The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-10-25
SEA AND SHORE.
Arrival of the First Vessel of
the Whaling Fleet.
Catch Of the Whalers in the Arctic and at
Bristol Bay-The Sylvia Handy lowed Out
of the Breaksrs-Steamer From China.

Considerable excitement was felt in ship
ping circles yesterday afternoon when the
news was reported on Change that the whal-
ing bark Alaska. the first of the whaling
fleet of the season to arrive, was entering
the port
The Alaska was last spoken off Ounimak
Pass on July 18th, when she had seventy
five barrels of sperm and 265 barrels of
whale oil, having captured two whales.
She left Bristol Bay for this port twelve
days ago and up to that time she had cap
tured nine whales, and they must have
been large ones, as they yielded 1000 barrels
of oil and 10000 pounds of bone, which are
consigned to Frederick Swift.
Captain Fisher of the Alaska reports that
the captain of the whaling bark Helen Mar,
which arrived at Bristol Bay on October
I'd from the Arctic, said that there had
been heavy gale oft Point Barrow, lasting
five days, and that all the vessels put to sea.
The whaling steamers were on the east of
Point Barrow and the Mar had no COM
munication with them for two weeks before
leaving. Whales were very scarce up to
that date, but when the gale sprang up there
were plenty Of whales in sight.
CATCH OF THE wHALERs.
Captain Fisher reports the following as
the catch of the whaling fleet up to the time
he left, or when last heard from:
Arctic feet, September Goth Balena 1,
Bounding Billow 3. Grampus l., Hunter |, Jane
Gray /, Mar !, Narwhal 5. Northern Light l,
Sea Breeze ], Abram Barker 3, Andrew Hicks 1,
Bristol Bay fleet: Alaska g. Tamerlane right
and sperm whales, Beuga IT, e. +. HERMAN
2, John and Winthrop 8, Lydia &, Stamboul 2.
The following whalers were clean, or had
not been spoken: Alton. Bonanza, Eliza,
Helen Mar Hidalgo, Jessie Fl. Freeman,
James Allen, Mary d. Hume. NJ. II. Thomas,
Rosario Silver Wave, Thrasher, Wanderer.
William II. Meyers, Alexander, John p.
West. Alice Knowles, Belvedere, Dream,
Reindeer, Sea Ranger, William Baylies,
William Lewis, Cape Horn Pigeon, Charles
w. Morgan, Josephine, Lagoda and Lancer.
A SCHOONER IN THE BREAKERS.
Yesterday forenoon Lieutenant Finley in
charge of the United States Signal Service
Office in this city, received the following
dispatch from his subordinate at Point
Reyes:
Schooner In dangerous position in breakers
about three miles north OF Point Reyes.
The Lieutenant at once notified the Mer-
chants Exchange, which notified the tug
boat offices, and tugs were sent to the
vessels rescue.
At 2 o'clock in the afternoon the Lieuten-
ant received another dispatch stating that
the schooner was bound south in tow Of the
tug Relief. Shortly after dark last evening
the Relief came into port with her tow.
From Heyman Il Maybe, the owners, it was
learned That the vessel was the schooner
Sylvia Handy, Captain Hobbs, bound to
this port from New Haven, 80 miles north,
laden with bark and cord-wood. At an
early hour yesterday morning she was be-
Gained and drifted in the breakers just
above Point Reyes, and anchored there in
~ fathoms of water until towed out blythe
Relief.
STEAMER FROM CHINA.
The Pacific Mail Company's steamer
City of Picking, Captain Cavalry, arrived
in port at 80 o'clock yesterday morning
after a passage of 26R days from Hong
kong and 161a from Yokohama. For the
first three days after leaving Yokohama
the steamer encountered fresh gales from
east northeast to southeast, with rough
head sea aud heavy southeast gale, thence
to meridian moderate westerly winds; rest
of passage had smooth sea and fine weather.
The City of Picking brought cabin
passengers, and in the steerage Euro
peans, 10 japanese and 100 Chinese. She
had 2722 tons Of cargo and a package of
United States mails. Among her cargo are
1878 mats of rice, Il, 132 chests tea, sol
packages raw silk, 5l5 of oil, $50 of curios,
1872 of opium, 100 of coffee, 500 of hemp and
2217 TASKS of quicksilver.
Upon arrival off the port the pilots who
boarded her notified the captain that she
would have to be fnmigated, and at 3
O'Clock yesterday morning every one on
board was mustered on deck and the vessel
thoroughly fumigated with sulphur. Quar-
antine Officer Lawler boarded her before
daylight, and finding that she had a clean
bill Of health and had been thoroughly fumi-
gated, allowed her to dock after examining
all on board. Only thirty-twc of the Chi
nese on the Peking for this city have
papers.
CATCHING FISH AT NIGHT.
At the foot of Beale street there is an I'M
covered space in the dock about sixty feet
square, and every evening the Stringers
there are covered with men, women and
children fishing. There is an electric light
near the open space, and it is thought that
this attracts the fish. On Thursday even
ing the teamsters in the employ OF the Black
Diamond Coal Company caught over 800
POUNDS there, and it is said that tons have
been caught there at night during the past
three weeks by means of crab-nets.
The Black Diamond Coal Company's tug
Rabboni at Main street, is not ready Tor sea,
as stated by contemporary, and it is a
waste of time for those who would wish to
engage on her to apply at the comp,any's
office for berths for some time yet. When
the repairs are completed the tug will prob
ably 90 north.
The weather was thick and hazy at Point
LoboS Yesterday and the wind all day light
from the west. The barometer read:
o'clock in the morning, so II; noon, 30.06;
5 O'Clock in the evening, 1901.
THE LARGEST AFLoAT.
The five masted schooner Governor Ames,
1880 tons, sailed from Baltimore for this
port yesterday with $500 tons Cumberland
ccal. This is the largest schooner afoat.
She will go into the Pacific Coast trade upon
arrival, and, being good carrier, will do
well for her owners.
The tug Robarts. Captain Smith, will
make another fishing excursion to Duxbury
Reef tomorrow, leaving Mlssion-street
Wharf at o'clock in the morning.
The Fort James will go up to Port Costa
to-day and the Queen Victoria, which put
into this port in distress ON September 18th,
will tow TO sea.
The steamer st. Paul went to Long Bridge
yesferiay and the hriEy I.urlina to- to If