The San Francisco call., 1909-06-12

IN the Worid ana per-
haps the happiest. for
"a zAzAaAsaA<zzs4 the arrival of the feet
means a fresh supply of everything
upon the importation of which civil
lied life at Nome depends. 1t means
also the beginning of the mining sea-
son and the commencement OF harvest
for the business community.
The news of the arrival of the fleet
was received by wireless. The first mes
sage was sent at noon Thursday from
the steamer Victoria, then 10O miles
from Nome, and leading the feet at q
four knot gait through the ice caked
Bering sea. The ice, although Suf-
ficient TO impede navigation, was not
strong enough 10 stop 1t as it did LAST
year. When the message was sent the
Victoria had received, also by wireless,
news that Nome harbor was free from
ice.
The Victoria broke the way through
the CONCEALED water and was followed,
in the order named, by the Olympia
from Seattle. the Umatilla from San
Francisco the st. Croix, the Ohio and
the Senator.
According to a wireless. sent yester-
day from Nome the six steamers are
safe at their deStinati ton and the work
of transferring their cargoes to the
beach has begun.
Comes Down From Mare Island
The Norwegian sloop Gjoa. the yes
sci in which Captain Roald Amundsen
navigated the Northwest passage, was
towed down from Mare island early
yesterday morning by the tug PHO;
and taken to an Oakland shipyard to
be scraped and painted and put into
apple-pie order. When this has been
done the Gjoa will be brought over to
this side and tied up at Howard stree.
wharf, where at o'clock Wednes-
day afternoon Norwegian Consul Henry
Lund viii present the famous boat to
the park commission of this city.
After the presentation, on a day
afan0pnrS
Gjoa viii be towed around to the beach
below the Cliffhouse and landed
through the surf on the carriage used
by the life saving station for its life
boat. From the beach it will be taken
TO the park and there permanently
docked at a place to be decided upon
by the commissioners.
Captain Amundsen himself will not
be here until next June. His new
steamer, the Franz in which he expects
10 make seven year search for the
Christiania for this port. by way OF
Cape Horn. Captain Amundsen will
join the Fran here, where he will out
Mt the ship for the arctic expedition.
Busy Day on Transport Wharf
The army transport wharf was the
busiest place along the water front
yesterday and the turmoil will continue
until this afternoon. when the Ninth
cavalry takes its departure for Wyo-
ming.
impedimeHta will be carried to Fori
Russell were run alongside the trans
port wharf on float and as fast as
the customs inspectors concluded their
examination of the stuff ii was placed
aboard the train.
Searching the effects of a whole regi-
ment is gigantic task. but the Gus
toms work at this port is so well
organized that the Job was done
quickly and with the least possible
inconvenience to the military travellers
And at that the search was thorough,
as more than one dark brown trooper
viii attest. The Ninth, bag and bag
gage, will leave the transport wharf
in their floating train at o'clock
this afternoon.
SeawaII Contracts Are Awarded
The seaWan commission met at noon
yesterday and awarded the contracts
for the construction OF two new sec
tions of seawall. The contract for the
construction of section 9. which will be
1000 feet long, was awarded to the
Associated construction company whose
bid of $2sI 900 was the lowest The
American construction company viii
build section s. of which there will be
200 feet, at a cost to the state OF
SS6.000. Both contracts provide z
bonus for the completion of the work
ahead of time and impose a correspond
ing penalty for each day the compile
tion is delayed beyond a specified time
f
Admiral Sampson Sails Late
On account of the large amount o.
/ freight TO be loaded at this port the
steamer Admiral Sampson of the
Alaska Pacific steamship company die
not leave here until after IL O'Clock
Thursday night. The Sampson, how.
ever, is faster than the regular sched-
ule requires and will be able to make
up most Of the lost time between here
and Seattle
Water Front Notes
The Oceanic steamship company's
liner Alameda, Captain Thomas Dow
dell, arrived yesterday at Honolulu.
The six masted barkentine Everett
/ c. Griggs left Antwerp June 9 for thi:
The British tramp Invertay arrived
here yesterday from Eureka to fnisl
/ loading for New Zealand and Australia
The Governor arrived yesterday from
San Diego. and the Queen from Vic
The French bark Max, the vesse
that ran into and sank the steamel
Walla Walla some years ago on thi.
coast, left London June 10 for Vic
The steamer Bee, which arrived yes
terday from Port San Luis, brought
the tug Priscilla and barge in tow.
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted TO $685. 900 feet.
The Standard oil company,s steamer
Ashtabula, which arrived yesterda,
oriental merchandise, was ordered intC
quarantine and will be fumigated be.
/ fore being granted pratique.
The tanker Santa Rita cleared yes
terday for Tocopilla via Port San Lui.
and Taltal
The liner China has finished dis
4 charging and yesterday began coalins
for the return trip
The army transport Thomas will b.
/ placed on Hunters point drydock toda,
! TO be cleaned and painted.
SHIPPING NEWS OF COAST