The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27
THE RUSH TO
CHARTER SAIPS
Over Forty Vessels Have
Gone Into Commission
of Late.
Of These Twenty-Five Have
Been Chartered in the
Last Few Days.
A Great Fleet of Steamers, Deep
Water Ships and Coasters
Entered Port Y esterday.

An unusually large feet of vessels
passed inward through the Golden Gate
yesterday. Among them were ocean
liners, coasting steamers, steam lumber
schooners, ships, barks and schooners to
the number OF twenty-five in all. The
MaIiposa got in from Australia via Auck-
land, Apia and Honolulu; the Oriza ba
from Mexican ports the Mackinaw from
Puget Sound with coal for the Southern
Pacific, the Santa Rosa from southern
por;s, the Crescent City from Crescent
City and the Point Arena from Point
Arena, while the little Gipsv from Santa
Cruz acted as the whipper in. The sailing
vessels came from as widely distributed
points and brought just as varied car
goes.
The Mar1posa brought very large pas
senger list and an unusually valuable
cargo. the principal item being 81 1S7, 900
in gold.
This immense sum was in the shape of
$50, 600 sovereigns consigned to the Anglo
California and the London, Paris and
American banks. Directly the steamer
Mint, and by noontime IL had been
turned into American $50 pieces.
Among the steerage passengers on the
Mariposa wore eighteen miners, who
have come all the way from the Coolgardie
(Australia) and the Thames New Zsa-
landl gold fields to WOO fortune in the
frozen north. Just how they will stan
the transition from the tropics to the
frigid zone remains to be seen. They are
all well supplied with money, and are al
experienced miners. None of them have
ever been Alaska, but they are a sturdy
lot of fellows, and should be bic to make
their way to Dawson City without any
trouble.
The Mariposa brought five or six of tn
passengers who left here on the brig
Percy Edwards with such high hopes OF
discovering the Adamiess Eden. Nearly
all of them were stranded in Sydney, and
had to work their way home on the
steamer.
The steamer Chetco has been withdrawn
from the Klondike trade. Her new owner
came to the conclusion that he would not
tempt fortune until next spring; so he
has appointed J. S. K m ball & Co. agents
for the vessel and the Chetco will return
to her old run on the coast Verv few
passengers are now booking for the Klon-
dixie, the majority seeming to be willing
10 wait until next spring.
Captain Hubbard of the barkentine S.
M. Castle Knows "Three- fingered Jack"
BENJAMIN well. Last winner Ben amin
was N member of the Castle's crew. While
in Honolulu Ben jamin had quarrel with
the cook and struck the latter on the head
with club. He then ran back in the
Iorecastle anJ procured his pistol. Ac'
companied with two other sailors he again
visited the galley, and when the cook
seized his butcher-knif Benz jamin fired
shot at hIm. The bullet few wide OF its
mark, and before he could fire again The
Oh. drr.Nsh n lyv1 Van
the arm, slashed the second man across
the stomach ana laid the third sailors leg
open from his hip TO his knee. By this
time the captain and officers were on the
scene and the men were sent ashore for
medical treatment. The next day they
were dl; charged. 'Three-f fin cred jack
made a trip on another sugar.boat and
then joined the 1rmgard, with which YES
sci he NAMED up TO the time of Sunday
nights mystery.
The Irmgard has been removed to the
sugar refinery by the tug Alert, and Curl
osity seekers will have TO seek some other
object at which 10 gaze when making a
tour of The waller front.
Wheat is going to make August one of
the busiest months of the year III shipping
circles. Already twenty-slx vessels have
sailed with cargoes valued at 81, 210 900.
OF these two went to Cape Town, two to
r de Janeiro, and one for Callao. There
are iorty-four chartered vessels in port,
twenty-five of which joined the list this
week. In consequence, freights have
taken jump. and those who held out for
higher rates are getting their reward. o.
the TWENTY-FIVE chartered this week, nine
VIII load in Oregon and Puget Sound.
The latest charters reported are:
Grassendale, British ship, 1854 ions, now at
this port, wheat from the Co.um bia River 10
United Kingdom, Havre, Antwerp or Dun
kirk 35s net.
kupnrosyne, British ship, 1899 tons, now on
the Colum bia River, wheat thence to United
ngdom, havre, Antwerp or Dunkirk; 35s
net.
The charters for the week have been:
Cloncaird, British bark, 1900 tons, wheat or
barley to United Kingdom, Havre, Antwerp
or Dunkirk, 26s Sd net. Chartered by Giryin
& Eyre.
Kensington, British ship, 1645 tons, wheat
or barley 10 United Kingdom, Havre Ant
werp or Dunkirk, 25s; direct port, 23s Sd
Chartered by 6. W. McNear.
Lamorna. British ship. 2169 tons, wheat or
barley 10 United Kingdom, Havre, Antwerp