The San Francisco call., 1909-07-25
HAS BEEN IDLE
SINCE FEBRUARY
Will Leave Northern Port All
gust S With Troops for
the Philippines

The army transport Buford. Captain Han, is
al ready for sea and will sail tomorrow for
Seattle, leaving there August for Manila The
Buford viii leave the army wharf at O'Clock
tomorrow morning and before going to viii
cruise around the bay while Captain Hitchfeld
adjusts Its compasses. The sheridan, Captain
Healey, viii leave here August for Manila.
The Buford has been in port since February
IS and when brought alongside the transport
wharf a few weeks ago was a very dismal
specimen Of marine architecture. The trouble,
however, was mostly with the paint. few
fresh coats Of white and yellow and the polish
ing Of the brass work have worked miracles
and today the troopship shines like yacht
The Buford was ordered to Seattle in response
10 request from the northern city that the
WI department olsPalcn at lesst one TRANSPORT
from there during the Alaska-Nukon exposition.
DREDGER THAT DREDGEs
The Mersey docks and harbor board has just
launched at Liverpool a steel twin
tion oredger The Leviathan, as the mud digger
Is called, can lift 10000 tons Of sand or mud
Ia 90 minutes from maximum depth Of 40
feet. With this quickly loaded freight the
dredger goes outside into deep water and drops
Tie load into the sea. The process Of dis
charging occupies only q few minutes. In
the Mersey. where the constantly shifting sand
bars necessitate constant dredging, the Leyisthan
viii be invaluable. The records OF the Mersey
docks ard harbor board show that 142 1000 600
tons OF mua and sand have been dredSed from
the channel Of the Mersey since 1890.
GOVERNOR SAILS FOR SEATTLE
The Pacific Coast steamship companys Gov
ctnor sailed yesterday for Seattle with a large
number Of passengers. On the Governors smoke
stack is now painted the company's house flag.
The rest of the fleet will be similarly deco
rated as they come to port Among the Gov
ernor's passengers were:
n. H Taylor and wife Miss Wheeler
DR.. ". f. Lewis and B. +. Hosford and wife
wife A. V. Youens and wifeI
Miss n. Grove A. C Cappieman, wife
Miss 7. Grove and child
:. n. Wheeler and G. II. Libock and wife
C 0. MaIgren. wife l. \. Carlisle and wife
] Cullenson and wife wife
F. II. Bryan ". II. Trent and wife
Mrs. NJ. Wheeler
SAILS FOR UNALAsKA
The steamer Homer. Captain Donaldson, which
is running under charter 10 the North Ameri-
can commercial company, sailed yesterday for
Unalaska with supplies for the eompsny's sta
uons on St. Paul and ST. George islands Of the
Pribilof group The Homer will bring back
cargo, judged by weight and bulk, but one OF
the most valuable probably that the Homer
ever carried. The North American commercial
companys sealing concession expires nj the end
Of this year and it IS likely that the Homer
viii make only trip under the COM
panys flag and that only TO bring home the
employees and gear used at the stations. This
is the Homer's second trip this season.
Since his return from the north the stork
lfAL a tta bdut at AdItdAh DoAdidSph uoult-
PUBLIC NAVIGATION CLASS
The evening class in navigation in the Hum
boldt evening high school at Eighteenth and
Dolores streets viii organize for instruction at
q. M Monday. August > All those who de-
sire instruction in navigation are requested TO
present themselves on the opening night in or
der that no time may be lost in organizing
and proceeding with the work.
The first class having finished dead reckoning,
chart work. nautical almanac exercises etc,
viii at once take up the study of latitude
10 rfq ErfH to 70 I'm nan q
work class win commence the work
with logarithms. The work viii be made as
simple and as practicable as possible.
COASTER BREAKS SHAFT
The steamer Centralia bound to this port
from San Pedro. put into Santa Barbara Friday
night with broken rail shaft. The tug De
hance left here yesterday TO tow. the disabled
steamer 10 this port.
SAILOR KILLED BY FALL
While opening hatch on board the schooner
Iheoqore Roosevelt early Yesterday morning
his skull. He died instantly.
Behrms was about 30 years old and had
sailed under the same master, Captain II.
for tie past 20 years.
have started a subscription TO give the body of
the aged mariner proper burial.
WATER FRONT NOTES
The steamer Enterprise from this port, ar
rived July u at Hiio.
The steamer Hazel Dollar sailed Friday
from Guaymas for Puget sound.
The City OF Para, bound south sailed July
23 from Acapulco.
Receipts Of lumber yesterday by sea amounted
10 926 600 feet.
The bark Andrew WEIGH Captain Kelly. sailed
yesterday for Honolulu with 900 tons of gen
eraI cargo.
CLOSING TIMES OF TRANsPAcIFIc MAILS
The following sailing dates and closing times
at san Francisco Of trans Pacific mails are
based the latest information furnished by
steamship companies. They Subject TO
change on notice. Paper mails for the Hawaiian
islands close hour earlier than times given:
For Australia and New Zealand-Steamer
Tymeric leaves San Francisco July 80. Mail
closes at 10 a. m
For China and Japan-Tenyo Maru leaves San
Francisco July %. Mail closes at 1890 a. m.
Shinano Maru leaves Seattle July 81. Mail
closes at 10 p. m, July 2s. Steamer Empress
OF China leaves Seattle August !. Mail closes
10 D. m. August J.
For the Hawaiian islands-Steamer Tenyo
Msru leaves San Francisco July -. Mail closes
at 1920 a. 10. Steamer Hilonisn leaves San
Francisco July IS. Mail closes at 10 a. m.
Steamer Korea leaves San Francisco August s.
Mail closes at II 80 a. III.
For the Philippines-Stcamer Tenyo Maru
leaves San Francisco July -. Mail closes at
10. 30 Steamer Empress of China leaves Seat |
tie August 4. Mail closes 10 p. m, Au-
gust /.
For Tabiti-steamer Mariposa leaves San
Francisco August 6. Mail closes at s a. m.
Supplies for Hawaii