The San Francisco call., 1896-11-05
VESSELS LYING /
UP At SAUSAL|TO.
The Belford Is the First
of Her Kind to Lead
the Way.
Captain McKinnon Expects That
Freight Rates Will Make
a Sharp Advance.
OTHER MASTERS WILL FOLLOW
Whalers Are Now Bsing Re fitted for
a Cruise in the Southern
Seas,
OTHER MASTERS WILL FOLLOW

Disengaged ships are seeking high char
ters. Nearly every vessel that has come
here from Australia, England, China and
Japan has been chartered prior to arri-
VAL" but still some have been "disen-
gagged" and it is these that are looking
for big prices. 1t just happens that there
are more vessels than wheat and until the
last years crop begins to come in there
will not be much demand for ships.
Figuring on this state of affairs Captain
McKinnon took the Belford over to Sau-
salito and now has her hard and fast in
the mud. 1t is only few months ago
since the last of the fleet that laid up in
Richardson's Bay last year was towed out
and loaded with wheat ana now the Bel.
fast starts the bail rolling again. The ac-
companying sketch shows the vessel as
she appeared yesterday in her lonely
state, but the chances are that before the
week is out she will be joined by several
others, the captains of which are willing
TO wait few weeks for better prices in the
freight market.
The whaiers are the busiest vessels on
the water front. The captains of the Cape
Horn Pigeon and Charles W. Morgan are
both in a hurry to get their cargoes out
and retitted in order to get away for the
II W
owlll be chased and an early start will be
made for the Arctic. The only vessels that
will winter al Herschal Island will be the
Mary D. Hume, which has been there
three seasons, the Newport, Jessie H.
Freeman and Wande-er, all of which
have been in the Arctic three years, and
the Grampus, which has been there two
years. Many of the men on these vessels
have staid right with them throughout
the long winters and will come home with
their vessels next November.
The Navarch, now in port, will go TO
Oakland Creek and viii not fit out again
until next March.
superintendent of the Spreckels' Towboat
Company, has taken unto himself wife.
He was married last Saturday to Miss
Pearl Estelle Mattheis of Alameda. The
marriage ceremony took place at 1915
Chestnut street, Alameda, and the young
couple have made home for them selves
near Versailles station. Mr.. Manning is
one OF the most popular young men on
the water 'front.' and his friends are con-
graduating him from morning till night.
Not even the fact that Mckinley has been
elected can make them forget that Billy"
IS now benedict.
The gunboat Bennington got in from
Port Angeles yesterday. She will remain
in the stream for few days and will then
90 to Mare Island. After an oyerhauling
che may be sent to Honolulu.
The last of the salmon feet got in yes
terday in the shape of the George Skol-
field. She came in from Fort Wranele
with "A, 600 cases of salmon and 400 half
barrels OF the same fish. All the fisher
men were taken ashore on the tug Wig
liant, but the Chinese were not allowed to
land until they were passed upon by q
United States Custom house inspect or.
This could not be accom- plished for some
time, so the tug was turned into prison
. ship for the time being.
The Monticello has cut the rates to Val
lejo. In future Captain Hatch will charge
10 cents for a single trip and % cents TO
the round trip. This rate will only bt
good on the A. NJ. and P. N. trips, anC
good for twenty-four hours. The sumo
has been carrying passengers right aloni
for 10 cents each way, and the Monticello
has been compelled to meet that figure
When the latter vessel was charging 5
. cents no one would travel on her becaus
they thought her unsafe. Now that tn
round trip has been reduced TO 25 cent
the Vallejoites think her the finest boa
on the bay.