The San Francisco call., 1908-09-11
Shipping News and Gossip
of the Water Front
Ship Manga Reva Brings Record
Cargo of Salmon From Alaska

The American ship Manga Reva, Cap
tain Townsend, which arrived yesterday
from Naknek, not only made a speedy
passage, but carried the largest cargo
of salmon ever brought from the north
ern canneries by one vessel In the
Manga ReYa's hold were 10000 cases
of the canned fish.
Another salmon ship that put in an
appearance yesterday was the bark
agak The Electra brought 2O,422 cases
of salmon, s2e barrels and 724 half bar
rels. The bark B. p. Cheney, another of
the fleet was about 16 miles from the
heads at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon
and will be in port this morning.
Already quite a feet of the salmon
ships has arrived and the returned fish,
ermen and cannery hands are in evil
dence all along the water front. The
work of discharging the ships will be in
full blast in a few days. On September 8,
while in 41.3S north, 1871 west, the
Manga Reva spoke the British ship
Kynance, bound from Glasgow for Van
couyer.
Fun for the Steyedores
The United States auxiliary cruiser
Buffalo is still alongside the transport
wharf discharging the flour that the
Crook will take out to Manila for the
Atlantic fleet The bluejackets are do
ing the work and their stevedoring
while hard on the -four, is furnishing
steady amusement for a large crowd of
longshoremen. The Buffalos winches
are not exactly suited TO handling
freight and the work is new te the
bluejackets. The -four is packed in
square boxes.
These boxes are hoisted from the
Bufalo's hold a net load at a time and
dumped on the dock like so much coal.
Some of, the boxes do not break in the
fall from a level with the cruisers
deck to the dock but in retrieving the
net the load gets another roll that
hcials viii receipt for the packa ges I'm
damaged condition" and. although the
work is hard the bluejackets are max
ing a came of ii, and the unlocking
professional freight handlers are de-
rlVlng real pleasure in watching con-
unuous performance, one act of which
instant decapitation for all concerned.
Will sail Today for Tahiti
The Oceanic steamship companv's
liner Mariposa, Captain Hayward. will
sail at IL o'clock this morning for Ia
hiti. The liner will not carry as many
passengers as on the last trip, but
more than usual for this time of year.
Among the passengers Will be Mr.. and
Mrs, W. T. Ball and Mrs. +. L. Wrighr,
wealthy New Zealanders, who have
been visiting the resorts of California
and Alaska and are going home con-
Kinced that the western edge of the
q playground for tourists in the
world. Alfred Rowland of Hoboken,
y; j.. will be a passenger. on the liner.
The Mariposa viii take about 80 cabin
passengers and a cargo of general
merchandise.
Is Due Early Tuesday Morning
The japanese triple screw turbine
liner Tenyo Maru,sCaptain Ernest Bent,
evening and is expected to reach this
port early next Tuesday. The Tenyo
is bringing Y cabin passengers. 10
steerage and about 5000 tons of cargo
The freight includes 160 tons OF raw
silk.
Captain Philip H Going. who was
voyage, was relieved at Yokohama. Ac-
cOrding to a cablegram from Honolulu
Captain Going is no longer in the serV-
i've OF the company, having lost his
yellow jacket because he failed to treat
little brown diplomat, who was a
passenger on the liner from this port
with the distinguished consideration
that the little brown diplomat consid-
cred his due. The l. b. d registered al
complaint and Captain Going lost his
job.
American Schooner LibeIed
Suit in admiralty was fled yesterday
t4ayiside, Wood & Co.. against the
american schooner Ottfiiie F'jord to
recover S556.67 for supplies alleged to
shave been furnished the master of the
Two Captains On the Carpet
Captain III. c. Hansen of the gasolene
launch Pike County and Captain p.
Baum of the river steamer T. NJ. Smith
were summoned before the local in
spectors of hulls and boilers yesterday
10 explain the reasonefer the collision
between the two craft Jnly 80. The
investigation was conducted by In
tain placed the blame on the other
About $500 damage was done to the
gasoline launch because of the col
hsion. No decision was given, the
case being taken under advisement.
Ferry Boats Inspected
The regular quarterly inspection of
the ferry boats plying between the
bay cities was begun yesterday by in
Key Route boats San Jose and Clare
mont and the Southern Pacific boat
Bay City were subjected to thorough
tests. Every life preserver was exam
of the three terry boats were called
upon to man the lifeboats and RATS.
Water Front Notes
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted to 1.363,00Q feet.
The little steamer Thistle recently
sold by the Alaska Packers associaL
ton TO a Seattle halibut fishing COM
pany. sailed yesterday for the sound in
command of Captain Martinson
The British ships Port George and
Milverton cleared yesterday for Lon
don and Queenstown respectively.
Divers have examined The Norweeian
steamer Matilda at Victoria and the
vessel was found to have escaped in
jury.
The. army transport Thomas is due
Saturday morning from Manila
The Pacific Mail liner San Juan lefr
Acapulco on Tuesday for Panama
SHIPPING NEWS OF COAST