The San Francisco call., 1897-05-14
WERE TRODUCED
TO EACH OTHER
The New Revenue Cutter
Golden Gate Arrived
Yesterday.
Made the Run to the Golden
Gate From Seattle in Fifty
Four Hours.
A Knot an Hour Over Contract Speed
Is What Is Expected of III,
Marietta.

The new revenue cutter Golden Gate ar
rived from Puget Sound yesterday. She
Is an ocean-going vessel and Will be
welcome substitute for the Old Hartley.
Whenever occasion demands the Golden
Gate will be able to board liner when at
sea, whereas the Hartley is not considered
safe in ordinary rough weather IN the bay.
The Golden Gate was built in Seattle by
the Moran Bros, and her description has
been published in THE CALL on several oc-
casions. She is a very handsome craft
and Captain Tozier Lieutenant Butt and
Chief Engineer Butler had many visitors
as soon as she came to an anchor oil
Powell-street wharf. All speak in the
highest praise of the sea-going qualities
of the vessel, and Lieutenant Butt says
that he would willingly go around the
Horn in her. Lieutenant Butt and Chief
Engineer Butler will remain IN command
of the vessel.
The new gunboat Marietta had her en-
gineel's trial trip on the bay yesterday.
She more than exceeded expectations, and
Captain c. Minor Goodall of the Pacific
Coast Steamship Company, who handled
her, says she has more than exceeded eX-
pectations. The patent log was the only
means OF obtaining test OF her speed,
but on two consecutive runs from Hunt
ers Point TO Red Rock and back a ain
she averaged 1917 knots an hour, or q
knot more than the contracE calls for.
She will be tried again tomorrow, and
should The same result be recorded and
her sister ship, the Wheeling, make as
good time, the Union Iron Works will De
entitled 10 big bonus. Pictures of both
gunboats have already appeared in The
CALL.
G. SteigIer OF the New Ferry restaurant
on East street had the laugh on his
creditors yesterday. Beng collection day
he prepared for the collector. Early in
tina morning the auctioneer's flag was
hung out, and before the collectors began
their rounds everything in the place was
sold to the highest bidder. Jake Rauer
had an attachment to serve. but when his
deputy, accom- panied by Deputy Sheriff
arrived on the scene, all that was lett was
the bare walls.
The sealing schooner Winchester T
changed hands yesterday. J. F. Cum
ningham sold his controlling interest to
the Pacific Marine Supply Company. and
that concern will in future manage the
vessel. The Winchester will now De fitted
ont in frst-class style for a cruise TO
Alaska, ana the small owners will have
10 pay their pro rata OF the expenses.
TIE Italian bark Casabona has cleared
.
Among it is 1900 barrels of -four for the
New South Wales market, also $1,000
centais of wheat, 1000 centats OF barley
and 19, 600 feet of lumber.
The new gasoline steamer Lacheline will
make her initial trip TO Fort Ross next
week. Captain Campbell, late of the
Mary C, will take her out, and expects to
make a record with her.
The Harbor Commissioners waited in
vain yesterday for a delegation OF fruit
growers that never came. The subject
under consideration was 'the fres mar
ket." After the Commissioners had dis
cussed the matter among themselves for
nearly half an hour it was decided to go
on record that sail the available space"
on the front, ''at any particular point
designated" should be set apart for a free
market whenever applied for, provided
that the association appointed president,
vice resident, secretary and treasurer
who should be responsible 10 the State for
the property they might have handed
over to them and also for the collection of
wharfage. The State officials are now
anxiously awaiting some move on the
part of the fruit men.
Nearly seventy boxes of apples that
came up on the Alameda from Australia
were destroyed By Inspector Craw of the
Board of Horticulture yesterday. A new
kind of pest was discovered in the iruit
and in consequence 1t was consigned to
the furnace.
The Hydrographic office issues the fol-
lowing notice 10 mariners:
1t is reported that the Blunts Reef
whistling buoy off Cape Mendocino, CAL,
is rot sounding, the whistle being out of
ord.r. 1t will be repaired at the earlies ST
date practicable.
This notice affects the list OF beacons
and buoys, Pacific Coast. 1896. page q.