The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-31
The Cleveland Will Be
Ready for the Spring
Trade.
She Has Been Got Off the Rocks
in Barclay Sound and
Beached.
Captain Niebaun1 Says the New st.
Paul Will Sail Under the
"a. c. c." Flag.

Freights are still very high and there
seems to be no chance for lower rates.
At present the disengaged tonnage in
port only aggregates 1850 tons, while
at the same time last year it was 107,-
233 tons. The ships Henry B. Hyde
and S. P. Hitchcock from New York
were chartered prior to arrival to load
sugar at Honolulu for the East. The
rate they are getting is about p shil-
hngs and 6 pence a ton, whereas IL
they had come here free their owners
could have chartered them to load
wheat at SO shillings and 8 pence. Very
few free ships are on the way, and
what are expected will get a big fig
ure. An iron ship was chartered at
43 shillings and pence to load wheat
at Tacoma for Europe a few days ago,
and As shillings is expected to be the
ruling figure before January is very
old.
The bark Canada, that has been in
retirement for two years past, is to be
put in commission again. She will fill
a gap in the cOasting trade caused by
the demand for vessels to go to Alaska.
Captain F. G. Andrews will go in COM
mand of her. The Alaska Commercial
Company will be fully prepared for the
KlOndike rush. Their new vessel, the
st. Paul, will be ready for sea in May
next. She will be 2SS feet long, SO feet
broad and will draw 16 feet loaded. She
will have a speed of IA knots an hour
and will accommodate 257 first-clasS
passengers. The Portland is also being
rebuilt and the Bertha put in trim for
the same trade. The company has also
seven boats on the river and is build
ing two others. In regard to selling
out to an English syndicate Captain
Niebaum and Leon Sloss say the story
is not true. On a strictly cash basis
they might sell, but not on any other.
I'VE will operate our own plant this
spring." said Captain Niebaum 'yester-
day, and the new steamer st. Paul
will fly the Alaska Commercial Com
pany's flag"
The owners of the wrecked steamer
Cleveland are now Of the opinion that
the vessel will also be ready for Klon-
dixie business next June. A dispatch
received by the Merchants Exchange
yesterday says the steamer was got off
and beached last Tuesday A hole two
feet long and three feet wide was
found in the bottom, but that can be
repaired and the wreckers are conf
dent of saving the vessel. Captain Nell
son says she will be patched up and
brought to San Francisco. She will be
put in thorough state of repair and
will be ready long before the Klondike
rush begins.
captain L. b. Il. wilson and Captain
II. u. Howard, committee on seaman
ship and navigation of the Chamber of
Commerce, yesterday issued masters
certificates to F. Linquist, B. f. Moe
and Victor Hardensen.
Old Rover is dead. Any one who has
ever visited the Oceanic Steamship
Company's dock knew Rover and Bum.
the keepers of the gate They were
lnseparable, and Rover, being the lord
and master, always fought BUNS bat
ties, and in consequence very few stray
dogs were ever found around the Pa
c1hc-street wharf. Latterly Rover suf-
fered greatly from rheumatism, and
yesterday when Captain Howard
reached his office the dog was dead.
Bum is disconsolate and wanders all
over the place, looking in vain for her
lost mate.
Naval apprentices are to get a great
treat. The United States steamer Mo-
mean is to go into commission on Jan
uary 10 and will start as soon as DOS
slole on cruise around the world. She
Will be manned by the apprentices.
VINO Will thus have a rare chance OF
seeing the uttermost corners of the
earth. The boys are now being en-
listed at 10 California street. the
United States naval rendezvous. They
must be between the ages of IA and IL
years and in order to enlist must he
accompanied by their parents or guar.
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