The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-10-12
SHE WILL FLY
HAVAII'S FLAG
The Barracuda on Her Way
to Obtain That
Privilege.
Last of the Fleet Owned by the
China Steamship Company
of England.
Sale of the River Steamer Fruitvale
for the St. Michael Yukon
River Trade.

The British steamer Barracuda arrived
from Panama direct last night, and in a
week or so will sail for Honolulu, where
she will be placed under the Hawaiian flag
The Aztec, Barracuda and China were all
listed as owned by the China Steam ship
Company. but were in reality built in
England for the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company and are IN fact owned by
that corporation. When the Aztec went
under the Hawaiian flag she also changed
her owners and the China has followed
suit. When the Barracuda is gathered
into the fold the China Steamship Com
pany of England will disappear from
Lloyd's register.
The Barracouta left Panama on Septem-
Der "a and came here direct. She came In
ballast and brought no passen gers.
The schooner w. S. Phelps bound for
Copper River, will probably get away to-
day. The vessal has been lying at Mis-
slon-street bulkhead for several months
and has been thoroughly overhauled and
htted out for the expedition. A deck
house and galley were added, and there is
now ample accommodation for the forty
odd miners who will make their home on
her during the winter. They are supplied
with provisions 10 last year, and will
pro ba bly, make their headquarters in the
vicinity OF Copper River. Captain Handy
IS IA charge OF the expedition, and with
him are four miners who know every foot
OF the Alaskan gold fields. Captain Ross
will 60 out in charge of the Phelps. and
among the prosecutors will be: 8. NJ.
Powers, G. E. Bowen. George S. Briggs,
r. A. Briggs, H. A. Bull, L. NJ. Holmgren,
J. b. Creswell. Z. L. HAWKINS, L. w.
Fritz, r a. Brown, David Anderson, T.
K. Lloyd, q. +. Daily, r. Ii. Bloomer. j. J.
Trootman, s. G. Boardman, w. l. Clapp
A. Lewis, c. H. Hubbard, K. Nucketts.
MtGreai, NJ. ]. Clarity. E. NJ. Curran, NJ
Ferguson, Arthur B. Anderson. E. Borg
strom, Gus Toll, Charles Dahgren, James
Griffith, Walter D. Nor an, DR.. Fritz, Rob-
ert Jenkinson, Arthur II. Stiles, J..
Fritches.
The Camanche's steam launch was
towed to Mare Island by the tug Governor
Markham last Sunday. She will be thor
oughly overhauied and sent back to the
old monitor as good as new. On the way
up 10 the navy-yard the Governors house
boat the Pollywog, was met She was
drifting with the tide, and Governor Budd
was arrayed in dirty overdlis and an old
jumper making some necessary repairs to
broken down engine. There was Jolly
party on the Markham, so the boats
damned while visits were made and re-
turned.
Harbor Commissioner Chad bourne,
aided and abetled by Ma ior Harvey, has
at last succeeded in getting some lie into
the contractors for the new ferry depot
Five times as many men were at work
yesterday as there Fave been at any one
time since the work began. All the trades
were busy. Lathers, carpenters. painters
GLACIERS, bricklayers, ironworkers and
laborers were hard at it. and the depot is
at last beginning to look as though it were
on the road to com pletion. II has only
been Dy keeping constantly after the con-
tractors that Com missioner ChadbOurne
has at last got them to make showing
The little river boat FrutvaIe, that used
TO run on the Sacramento River, has been
sold by the Parker Transportation Com
pany to j. S. Kim ball 81 Co. for the
Yukon trade. On her trial trip around
the bay last Sunday she averaged IA knots
and should be able to show her heels 10
everything on the run bstween ST. Michael
and Dawson City. The Fruilvala is to be
taken to the mouth of the Yukon on the
deck OF The bark Rufus Z. Wood. The
latter is TO sail about May l, with cargo
of supplies and possibly she may take a
few passenger. Ia the meantime the
Fruitvale will be used on the bav. and
next April she will be got ready Tor her
trip TO Alaska.
The cdental and Oriental Steamship
Companys CopJic which LETT here last
monIh for Hongkoug was in collision
with the japanese steamer Minatogawa
Maru at KoDe. The latter had her stem
twisted and the Copiic had several OF her
plates dented.