San Francisco's ocean trade, past and future; a story of the deep water service of San Francisco, 1848 to 1911. Effect the Panama canal will have upon it

Benjamin Cooper Wright

Sujets

• Shipping
• California
• Panama Canal
• Commerce

Informations

• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 9
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 11 Mo

Extrait

Francisco'sSan Ocean Trade
PAST AND FUTURE
StoryA of the Deep Water Service of San Francisco,
1848 to 1911.
Effect the Panama Canal will have upon it.
BY BENJ. C. WRIGHT
Author "Banking in California 1849-1910."
A. CARLISLE & CO.
San Francisco
1911Copyrighted in 1911. By Benj. C. Wright.3lb3
INDEX
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An appreciative testimonial 5
Golden Gate opened to commerce 6
First passenger ship—Soldiers arrive 6
First big fleet 7
First steamer in the Pacific 8
Pacific Coast needs recognized 8
Big steamship contract 10
Tribute to the enterprise 11
Pioneer Pacific fleet 12
A new link in the service 13
Last loop of memorable trip 15
An enthusiastic welcome 15
First voyage ended 16
Some cases of gold fever 17
On California soil at last 20
Commodities and values 20
Large buyers of cargoes 21
The California's passengers 21
Schedule upset ,. 23
New commander 23
First church services 24
Second Pacific Mail steamer 25
Prominent passengers 25
Third Pacific Mail steamer 26
First year under mail contract 27
Fate of first three steamers 29
The other three 29
Gold seekers on the run 30
Competition on Panama route 31
Second year in Panama trade 32
Ship of State launched 33
Isthmus service increased 34 passengers for third year 36
Tonnage on the river 37
Events of fourth year 38
Loss of North America 38
More steamers arrive 39
Loss of Yankee Blade 41Indexii
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42changes in first decadeOther
44makes fast timeSlow steamer
44Panama railroad
Juan service 47Suspension of San
48Numerous Isthmus lines
49Lull in steamer movement
50Retirements in second decade
51Turn in Pacific Mail affairs
53steamers orderedLarger
54in Mail lineFirst iron steamer
Mail service 57Losses in Pacific
58Loss of the San Francisco
59Loss of the Central America
59Loss of the Golden Gate
61Other disasters in the line
64end existenceHow vessels
65ChinaFirst steam line to
67linePioneer steamer in
70Opposition in China service
70British line for the trade
71Perils in the trade
73Essentially a California organization
73the managementChange in
74Four steamersThe Big
Mail 75Local agents Pacific
75Japanese steam line
Columbia 76Steam service with British
80First steam collier
83Disaster on British Columbia route
84Brother JonathanLoss of
87ValenciaLoss of
87MexicoDirect steam line to
91Hawaiian IslandsSteam line to
97 line to Australia
103Steam line to Society Islands
105line to South America
107steam lineGerman
109world lineAround the
110lineAmerican-Hawaiian
115lineTramp steamer
119Dollar Steamship Company