The San Francisco call., 1906-09-25

Three times during the voyage TIL
seas. There were extra utensils to fall
the extra ones went the commissary
department faced a problem and when
the makeshifts with which the prob
lem had been solved were swept away
the cook was almost as badly up
against it as IL he had been ship
wrecked on a desert island.
Nobody is quite as resourceful as
the sailorman and the sea cook shares
Jacks inventive genius. The Wyn-
ford's cook was no exception to the
rule. Flower pots, of which num-
Der in the captains cabin escaped de-
struction, made water-tight with ce-
ment, served excellently as pot, pans
and kettles. A Delaying pin is just as
good as a spoon for stirring soup and
mush and stew, and nobody knows how
many things can be done with jack
knife until he tries. After he had
modified his bill of fare, never very
elaborate on a British sailing vessel,
to suit his cooking utensils. the Wyn-
fords cook got along famously.
When off Cape Horn it was discov-
cred that the bread supply was suff1-
cient only for seven weeks longer.
This discovery was made May 13, and
Captain BelIringer Immediately or
dered the ships course changed for the
Cape of Good Hope. The Wynford ar
rived at Cape Town June 2, replenished
her bsead supply and the following
day resumed her voyage.
The Wynford left Hamburg Febru-
airy 20 and the next day, on account OF
head winds, was compelled to put into
Dover. where she waited for eight
DAYS before a favorable breeze came
along
She encountered a gale March in
which the tie of the main topsail yard
49, two n Oxr-Y1
On March IL a Southwestern developed.
in which the Wynford lost several sails.
More sails were blown away few
days later in a. succession of furious
SQUALLS from the southeast. The Wyn-
ford shed a few more sails April 80 and
May 6 she encountered the storm In
which several boats were stove in and
the galley was cleaned out for the first
time.
The galley was washed clean again
on June %, when a few more yards of
canvas were converted into useless
ribbons. July IA the galley was again
the target for runaway wave. In
this storm great damage was done
bout the decks. There was another
gale August l. Between these big
storms there were little gales at fire.
quent intervals. Every boat was
smashed and when the Wynford reach
ed port yesterday she had been strip
ped of nearly every accessory that
she could spare and still count herself
a whole ship.
c. Reder, a seaman, died August
and was buried at sea. He was 10
years Of age and native of Germany.
Her Catch a Worlds Record.
The barkentine S. N Castle, Captain
Ipsen, arrived yesterday, thirty-three
days from the Okhotsk Sea, with the
largest number of Goldfish ever caught
on one cruise by the crew of one vessel.
The Castle made top catch last year,
with 20S,o00 fish. This year, slowed
away in her hold between layers of
salt, she has 219,0 Goldfish This big
sition of the elments. The Castle left
here April and her stay in the
Okhotsk Sea was an almost continuous
series of gales of more or less severity.
The fishing was all done in the brief
intervals between storms. In spite of
the weather, Captain Ipsen says he
would have brought back 250,000 fish
If the Castle had not sprung her rud-
der head during one of the gales, ne
cessitating her return to port. The
worst storm of all was encountered
August 27 and % on the homeward
run. The wind, from the northeast,
blew with hurricane force. The waves
worked up to a fearful height, and for
twenty-four hours the S. N Castle
tains and valleys Of water under bare
poles. In this storm she narrowly
escaped losing her foretopmast.
Captain Ipsen reports the catches of
the other vessels Of the Okhotsk fleet as
follows: City Of Papeete, 100000; w.
H. Dimond, 100000, and the Tampa,
140, 200.
Tom Johnson, a fisherman on the
Tampa, died during the cruise and was
buried on the banks OF the Yebena
River, in Kamchatka, by the side of
Captain FELTON,, late skipper of the w
H. Dimond, who died during the voy-
age from this port.
Captain Ipsen confirms reports of
Japanese activity in the Okhotsk Sea.
The little brown men have quite
fleet engaged in codfishing and are
turning their attention to salmon.
They are now building a salmon can
merry on the Little River, which will be
in operation next season.
Ships 90 per cent of Big Cargo.
The British ship wanderer, which
cleared yesterday for the United King
dom. will take from here the first cargo
for England OF California merchandise
for the season OF 1906. The cargo in
cludes big shipment OF canned fruits.
so per cent Of which were shipped by
the California Canneries Company, all
from their San Francisco cannery,
which was built. and equipped since
the disaster of April 1S. The total
quantity of canned fruit shipped on
the Wanderer is 10000 cases. valued at
more than $250,000 each. Each can is
accompanied by certificate guaran-
teeing the contents as free from adul-
teration and put UP in strict compliance
with the pure food law.
Costly Ride I'm Express Wagon.
The Harbor police are looking for
the enterprising transfer agent who
yesterday charged two newly arrived
Norwegians Sc for a ride in an express
wagon from the ferry depot to Third
and Market streets. The men from
Norway were inquiring for the Union
Transfer Company when the free lance
espied them.
Put your grips IN here and jump up
yourselves" he said. This is just as
good as the Union and cheaper. Where
do you want to go?'
At Third and Market they were in
yited to get out and compelled to pay
s6 before their grips were returned to
them. They realized that the charge
was excessive later and made COM
plant to the police.