The morning call., 1892-06-30
ALONG SEA And SHORE.
Important News Received From
the Whaling Fleet.
A Number of Whales Taken and Prospects
Brightening-T Last Of Tar Flat-Water-
men Getting Ready for the Fourth.


there are still numbers of vessels lying idle
in the stream, the chances are that the
glorious Fourth will see the beginning of a
term of prosperity and activity.
Already the watermen have begun to get
the whitehall boats cleaned trimmed and
painted, and if everything else should fail the
regatta will not. Al the Fosom-street land
ing the naphtha launches Amabe, Kitty and
Arrow are being overhauled by the Pacific
Gas Company for the race in which they are
to contend with seven or eight others This
contest is sure to be a special and exciting
feature of the days aquatic incidents
The best news that has been received for
many a long day is that the whaling feet now
in Arctic seas is all right and that several
right whales have been caught The dis
patch comes by way of New Bedford, from
Captain ShockIey of the whaling bark S. C..
Allen TO Wright Bovine 81 Co., and others
interested in the business here. Captain
ShOcBley states that the James Allen, the
Bounding Blllow. the steamer Jessie II.
Freeman, the bark Wanderer and the bark
Northern Light have each caught right
whale. The Northern Light is leaking a
trifle but not enough tc compel her to short
en- her cruise. The report that the brig
Alexander is total wreck on ST. Pauls
TAR FLAT DISAPPEARING.
The pulling down of a number Of old
Shanties year alter year and the erection of
factories and improved modern buildings on
the area bounded by Harrison, Mission,
Spear AMI Fremont marks the almost entire
disappearing of a region which under tie
name Of Tar Flat once held an uuenviable
reputation in the police records Of San Fran
cisco. The present South Harb0r police
station is right on the section Of Tar Flat
which once abouDded with tOughS, hood
lumS and noisy women. At the present
time it is quite rare event for the cells at
the South HaTb0r TO contain any other
occupants than a solitary drunk" once a
week or so. The reporters are so aceuS-
toned TO the words "All Quet-nOthing to-
day." from the sergeant III charge, that they
drop in at the station as the last point Of
call. The original Tar Flat was bounded
by Mission street on the north, Spear street
on the east Folsom on the south and Ere
mont on the west. A corner saloon at Fol-
som and Steuart streets, with two CONT
guOus Shantles looking as If they had been
through an earthquake, but still occupied.
are about the only relics OF extended lar
Flat as 1t was . years ago.
1t has been generally understood that the
Coast Seamen'S Union Is lactly acQuieScing
in the argument Of the ship-owneTs about
dull times y permitting members TO ship at
$50 a month IN place OF the regular union
rate. which is $40 a month. If the con-
cession is made, however, il is only in a
temporary way, and in recognition Of the
fact that the layiDg-up Of the wheat fleet
has flooded the city front with idle hands.
The Wht at fleet Is, OF course, almost
entirely composed Of deep-water nOn-union
men, and as the vessels are beginning 10
load quite fast. the union men rejoice In the
prospect OF their taking away all the nom
union men and leaving the union to cope
with the question Of rates for vessels Oh the
Pacific proper. SO long as the supply so
largely exceeded the demand nOn-uniOH
crews have been readily secured for vessels
In the Hawaiian and Central American
trades, thus leaving the union with NUM-
Der of consumers On It's hands that might
have been producers Of revenue. The
union men are sanguine that when the
wheat ships get away there will be no more
shipment Of non-uni0n crews on this coast,
and that they can maintain their position
without injury 10 any Interests.
CHANGE or SAILING DAY.
The Oceanic COmpany's steamer Aus
tralia will not leave for Honolulu till
Wednesday next and viii sail thereafter on
Wednesdays instead Of Tuesdays. The Pa
cifc Mail steameF City OF Sydney will also
leave on Wednesday, the 9Th instead of
Tuesday, the 9th of July. Both changes
have been made by reason of the suSpen-
sion OF work on The glorious Fourth
Inspector McGinnis found 420 ciga RS on
the steamer Australia yesterday morning.
AS they did not appear on the manifest
they were seized.
The Costa Rica sloop Ada, formerly the
yacht Hayseed Of Stockton. sailed yesteT-
day morning for San Bias, en- route TO
Punta Arenas, Costa Rica and COc0s Isl
and. Captain Gssler and his companions
are confident Of getting there and recover
ing the buried treasure OF which so much
has been said and 80 little seen. There's
millions in it, but whether the HaySeed
will get beyond Point Conception Is a wager
In v hich Captain Gissler aud the Ada are
at the short end.
The election Of Captain c. Minor Goodall
as lieutenant c0mmsnder OF the Naval
Battalion has given great satisfaction on
The city front Captain Goodall took the
cruisers Charleston and San Francisco on
their trial trits, and viii perform the same
Office for the Monterey.
The new boiler for the tug Vigilant was
swung into position by the big shears at
FOsOm-street wharf yesterday, and tile
stout little tug will soon be fitted for sery-
ice. She is one of the best seaboats of her
class en- the bay. The ViRilant was for
merly the George w Pride Jr., and arrived
here on February "a, 1885, having made the
run around the Horn from Phisdel phia in
Y days. The Relief was 76 days and IA
hours in making the same run, but her ac-
tual time was 60 days and 10 hours The
Sea Lion came from Philadelphia to this
port in 63 days.
The ship Cyrus Wakefield, which was
towed TO the stream yesterday, is one Of the
fiers of the modern sailers around the
Horn. She first arrived here on January
30, 1883, from LIVERPOOL in 101 days.
The steamer City OF Topeka, which
arrived at Seattle June "a en- route to
Alaska, landed two fishermen. Isaac Larsen
and Austin Small. whom she had picked up
off the mouth of the Columbia River last
Thursday.
FREIGHTs AND CHARTERS.
The latest freights and charters are the
British ship Utica, 1923 tons. wheat to
Cork, United Kingdom, Antwerp or Dun
kirk, Ct Is Sd, chartered by G. w. McNear; ;
and the steamer Signal, 392 tons, passengers
and merchandise 70 Mexican ports, char
tered by George & Derrick.
The schoOneT-yacht Lurline went on the
Merchants drydOck Yesterday.
A considerable quantity OF wheat has
already begun to show up at the wharves,
and the longsh0Temen and grain-handlers,
who have been nearly starved for the past
three months. are nearly all getting work.
Three years ago the first whaleback was
launched; now there are % sfoat, 20 in the
inland waters, one on the Pacific. and four
on the Atlantic. Alexander McDOugall.
the inventor Of the whaeback, Is from Islay,
Scotland, and was for many years pilot on
Lake Superior lie predicts that when the
st. Lawrence Canal is completed the Cana
dian route will do most OF the freight trade
both ways for the Americans west.
There is now % feet of water at dead low
water on the spot where the Columbia River
bar used to be.
The Northern Pacific Railroad has secured
for its tea trade the steamers Batavia, Loo
Sock and Parthia; also the ships Alexandra,
b. ?. Cheney and 1imandra, TO load at Yo-
kohama for Tacoma.
Work is TO be begun In earnest toward
completing the monitor MonadnOck at Mare
Island. The keel Of the vessel was laid IS
years ago.
Shad are reported to be becoming more
numerous than salmon in The Columbia
River.
The iron ship Tillie f. Starbuck viii load
produce at Portland, Or, direct for New
York. 10 sail on September.
The Nneveh has arrived at San Diego, 20
do fro Ana .-fs