| Knots. | Knots. | |
| The shortest practicable route from Brito to Yokohama | .... | 7145 |
| Brito to San Francisco | 2700 | |
| San Francisco to Yokohama | 4536 | |
Therefore the distance from Brito to Yokohama via San Francisco is | .... | 7236 |
| Therefore excess of route via San Francisco over shortest practicable route is | .... | 91 |
| Brito to Honolulu | 4210 | |
| Honolulu to Yokohama | 3400 | |
Shortest practicable route from Brito to Yokohama via Honolulu | .... | 7610 |
| Therefore excess of route via Honolulu over route via San Francisco is | .... | 374 |
The shortest practicable route from Brito to Hong Kong | .... | 8740 |
| Brito to San Francisco | 2700 | |
| San Francisco to Hong Kong | 6060 | |
Therefore the distance from Brito to Hong Kong via San Francisco is | .... | 8760 |
| Therefore excess of route via San Francisco over shortest practicable route is | .... | 20 |
| Brito to Honolulu | 4210 | |
| Honolulu to Hong Kong | 4917 | |
Therefore the distance from Brito to Hong Kong via Honolulu is | .... | 9127 |
| Therefore the excess of route via Honolulu over route via San Francisco is | .... | 367 |
The conditions as to the distances in Trans-Pacific Navigation apply approximately to all United States Pacific Coast Ports.
TABLE OF DISTANCES IN NAUTICAL MILES BETWEEN PORTS OF THE WORLD,
and Distances Saved by the Nicaragua Canal,
Compiled from data furnished by the United States Hydrographic Office.
| BETWEEN | Around Cape Horn for Sailing Vessels. | Via Magellan for full powered Steam Vessels. | Via Cape of Good Hope. | Via Nicaragua Canal. | Advantage over Sailing Route via Cape. | Advantage over Steam Route via Magellan Straits. |
New York and San Francisco | 15660 | 13174 | 4907 | 10753 | 8267 | |
| " " Puget Sound | 13935 | 5665 | 8270 | |||
| " " Hong Kong | 13750 | 10692 | 3058 | |||
| " " Yokohama | 15217 | 9227 | 5990 | |||
| " " Melbourne | 13760 | 12860 | 12830 | 9862 | 3898 | 2998 |
| " " Auckland, N. Z. | 12600 | 11599 | 14069 | 8462 | 4138 | 3137 |
| " " Honolulu, H. I. | 15480 | 13290 | 6417 | 7063 | 6873 | |
| " " Callao | 9640 | 3744 | 5896 | |||
| " " Valparaiso | 9420 | 8440 | 5014 | 4406 | 3426 | |
New Orleans " San Francisco | 16000 | 13539 | 4147 | 11853 | 9392 | |
| " " Callao | 10005 | 2984 | 7021 | |||
| " " Valparaiso | 8805 | 4254 | 4551 | |||
Liverpool " San Francisco | 15620 | 13494 | 7627 | 7993 | 5867 | |
| " " Auckland, N. Z. | 12130 | 11919 | 13357 | 11182 | 948 | 737 |
| " " Callao | 9960 | 6464 | 3496 | |||
| " " Valparaiso | 9380 | 8760 | 7734 | 1646 | 1026 | |
| " " Honolulu | 13610 | 9137 | 4473 | |||
| " " Yokohama | 14505 | 11947 | 2558 |
Transcriber Notes:
Errors in punctuation and inconsistent hyphenation were not corrected unless otherwise noted.