The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-19

row for distribution among the L1ebeS
northern trading and trapping stations.
Under ordinary circumstances the ships
Of the whaling feet carry these sup
plies This year the other ships were
not sent north. This made the send
ing of the jeanette necessity. Upon
her safe arrival at Point Barrow de-
ponds next winters supply OF furs.
and to insure the whalerS not getting
into trouble with ice and other handl-
caps to navigation in the far north the
vessel viii carry picked crew.
The Jeanette lost her propeller last
year in the ice. 1t has been decided not
TO replace il and the jeanette viii
make the voyage under sail she Is
brigantine rugged and credited with
smart pair of heels. The hull is arm
Ored for ice fighting. and every man
on board. from Captain Foley to the
cook has been selected for his expert
ence in the far north. For the hrst
time in the Jeanettes career she Will
leave port with all hands on regular
After delivering the supplies the
jeanette will return to this port with
a big cargo of valuable furs, gatner,eea
from a score OF trading posts. Usually
each of the whalers bring back rev
bundles Of these skins. The jeanette,
this year. win bring south practically
the whole of one seasons trapping ana
trading, which viii make probably the
richest freight that ever came out or
the Arctic on one ship.
Korea VIII Be Crowded
The Pacific Mail liner Korea, captain
Sandberg. which sails Friday Tor the
far east. will carry large number
of passengers. both in the cabin ana
in the Asiatic steerage. Among the
passengers viii be Major a. i. Jones OF
Oroviue and his family. who are MAX
ing a tour of the far east: Burton
Holmes. bound for the orient in search
of travelogue material. and number
OF navy officers. including Commander
r o. Bitter. The Korea Will call at
Manila and has more than 1000 tons
Of army and navy freight Tor thar esI
port. Among the passengers booked for
Honolulu are Chief Engineer Benning,
L. s. N, and Walter Dillingham;
SIberia HOmeward Bound
The Pacific Mail liner Siberia. Captain
Adrian Feeder, left Yokohama Satur-
DAY for this port via Honolulu. The
liner had $50 cabin passengers from
Yokohama and waiting at Honolulu are
more passengers bound for the nam
land than the liner will be able to
accommodate. The Siberia also has on
board large number of Asiatics and
big cargo.
Queen Carries Many Passengers
The Pacific Coast steamship COM
panys> steamer Queen sailed yesterday
for Puget sound ports with a full cargo
and PSI passengers, among whom We're:
E. s 81 RhsS'g and wife F. sehow
F. o. Hsgsn and wife A. n. Mcdonald
a = 9 P, Gbas Miller
ID. Rynearson and wife %. ID Herbert
Robt. NJ. Evans
Pennsylvania TO sail Soon
The steamer Pennsylvania, recently
bought by the Pacific Mail company,
will make its first voyage on the
Panama run leaving here June Z in
place of the Acapulco. The Acapulco
will sail June 16 and the San Juan
June %. and then the schedule. inter-
rupted by the loss Of the Indiana, will
be in tune again.
Water Front Notes
The Pacific Mail liner Newport Will
sail tomorrow for Panama and way
The tanker Santa Maria left Taltal
santa Rita for the same destination
sailed Sunday for Panama.
The Pacific Mail liner Manchuria
sailed yesterday from Hongkong for
Receipts Of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted TO 500 600 feet.
Up to ) O'Clock yesterday afternoon
the days arrivals from sea were three
steam schooners.
The barkentine James Tuft sailed
Yesterday in ballast for the Columbia
river.
Fire Destroys Big Dock
KINGSTON. Jamaica. May ia de-
structive FIRE today on the wharf OF the
Hamburg American line DESTROYED the
entire dock, which was 1870 feet long.
Two thirds OF the cargo of the steamer
destroyed The other damage from the
flames is estimated at $50 600.
Finds Dangerous Rock
PRINCE RUPERT, B. c.. May IL
Captain Musgrave of the dominion
government survey steamer Lillooet re-
ports the discovery of a dangerous
rock on Alexandria beach. situated one
and a half miles north of North Rachel
island. The rock is located on the
northern part of the beach, or patch,
by which name it is genally known
to mariners, and lies directly in the
channel of all coast steamers using
the inside passage between Vancouver
and Prince Rupert
Sailor on HiIOnian browns
HONOLULU. May 1s.-A wireless
message from the steamer Hflonian, en-
route to San Francisco from this port.
was received today that a sailor, whose
name was not given, fell overheard and
was drowned.
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