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.oir'oi0 'mPS''t'ohs' nave so"s AAy
WIN tneir sn'Ps not tui'y ioaaeu' OF N'ef
waiting sometimes for months ior
favorable chance to cross the bar. As
have been one OF the victims, having
gone TO the place In command OF a iase
ahip, shall state what my experience
has been, in the hope that it may be the
cause OF saving others the expense ana
annoyance they would have to contend
Sith IN the event Of their gong u fort7
land with any ship drawing over nineteen
feet OF water. .. ... r..... 90. r. ~.
! arrived of the bar on the 9th OF
August, 1880, month that had been
represented a. being one OF the most
favorsoie OF ehe year Tor entering 'ne
Columbia river. At 4 A. n was within
fourteen miles of The Oar, having GEAR
daylight and hight breeze. during the
forenoon l stood IN Tor the bar onoy'
thinking could save the tide, as it wouio
be high water at noon. When within
iour miles oi the oaf was Doardeu 'y
Paios rom . rug. ne EXCUSED hin''oii ior
no' arriving eAi1"' 'Ay'"s '"A' ''''! nAu
'es" N AS''''A anu "efe 'A'e !" e''"
on snsH' s'A'i""' Consequently VIC
-"e"eu 'e '' ''''o '""' u'
anu INC ''ue aiso' Inc 'ec"nh uay ''e
S'eAni 'A INC snip IN .o"' anu was
n'' P'"e'0l '"o"sn u " no'a "e "i''o"s
""s '"' "''. 10" o
'Ho '"'o0 'i'n. W" v" '"o 'a'' 'N'
snip " s '" ~
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" 'oA AsNu' having HA" =" ""'.o" '''aP'
i'o'" uii''i''s on 'he 'a' ie"'o '"o
uAy' were 'o1'. me heA' uas "e oAi'''
70 Anch'' oe's'"e 'ne osr' 'he pinot say
ing " was 10" .'oeh !" cross WIN 'he
ship, 50 three days were lost On the
fourth day we got two tugs and crossed
n. o,,s- h.r and anchored !, R,ker5s
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Day "hefe INC snip ''"" W De N'"''"eu
to 70 feet q inches draft before she could
cros. the inner bar and reach Astoria.
IT,, no,..,. o., g. mar tom and had =,
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% pasd oy the snip As rohr otner shiPs
arrived abo''s that time which required
,;oh,a,;no also before tbev couH nro-
p.t1.,.
Wv '"'' w e' ''''
bay ior nine days' having 'he expense oi
full crew on board all that time. The
d;.,.nea from outs;de the outer bar 10
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.-aa y = -
which the t"~age IS <ooo; piiotase' si'z'
making the combined charges sG92 for
distance Of fourteen miles. and that was
;sa,. ho.,,;t,,Ia a.r .h;n .,so
III 'n0 i''u''e u '''''"' 10y sAp ''''1
using her own canvass ana haHser'
believe this charge is almost equal to sal
v,ps Taking into account the amount
.,f sa,v;cs r.onireJ. IL ia doub,fuI whether
.nv court would award so e1orbitant a
ch.roe even for salvage The pilots are
ths 6,rsd NV owner OF the tugs who col
-. RI ,,;o,.ao ,s,,;nn ,ba n;,o,o s1nO
|. nth for ,hs,r ,sry;es, Tbs,e men
10 The ;nrersst of their employer a,e not
.Jloved 10 sail any SHIN over the bar.
vhatever her size even under the most
favorable auspices, except coasters which
owned WnOfe D.