winds until August 3.
when we encountered a gale from south
to southwest. in which we lost and
split several sails. Thence to August
%, lat 26:17 north, lon. 80 west, light
variable winds and Gains. In latter po-
sition took NE trades, which were light
and variable, carrying them to 1C
north, Ion. 80 west. Thence to Sep
tember 6, lat. 2 north, Ion. 80 west
light to strong southerly winds. In
this position We took the Sc trades
crossing the equator September 8. Ion
80 west, IL days ont. The Sc trade;
were so far south We could not fetcf
along the Brazilian coast, belnl
Obliged to beat for a week. Carrying
the Sc trades to % south, 46 west. II
lat. As south, lon. 60 west. had a yer!
heavy gale from the south with higl
seas, which continued five days, duriBl
which we sustained slight damage L
rudder. Passed through the Straits o
lie Marie October 16, 40 days out. OctU
Der II, in a heavy southwest gale wit
tremendous sea, twisted Tudde' head s
badly that ii was entirely useless. Con
nected tackles TO monkey tiller, whic
in a few hours became badly damaged
Kept away for the Falklands Islands
where we arrived October 10, anchor
ing in Port William, it being impos
sible for us to get into Port Stanle
without towage assistance, which coul
not be obtained. Made temporary re
pairs by shipping main tiller in plac
of monkey tiller. connected with spar
and tackles over the stern. on compile
ton of which we sailed October q
1899.
On account of the damaged cOnditio
of rudder l decided to proceed via CAP
= Of Good Hope and Australia. On NJ
vember IA. lat 81 south, Ion. II, "
fell in with FIVE and passed more
less icebergs and small ice until NJ
n vember p. 50:27 soutH, Ion. 1901 cas-
v During this time we experienced e.
tremely cold weather, accompanied
thick fogs and heavy SHOWS. NOye1
Der q, off Kerguelen Islands, had ny
days easterly winds, during which
70 encountered two heavy gales. Decen
Der Is passed Tasmania, on the al
of December the south of New Zealan
and on December 25 crossed the lSOi
meridian, having Two Chris mase
January 3. lat. 32.17 south, Ion. l;2':-
west, spoke bark Snow & Burgess fro
y Newcastle, Aus, for San Franclsc
h We stopped at Pitcairn Islands on Jal
uary 10 and procured a supply OF We
etables and fruit. Crossed the equat
on January 30, in Ion. i26 west. liz
no regular Sc trades; took the y
trades in north, 125 west, carTylr
them to % north, 133 west. Thence
port light to moderate wind and M
weather.-S. F. Call.