The San Francisco call., 1910-06-02

feet headed for the new gold diggings
at Itidorod. The trip to the new dis
covery will be made by river steamers,
which viii connect with the Umatilla
at Nome.
Among the passengers will be I25
employees of the Northern navigation.
company. These employees include the
masters, mates, pilots and engineers of
the company's river steamers and the
clerks VINO Will run the company'S
stores during the open season.
The Umatllla is usually one of the
ilrst ships TO reach Nome, a fact that
has been due in the past largely to
Captain Thomas Reilly's skill in fight
ing and avoiding ice Captain Reilly
viii be in command this time and. acy
cording to latest advices from the
north, viii need all his skill The lit
the first vessel at Nome, is now over
Que, and according TO latest advices the
road to Nome is at present blocked by
a heavy field of ice. 1t will be 10 DAYS
before the UmatilIa reaches the present
locatlon OF the ice and the conditions
may nave changed by the time the
steamer reaches the ice region.
The Umatilla is equipped with wire
less and the passenger fleet will be
rendered every possible assistance in
getting through the barrier by the
pose.
The freighter Montara will sail Sat
urday for Nome and st. Michael with
fun cargo Of heavy freight for the
goldfields.
Curacao VIII BE a New Ship
The Pacific Coast steamship COM
pany,s little white liner Curacao,
which for many years has kept the
American flag a familiar sight in the
gulf of California, will be ready to go
into service in time to leave here July
for Guaymas and way ports. The
Curacao has been laid up for several
hauling. The work done includes the
installation of new boilers. The SEN
ator,' which has been on the Mexican
run in the Curacao's place, will leave
Seattle June 8 direct for Nome, and
the June trip of the Curacao Will be
taken by the City of Topeka, which
viii be replaced on the Eureka run by
the State of California.
Boilers Spring Many Leaks
The little old steamer Arcata, which
sailed early yesterday morning for
Kuskokwim with stores for the Kusko-
kwim trading company. broke down
on account of its boilers springing
many leaks. 1t viii be up, to the
say whether or not the boilers can be
repaired. The Arcata is the most un-
lovely and one of the Oldest steamers
now in active service. The Arcata. was
a new ship "a years ago
HarbOr Board Meets Today
The state board of harbor commits
sioners will meet this morning in the
ferry depot. Bids will be opened for
basin wharf. fhe m payron o W for the the
month of May also will be given official
approval.
LurIine Sails for Honolulu
The Matson navigation companys
steamer Lurline, Captain Weeden, with
passengers, a deckload of livestock and
large cargo sailed yesterday for
Honolulu. The Lurline carried rs cabin
passengers.
Murder Case Dismissed
The case of So Hirota. a Japanese
sailor, charged with killing Tsunekichi
Nakano. q shipmate on the Star of Ice
land in the harbor on April IA during
missed by Police Judge Shortall yester-
day by consent, as all of the witnesses
had gone to Alaska, and the defendant
claimed he acted in self-defenSe.
Water Front Notes
The Pacific Mail liner Siberia left
Yokohama yesterday for this port.
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted to 100000 feet.
The Norwegian steamer Aargot,
which arrived yesterday from Austria
liza, brought 1.917 tons of coke and
2,875 tons of coal
The tanker w. S. Porter cleared yes
terday for Nome via Monterey.
Grand Trunk Pacific steamer Arrives
Trunk Pacific steamer Bruno. which
will be renamed the Prince Albert, ar
rived here from Hull. Eng, today, after
two months voyage. The Prince
Rupert is off the California coast and
will arrive at Victoria Friday. The
Prince George will arrive at Victoria
July 3. The two steamers last named
were built expressly for the Puget
ound-Prince Rupert run and are 800
feet long.
Overdue Bark Spoken
VICTORIA, June 1.-The overdue
bark Almora, 229 days from Newcastle,
Eng, for Seattle with general cargo,
was spoken by the Canadian-Australian
steamer Manuka, which reached port
today from Australia, Fiji and Homo
lulu with 800 passengers. The Almora
signaled, asking for verification of her
chronometers, which the Manuka sun
piled. The A1mora was in 45.34 north,
1905 west. about 300 miles southwest
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