The herald., 1895-01-01

the market was overstocked. Many
cargoes were reshipped. and vessels re-
mained in purt, hoping to sell TO an ad
vantage. until the cargoes we're expend
ed in costs. Many were aold "without re-
serve" on the vessels decks at far be-
low cost. Consignees had no means of
forcing the demands OF the market or
its supply, and they shipped blindly.
trusting to luck for good sale.
CAPTAIN MARcUCc1's NARRATIVE.
arrived in San Francisco on the 18th
day of Septem ber, 1S49, together with
Jacob Albertaon, boat builder; Jacob
Price and William Kendall, ship join
ers; Hugh May, Joseph Alderman and
Net Thomas, engineers. and Captain
Ieaac Warren and Captain 9. w. Gun
nell, general superintendent, on the
steamship Oregon, Captain Pierson,
from Panama. The next day alter our
arrival We began to land the material
OF a knock-down, stern wheel steam.
boat, that had been shipped out here
from Philadelphia by Mr.. George W.
AepiD Dwall, a brother of Mr.. II. Aspin-
wall Of the Pacific Mail company. Be-
tween the 10Th and last of November,
lS49. | had the steamer ready for busi-
ness, and che was put on the route from
San Francisco to Stockton, She was
called Captain Sutter. She wae 80 feet
long, Is Test beam and feet hold. She
had eingle engine. 1875 inches bore
aud IL stroke of piston, and had
ire-box tubular boiler, the dimensions
of which | cannot recolect.
Mr.. Joseph Alderman put up the ma
chinery in the boat. Mr.. Hugh May
was put in charge as engineer OF her.
| Mr.. J. Price and Mr.. Kendall built her
cabin. Isaac Warren was her captain.
| This steamer was the first that was
built in San Francisco, and the first to
run on the bay from San Franci .co to
Stockton; $50 per ton freight, and $50
wes asked for the trip and the paesen.
gere lay in blankets on deck. The
| freight was carried in the hold, and they
had all they could pack on the up trip
but nothing down except passengers
| The down passengers paid their fare in
gold dust. They carried gold scales on
the steamer to weigh the amount, and
were not very particular.
think it was about December 5th.
lS49. that q small iron side-wneel
steamer called the Mint started to run
to Stockton. She wss not very successful
on account OF her very narrow beam.
In 1850 the machinery was taken out OF
her, and put in a new wooden hull built
by man by the name OF William Wal
ters, Philadelphian, but she was not
much OF an improvement on the old
ateamer Mint. She was commanded by
enc Captain Porter.
Captain O. w. Gunnell, an old
steamboat man from the Delaware
river, was our general superintendent,
and James Blair was the agent and gen.
eral manager OF the company. Mr..
William Norris of the Spring Valley
Water company, was the secretary.
Sometime about the last of Novem-
ber 1859, the steamer Ell Dorado ar
rived here from Philadelphia for the
same company. She sailed here rig
ged as q three-masted schooner, and |
took charge OF her on her arrival and
dismasted her. | put guards on her
and cabin, all of which had been pre-.
pared before she left Philadelphia. Her
engine and boiler were all in place, so
that by the first OF the year 1850 she
was running on the route from San
Francisco to Sacramento. She was COM
manded by Captain Joseph Barnard, he
having brought her out through the
Straits OF Magellan. She had one single
engine in her. l don't remember the
size. Mr.. Edward Thomas was engineer,
but subsequently Mr.. A. B. Rowley,
the Alviso -four mill, succeeded him as
engineer of the Ell Dorado.
One the 22d of February, 1850, l laid
the keel of small sido- whsAl stsamer
that was sent out by the same company.
She was called Georgins. and was
about rs feet long. 16 feet bsam. and
plete before launching. launched her
Trial trip % soon as she was afloat. My
shipyard at this time was on the beach,
south of Folsom and east OF Beale
streets. George X. Gluyas put the ma.
chinsry in her. There is a slough con-
Meeting the Sacramento with the San
Joaquin called Georgins Slough. named
after this steamer, abe having been the
fret boat that went through II from one
river to the other. in April, 1850. Next
to the Georgiana, built two sloops for
freighting on the rivers. One was
called Ned Beal, the other Dol. Ere.
mont. About June, 1850, built two
other sloops with " ster tanks in them
for water boats to supply the shipping
with fresh water. They used to get the
water from springs over in Sausalito.
One was called Emma and the other
Clara Joseph Pharo. at present work
ing on Broadway dock for Goodall & Pers
kins, Was captain OF one Of the water
boats. At the same time l was build
ing the water boats built sloop called
Kittura for the Sacramento trade.
Capt. VIM. Galloway commanded her.
She was go feet long BY 16 feet beam,
and five-ioot hold. About September.
1850, built small stern-wheel. very
light drAught, to run to French
camp up slongh OF the San
Joaquin river. She was called the Game
Cock. She was 60x16 feet, by three feet
She had no cabin and Was all open.
When / had finished the Game Cock
next built two small sloops for Macond-
ray q Co. for freigh.ing. In the early
mart Of 1881 hnilt nsAa ataQmAR q. M,