The morning call., 1890-10-08
SEA AND SHORE.
Arrival of the Tug Coils With
the Ludlow, Leaking.
Latest News From the sealers Up North-Ar-
rival of the C. P. Patterson
Rapidly Falling Barometer.

A few weeks ago the tug Coils, Captain
Randall. arrived here from Seattle, having
in tow the barge Ludlow. which had on
board 1000 tons of South Prairie coal con-
signed to Thomas Pedar. The idea of tow
ing laden barges on this coast was some
what of an experiment, although the system
has been in vogue ON the Atlantic coast for
years. After discharging her cargo, the
latter left here for Port Hartford with the
barge in tow, to take in there cargo of btu
minous rock for Seattle.
The Ludlow took in good load and left
three days ago. Soon after departing she
sprang leak, but as the weather was fine
and sea smooth Captain Randall determined
to put into this port which he id yesterday,
and anchored the barge off Third street.
The Ludlow was formerly the bark En-
erald, which was burnt to the waters edge
two years ago up north She was then
raced down to the tween decks and con-
veIted into barge. 1t is very probable tina
it will not pay to discharge her cargo and
place her in the dock for extensive repairs,
and therefore she may be condemned.
Captain Conway of the steamer Point
Iona reports that on the 9th inst. he spoke
the steamer Truckee off Umpqua, steering
north, and on the 9th inst the steamer
Arago for Goes Bay off Fort Ross.
TIDINGs FROM THE sEALERs.
From private advices received yesterday
it is learned that the sealing schooners Sea
Lion and Viva have arrived at Victoria
from the north The Viva, Captain Baker,
had catch OF 2O15 skins from the Behrng,
which added to the spring catch makes her
figures run up to 2713. the biggest record for
the season. The Viva spoke the Lily in
Behring Sea on August 18th. She had a
rough trip down with strong southwest
winds and heavy head seas. The Sea Lion
brought down TAI skins, making her sea
sons catch 1919. She reports the same
rough weather as the Viva. On September
14th she spoke the American schooner Allie
l. Alger, with $3.50 skins, bound to Sand
Point.
The weather was hazy at Point Lobos yes
terday. In the forenoon there was slight
breeze veering from southeast to north, and
in the afternoon a coed breeze from the
west, blowing at 3 o'clock 90 miles an hour.
| The barometer read s O'Clock IN the morn
| ing, 30Q5; noon, 1888; . o'clock in the even
ing, 29.S7. This sudden fall of the barome-
| ter certainly means change in the weather
Among the arrivals yesterday was the
| schooner Antelope, Captain Bottger, y
| days from Cooks Inlet, Alaska, with 1850
| cases and 100 barrels Of salmon and casks
| OF crauberries for George w, Hume 81 Co.
| The schooner Berwick brought down 81
eases of salmon from Rogue River ior Il. ID.
| Hume Il Co.
| ARRIVAL OF THE PATTERSON
The United States Coast Survey steamer
| c. G. Patterson, Captain Mansfield, arrived
| yesterday, days from Port Townsend.
| after an uneventtul passage. The Patter-
! son has been engaged in surveying the coast
| line and harbofS all summer. On the trip
up last May she carried the members of the
| Frank Leslie's Alaska exploring eXpedi-
| ton, landing them at juneau. The eXpedi-
| ton has been broken up in to two parties, one
| remaining In Alaska and the otner, headed
| by Z. j. Glave, the weLknown African eX-
| plorer. returned to Port Townsend on the
| Patterson, where they went ashore. and ex-
| pect to come down on the cutter COrwin.
The United States lighthouse tender Ma
| drono, Captain Davis is having her boilers
| uverhauled at Lombarl-Street Wharf. She
| will be ready for service again tomorrow,
and will go to the FaralloneS with coal for
the station there. Ii there are any en-
| plOyes of Uncle Sam who earn their money
1t is those on the lighthouse tenders on this
Coast
Pilots, tugboatmen and Others on the front
are unanimous in the opinion that had the
Lurliue and j. ID. Spreckels had pilots on
board they would never have found them
selves in the trouble they had last week.
Captain Steve Castle, the pilot, sailed the
big ship Fort James in safely without tug.
THE QUEEN vIoToRIA's CARGO.
The cargo of the ship Queen Victoria,
which put into this port two weeks ago
while bound from Tacoma to Europe, was
sold at auction yesterday at Mission Rock.
Some Of it was only good for chicken feed,
but large amount was only slightly dam
aged, and will no doubt be shipped again by
the purchaser as a firSt-class article. 1t is
said that portion was bought for 80 cents
and 81 GENITAL and sold within a few hours
afterward ut an advance Of from 20 to 80
cents a Genital
The Cockermouth left Liverpool for As
toria on the 4tn inst and the steamer Zea-
landia sailed from Auckland for this port on
the 9th.
Captain Gilman of the schooner Blakeley
had considerable trouble with the Collector
of the Port at M0nzOn, Ecuador, on the trip
from which he has just returned.
The ship Scottish Hills entered ont on
September 9th and tho ship Edward O'Bren
on tie 23d at Liverpool for this port.
The four-mastcr }. W. Prize shifted from
Spear street to the rolling -mills yesterday.
The ships Amphitrite and State of Maine
and the bark Germauia will tow to sea to-
day.
The strike of the eaIkers on the Ventura
is over.