The Eureka

The steamer Eureka is now and for years has been owned by claimant, North Pacific Steamship Company. From June 10 to August 1, 1912, she was run by the South Coast Steamship Company under an option to purchase from the claimant. This option was in writing and provided that the South Coast Steamship Company should have possession of the vessel, and might use her, but should not incur any lien upon her, nor make any purchases on her account. While she was so in possession of the South Coast Company, Capt. Woodside, the president and manager of the company, purchased from libelant, for the use of the steamer, the articles in suit, including, among other things, a life boat, a life raft, and a *374 bread tank, saying that he had bought the boat, but had not wholly 'paid for her, but was to pay for her in installments. The articles were put on board the vessel, and there remain at the present time.

Libelant had for years furnished supplies to the Eureka for claimant, and knew that claimant was her owner at least up to the time that Capt. Woodside said that he had bought her. The home port of the vessel is San Francisco, where libelant’s place of business is situated, and where, too,…