The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-12
The Camanche Repre-.

for race. as she was down at the stern.
Even with that disadvantage if she is
opened up she will win hands down. On
the run up from Honolulu the Picking beat
the Ausrralia's time by little over fou
hours, and the Mail Company now pro-
poses to do it again. The Australia sailed
sharp at 10 A. NJ. and the Peking backed
out from the DOCK on the stroke of 3 p NJ.
The Australia had the following cabin
passengers: l.. G. Ables, Frederick Cliff,
J. F. Eckardt, Mrs. William Cliff Miss
Abbie Bawden Cliff, Miss NJ. Edwards,
Miss A. Fennane, r. C. Forsyth, Mrs. l.
Hilda, D. NJ. Horn. P. G. Jones, j. w.
Lenhart and wife, D. Mclean, Mrs. George
Leibold, George c. Macfarlane, Miss N.
Mcintyre, ]. McGowen, Miss Ida Roberts,
Martin Smith. S. ]. Smith, Miss o. f. P.
Stokes, Miss c. P. Stokes, James Stokes,
Charles NJ. Taylor Jr. and wife, J. L. Tor
bert and wife, DR.. J. NJ. Topmoeller, B.
Topmoeller, Mrs. living, Miss Helen
Wilder, S. w. Wilcox and G. L. Wight
The Peking had about thirty passengers
in the cabin and twenty-eight Chinese in
the steerage. Among those in the cabin
were Lieutenants Calhoun, Barron, Glib
son and Lucien Young. Two of them will
join the gun boat Yorktown at Yokohama,
and the others the Detroit at Shanghai or
Hongkong.
The schooner Moonlight is now being
hSSCo OUI tOI dHO%ASI CIui5c W htAiCO.
She will take certain cargo for Mexican
ports, but the real purpose of her cruise is
to search for guano island. Years and
years ago an old sailor gave Captain Bryan
the location OF the island, but he never
thought OF seeking for it until year ago.
At that time the Moonlight was fitted out,
and after an unsuccessful search returned
and was tied up IN Oakland Creek. The
schooner Vine was the next one sent out,
and after her failure another expedition
was formed. Now Captain Joachimsen
has chartered the Moonlight for another
search. On this occasion different course
altogether will be steered, and he hopes to
locate the much-coveted spot.
The sailor who gave the latitude and
longitude of the island was wrecked on 1t
nearly twenty years ago. They patched
their ship up and reached the Mexican
coast. Until the talk Of Clipperton Island
and its guano deposits began to circulate
he never thought of the lonely rock in the
Gulf of California When he realized its
value he told Bryan, and the first expedi-
ton in search of it was begun.
The steam schooner Excelsior is on the
Merchants drydock having q new bronze
propeller put in. Her owners are tired of
using the old iron ones, as the blades were
constantly breaking and chipping.
In consequence of the transfer of Cap
tain Green to the steamer State of Califor-
-
Captain Downey of the Bonita took COM
mand of the st. Paul and Captain Conway
of the Bonita. Captain Downey is great
favorite on the coast, and was for years
mate of the steamer he now commands.
Coal is drug in the market and the
steamer Willamette cannot sell her cargo.
She is now tied up in Mission Bay await
ing purchaser for the black diamonds.
Another attempt to raise the Blairmore
was made yesterday and another failure
at the critical moment and the vessel again
sank into the mud. The men will be
given rest to-day and fresh start made
tomorrow.
Captain Hawley, the popular superin-
tendent of the Spreckels Towboat Com
pany, is about 10 take a well-earned holt
day. He is accompanied by his wife and
will go to Ben Lomond. During his alb
sence Captain Dan Haskell will look out
for the company's interests.