The San Francisco call., 1908-09-30
Shipping News and Gossip
of the Water Front
Tug Relief Will Tow the Pomona Home If
Coaster Is Successfully Fl0ated

IL Is likely that within the next few
days the coaster Pomona, which for
months has been regarded as a hopeless
wreck, viii be towed in through the
Goiden gate. weather worn, battered,
disreputable and leaking, but afioat and
capable of being restored to its original
smartness. The tug Relief left here
yesterday for Fort Ross. where the
Pomona lies on the ocean floor, and If
the efforts to float the vessel are sue
cessful. the Relief Will tow the resur-
rected derelict home.
The Pomona, flying the flag OF the
Pacific Coast steamship company, left
here with freight and passengers for
Eureka When off Fort Ross. March
Ia. the vessel went on the rocks. filled
and sank. The wreck was abandoned
TO the underwriters. who sold the
steamers submerged bones for song.
The Pacific Coast dredging company
accepted q contract to raise the vessel
and everything is now ready for the
hnal effort. Air tight bags have been
placed in the steamers holds By in
Hating these the wreckers hope TO give
the rock torn huh sufIlcient buoyancy
TO lift It from the bottom and sustain
il during the journey 10 this port.
1t was while doing the work pre-
liminary TO the attempt TO float the
Pomona that one OF the divers the
other day engaged in q battle to the
death with a gigantic octopus that had
established itself in the hold.
Curacao Arrives From Mexico
The Pacific Coast steamship com
pany's trim little liner Curacao, Zap
tain Paulsen, arrived yesterday from
Guaymas and way ports after a sniarl
run of 46 hours from Ensenada- rms
is the quiet season in the trade be-
tween here and the lower coast, anu
the Curacao brought small cargo and
only seven passengers. The cargo IN
cluded about 30 tons of rich ore, treas
ure valued at $4,000, and 90 live tur-
ties.
Among the passenge was W M
Rush an eastern mining man who has
been looking over the mining held IN
southern Sinaloa. The railroad extern
sions now being rushed on the west
coast of Mexico viii make much valua-
bic mineral land available for develop
ment. and Rush is said to have been
getting in on the ground floor.
The Curacao's passengers Were; w
NJ Rush. f. p Carmichael. f. s. Raw
cliffe, II. S Sherman. Mrs. z. a. de
Duhagan, Adrian Duhagan and Thomas
Blenkharn.
Investigate OIL Explosion.
An investigation into the cause OF
the explosion on the steamer San Cab
riel in san Pedro harbor September Is
was held by the local steamboat in
spectors yesterday. Captain Charles
Green of the San Gabriel stated that
his Stea mer was being supplied with
fuel oil when the explosion happened
It is believed that some one lighted 9
match in The after hold of the vessel
and the gas from the oil tanks was eN-
ploded chief Engineer II. Olsen and
First Mate William Kendall were terri
bly, burned and died few days later in
the Angelus hospital. W. Siegel and
crew. were also severely burned by the
explosion. Inspectors Bulger and
BoIleS have taken the matter under ad-
yisement.
VIII End Days OIL Barge
The old bark Fresno has been bought
br j. " Hibberd and Will be converted
into an oil barge In the days of its
youth the Fresno was in the smart set
Of the Windjammer feet and has some
nash passages TO its credit. Its future
travelling viii be done behind a tow
boat.
sights DereIict Boat
Captain II. D. Clarke OF the British
steamer Seminole reports to the branch
hydrographic office that on September g.
in latitude north 43 degrees 26 minutes
longitude east l4s degrees 33 minutes
he sighted a Japanese open boat. about
% feet in length, waterlogged, painted
black.
Notice to Mariners
The commanding officer OF the L. S. S
Milwaukee reports TO the branch hydro
graphic office. by wireless. having
passed Sanders reef whisiiing buoy
September 2s in a position 25 miles
north So degrees west (mag) from
Point Reyes light.
Water Front Notes
Liner Newport sailed September p
from Mazatlan for this port.
Freighter Texan arrived Monday al
Salina Cruz from Honolulu
hosmos liner Ammon sailed yesterday j
from Valparaiso for this port.
Receipts Of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted TO 2.970 600 feet