The San Francisco call., 1906-07-18

From HakOdate, Japan, comes the
latest word of the codfishing feet in
the Okhotsk Sea This feet halls from
this port and every vessel is manned
py men and boys whose homes are
here. Knowing this, Lieutenant Com
nGander /. NJ Garrett, L. S. N, COM
handing the United States Fish Com
mission steamer Albatross, which was
in company with the codhshers, has
St nt TO The Call the following report
from the fleet:
The .Albatross spoke the barkentine
5. y. Castle, NJ. Ipsen master, on June
= or the mouth Of the Yabine River,
Kamchatka, about forty miles above
Cape Lopatka- Captain 1psen, who
left San Francisco on April s. arrived
safe arrival there of the ". II. Di-
inond. City Of Papeete and the Tampa.
Captain z. Falkman of the Dimond
ed on May 9 while passing through
Amphitrite Straits, apparently OF
heart failure. His body was buried
on May 80 on the banks Of the Yabine
River, Captain Falkman's home was
The death is also reported of Third
Nate Thomas Johnson OF the Tampa.
The date and cause >of death are not
The Castles catch up TO June 81
was $1,000 cod in is fishing days
better than last seasons record for
70 take 25O.0e0 fsh and TO reach San
Francisco in September.
Loses Her Tow in a Fog.
The schooner Washcalore, at pres
ent in the powerless class, left here
last Sunday in tow of the steamship
Northland. The NOrthland bound for
Astoria, was TO have toWed the Wash
ca-ore 10 Siuslaw. but the rope broke.
TIE tow line parted at $50 a. m. on
Sunday. The weather was foggy at
the time, and before the people on
the Washcalore realized what had
happened the Northland had disap-
peared in the mist She never came
Galore hopes that Captain Jameson
OF the Northland was not seriously
worried when he hauled in the slack
Galore at the end of it,
But for the big fire the Washcalore
would have been equipped with two
l5o-horsepower gasoline engines and
twin propellers. The fire destroyed
the engines, which were awaiting in
staLment al q local yard, and II viii
be a couple Of months before new
WashcalOre's owners are using their
vessel as q lumber barge, and il was
= get cargo of lumber that the
Northland was taking her TO SiuslaW.
u hen loaded some other coaster would
have towed her back to this port.
The tow line parted and the North
land disappeared about two miles
4 IN Fish Rock. The Washcalore
" Nlout power, would have been very
he less in anything but the most mod
craze weather, which fortunately pre-
vailed. She is fat-bottomed and with
out any centerboard, and in any but a
fair wind her spread Of canvas would
have been without value. The wind
was fair, however, and the Washcalore
was able to stand off shore and at 9:25
e m squared away for Point Reyes.
At 10 o'clock Monday night she an
chored in twenty fathoms. She was
under way again by a m on Tuesday
and yesterday morning the tug Sea
Lark picked her up outside the heads
and brought her into port.
Hughes yesterday. the people on the
NOrthland must have been when they
ached Siuslaw TO find we had de-
ssrted them"
Steamer Chico Is Ashore.
Word was received here yesterday
sdiled July IA for the north, is ashore
J. EAR Shelter Cove on the line between
! umboldt and Mendocino counties
= le prospect for getting her of is said
by Captain Martin, and has been ashore
number Of times since she was
launched al Tacoma in 1890. She is a
essel Of 542 tons gross and is owned
by Swayne & Hoyt of this city. She
vas launched in 1890 as the Alice Blan-
charo and for a number OF years was
owned on Puget Sound. Her name was
changed by Swayne & Hoyt when they
became the owners.
New Master for the Lansing.
Captain A B. Conner, who brought
the steamship Lansing out from New
York for the Union Steamship Com
pany, has been detached and will re-
turn TO New York TO bring out another
Of the same company's vessels. Cap
tain Herman, formerly commander OF
the Oceanic Company's liner Sonoma
has been appointed master of the Lam
sing and is now in charge. The Ian
sing is at Point San Pablo, dischargins
the iron girders which formed part OF
her cargo.
Water Front Notes.
A large number of coasters got tc
sea yesterday and there were many ar
rivals. The incoming feet brought tc
this port 4,270,000 feet of lumber.
The Pacific Mail liner City of Para
Captain Curtis, will sail at noon today
for Panama and way ports.
The liner Korea, from this port, ar
rived July IS at Hongkong.
The liner ManchUria left Yokohama
yesterday for this port by way OF
Honolulu.
The liner Doric, homeward bound
arrived Tuesday at Honolulu. She viii
probably reach San Francisco neXt
Tuesday.
NEWS OF THE OCEAN.