The San Francisco call., 1909-07-09


I'D an directions the appa rently lifeless
aNiIlaiS woke up. took look at the
hlge tanker and scurried off to the
nearest hole, into which they dived
Nlllout further ceremony.
ne steamers san MateO and Falcon
AoneWatd bound 10 Seattle, left Nome
aheao or the W. s. Porter. which over
.o"h lnenl al noon June p, when the
zee was nrst encountered. The San
Maleo and the Falcon and the stea mer
Ohlo. also bound for Seattle. were prfs-
olleIs IN the ice, and when the Porter
80 clock the following afternoon
worked clear Of the foes the other
sltlps We're stll fast The Ohio subse-
NttiltIy got clear and arrived yesterday
Captain Mcdonald of the Porter says
tIaL the Ice is not very heavy this
year. and he does not believe il will
interfere with navigation between here
ana Nome any more this eason Al
lloegh Just IN from long voyage the
FM on tne Porter will have only a
prlet stay in port. The tanker loaded
daolher cargo OF liquid fuel yesterday
aIiernoon, and this morning will sal
-"F tne columbia river.
Japanese Are still Poacbfnx
according TO Captain Hansen of the
Sod nshlng schooner Dora Bluhm. at
!east Two Japanese sealers are enga ged
~ ~ Poa achlng on preserved rookeries,
%Ao Nhen lne Bluhm left Northwest
haroor the revenue cutter Perry was
N-t Seafcllr~ Tor the little brown
peacners. The Dora Bluhm brought
the nsh running very small this season
in the vicinity Of Northwest harbor.
captain Hansen reports last winter
as one of unusual severity in Alaska
He brought news Of three deaths which
occurred in one blizzard. One Of the
victims was Poker Dan, a we'll known
gambler, who was frozen to death in
oofN- tlarleS IartOr, a prospector
o-ed from exposure on one OF the trails
olt or Onga. ana another man was
frozen 10 death at Unga. Alex Sud
ne
was lost in the fog for two days and
"nen picked up was nearly dead
Amiral Exelmans Arrives From Orient
The French steamer Amiral Excl
mans arrived yesterday from Antwerp
anC otner old world ports by way of
the orient with one Of the most varied
carsoes ever brought TO this port. The
-4LalTsi AMIR t-Ne mans has cargo from Ant
tIenoa, Hongkong. Kobe and Yoko-
mama The freight includes nearly
every kind Of wine and liquor. paper.
plFcn, beer, steel. oXalie acid mustard
crockeTy, vinegar. sardines marole
sulphur, olive oil. sOap. rice MATING
sno tea -Four passen gers who crossed
me Faclne on the steamer were al
lowed 70 land but the ship was ordered
into quarantine TO be fumigated.
Big Launch for Crowley
Fropably the most powerful gasoline
launch ever built on this coast will he
given a trial trip today. II was builf
IL
ley launch company and will be used
exclusively for towing. The launch
which viii be known as Crowley No
l4. IS - feet long and IA feet in beam
IT is equipped with $50 horsepower
engine and is fitted with a complete
electric lighting plant BY right Of Sc
clence the new launch should be No
la, but Crowley decided that by launch
Ing thu vessel Friday and having the
trial trip Friday, he had given sum
cent PROOF that he was not supersti-
tiOus.
snta Rosa Sails for she South
Among the pa sSenEers who sailed for
southern ports yesterday on the steam
er Santa Rosa We're:
George Derrick and Miss Head
Ricbsrd Crimes and w. ". J. IsiGsrs HaTdxick
Psq7li strain s9d wife . H: Peters and wife
:. e hunt sud wife C. H. Mccarthy and
= j. Scribner and wife wife
! G Burbe and wife A. Martinez and wife
j. D. Ross and wife Robert G. Bovd
Brings Log Raft TO Port
ne stea mer o. W FenWick arrived
yesterday from the Columbia river with
the second big log raft that il has
towed down the coast this season. The
IafL contained s. 900. 600 feet OF lumber
and was delivered here in first class
condition After turning the raft over
10 small feet of tugs, the Fenwick
sailed for san Pedro
Water Front Notes
The German steamer Erna arrived
yesterday at San Pedro from Corinto
on IT'S way to this port and Puget
sound
The cod fishers Fortuna, Vega, Har roId
Blekum, Czarina and Fremont were all
At cape Pankof June 20
receipts OF lumber yesterday by sea
amounted TO S.636. 900 feet The Pacific
Mail company's intermediate liner Asia
VIII sail tomorrow for the orient
Fear Little Tug IL Lost
SEATTLE. July s.-The little Ie tom
tug Grayling. which sailed from Seattle
Tor Panama via San Diego Nav II and
has not been heard from since it was
sighted early IN June off Cape Blanco.
Ore. is believed 10 have been lost with
her crew Of three men. under COM
mand Of Captain A. A. Moore of this
citv-
The tug was sold by John B. Mitchell
Of Seattle TO a firm OF Panama canal
contractors. and the terms of sale
called for its delivery at the isthmus
Il required long time to man the
tug, for most sesfaring men said the
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