The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-31
Two Came on the Walla
WalIa With Tales of
Wee.
Five Orphans Sent From Hawaii
to Major Winohell, the
Salvationist.
Remarkable Case Of Man Saved From
Drowning-Fast Trip of the
Clipper Pericles.

The discouraged Klondiker Is getting to
hardly vessel from the north not bear
ing a few. The steamer w ALA Walla ar
rived from Puget Sound yesterday morn
ing with two m ore of them. One kept his
identity quiet and left the steamer as soon
as she arrived; the other, Amory Bell, a
brother of D.. Charles Bell of this City,
was not so secretive.
II left here on the State OF California in
company with DR.. F. n. Rose" he said,
land connected with the Elder at Seattle.
From that point we journeyed on 10 Dyea
in company with Ed Wieborg and brother.
1t took US eight days to get to the head of
navigation from Dyea, and at times we
were up to our necks in water.
81 speedily tired of that sort of thing,
turned over my stuff to the others and
came home. A man needs 81 least $500 to
get his provisions over the passes. When
| left freightage was IS cents a pound.
Boats that cost $135 here now can be had
in Seattle for $50. Every body is trying to
sell OUT.
There are 10. 600 people in the vicinity
sof Skaguay Pass now, and, in my opinion.
1t will not be long until we see the most
of them back here again. No nun ought
to so 10 that region until next spring. A
man is fool that will rush up there
now"
There were 231 passengers on the Walla
Walla. IN addition to the regular cargo
$75, 900 in ore was brought down from the
Treadwall mines, and 1900 sacks OF
wheat.
The catch of the North American Com
merciaI Company for this season is 20, 800
skins, as against 80, 900 for last year. The
steamer Del Norte is now bearing the
catch here. Sealing is hardly what it
used 10 be, for there are only twenty-nine
seaiers in Boring Sea now. and last sea-
son there were seventy. The following
was the catch as given to the stea mer
Portland by the sealers boarded when
she Left Dutch Harbor August 20:
Dora Seaware, 800; Fawn, 81; Arrfetus.
179; Aincko, POS; Teresa, lis; Annie E.
Paint, LAG; BOreaiis. SO; Alto. $50; Zila May
240; Mary Taylor, I'll.
'As good as gold" is an apt expression
used in relation to wheat now. There is
not an empty terlh for a vessel either
north or south of Market street and many
are now waiting for a chance to dock.
The Corona is at the seawall discharging
Il, 900 sacks. The Walla WalIa has IL. 900
sacks aboard and will discharge them at
the first opportunity The OriZaba, which
came in Sunday from Port Hartford, is at
LON bard-street wharf dischargiug $4,000
sacks The Whitesbor is unburdening
herself of 5000 sacks at section l of the sea-
wall.
The Snaigow is at section 8, almost
loaded, and the Lancng will take cargo
to the United Kingdom as soon as she is
fully loaded. She is now lying at Sec
ton 3.
The Rajore has been loading at Union
a hoe RI N
finish taking on her cargo. Her place
was taken by the Blackbrae. The Star of
Russia Will go into Howard l and the
Com bermere to Main-street wharf. The
Burmah, the Kenslngton and the Centes-
ina Will go to sections l and of the sea-
wall.
The old Aberdeen clipper Perlcles, which
arrived from Newcastle, n. S. W., yester-
day, made the voyage in forty-eight days,
which is among the fastest trips record ed.
She is sister of the famous clipper Mel
chides. She has cargo OF coal and is at
present lying at anchor in the stream.
The American modern wooden clipper
vessel the G. P. Ropes arrived yesterday
from New York. During the voyage a
sailor fell from aloft and was severely
bruised by striking on Delaying pin.
While around the Horn a sailor named
Jones fell overheard while the ship was
making eight knots. At the cry of "Man
overheard" one of his companions rushed
aft and threw a line to the man. Strange
as it may appear he not only caught the
line, but held on and was pulled aboard,
Notwithstanding the rate at which the ship
was travelling.
Thomas Lane, who tends bar for his
brother at Folsom and Steuart streets, fell
through a trimming hatch while taking
some beer aboard the ship Santa Clara at
Folsom wharf yesterday afternoon, dis
lance OF twenty feet. The branch hos
pital van was at the receiving hospital at
the time, and it was found necessary to
ring IN for the California-street station pa
troll wagon. On examination DR.. Geas
found that Lane had suffered disloca-
ton OF the bones OF the right ankle and a
lacera;ed scalp wound. He was treated
and sent home in a hack.