The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-10-11
Freight Steamer
Californian Now
in Port.
(From Wednesdays daily)

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Another of the big freight 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 OreEonian,
which was here few weeks ago the
Hawaiian and the American are all
5000 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 eth
and, with the exception of one days
rough weather. she had a quiet and un-
eventful trip to this port. Only one
vessel was sighted, the Aorangi bound
for Vancouver She was spoken at the
latitude of AIS north and 1865 west
longitude on September 30.
The Californian brings about $500
tons of freight for this port consisting
of lime, -four hay. feed. structural iron
work, Kerosene oil in cases and fer
tiiizer 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
so 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 Corone 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 shpyards. 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 |
the work on these two boats |
very much.
1t 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- |
Man 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.