The morning call., 1891-02-01
ITEMS FROM
SEA AND SHORE.
A Quick Down Trip From Royal
Roads, B. c.
Fitting Out New Fishing steamer-A Light
List Of Arrivals No Cook or Steward on
Board-Movements of Vessels.

The bark j. D. Peters, which arrived on
Friday from Departure Bay, made the pas
sage down from Royal Roads, B. c., in four
and half days. This is better than the
time made by some of the steamers. Cap
tain Gibson of the Peters says that if he had
been on the America with the winds he had
he would have beaten the time by twenty
four hours.
The weather was thick and foggy at Point
Lobos yesterday, and the wind light all day,
veerng from northeast to south. The barom-
eter read: S o'clock in the morning. 30 81 :;
noon. 1888; o'clock in the evening. 1885.
At o'clock in the evening the wind outside
was strong southwest and there was every
indication of rain.
The steamer City of Puebla has on board
for Victoria cargo valued at S6567. 1t in
cludes Is, 245 pounds malt, 1900 pounds pearl
barley, 5l6 pounds tobacco, 1908 pounds
beans and 1000 pounds bonemeal
The ship st. Paul, from this port, and the
Francis, from Tacoma, arrived at Liverpool
yesterday.
NEW FISHING STEAMER.
The new fishing steamer Belle Pearson,
which was launched at Sausalito on
Wednesday from the California Launch
Company's yard, locked at the Pacific
street bulkhead yesterday to receive her
boilers and machinery. She will be fitted
with compound engines. Her dimensions
are: Length over all s. feet, beam IS feet,
depth of hold II feet. Matteo Drobaz is the
owner.
The ship America, now at San Pedro, has
been chartered by John RoSenfeld's Sons to
go TO NanaimO and load coal for this port
with the option OF San Pedro. The firm has
also chartered the bark Bonanza to load coal
at Nanaimo for this port.
I'd to dark last evening the only vessels
arriving were two coastlng steamers aud the
United States steamer Richard Rush. AT
that time there was square-rigger aud two
ships bound in.
The sealing schooner Charles G. White,
Captain Hayman, cleared yesterday on a
hunting and fishing cruise.
LEFT PART OF HIS CREW
The steamer Bertha left her berth at
Beale street yesterday. bound for Puget
Sound. After she had proceeded well into
the stream, CAPTAIN Anderson found that he
had neither cook nor steward on board. As
he likes the things of this world and could
not get along without them, boat was sent
| ashore and the missing men were soon
found, aud the steamer sailed after short
delay.
The sealing schooner Henry Dennis, Cap
tain t. L. Miner, made the passage down
here from Seattle in five days. Captain
Miner states that he had to lay in Clallan
Bay, in the straits of Fuca, for day and
was only three and half days on the trip
from Cape Flattery.
Captain Thomas, late OF the Matthew
Turner, has been appointed agent for the
Mcclellan Fishing and Trading Company
ut its station in Alaska. and will leave for
the scene OF his future abors in few days.
Captain A. i. Simmons has taken COM
| mapd of the bark Northern Light, vice
| Captain McKenna The vesselcleared yes
| terday for whaling cruise.
RUNNING IN OPPOSITION.
The steamer Santa Maria isstill running
| in opposition to the Pacific Coast Steamship
| Company's boats to San Diego and way
| ports. The freight rates are ostensibly the
| same as formerly, but d. j. Meherin, agent
| oil the opposition steamer, says that he has
| undisputable proof that the other company
| is cutting rates.
| The steamer Farallon was cleared yester-
| day. by Brewster 81 DERRICK for San Jose de
i IL that rh. hnd