The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-10-09
NEWS OF THE WATERFRONT
Freight Steamer
Californian Now
in Port.

another Oh the Dig 1relSht steamers
of the Hawaiian American line arrived
in port yesterday morning. This is the
Californian, one of the company's $500
ton steamers, which is now on her way
to New York She and the Oregonian,
which was here a few weeks ago, the
Hawaiian and the American are all
$500 tons vessels of the same type, be-
ing single screw steamers. They run
on the same route from San Francisco
to New York around the Horn via this
city.
The Californian sailed from San
Francisco to Tacoma where she took
on coal. This was done principally be-
cause of the difficulties encountered in
loading in San Francisco during the
present time because of the great strike.
The ship left Tacoma September 9th,
and with the exception of one days
rough weather, she had a quiet and I'M
eventful trip to this port. Only one
vessel was sighted, the Aorangi bound
for Vancouver. She was spoken at the
latitude of 4215 north and 1865 west
longitude on September 80.
The Californian brings about $500
tons of freight for this port consisting
of lime, flour, hay. feed, structural iron
work, kerosene oil in cases and fer
tilizer She expects to be able to dis
charge this in about four days, where
upon she will begin taking on her cargo
of sugar. She will probably sail a week
from Thursday. From this port she will
go to Kahului where she will take on
some more sugar, whereupon she will
start on her long voyage to New York,
stopping for coal at Coronel and San
Lucia. She will probably stay in Ka-
hului for four days. Captain Lyons of
the Californian states that the Nebras-
kan and the Nevadan, which are at
present approaching their completion
at East Camden, New Jersey, will
probably arrive at this port during the
latter part of this year. They are both
twin screw steamers. Besides these
ships the Texan is also being completed
at the same shipyards. She will. run
between San Francisco and New York,
however, while the other two will run
between San Francisco and these ISL
ands. Two more steamers, the Alaskan
and the Arizonan, are at present being
built at the Union Iron Works in San
Francisco, but the strike has been
hampering the work on these two boats
very much.
It is the first time the master of the
Californian, Captain William Lyons,
has been in Honolulu. He shipped as
first mate on the Hawaiian, and went
to San Francisco in her. From that
port he was called back East and was
placed in command of the Californian.
Among the present crew of the Califor
nian are six native boys, five of whom
shipped on her when she made her last
trip from this port to New York. AT
that place one more Hawaiian got on
board as a stowaway. He was worked
as sailor on the trip back, and was
finally taken on as a regular member
of the crew when the steamer reached
San Francisco. Captain Lyons says
the Hawaiians make splendid sailors
and that he would like to have all his
crew of that nationality. He finds
them good workers and always willing
and ready for service. Besides this they
are a very. peaceable lot and do not
quarrel and fight among themselves.
The Californian started discharging
yesterday at the railroad wharf