New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-25

April e. 1889 to date of arrival at February
IT, @ 20 tS5 5 Of 2S days 10 hours the ship has
hours. and at anchor As days IA hours I took
command of the Nero August 8, 1899 at Manila
been turned over on account OF having been 'e on
other holds co9d 6 G0d o9Rro r all the
august Is for Dngala Bay, east coast of Luzon
up the survey where left off by begnnin e 10 gH
the the traverse oyer the direct line back to Guam
taken take on coming out on September I. having met
beeved y est mar t would 3ostFuct sable AS
TO Yokohama as soon possible. before the north
take ON Soard also d not to 9eay go at t5 Ea 9os
without mixing it with that already board. and
did not deem that prudent. coal had been
on fire; and was still showing, symptoms; and by
would be about empty, and fresh coal could be
No obstruction was met between Guam and the
Japanese coast, and October 10 the Nero started
PACK and trayersed the direct line to Guam, de-
Ceioping an emnently satisfactory, practical route
captain Belknap was satisfied that Tarafofo was
ON the moTnng az N 56as % coal at Guam and
the sounding around the island. The southern route
dld not prove to be made longer by the offlying
BILE than route around the northern end of the
island could be, from the soundngs that have been
marks have been established at TarafOfo and San
the mouth of the harbor of San Luis dApra is so
abrupt that though p, took sounding as close in
SOUNDING RECORDS BROKEN.
1 then proceeded try TO find southern route
struck the Nero Deep again. and convinced
that it cannot be got around with cable Here
peratures ever taken We're recorded. The depths
peratures $50 at 500 fathoms and IS at 5io
l then proceeded back to the vicinity of Taratofo
and began 70 traverse and develop the direct route
OF the soundings, for they are ali shown minuteIy
on the forms for sounding record and the plotting
make a satisfactory and practical route and no
doubt the most direct and satisfactory that
We reached Midway on January g. 1900 It was
Island may have changed some in dimensions and
form, but IT is not noticeable to the eve. That a
die of the northern side which was apparently
ments do not treat # very severey 'f' seems eag
though the island could certainly accommodate a
sufficient plant for relay station. 1t has occurred
to me that vessel with proper plant could be
moored there sufficient TO accommodate the neces-
sary persons until the shore plant could be made
readSy There are no Their is no food
utilized I would not recommend the water. even
ing in holes aug in the sand but would most
strongly recomm t an evaporator No duobt the
bes and articles Of food that could be transported
ton growing on similar soil at Guam for instance
might be transpanted Eastern Island might be
made more fertile from appearances I believe the
island to be practicable site for the necessary
buildings.
FROM MIDWAY TO HAWAII
The traverse was continued from Midway to
an admraSe landing Nearly all the pos TIGe d ~
the sGTndns ape PTaGuy e dene from the
comes in. Every means and device known and
reoted on the forms and plotting sheets after the
last checks In the chronometers at Honolulu they
To the best of my knowledge l 90 not believe
auhy surveyed and deveopsG No Sns aer
he pffR he 81 | AT qt time
our -four and bread would have to be condemned
for stores and return to 90 on with the work But
we have been able to hold out, though every one
Before concluding. / not only wish to mention.
the offcers as well as the crew. with few exceo-
tions, have carried the work under the longest.
food have ever experienced at sea but above ali
l wish to make most favorable mention of the un-
Lieutenant ]. Hood. whose services have been most
valuable.
Surgeon Mccullough. Of the Nero. who went
ashore and made careful examination OF Sand
Island. reports IN part follows;
on the highest portion OF the island and more
was constructed many years ago by the Pacific
Mall steamship Company. at time when they IN
tended using the island cOaling station. A
pacard within announces that the writer thereof,
the commander of a schooner. had been wrecked on
there un1 ebDary 1885, that during RS that m ed
had buried four of his crew, He also stated that
and good water, too could be obtained IL was
near this house that the daikon growing and
there was number of the plants growing near bv
From this 1 infer that with and fertilization
many vegetables OF economic value could be grown
In 1857 II reported that the adjacent Eastern
Island about five acres OF vegetable mould of n
foot in depth existed. and 1t would be well worth
transporting sufficient quantity of it to Improve
the soil OF this part OF Sand Island, which / re-
gard as the most suitable for habitation Eastern
Island Is apparently much more luxurious In yege-
tation and would probably repay careful investisa-
ton.
BABY DRINKS CARBOLIC ACID.