The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-07
SEA AND SHORE.
An Americans Insular Domain
in the Pacific.
Arrival Of the Alameda-The Charleston Gone
to Mare Island-Catch Of the Whalers.
Arrivals and Departures

Few are aware that away off IN the
Pacific Ocean is an island on which
flies the stars and stripes, and which is ab-
solutely owned by an American yet such is
the case. The little spot, which is marked
on the charts as no larger than the point OF
pin in latitude 24o north. longitude 1540
east and known as Marcus Island, is owned
by citizen of the United States. Captain
A. Rosehill is the possessor of this not very
extensive domain, which is only three miles
long by almost two miles wide, and at its
highest point is not more than sixty feet
above the waters of the vast ocean that sur
rounds it. At the present time the little
island cannot boast of an inhabitant, but in
q short time several dozen souls will take up
their residence on it, The island is covered
from end to end with vast deposit of
guano of unknown depth, and Captain
Rosehill, who is now in this city. is making
preparations 10 work the deposit. Samples
of the guano show it to be OF the highest
commercial value, and it is expected to
prove a bonanza TO its owner. Captain
Rosehill is in possession of letters from the
Hon. James G. Blaine confirming him in
possession of the far-off spot.
RETURN OF INDIAN BRAVES.
The mali steamship Alameda arrived at
an early hour yesterday morning from sgd
ney and Honolulu, with 70 cabin and 70
steerage passengers. Among the passen-
gers were a number of Indian braves who
have. been visiting various parts of the
world with DR.. Carver's Z" Wild West
Show" Their names are Black Bear, He
Crow, Eagle Elk. Brave Heart. Pick Ar
row, Water Man, Spotted Owl. Bear Neck
lace, Plenty Bird and White Wolf Shield
The Alameda has finished her nftieth voy
age, having made twenty-five TO Honolulu
and twenty five to Australia. Captain
Morse, Purser Sutrow, Chief Engineer
Little and Chief Steward Clark have been
in her since she was pult and have made
every voyage in her
=, The weather yesterday was hay, with
the wind from the northwest, blowing 81
miles an hour. The barometer stood 80.
FINED AND RELEASED.
The little schooner Ellen. recently seized
by the Federal authorities for violating the
law in trading with 4 foreign country, has
been released after paying fine of 500
and sum equal 10 one-fifth the value of her
cargo. The schooner recently arrived here
from San Domingo, with cargo consisting
OF nine tons of copper ore, and Is now lying
at Section of the sea-wall discharging.
The ore consists of samples from some
newly discovered mines, ana is put up in
sacks and will be shipped to Swansea in
England for the inspection of a syndicate of
mining men, who may purchase the prop
erty. 1t is said that the ore carries enough
gold to pay tor working, leaving the copper,
Of which it carries large percentage, clear
profit
For several days the wrecker Samson
has been at work at Port Point clearing the
way for the construction of a new iron pier
at that place, il place of the one destroyed
some time ago.
CATCH OF THE wHALERS.
The catch OF the whaling fleet up to July
9Th, according to the report brought down
by the steamship Jennie, is as follows:
Bahama /. Bounding Bilow ., Hunter l.
John p. West 8, Northern Light II, Sea
Breeze l, HOratlO ., Lydia ., Reindeer /,
Tamerlane 4. Triton .. William Bsyles 9,
F. a. Barstow ., Wanderer 2. Alexander l.
Knowles 3. Abram Barker 2, Cape Horn
Pigeon l, Charles w. Morgan l.
The pilot-boa Lady Mine is lying at Lom-
bard-street Wharf, where she is being;thor-
onghly oYerhauled in both hull and rigging.
When ready for seq she will look like new
The bark McNear, lying at Mission No. .
Is having a new foremost put in and other
repairs made.
ASHORE AND IN DANGER.
a dispatch from London states that the
British ship Theophane, bound from Port
Pirie TO Newcastle, \. 5. W., where she was
to load for this port, Is ashore near Port
Pire in Il very dangerous position on a
rocky bottom. The TheCphane is an iron
ship of 1887 tons register, 2iS feet 4 inches
long, IS feet inches wide and % feet Z
inches deep. She was built at Liverpool in
1868, and was owned by the Australasian
Shipping Company.
The big wrecking schooner Samson will
leave for Port hartford TODAY, in tow of the
Whitelaw. to be employed in constructing
the breakwater at thar place. Captain
Whiteaw has the contract for the work,
and has the schooner Catalina down there
now.
The United States cruiser Charleston
tripped her anchor soon after l o'clock yes
terday afternoon, and went up to the Mare
Island Navy-yard.
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
The following vessels arrived yesterday:
Steamships Eureka from Newport Point
Arena from Mendocino, Jennie from Prince
Williams Sound; steam barkentine Morning
Star from Honolulu under sail for repairs
ship Spartan from Seattle with 2260 tons of
coal for p. b. Cornwall, and the coasting
schOoners Nettie Sundborg, Acada. May
flower, Bill the Butcher, Portia and Glen.
The departures were the steamship Bartha
for Kodiak, ship County of PEBBLES for
Havre, barkS Southern Chief and Canada
for Tacoma, and the schooners Bobollnk,
Mary Eta, Martha N Tuft and Bender
Brothers for Coast ports
ABOUT THE BAY.
The Micronesia and Bohemia went up to
Port Costa to load, the Lord Downshre
came from Selby's to Howard No. 1, the
Benicia and Glenorchy from Port Costa and
anchored in the stream, the Alaska went to
Beale and the Helen W. Almy to Folsom
street harves, the Newsboy to the refinery
and the steamer st. Paul to Mission street.
To-day the Galna and Clan Macfarlane
will 60 to Port Costa to load.
CHARTERS REPORTED.
Three wooden ships were chartered yes
n Az
werp, AIS Cd, the Arabia, '2O24 tons, J. B.
Thomas, 1851 tons. and st. James, 1888
tons.
The ship McNear. 1903 tons, coal from
Tacoma to this port, has been chartered by
the South Prairie Coal Company.