The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-08-06
SEA AND SHORE.
Wrecker Whitelaw Will Hunt
Whales in the Georgian Gulf.
A New Four Master Launched for the Coastin g
Trade = The Signal Floated off the
Beach-Arrival of the C. T. Hill.

Captain L. p. III. Whitelaw, the wrecker
of this city and owner Of the wreckiEg
steamer bearing his name, has made appli
cation to the Canadian Minister of Customs
for permission to hunt and take whales in
the Gulf of Georgia. Captain Whitelaw's
venture is a big one and he feels confident
there is money in it. He feels confident
that whaling, with steam launches and the
latest and most improved patent guns can
be made most profitable industry If his
theories prove correct. he intends TO organ
ize stock company to Systematically hunt
the leviathan of the deep.
There has been no whaling in the Gulf of
Georgia for seventeen years, as, with
the old-fashioned methods adopted, it
could never be made to pay in the past.
Captain Whitelaw intends to fit out the old
and recently purchased steamer Alexander
as a floating refinery, for reducing the oil
from the whales taken on the scene of their
capture. His method of killing will be
new and thoroughly scientific one, allowing
no whale that has been captured to escape,
and having received the necessary permit
from the Canadian Customs he will at once
proceed to carry his scheme into execution.
The weather was thick and foggy at Point
Lobos yesterday, and the wind all day
light, veeriDg from south to west. The
barometer read: O'Clock in the morning,
1892; noon, 1888; 8 o'clock in the evening,
1886.
ARRIVAL OF THE G. t. HILL.
The schooner C. T. Hill, which struck on
a rock at Russian Landing, while leaving
her mOorings on Sunday, and sprang a leak,
arrived in port at 6 o'clock yester .ay morn
ing, in tow of the Wizard. She locked at
NJ. III .,o1 a
one of the red-staek tugs spent one hour
pumping her out. After discharging, she
will 90 on tile dry-dock, so that the extent
of her injuries can be ascertained.
The steamer Signal, which was leaking
badly when she arrived from the sou nd on
Sunday, and was beached near Black Point,
remained there all day Monday. Yesterday
portion of her cargo was lightered and
she then fioated off and was tOwed to Oak
land to discharge.
A dispatch received at the Merchants
Exchange yesterday from London says:
A dispatch received from Hong Kong states
that the steamer City of Rio de Janeiro at
Hong-Kong has been severely damaged by
collision with the steamer Bombay.
The ship Drummuir for this port was
spoken on June 10Th in latitude l3' north,
longitude 240 west and the Inchkeith on
June oath in latitude go south, longitude
81 west.
ANOTHER FOUR-MASTER.
Hall Brothers, the ship-builders of Port
Blakeley, have just launched new four
masted schooner for the coast lumber trade.
She is owned by Captain Tuft and others
of this city, and has been christened the
King Cyrus. She is said to be splendid
model, and has a carrying capacity of
5000 feet of lumber.
From dispatches received at the Pacific
Mail Company's office il is learned that the
steamer China. which left here on Thurs
day afternoon last, arrived at Esquimalt at
0:30 o'clock on Saturday night, and lett
there for the Orient at 80 o'clock on Sun
day morning, after a brief stay OF four
hours.
The British bark Allonby, Captain
RotheTy, which left here on March oath for
Queenstown for orders, arrived there on the
30th ult. She stayed there until Sunday.
The French bark Iton, which was here
year ago and went hence to Hong-Kong.
arrived yesterday in ballast from San
Diego, after passage of fourteen days.
Among the cargo of the steamer San Jose
for Panama and way ports are 6S,69S gallons
OF wine, valued at S27,272.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The Al-Ki shifted from Beale street to
Broadway yesterday.
The steamer Corona came off the Union
Iron Works Dry-dock and went to her
berth at Broadway.
The 5. p. Hitchcock came down from
OEI SOStd anu uuclOIeu III lHo otIcdii.
The schooner L. K. Wood went on the
Merchants Dry dock.
Tne Eudora came down from Port Costa
and anchored in the stream.
The Fortuna came from Oakland Creek
and locked at Union street.
The arkentine Planter shifted from the
rolling-mills to Harrison street.
The Discovery locked at sea-wall, Sec
ton 4.
The schooner Maria Smith lowed from
Vallejo City to Oakland Wharf.
The ship Dynomene locked at the sugar
refinery.
The Laura Madsen went to the narrow
gauge wharf at Oakland.
The Lord Downshire will 60 up to Nevada
Dock to-day and the ships Ventura and
MALAYSIA will tow IN