The San Francisco call., 1909-07-29
JOHN AND WINTHROP
CAlLSAT HAKODATF
Captain of Whaling Bark Re-
ports Good Luck and Expects
More Before Cruise Ends

The whaling bark John and Winthrop is having
good luck the other side of the Pacific The
old -whsler left here on hunt for sperm whales
without much hope of encouEtering the kind that
yield whalebone After cruising in the south
seas the bark worked over TO the Japanese coast
and from Hakodate the captain has written of
the good fortune that has come to the John and
Winthrop'S harpoons.
The captains report was received by Stabens
Friedman of this city. The letter was dated
July and the John and Winthrop then had on
board l,O40 pounds of whalebone and 257 barrels
Of oil. The bark was about TO leave port TO re-
sumo the hunt and will chase blubber until No
vember, The CATCH so far, pays the expenses OF
the cruise and insures profit for the outftters.
Whatever bone or bluhber is obtained from now
on VIII be placed under the head OF velvet.
SAN JOSE HERE FROM PANAMA
The Pacific Mail liner San Jose Captain ii.
brennan arrived Yesterday from Panama and
way ports after good run from Mazatlan. The
liner WAS not expected until today. The San
Jose brought 9T3 tons OF cargo, 19 passengers
and treasure valued at $63 1o4. Much OF the
cargo was from New York. Among the passeh-
gers was Edward NJ Hunter. special agent in
Guatemala for the Pacific Mail company. Hun
ter WAS accompanied by his wife. The passen-
Charles II. Tyler, Charles f. Bigelow, Frank
Riley; Carl Roach, wife aud daughter; Joseph L..
Burke, Mr.. and Mrs. L. T. o'Brien and Murray
o'Brien.
CURACAO HERE FROM MEXICO
The Pacific Coast steamship company's Cura-
Gao, the little white liner that for years has
made the American flag a familiar sight in the
gulf of California, arrived yesterday from Quay
and way ports The Curacao brought 80
passengers and a cargo Of Mexican products.
On board also was treasure valued at sos, 600.
Among the passengers were:
Walter s. Rutherford and wife, Mrs de Leon
and two daughters. 6. A. Haas and wife, Mrs.
Isabel de NiOsca and three children, and Maria
Hirales.
ARIzoNAs CARGO HEATED
The American Hawaiian company's steamer
Arizonan. which is bringing to this port from
Norfolk cargo of navy coal. put into Punta
Arenas yesterday with the coal in No. hold
heated A survey was held and the too warm
coal will be cooled by shifting before the
steamer proceeds
WATER FRONT NOTES
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea amounted
The steamer Hilonisn sailed yesterday for
Honolulu with freight ana passengers.
According to wireless messages received yes
terday. the liner Mariposa. homeward bound from
Tahiti. 1850 miles away at o'clock Tues
day night aBd the TenyO Maru, which left here
Tuesday. 150 miles away at O'Clock that
evening.
kong. and Tuesday the Asia, also outward bound,
arrived at Yokohama.
The Oceanic steamship companys liner Ala
media. Captain Dowdell. sailed at 10 O'Clock yes
terday morning from Honolulu for this port.
BARKENTINE GIVEN UP AS LOST
PORT TOWNSEND. July est is believed
that the American barkeBtine J. NJ. Griffith. un-
der command of Captain F. 4. Sanders and carry
ing a crew Of 10 men, has been lost at sea. The
barkentine put out from Carmen island. Mexico.
for Puget sound and is more than month over
due. The barkentine was chartered 10 carry a
cargo Of poles from Port Townsend 10 San Pedro
old wooden vessel of coo tons, built at Sea
beck, Wash, in 1882.