The San Francisco call., 1910-01-12


America. The Erna will call at Mexi-
Corinto. and arrangements have been
made for the businessmen to see as
much as possible of the country in the
vicinity of each port visited.
On the return trip the excursionists
viii leave the steamer at Salina Cruz
and proceed by rail to Mexico City.
They viii return to the coast and re-
join the Erna at Manzanillo.
Three stowaways made the trip from
the north on the Erna. One of them
being an American, was allowed TO
land. The others will be sent back to
British Columbia
In the excursion party all the impor-
tsnt northern cities are represented.
Menaces TO Navigation
The companies operating ferry
steamers on the bay have filed with the
harbOr commissioners a protest against
the sawed off ends of piles with which
the bay has been strewn of late. The
key Route company estimates that
these derelicts have caused damage to
the yellow ferry steamers estimated at
$4,000, and the Southern Pacific hav
ing more boats, has suffered to a greater
extent The contractors engaged in
building and repairing wharves are re-
sponSible for the presence in the bay
Of these menaces TO navigation.
TuCning useless chunks of piles and
timbers loose on the tide is the easiest
way to get rid Of them The men en-
ployed by the contractors have taken
full advantage of the inexperience in
matters marine of the chief wharfinger,
whose duty it is to keep the slips clear
Of these obstacles TO the free revolution
OF paddle wheels and propellers. The
haroor commissioners have directed
Thomas Henderson,the chief wharhnger.
TO see that the contractors find some
other method of dispOsing of their dis
carded material.
Fine
The American ship William F. Frye,
Captain Wickerson, which arrived yes
terday 143 days from New York, was
favored with fine weather off Cape
encountered nothing serious in the way
of gales. The Frye has been off this
port for 10 days unable to get in on
account of light and battling winds.
The Frye, which is one of the handsom
est sailing ships in the world, brought
a cargo of general merchandise con-
-Hawaiian's New Schedule
The American Hawaiian steamship
company has announced new schedules
on its westbOund, eastbound and Homo
lulu routes. Steamers will leave New
York for Puerto Mexico making direct
ing from Salina Cruz, every six days for
San Francisco After March 1 steam
ers viii leave here every II days with
freight for Mexican ports, Europe and
New York, making connections at
Tehuantepec with Atlantic steamers for
New York and the principal European
ports.
For Honolulu. with both passengers
and freight, a steamer will leave here
every 28 days.
sheridan Due This Morning
The army transport Sheridan, Captain
Healy, is due today from Manila, and
ceived yesterday the troopship win
anchor in quarantine about 10 O'Clock
a. m. The Sheridan has on board the
Sixth United States cavalry.
The transport Logan arrived January
S at Manila and will sail again Janu-
airy Is for this port. The Logan was
called at Jolo and Mindanao to land
the troops taken from here.
The Thomas, outward bound, arrived
yesterday at Honolulu.
Schooner Grounds on Sand
The schooner Cecilia Sudden. bound
from Guaymas for Grays Harbor, went
ashore Monday night on the sand spit
north of the channel at the entrance
to Westport. The schooner was trying
to enter Westport harbor and was set
on the sand by an unusually strong
The Sudden was aoated yes
terday morning by the tug Cudahy and
towed into port.
Water Front Notes
The Pacific mail liner Siberia, Cap
tain Adrian Feeder, is due early to-
morrow from the far east.
The Pacific Mail liner Korea, out
ward bound, was 1922 miles from this
port at midnight Monday.
The freighter Pleiades, which left
here December 80, arrived January at
Salina Cruz.
The Nebraskan left Salina Cruz Janu-
airy for this port.
The United States coast survey
steamer Explorer sailed yesterday for
Point Sur to make a survey of a re-
Gently reported shoal.
Makes Traffic Arrangement
jubilee survey of the last years
activity has been issued by the Alaska
Pacific steamship company, in which
the company states that it is able. un-
der through tariffs and bills of lading,
to handle traffic between California and
all points on the route of the Chicago
and Puget Sound railroad
the Northern Pacific and the Great
Northern. The company congratulates
Itself also on having installed cold
rooms OF large capacity on the steam
ships Admiral Sampson, Buckman and
Watson.
Cutters Seek Missing Ship
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