The San Francisco call., 1908-03-12
Shipping News and Gossip
of the Water Front
Salmon Fleet Is Now Ready to
Outfit for Summers Work

The quiet that has prevailed along
the water front for some months will
soon be dispelled by noise like busi-
ness. A boost in the price OF lumber
has already started some Of the aaid up
coasters into activity and next week
the ships or the salmon fleet win be
dragged from the mud of Oakland
creek and brought over to this side 10
be outfitted for their summers work.
This means employment for q big army
Of longshoremen and mechanics and an
all summer job for nearly 1000 men
al the canneries.
The Alaska packers association.
which is sending up large fleet TINS
year. employs as fishermen and cannery
hands about 2.300 white men and boys
and nearly 1000 Chinese. The ships
star Of France Star Of Alaska and
star of England and the schooner Pros
per viii be the vanguard of the fleet.
The Star Of France. with Cooks Inlet
as Its destination. viii be the first ship
to get away and viii be followed by
the Star Of Alaska bound for Chignik.
and the Prosper, which goes to Puget
sound for cargo of lumber 10 be used
at the canneries.
The ships OF the Alaska packers as
sociation have all been painted uni
form color-black hull and straw color
spars and houses. During the time
they have been laid up they have been
put into first class condition. Special
attention has been given 70 sanitation,
which is an important matter. as all of
these ships carry large numbers Of men
between here and the canneries-
The first ships will be brought to this
side Monday. and from then until the
last ship sails things along the water
front viii be livelier than they have
been for months.
Only BeasIey's Way of Putting Ii
Charles Hansen. a member of the
crew OF the steam whaler Bowhead, fell
from the rail 10 the deck of that vessel
yesterday and suffered a fracture OF
his breastbone. The injury, while not
serious. viii require careful treatment,
and Hansen was removed TO the marine
hospital In order to secure admission
10 that institution a certificate was
necessary from Captain Cook. master
Of the whaler. When Captain Cook
called at the hospital with the docu-
ment he asked the steward as 10 the
nature Of the injury
Here it is on the book" said Steward
Heffernan. and the captain read. in
Assistant Surgeon Beasley's near leg
ible handwriting:
simple transverse fracture manu-
brium Just above union with gladiolus.
Due to fall"
.Je-erusalen. doc" commented the
skipper. that poor fellow in there
thinks he's just got his chest hurted-
Better not tell him about them other
things.
Brings Copper Ore and Nitrate
The Norwegian steamer Christian
Bors. which arrived Yesterday from
lquique, brought a cargo of nitrate a6d
copper ore The nitrate VIII be DIS
charged at Oakland long wharf. The
copper. of which there is 100 tons. will
be taken to the smelter at Tacoma.
Captain Bennett. who owned the bark
entine Tam O'Shanter, came home as a
passenger on the Christian Bors. He
sold the Tam OShanter at Antofagasta
and che veteran windjammer viii finish
its days under the Peruvian flag.
Manchuria Due Tomorrow
The Pacific Mail liner Manchuria.
Captain Saunders is dUe early tomor-
row morning from the orient. The liner
is bringing $500 tons OF cargo and 15s
passengers. OF the passengers. ~ are
Asiatics. 80 are cabin passengers from
the orient and the remainder from
Honolulu.
Newport sails for Panama
The Pacific Mail liner Newport. Cap
tain Russell sailed yesterday at noon
FOR Panama and way ports The New
port carried IS cabin passengers, so in
the steerage and Asiatics, also a full
cargo.
Water Front Notes
The British steamer Quito arrived
yesterday with 400 tons of coal and
some mail from Newcastle, Australia.
The KOsmos liner Luxor which ar
rived Tuesday evening from Hamburg,
docked yesterday morning. The Luxor
brought big cargo. but no passengers.
The barge Vidette viii sail in a few
days for Fort Bragg with supplies.
The bark Edward May will be used as
= coal warehouse and is being loaded
from the British ship Kelvinbank.
The liner Asia, Captain Harry Gau-
kroeer. left Yokohama yesterday for
this port
The Peru left Acapulco March 10 for
Ancon.
The British ship Barcore. out lis
days from Barry. for Caleta Colosa.
was placed on the overdue list yester-