The San Francisco call., 1896-06-04
CUT RATES WILL
NOT FOLLOW.
A New Steamer Being Built
for the Humboldt
Route.
EUREKA rs INTERESTED
Two Years Ago the Old Steamer
Was Wrecked in a Gale
Near Point Gorda.
WILL BE REPLACED IN OCTOBER
The Monticello Laid Up for Repairs.
Her Place Taken by the Tug
Vigilant.

A new steamer for use in the Eureka
trade is now in the course Of construction.
She will cost in the neighborhood of
$4,000 and when completed will be one
of the handsomest steamers trading to
this port. She will be 210 feet long and 35
feet broad, and her owners expect her to
make at least fifteen miles an hour under
full steam.
On September %, 1894, the steamer
Hum boIdt became total loss near Point
Gorda, and the new boat is to take her
place. The Humboldt went on the rocks
and while all the passengers were saved
the vessel went to pieces before the tugs
came to her assistance. At the time an
amicable arrangement was arrived at be-
tween the Hum boldt Steamship Company
and the Pacific Coast Steamship Company
The latter agreed to run two boats a we Elk
instead of one and has done so ever since.
The building of the new boat therefore
does not mean rate war, as the Pacific
Coas Steamship Company will simply
take its usual run and the Hum boldt con-
Germ will pick up its old trade.
The hull of the new vessel is being built
by II. D. Be ndixsen at Eureka, and the
engines and boilers at the Fulton Iron
Works. Everything is being rushed, and
1t is expected that the new vessel win be
ready for sea about the middle of October
Richard Sweasey. the millionaire lum ber-
man Of Hum boldt County, is the president
OF the HUMBOLDT Steamship Company
and Max kalish & Co. are the general
agents The new vessel has not yet been
named.
The steamer Monticello has been laid up
for general overhauling. The general
inspection of her boilers and engines takes
place tomorrow, and in consequence the
tug Vigilant has been placed on the Vale 10
run. Captain Hatch says he is determined
to hight the Southern Pacific to the bitter
end, and, although he VIII lose money on
the hiring of a tug to fill his steamers
place, he would sooner pay the extra
money than disappoint the travelling
public.
The steamer Pomona sailed for Eureka
yesterday with a full passenger list.
General w. II. Pratt, who has gone TO
Hum boldt County on business trip.
Quite host of his friends were down to
Board way wharf to see him off.
The British bark Alexandra. which ar
rived here last March with her cargo on
fire, is on the drydock. She will receive
thorough overhauling and will leave the
new vessel. From the drydock she will go
TO Frem ont-street wharf and will there
await CHARTER.
The steamer Bertha will sail for the
Yukon River tomorrow. Among the
passengers will be the Rev. Henry A.
Naylor of Montreal and Frederick f.
Fieweiling OF st. John, N. B. Naylor is
accompanied by his bride, and ali three
will do missionary work among the In
dians of the far north.
When the steam schooner Albion sailed
from Mission-street wharf last April with
LIS passengers for the Alaskan gold fields
aboard there were many who said she
would never reach her destina ton. Last
Tuesday she returned to San Francisco,
and Captain Lundquist showed the fol-
lowing to his friends:
To Captain c. G, Lundqutst Of the Steamer Al
Dion, Officers and Crelp: We, the undersigned
passengers OF Your vessel, that sailed from San
francisco April 70, 1896, for Turnagain Arm
Alaska wish by this means to testify 10 our
high appreciation OF the kindly and courteous
treatment received by US at your hands, not
only as officer of the ship, but as hosts and
friends.
We also wish to state that your skill in hand
ing your vessel was an assurance to US from
the outset that we were in perfect safety, not
were made by the daily press OF San Francisco
TO the effec: that we were even risking our
lives in taking passage on your ship. She has
proved herself safe and tanch, and at no time
was there any lear of disaster, although the
weather was stormy and the wind adverse.
This testimonial was signed by eighty
five of the passengers.
Captain Lundquist is one of the most ex-
perienced and popular masters on the water
'front.', and he was the only skipper who
landed his passengers at Six-mile Creek,
their destination.