The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06
Shipping News and Gossip
of the Water Front
Explorer Will Begin Search Tomorrow for
ShOaI Reported by the Alameda

Il
Eprtey- steamer Explorer. Captain ".
g. Dihreli. docked yesterday at Mis-
sion street wharf TO take on coal. and
tomorrQw viii go outside the heads
and take up the search for the shoal
repeated by the liner Alameda. The
Explorer spent eight days making
soundings where Captain Fisher OF the
Mougela reported a shoal. Captain
Fisher reported having sounded bot
tom IN IL fathoms. He made four casts
in the vicinity and each indicated shOal
water.
The.ENplorer found an average depth
% 5f3 fathoms in the position reported
bX the Mongolia Captain Dibrell not
only made soundings all around the
supposed shoal. but continuously trailed
sentEX, q device connected with which
is an electric bell In less than 80
fathoilis Of water the sentry trips on
the bottom and the bell rings over
and an around the supposed position
OF the Mongolia shoal the bell was
mute and soundings taken with the
deep sea lead showed that ali danger of
the sentry tripping was more than 500
fathoms deeper than the sentry trav-
-eled.
The. bottom OF the sea outside the
heads, however. IS very mountainous,
and ftsis possible that Captain Morton
may have struck g lofty peak in this
submarine range. Out about % miles
southeast Of the Farallones the chart
shows a mountain more than 1000 feet
higher than the surrounding ocean bot
tom, but the summit OF this peak is
765 fathoms below the surface.
OF Monterey the chart shows q deep
canyon running in a great depth al
most TO the shore line.
The shoal reported by the Alameds
IS inside the 100 fathom curve and for
this the Explorer viii begin searching
tomorrow. For the comfort Of those
who thought that the earthquake OF
1906 turned things below the sea topsy
turvy. Captain Dibreu says that the
soundings he has made so far indicate
no change in the oceans bed.
After completing its work outsidS
the heads. which is being done first or
account Of the probability OF stormy
weather later on. the Explorer vii
cisco harbor.
- Closing of TraDs-Pacifc Mails
t-Tne following sailing dates and clos
ing 1imes Of trans Pacific mails are
based on the latest information furn-
isRed. soy steamship companies. They
are subject 10 change on notice;
Paper mail for Hawaiian islands closes on'
hour earlier than times given.
For AUSTRALIA and New Zealsnd-stesme
lord Sefton leaves San Francisco December is
For china aud Japsn-Steamer Empress o.
Jatan. seaves Seattle December 9; mail closes
.Steamer Tenyo Maru leaves San Francisco De
cemeer IL mail closes 1880 a n,
Steamer BoTeric leaves Seattle December le
ustif closes D. N December l3
Steamer TenyO Maru leaves San Francisco De
ceulser' ~ sman closes il 80 a. n.
;.-ors tnihppines-Steamer Empress OF Japar
leas Sea the December ?; mail closes p m
.sfeamer Boverie leaves Seattle December IS
m tsl closes p. M December l3-
Eor Tahiti-Steamer Mariposa leaves sar
-LraQcsc0 December IS; mail closes at a. M.
80 Comes From MagdaIena Bay
~- =. The: navy transport Buffalo, Captain
D.. B6slWlck. arrived yesterday from Mag
dafena bay with about 500 sick and
short term enlisted men from the ships
of the Pacific feet After passing
Quarantine the Buffalo went direct tC
Mare ISLAND About an hour before the
Buffalo left Magdalena. bay the eight
arlEoreq cruisers and the yorktown
sailed for South America The Solacs
p. left MaEdalena bay several hours aheac
%. fhe fleet and is going direct to the
Atlantic side. When the armored cruis
ers sailed their destination was II
eoubt: They had orders TO proceed
prepared 70 go as much farther a.
ne navy department might direct. Tn,
the feet for san Diego.
BufOrd sails for Manila
The army transport Buford SAILED
yesterday for the Philippines deeply Ia.
den with government freight and carry
ing 2 full complement Of passengers
The Buford carried treasure valued a
more than 81 100000 and made up o.
freshly minted silver pesos and coppe
pennies. Among the Bufords passen
gers are 900 bluejackets and marines
Tor the Asiatc station and 20 Wes
Point graduates. who have been com
nissioned officers in the Philippine
scouts.
National President Here on visit
Captain John II. Pruett Of New York
national president OF the American as
soclauon OF masters, mates and pilots
IS here on an official visiting tour. H
VIII be the guest OF California harbe
No ] 5 and Of Golden Gate harbor No
tiOn at this port. He viii make hi
headquarters while here at the Hote
and VIII visit the harbors along TIL
gulf and southeastern states. returnin;
- " sshingt.on' ,. 6. IN time to atten'
tional capital January lS.
Water Front Notes
The japanese liner Hongkong Mar
arrived yesterday at Yokohama from
The Pacific Mail liner Siberia sale,
yesterday from Hongkong for this port
The missionary schooner Hiram Bing
ham. which left here November 10, ar
rived yesterday at Honolulu.
Receipts Of lumber yesterday by SCI
amounted to I.222. 600 feet.
The steamer Governor. which arrives
Yesterday from Puget sound, brough
325 passenger
German steamer Wangard from Ia
coma for 81. Vincent for orders, passei
Point LObOs yesterday afternoon al
o'clock and signaled a request to b
reported all well. The Wangard !
loaded with grain
captain Olson went out yesterday il
. command Of the steamer Mann Smith II
place OF Captain Nelson. who resigned
The Pacific Nail liner Korea left Hon
o1uln at 9 O'Clock yesterday morning
and is due here next Friday.
Captain E b. Parsons formerly wit
the Pacific Coast steamship company
IS now in command OF the steame
Alliance running between Portland an
Goes BAY He succeeded Captain Olson
shc new master Of the Mann Smith.
The Adatson navigation company
steamer Enterprise. Captain foungrer
arrived yesterday from Bilo with thre
messengers and q small cargo
The German auxiliary ship r C Rick
1ners is at SeIby's TO finish dischargine