The San Francisco call., 1909-09-12

nus means that SIX Crowley
launches, three of Peterson's and many
belonging 10 other power boat men,
amounting 10 % in all. shall not be
subjected to the inspection laws. 1t
also means therefore, that the equip
ment necessary for boats that are un-
DER the inspection laws need not be
purchased and that the licensed pilot
ana engineer demanded need not be
nlred- In all, IL means a notable vic
tory for launchmen. for, had it been
decided that launches a fraction over
10 tons would come under the law
then the cost of operating them would
have been greater than the income that
could have. been derived from the
vessels
The law reads that power vessels
over is tons shall be subject to the
inspection law, and the local authori-
ties insisted that the launches here be-
tween 10 and l6 tons, of which there
are many. came legitimatelv under the
ruling They pointed OUT thaf nofbine
was SAID IN the law about fractions of
TONS. The local men appealed to the
natlonaI government through Customs
House Broker W. H Thornley, and he
carried the matter to Washingt
There the local officials met defeat
Many launchmen, by the ruling have
escaped the cost Of licensed pilot and
engineer and the installation of fire
buckets. nfeboats and the other eouip-
ment OF a licensed boat under the in
spectlon law Therefore there is re-
Jo1clng along the front
PROSPEROUS SALMON SEASON
From S40o TO $500 each will be averaged This
season, II is believed. by the returning em-
ployes Of the Alaska packers and the men
declare mat this seasen. both in conditions of
@ lsDor ana In remuneration. has been a banner
Three vessels from the salmon stations arrived
yesterday One. the schooner Salvador made
the trip from Koggiung in 2s davs bringing
$50 barrels of salmon for Peter n Nelson
Inc me other two, both Alaska packers barks.
u1fura
terday morning. They the Star of India
which came from Nushagak in 21 DAYS bring
rag 9o,Voo cases of salmon. aud the Isaac
Reed which arrived from Naknek in 80 days
with 1000 cases.
The Isaac Reed went to the Spear street
wharf late in the afternoon bur fhe Star Of
India will be compelled to lie in the stream
for two or three days, as the Star of Iceland
ana the Indiana are occupying the other berths
FREIGHT TRAFFIC HEAVY
Seven days, IS hours from Salina Cruz the
American Hawaiian freighter Columbian. in
cargo of general merchandise YESTERDAY after
noon. This transsshipped from the steamers
Hawaiian and Lukenbaek, which left New York
July 81 and August s, respectively. Owing to
the heavy offerings of freight the company will
dispatch its steamer Alaskan 10 SaIina Cruz
from San Francisco September IS. instead Of
the Nebrasksn, which would regularly have left
then.
Captain Colcord refotts having spoken the
September Z. The vessel, which is bound from
Tacoma and Everett TO Panama, reported all
MUD ENGULF1NG OHIO
The latest adyiees concerning the wrecked
steamer Ohio. which sank of Point Itwen. are
that the vessel is lying with its bow 10 the
beach and five fathoms of under the
stem. Aft 10 the main rigging is 6 TO 111a
fathoms Of water, and from the main rigging
around the stern to the main rigging on the
other side there is I2Ia fathoms. The tide
rises and falls rs feet. The steamer is settling
In the mud: which already. covers the hub of
a
work on the cargo.
MAIL FLOATS IN BAY
A damper put on the warm phrasing of
many letter yesterday afternoon when several
sacks of mail being loaded on the steam schooner
Katherine. near Meiggs wharf, for transporta-
tion TO Eureka fell into the bay. The large
wharf assisted in fishing out the bags. but not
IL is feared. until many missives had become
soaked.
REV SALMON SHIPPED
The ship Blackbraes now loading a. cargo Of
1000 cases OF salmon at Steuart street wharf,
will be the first 10 leave with the
sons catch from this port. The fish is con
signed ia Great Britain. 10 which place the
Backbraes will take general merchandise also
for Balfour, Guthrie & Co.
WATER FRONT NOTES
Laden with 30 passengers and fun cargo
the liner Msriposa sailed yesterday morning for
The Toyo Kisen Kaisha liner chyo Maru will
make Manila its destination when il sails Tues
is larger than the unusually small ones all
the orient liners have carried lately
With 16. 400 bags of sugar the schooner James
Rolph arrived yesterday. 81 days from Hama.
Captain ~alistend brought the schooner Car
ina in yesterday is days from Pirate Cove II
carried 900 Goldfish and 140 barrels of
salmon.
LIGHT TO BE PUT IN COMMISSION
VALLEJO Sept. 1.-THE new lighthouse
built at the mouth Of Marc Island straits by
the government at cost of $4,000 VIII soon
be placed IN commission and will be of the
most modern 10 be found this coast. The
lighthouse is at the juncturc Of the outlet Of
IA pa creek and the entrance TO the Mare Island
navy yard and Carquinez straits. and will be
great aid TO navigators on inland waters.