The San Francisco call., 1909-11-12

dense fog he anchored the Explorer in
Bodega bay, about half a mile from the
shore. Before coming to an anchor
ne kept the whistle blowing, and after
the anchor had been let go a bell was
sounded at regular intervals To ex-
perienced ears, he said there could
have been nothing alarming in. the
sounds coming from the Explorer The
log lifted occasionally and the Silva
boys, who reported the wreck" may
have caught a glimpse of the little
survey steamer
One glimpse through the fog" said
Captain Dibrell and perhaps the
which they based their tale of women's
cries for help and the other details"
When the fog lifted the revenue cut
ter McCullocb steamed into the bay
and found only the Explorer there.
The rock off Fort Ross that the EX-
plorer sought has been marked on the
chart for number of years. Captain
Dibrell found no trace of ii and future
charts viii show clear water there.
The Explorer will leave in day or
two for Point Montara to make more
complete survey Of Colorado reef,
extends out close TO the line Of coast
wise travel
WhaIemen Throw Away n Fortune
The whaling bark John and, Win
throp. which arrived the other day
/ with a modest catch, might have
brought home fortune for the owners
and something even for the green
hands among the crew If those same
/
when they saw IL. The ambergris was
found in one large whale captured OFF
the coast of Japan. 1t was found by
one OF the crew who cut out a sam
pie of the queer looking stuff and
paid no more attention to tx until the
whale had been cut adrift and the
John and Winthrop was heeling over
/ to a fresh breeze.
The work being finished the man who
I had the sample of ambergris showed it
to. one of the officers and asked him If
he knew what 1t was. He didn't but
would ask the captain. Five seconds
later Captain Josephs rushed out on
deck, and in response TO a volley of
questions learned that there had been
several hundred pounds OF the stuff
in the whale Tests made later showed
1T 10 be fine quality of ambergris, but
although the barks course was changed
and sharp lookout maintained, moth
ing more was seen of the dead whale
and its odorous but precious freight.
Schooner Has Close Call From Rocks
The schooner BERTHE Minor, which ar
/ rived yesterday from Coos Bay, was
deserted by the wind yesterday when
between Points Bonita and Diablo. The
/ anchor was let go but before. it held
/ the schooner was within 80 feet of the
( rocks. The steamer Roanoke offered
assistance. but as the anchorage seemed
1 TO be good Captain DahIquist declined
/ the offer. He also refused help from
the Fort Point life saving crew and
was towed into port later by the tug
/ Restless.
Tymeric Arrives From Australia
the British steamer Tymeric arrived
yesterday from Sydney by way of New
castle and Apia. Captain McIlwaine
weather on the voyage. In one storm
! the deck cargo of poles shifted. The
! Tymeric brought two passengers, Mrs.
/ p. s Rossiter and DR.. William Harden,
/ both of Apia
HaripOsa Is Heard From
The Oceanic steamship company's
/ liner Mariposa, Captain Hayward,
which is due Sunday from Tahiti, is al
/ ready IN communication with this port
/ by wireless. The message received left
the ship at p. IN. Wednesday, when
/ the Mariposa was 1000 miles from port.
Captain Hayward reported all well.
Water Front Notes
The steamer Lucy Nef, which has
] i3, 1908, sailed yesterday for Grays
I Harbor in command of Captain Kilt
gard.
Captain Dixon, is due today from the
orient and Honolulu.
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted 10 3,045,0o0 feet.
Princes Brother Arrives
VICTORIA. B. c.. Nov. 1.-THE
steamer Aki Maru of the Nippon Yuson
Kaisha line arrived today with % first
and second class passeng gers, including
Baron Iwamura- brother of Prince
the United states and Europe. and
Matsumura, brother of Count Matsu-
mura. who will spend three months
studying agriculture in the United
states. The steamer has $500 tons of
cargo.
Cutter Tbetis Returns
WASHINGTON. Nov. 11.-Back from
Point Barrow, the northernmost point
where the United States flag flies. the
Thetis the last of the revenue cutters
10 return from the patrol of the Ber-
ing sea, arrived at Port Townsend,