The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-19
THE COQUELLE OUT.
She Is Overdue Almost
Two Weeks.
PREPARING TO GO WHALING.
Vallejo School Children Out on an
Observation-Disclosures Movements
Along the Water Front.

Some anxiety was expressed on the front
yesterday as TO the safety of the schooner
Coquele She left this port January %,
bound for the Coquille River, Oregon. Two
days later the Ralph r. Long left for the
same destination. The latter reached Co.
guile River. discharged her cargo, loaded
and sailed again, and at the time OF her de-
parture the CoquelIe had not been heard
from.
1t was thought that the wreck sighted off
Tllamook Rock last week might be the Co.
quelle.
Preparations for The northern cruises are
being actively made by whalers all along
the coast. The steamer Jeanette was
launched at Turner's yard, Bencia yester-
day. She was built by Captain Mott, late
of the Alton, and is designed for tender
in the Arctic. At the Union Iron Works
the brig ". H Meyer and the barkS Alaska
and James Allen were received for over
hauling and repairs previous to lifting out
for heir voyages.
The Alaska is the property Of James Nc
kenDa of this city, who purchased her
recently of Frederick Swift of New Bed
ford. She viii take the place OF the Sea
Breeze. which was burned January 10 last
in the Gulf of California.
Wright Bovine Il Co. received lnfOrma-
iiCn yesterday to the effect that the whaling
bark Gayhead had been spoken off the
Platte and reported having secured one
right whale aud eighty barrels Of sperm oil
The Gayhead started originally from New
Bedford on a three years cruise. She will
proceed from the Platte how to St. Helena,
in the South Atlantic, to ship her eaten 10
New York.
From ST. Helena her course will be to the
Crozettes, Desolation Island, New Zealand.
the Arctic and thence TO San Francisco:
Two hundred children OF the South Val
lejo schools were given free excursion TO
this city yesterday on the steamer Sunol by
Piper, Alden IL Co.
The children were accompanied by their
teachers, and, upon landing, proceeded to
the Mechanics Fair. where they spent the
greater part OF the day.
The Sunol steamed off TO alle1O with the
little excursOniStS, when they had done
the town, amid much cheering and singing
of songs
A new organization has been formed on
the front 1t is called the Pacific Coast
Land and Marine Watchman's Association.
{. Roe, George X. Safer and u. >. RI Sher,
chief, treasurer and sec rotary respectively,
constitute the executive committee The
object or the ASSOCIATION IS 20 PROVIDE rella-
BILE watchmen and ensure their employ
ment and TO establish beneficiary side OF
their union.
The Oregon Coal and Navigation Com
pany's steamer AragO left for Coos Bay
early yesterday morning. Stephen Wilson
and William Turner were the only passen-
gers.
The steamer Oregon, carrying passengers
and a general cargo, arrived from Portland,
via Astoria.
The American steamer Whitesboro, loaded
with lumber for l.. Z. White, arrived from
Greenwood
The American schooner Mary Eta came
in from FiSk's mill with large cargo Of
posts and wood consigned 10 Bender
Brothers.
Non-union crews were shipred on the
steam sehOoners Noyo for Fort Bragg and
the Novelty, bound for Mexico. To-day the
scho0ners Laura Pike. Hayes and Mary
Dodge and The ship John L. Potter, Tor
Honolulu, ship nOn-uniOn crews.
The schooner Alice hmball, Captain
Asplund, sailed for Albion.
The steamer Green wood sailed yesterday.
The American schooner Mary Gilbert ar
rived from Fort Bragg loaded with lumber,
and consigned TO the Fort Bragg Lumber
Company.
The American schooner GOtama arrived
from the Columbia River with lumber for
the Simpson Lumber Company.
4 new steam schooner. the Excelsior, was
launched at Eureka yesterday.
The British bark L0dore, CAPITA in Lee,
sailed for Queenstown.
The American bark George F. Manson
left for Tacoma.
The Pac fc Mail steamer City Of Panama
left the Mail docks yesterday noon for
Panama