The San Francisco call., 1896-10-18
TO COMPETE TO
CEN TRIAL AMERICA
A Line of Steam Schooners
TO Run From San
Diego.
They Will Garry Passengers and
Freight and Will Call at
This Port.
EXTRA BOATS BEING BUILT.
Captain Dan Haskell Does His First
Work as a Full-Fledged
Pilot.
Extra BOATS BEING BUILT.

Another opposition steamer line has
been put on the Central American route.
On this occasion there will be no attempt
TO secure New York freight. but every
thing in sight from Panama to San Fran
cisco will be sought for and cut rates will
be the result. San Diego will be the prin-
tipal port of entry and the trade of San
Diego and Los Angeles counties will be
catered to. This means that San Diego
and Los Angeles are in combination to
lake away the Central American trade
from San Francisco, and while the Pa
sific Mail will suffer the merchants of this
City will have to row in the same boat.
couple of years ago the steamers of
the Pacific Mail used to stop at San Diego
on their way to San Francisco. Finally
Eeneral Manager Schwerin found the
extra delay was more than the company
could stand and ever since the steamers
have been coming direct to San Francisco.
When the decision was reached the mer-
chants of the southern county got angry,
Ind ever since they have been attempting
10 inaugurate a separate line. Finally
they got J. S. KimbalI & Co. interested,
Ind that firm has decided to put several of
Protection is now loading at Mission-street
wharf, and early this week will sail for
Panama and way ports. At San Diego she
will take on considerable cargo, and here
lfter that port will be ner headquarters.
1t is the intention of the promoters OF
the scheme TO run three steam schooners
Regularly, and IN the meantime three
thoroughly equipped vessels of the same
!lass are being built for the trade. They
will have first-class accommodations and
will be a BILE to stop at all the small ports
Sn the Pacific Coast, thus rendering a
great help to shippers. The Protection is
oading at Mission-street wharf, and more
largo is offering than the vessel can carry.
Tommy Crowley and William Clark,
The boatmen, had a race around Goat
Island yesterday. 1t was for ''chip-in"
dinner and Crowley won. Clark had to
hchip in" to the extent of 81 80 when the
:ace was over and the repast had been
bartaken OF.
Captain Dan Haskell did his first job as
pilot yesterday. He brought in the
British tramp steamer Flintshire from
tea and took out the British ship East
croft. He made a splendid showing in
both instances thus proving he is equally
good as a towhoat man or pilot. The
tlintshire is one of the finest class of
"tramps' that has ever come to San Fran
DISCO. This is her maiden voyage and the
chances are that Captain Dwyer will sue
iced in slowing away nearly 5000 tons OF
wheat in her hold. The Flintshire was
Quilt by the Sunderland Shipbuilding g
company Limited) and is 364 feet long, 45
ieet inches wide and q feet inches
ieep.
Her tonnage is $500 tons gross. She
oads wheat at FL IS Sd for G. w. McNear,
and will receive quick dispatch. Her
sharter party calls for st. Vincent for
brders, but the chances are that she will
20 to Calcutta direct.
The steam whaler William BayIies got
n from the Okhotsk Sea yesterday and
vent direct to Oakland Creek. She came
In light, not even a whale having been
Iighted An icehoe was run into off the
coast of Japan, and the vessel began to
leak. Captain McInnis wanted to pro-
iced to the Arctic, but the men refused.
Consequently the Baylies was headed for
San Francisco. arriving yesterday. The
men who shipped on "a lay" will be paid
sff with 81, but the officers will receive
their small salary and nothing more.
The whaleback City of Everett is in
trouble. After laying up at Sausalito for
month she was again placed in commits
lion, and few days ago started for Puget
Sound. While entering Departure Bay
The ran on rock. Alter couple OF at
iempts she was got off, and steamed into
Vancouver, B. G.. There she will be re-
paired, and if all goes well will bring a
largo of coal to San Francisco.
G. f. omith d Co. received a cable yes
terday stating that the old bark Sonoma
was ashore on the coast of Japan. The
Vessel is an old-timer and well known
here. Her owners are not at all anxious
over the matter, however, and say that the
Sonoma will be got off and make quick
tun to this port. She is one of the best
known vessels in the coasting trade and is
thoroughly sound boat, so that it would
lake great deal of battering on any coast
10 make her unseaworthy.
The schooner Falcon got in from Bering
Sea yesterday. The captain reports light
catch and "bad weather and thick fog''
during almost the entire season. The Ber-
.ng Sea catch was $40 skins and tue catch
lor the entire season was 1903 skins. Men
Interested in the feet are very much down
IN the mouth and times will be very hard
lor the hunters and sailors who went out
On the schOOners this winter