The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1880-08-06
YAQyINA BAR.
The Weekly AStorian Of July 2sd,

publishes the following:
The lighthouse tender Shubrick returned
yesterday morning frs,m her trip south
to cape Blauco and all the light stations he.
tween here and there. On her way hack
she put into 'Xaquina bay and enjoyed a
forced visit there Of eleven days, being bar
bound there for that length of time. Capt:
Eysrsonf- thinks that the Architect of the
unipersa never intended that ship should
enter that harbor or or he would never have
pIaced three reefs of jagged rocks directly
across the entrance.
Capt. Everson'. statement would
have been valuable last winter, when
it .reqired every effort possible TO
fight down the effects of Col. G. S.
Stewards report that the bar was
sand, and constantly shifting over
rather wide limit, But Capt. Es-
erson's remarks sound still more sin.
gular when we consider that the Sim
brick entered this harbor in May,
1870, Capt. Jrsson in mmanl, with
Capt. J. j. Winant, pilot. She
passed up the liver eight miles. and
while here located and placed in po-
si,ion the buops marking the entrance
aud channel inside, she passed ogt
mourning neither risk or accident.
She again entered he harbor in Ju' g
1881, Capt, Jesson in command, and
50 well satisfied were the officers, iha,
Engineer tNinslip writing to the
A<,orian said "the essel carried out
:. 4 feet at half tile /" and pronounced
i, one Of the hest bar harl,ars he.
Tween San Francisco and the Cnlum
bia river. This statement was cor
r"loratc'l by the trip made in Jun.
1872. This was her las, "trip Jes<or
was in command. She came in be
fore high water and commando
John McDougal, then Inspector fpl
The 18th Lighthouse Dist. visited
Cape Fonlweather, and on his return
the Shnhrick went TO sea, the tide
having tell several feet during his ali
sence. Thus three times the Shu
brick has entered and departed from
this harbor safely, in tact, she did So
this time. She was detained at lcas'
fonr days by the fog and high water
coming together; the bar was smooti
enough for that length Of .ia.e tol
Indians in cnnops to cross and re-
croos on fishing excursions. Capt
Evcrson was oyer cantious. Capt
Carol wonld have ridicnled The ide;
of vessel like the Sl,nbrick, draw
lug 81 feet aft, and Z feet t;prward
being unable 10 cross bar with II
feet of water on it, aud the bal
smooth enongh for pleasure parties
in small boats. Ia go and come with
ont fear. While on the sni,jcct, Col
Gillespie has made mistake IN hi.
report with reference to the appro
pihtion, he speaks of coast survey
made in 1876; tnis should read 1868
There was no survey maize in 1876
Again, he says the Captain of tn.
fender made an examination in 1878
Ifso, it was done in the night. fo,
no one living here, since 1872, ha.
ever seen the lighthouse tender near
er ,he ar than the onrer buoy, and
thai only long enough to take up III.
old and replace the new one. Thes.
rrrors, hnwryrl, may be the result ni
careless reporting.
The notice made in last week,
Blade. concerning the officers Of The
Shnhrick being detained by whisky
is neither true courtesy or argument.
The officers are gentleman, and 50
conducted themselves, during tbci,
stay here; and the reflection that
whisky " would de,a'n The sverag.
g"sysrrnmen, ofiieial''' is equally nm
true, and speaks badly for Hancock
unless ii is co,ceded that he is below
the average
a Garfield anl Arihnr club is il
PROCESS Of formation here and a,
Aisea. Much interest is manifesto.
b. Repnbli leans in the matter. am
when the organizaiion is perf"cte.
ynu will he notified. RyALTo.
Newport, Auy. ], 1880.