The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-02-03
wariposa's Departure Delayed by Late
Arrival OF British Mail
Southerly Gales Raging All Along Coast Delay
South Bound Steamers

The liner Mariposa did not get away
on time yesterday, but the Oceanic
steamship company did not mind the
delay very much, as in the long wait
for the mail was an official acknowledge
ment that the quickest route between
England and Australia is by way of
San Francisco and Tahiti.
The company recently made arrange
ments with the Union steamship com
pany for through service to Australia
and New Zealand, connecting with the
Mariposa at Papeete. AS tourist trip
it is probably the most attractive in
the world, as the long journey can be
under summer skies and the ports of
call have all been glorified with the
romance of the South seas. Postal Off
Gals, however take time tables and
not tourist literature for their guide
in routing mail, which is always sent
by the shortest way.
The Mariposa carried large ship
ment of British mail as well as United
States mail, and it was like old times
on Pacific street wharf yesterday to
find a ships company standing around
waiting for the mail"
The Mariposa, in addition to a large
number of tourists bound for Tahiti,
carried many passengers booked
through to New Zealand and Sydney.
Captain James Brown, the ancient
mariner who knows where a trifle of
$50. 100000 lies buried and is going to
the South seas to get it, was a pas
senger on the MaripoSa. He is going
to Sydney, where he will charter a
steamer, and with four trusted sailor
men will visit the treasure island and
exhume the gold, silver and jewels. He
would not discuss yesterday what he
purposed doing with the wealth when
he secured possession. but Judging by
the twinkle in his deep set blue eyes
he expects to show the world what kind
of a good time young fellow of rs
can have when the restraint of lin
tied pocketbook is taken off.
Delayed by Southerly Gales
The bar was breaking yesterday un-
der the influence of a southerly gale
which extended its activity as far
north as Tatoosh From up the coast coast
of coasters burning fuel in useless eff
fort to overcome the resistance of the
northbound breeze.
The Hartman steamer Rose City
from Portland, which should have been
here day before yesterday, will not
reach port until this morning. A wire
less from the Rose city sent at II a. m.
yesterday said that the steamer was
then 16 miles south of Point Arena,
lighting heavy southerly gales which
had been coming along in unending
procession for three days.
The steamer Fifield, which was re-
ported off Point Arena, Monday, unable
to make Roadway against the wind,
gave up the battle yesterday and ran
into brakes bay TO anchor until the
wind moderated.
The steamer Fairhaven, which ar
rived yesterday from Tacoma. was six
and a half days on the way instead of
four days.
The steamer Buchanan, which ar
rived yesterday at Seattle, reported
having experienced heavy southerly
gales for the entire passage.
Police Boat on Wild Goose Chase
Somebody telephoned to the harbor
police station yesterday to the effect
that a launch with two men in it had
foundered in a squall near Hunters
point drydock and that the men were
clinging to Skih that had been tow
ing behind the launch, Captain Conboy
at once dispatched the police launch
Patrol to the rescue. Aboard the Patrol
were Policemen Burns and owens, both
seafaring men before they swallowed
the anchor and Joined the police force.
They returned few hours later with
a disreputable looking skiff. but no
inquiries aboard ships anchored near
where the launch was said to have
gone down, but found nobody who had
seen anything but the skiff.
AS they were making out the report
a telephone message was received from
Hunters point. The launch was all
right. Somebody had seen the launch
before the squall and then hadn't seen
it, He had remarked on it's disappear
ance to another man, who told another
man that he had seen the launch go
down. 1t was the last man told who
had sent in the first message for help
Then came another telephone message
inquiring for the skiff, which had brok-
en- from its mooring In South San
Francisco.
I'VE have the skiff," replied Captain
Conboy, land I'll buy you a coat of
paint for 1t If youth send me the man
who saw the launch sink"
A Souvenir of the Old Days
Captain A. c. Tibbetts of Eureka
change Autograph picture of the
famous old clipper ship Red Jacket and
with 1t a little bit of history from the
days that have gone. When the Red
knocked the stern off the schooner
Warrior The Warrior was owned
jointly by Captain Tibbetts' father and
by Captain Johnson Pillsbury, father
of Captain A. +. Pillsbury, marine sur
veyor for the board of marine under
writer's.
Ship Dirigo Resumes Voyage
The ship Dirigo. which put into Rio
de Janeiro in distress, has been re-
paired and sailed January 26 for Homo
lulu.
WhitesbOro Turns Back
The steam schooner Whitesboro Cap
tain Kelley, sailed for Point Arena yes
terday afternoon, but was forced to
turn back to San Francisco on account
of a cracked cylinder head. The steamer
was able to make port The Whitesboro
is owned by the L. E. White lumber
company.
Japanese Sailors Admit Smuggling
I. Yamamoto and o. Miyashi, Japan
csc sailors, pleaded guilty to smuggling
yesterday In the United States district
court. Sentence was postponed until
this morning at 10 o'clock. The Jap
anese were caught bringing silk goods
ashore from one of the Japanese liners.
Old skipper In Final Port
OAKLAND, Feb. captain Nelson
Provost who commanded a federal
gunboat during the civil war and who
was for many years pilot in San
Francisco, died today at his residence,
Gil Sixty-first street He was a mem
Der of the masters and pilots associa-
ton of San Francisco and Of Apo
funeral will be held under the ans