Diochet v. The Occidental

HANFORD, District Judge.

On February 1, 1898, at the port of Man Francisco, the libelant sighed shipping articles whereby he engaged himself to go as an able seaman on the American ship Occidental for a tern and voyage described as follows:

“From ihe port of San Francisco, Cal., to any port or ports on Puget Sound or British Columbia for orders. At Paget Sound or British Columbia, vessel ma,v be ordered to load cargo for an} port or ports in Alaska, as the master may direct. If the vessel is ordered to Alaska, the trips between Puget Sound or British Columbia and Alaska to be repeated one or…