The San Francisco call., 1897-10-06
FOR The
NAVAL MILITIA
It's Launch to Be Repaired
as a Reward for the
Mems Efficiency.
Nearly All of the Cannery Fleet
Have Now Returned With
Full Cargoes.
The Yacht Rover, Which Cost $4,000
to Build Few Years Ago, Has
Been Sold for 1885.

The salmon fleet has done remarkably
well this year. Nearly all the vessels are
now in port, and as the catch has been a
good one the fishermen have considerable
money in their pockets. The Merom got
in yesterday from Nushagak, via Karluk,
with 9l40 barrels and 26 600 cases of salm-
on, ana the ship st. Nicholas. also laden
with salmon, was passing in a dark. The
steamer Elsie got in from Pyramid Harbor
anu reports having towed the ship Invin-
cibie to sea before leaving Bering Sea.
When she and The Harvester and Santa
Clara get in the entire fleet will be &C.
counted for,
The arrival OF the cannery feet has
made sailors on the beach more plen tiful,
but still there are not near enough to man
the grain feet, and in consequence the
wages of A. BIS have risen from $50 to S35
a month. AT least a hundred men are
wanted at once 10 man the deep water
vessels now in the stream and ready to
sail for Europe.
The crack yacht Rover has changed
hands and that a a very low figure. Her
hull cost to build nearly $4,000 and her
spars and furnishings over $1,000. Yet, if
the report be true, she has been turned
over TO some Sausalito yachtsmen for
1886. Commodore C. G. Bruce gave up
yachting some time ago and is now either
in Dawson City or on his way there. Ills
flag Will not be seen in the bay again for
some time to come, bat the Rover will be
in commission again next year.
DR.. Withers &. Watts, who came over
here on the Moana, is going back home
again. After his experience in Chinatown
and the showing up he received at the
hands of the police he has come to the
conclusion that The Southern seas are
good enough Tor him, so as his relatives
have cabled his fare 70 the agents of the
steamer he will return on the Moana.
The revenue cutter Rush will not go out
of commission just yet She is in fair
trim alter her cruise in the Arctic. and
Will be kept in readiness for any emer-
gency. Yesterday she went TO Folsom
street wharf, whore she will coal up and
have fresh supplies put aboard. Should
another dispatchEboat be required, the
Rush will be i'll readiness for another trip
to Honolulu OF Central America.
The naval bsttalion's steam launch is TO
be paired at the Mare Island Navy-yard.
She broke down some time ago, ami Cap
tain Turner wrote to the naval authorities
asking to havs her repaired. The answer
was as follows:
NAVY DEPARTMENT, September %, 1897.
Sir: The BIZ 1au of Steam Engineering has
been directed . issue the necessary instruc-
tions tor having the steam cutter now in the
possession OF the First DIVISION of the Cali
fornia Naval Battalion repaired at the navy
yard. Mare Island. /: Will be necessary for
you 10 deliver the cutter at the navy-yard and
TO receive her there al ter the repairs are COM
pieted.
When steam cutters are put in good
condition before being lent to the naval
militia it is understood that the department
will not be pu: to any further expense in
maintaining them; they are lent to the
naval militia because they are unserviceable
to the navy. In view. however of the excel
an hV m Orrlr1 md fho ~
ment has decided 10 authorize the repairs in
this case, but I must not be assumed that the
State Will be relieved in future from the re-
sponsibility OF keeping Government property
in such condition as will render it Sc ryicea bic
for naval militia purposes. Very respectfully,
I ROOSEVELT Assistant S .cretary
CAPTAIN l. Ii. Turner, commanding Naval
Battelion, san Francisco, Cal.
The Harbor Comm issioners have given
CaEi ain Turner the use of the tug Cover
nor Markham, and in few days the
launch will be taken 10 the navy-yard
Captain Windrow, one OF the bes known
masters in California, has returned from
lengthy visit 20 his friends in the East.
He will resume command OF the ship Two
Brothers
The Oceanic Steamship Company's Aus
tralia sailed for Honolulu yesterday with
a large cargo and the following passen-
gers: DR.. f. Beyme; j. p. Blair, wife,
child and nurse; W. E. Brown and wife,
Erickson, J. Grace and wife, L. Grant.
NJ ss A. Haffter. Mrs. w. w. Hall, Miss
Charlotte Hall, II. B. Hill. Miss l.. Irwin,
/. Jacobs. I. K. James and wife, Mrs. E.
G. judd, Miss +. P. Judd, j. S. Lynch. e.
Murphy. Mrs. c. Patterson; Rev. G. L.
Pesrson. wife and two children; Miss /.
NJ. Pope. Miss A. E. Pope. DR.. j. H. Ray
mond, w. Rhodes, George H. Robertson,
s. Roth. Miss L. Roth. Mrs. s. Savidge, A.
]. Snyder and wife. w. I, Schmidt, T. C.
Thayer, c. +. Wall, II. NJ. Whitney, e. C.
Winston, Hugh Marian.
w. j. Caliingham. the insurance man, j.
on business trip and I. h. James, late