The morning call., 1893-10-01
I. NEWS.
A Deputy Commissioners.
Narrow Escape.
An Explosion Occurs on the Craft
They Had Been Using-Foot.
ball and Coursing.

Although nothing of Importance was
transacted yesterday by the Fish and
Game Commissioners. one of the board in
formed reporter that an accident hap
Dened few days ago to the craft which
the deputy commissioners were using for
the purpose of running down illicit fishing
that came near ending the days of one
man.
The deputies, who were using the launch
in which gasoline was the motor power,
had been doing remarkably good. service
with the craft until last week when an ex-
plosion occurred, but fortunately it was at
time when the deputies were out of
harms way.
The accident occurred near Collinsville,
on the Sacramento River, in this wise:
The engineer. who 1t appears was not as
a part of a can of oil in the boat during the
evening while in a hurry to clean up things
previous to supper. He neglected to swab
the oil around the CINE and deck before
departing. and as result when he returned
late at night to his craft he unthlnkingly
lit q match. and that instant the explosion
occurred. -. -
The top of the tank blew off. but for
tunately the. only damage done was the
,Xl
and the singeing of the hair of the
reckless engineer. The. launch is
known by the name of Rustler. and it
Is quite probable that she will reman al
anchor at .SausalitO for some time as an
attachment has: been levied upon her by
son.: The Fish Commissioners paid $40
per day for her use while employed as
cutter for hunting down net-6shermen.
The deputies are pow using fast sailing
boat which cannot be employed, however,
to good advantage. as lit. requires a fast
going craft TO- overhaul men who have
made sailing study. -
United. States Fish Commissioner Nc
Donald has returned from the. nerth and
states that it is his intention to sreet a
fish hatchery at some point on the Mad
River. TO be decided upon in few days.
MIR. McDopald is Of the opinion that the
State ought to declare Mad River q fish
reservation. as under protection salmon
eggs Of sufficient quantity could .be Sc
cured to supply all othAr large rivers :of
the State with fry. In reference to Mad
River the Commissioper: said that Mr..
Korbel of the Hunt beldt Lumber Company
has given the Commissioners a; site on the.
north fork Of the RIVER. where there is a
building already constructed and a fpme
200 yards long; 'Alf that Is now required
ls: to protect the river from the market:
fishermen. 49,
Mr.. Mcdonald will next hold a.confer-.
ercs With Governors. Psnnpyer and Nc.
Graw; OF Oregon and Washington respec-
tively.in regard to the better way OF re.
claiming the salm on fsharies Of the north.
|. A conferenee:was held last evening at
the Olympic Club atwhich Representative
football players from the Stanford and
California universities and. the Oakland
Reliance Athletic Club were present.
After considerable discussion. the follow:
ing schedule Of games Tor the: season was
arranged. -:
Reliance and Stamford at; San Jose:
November IL. Olympies and University
of California at: San Francisco November
ii, Stanford. and OlyIhpics at San Fran
cisco. November rs. Reliance and Uni
yersity Of California at Oakland NO:
yember lib. ..OlyInpics. and ;. Reliance at
San Francisco November %, University of:
California and Stanford at San Franci
November ,30.::. ALI games scheduled: for
this city. except. the, latter game, will be.
played at Central Park. " =.
A new coufsing. club was Organized on
Friday evening: and will be known as the.
San Francisco Coursing Club, with the old,
veteran. D0minfck Shannon, as president;
and j. PArigo vice-president. N. TIerney
was elected treasurer, and: Hugh Nc
Cracken is : secretary. The. executive
committee, consists Of j. j. EdmOuds, J..
W.. .Butterfield, James Wren and T. j..
Cronin. After considerable discussion It.
was decided that the first meeting Of the
club should be held at Newark Park on
Than ksgiving, and the last Friday of. the
month was 6e6ctei az tho ineAtinp- night