The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-03
SEA AND SHORE.
A Large Lumber Raft TOWed in
by the NOy0.
Arrival at Last Of the Corryvschan-Luri-
ber-Laden Craft-The Eastern Oregon
Will Ply in Northern Waters.

The steamer Noyo arrived in port yester-
day, and while steaming in from the Fort
was the object of considerable curiosity.
She had in tow large lumber raft, and
proceeded up Oakland Creek This is the
second time that the Noyo has towed lum-
Der in this way. The raft on her first trip
was somewhat smaller, but the one brought
down yesterday was as large as the cargoes
of the ordinary coasting steamers. There
are 500 piles in the raft, there being % in
each section. A chain is passed through
the piles, and the sections are connected by
chain brides. The freight money repre-
scented in the Noyo's tow is estimated at
$780, The lumber company which in
augurated this method of lumber freighting
on this coast intends to continue the ex-
pertinent, as the new method is saving IN
time and more economical.
heavy ship tonnage is on the way to
this port from foreign and domestic ports.
The total number OF vessels coming Is l63
with tonnage of 245, 459. Of this tonnage
SO, 246 tons are from London and 27,697 tons
from New York.
ARRIVAL OF TIE CoRRYvECHAN
The British bark Corryvechan, 179 days
from Hamburg, arrived IN port yesterday,
to the great relief of her owners and con-
signees. She has been long overdue, and 1t
was supposed that SHE had met with some
accident and been lost. On her arrival her
captain stated that the cause OF the delay
was that the vessel had TO beat twenty days
against foul weather off Cape Horn.
While in $50 IS north, 110 west, and on Jan,
uary odd last, L. A Bromer, seaman, Tell
overheard from the foretop and was
drowned. He was native OF Sweden and
% years of age.
The steamer Emily is lying at Channel
street, and will leave to-day Tor Fort Bragg.
itlr 100
load and proceed to Ensenada. she has
been chartered to ply between Mexican
ports during the summer trade.
LUNBER-LADEN CRAFT.
The principal arrivals in port yesterday
consisted of large number OF coastlng YES
sells engaged i'll the lumber traffic. The
bark Southern Chief brought 100000 feet
from Port Blakeley; the schooner Norma
from Astoria, 440,o 600 feet; the schooner Z.
I. Hill from Rules Landing, 100000 feet;
the schooner Corona from Port Discovery,
$4,000 feet; the schooner Norway from
Grays Harbor, $4,000 feet, making total
for the day Of ,, $4,000 feet.
The steamer Eastern Oregon Will be
placed On the line Of the Union Pacific Com
pany between Seattle and the Columbia
River in place of the steam schooner Signal,
which will return to this port III lew days.
The Eastern Oregon, which Is similar III
construction to the steamer City OF Topeka,
this city and Yaquina Bay.
The ship Commodore T. a. Allen went
to sea yesterday bound for Liverpool, with
a cargo of 3640 tons of wheat. The vessel
has not been to Europe for several years,
having been engaged between New York
and this port.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The bark Tropic Bird sailed for Tahiti
yesterday.
The ship Blue Jacket was towed from
Main-street Wharf to sea-
The bark Oakland was lowed from Ere
mont-street Wharf TO sea.
The bark General Fairchild was taken
from Harrson-street to Oakland.
The barge Seattle was taken from Bealc-
street to the Union Iron works to be re-
paired.
The tugs Hunter and Traveller came off
the Merchants Dry-dock
The schooner Reliance has gone on
North's Ways TO be cleaned ami painted.
The A. j. Fuller came down from Port
Costa.
The Irmgard went to Section of the sea-
wall TO discharge.
The c. C. Funk shifted from the sea-wall
to Green street.