The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-03
SEA AND SHORE.
Vessels at Puget Sound and
British Columbian Ports.
Price Paid for the Brig Tahiti-Changes Of
Captains in the Coasting Service.
Movements Of Vessels.

AT the close Of last week, says the CORE
spondent OF the Commercial News, there
were hfty-slx vessels loading at the Puget
Sound and British Columbian ports, of
which forty were American. The total tou-
mage OF the fleet is 66, 100. They were at the
Inherent ports as follows:
Tacoma-Thirteen vessels; four loading wheat
ior united Kingdom. three lumber for San Fran
GIsco, TWO coal Tor San Francisco, one -four for
rock ana one merchandise; tonnage, 1920.
zig Harbor-One vessel loading lumber for
oHiteo ABINGDON; tonnage. 1910.
Seattle-Seyen vessels; five loading coal for
San francisco and TWO discharging merchandise;
tonnage, 1886.
Port Blakeley-Three vessels; two loading
lumber Tor Shanghai aud Sydney and one repair
mE; tonnage, 3l63.
Port Gamble-Seven vessels loading lumber
ior oan francisco, Honolulu ana Melbourne;
Port Hadlock-Three vessels loading lumber
/ . .or pan francisco and Guatemala; tonnage.
Fort Discovery-TwO vessels loading lumber
lot MeDourne; tonnage, 2763.
nSrt iownsend-Tbree vessels; one loading
tonnage 45s7.
.r In ;, British Columbian ports eighteen vessels
Moodyyie 2, Departure Bay 2, Nauaimo 10,
sictoiia L; tonnage, 1904.
MOVING BUOY.
The United States Lighthouse Board has
given notice that the whistling buoy off the
entrance TO the Columbia River has been
moved about two nautical miles northwest
by west three-quarterS west from its former
position and mOored in fifteen and half
tathoms of water on the following bearings
Point Adams Lighthouse, east-northeast:
Cape Disappointment Lighthouse, north
seven-eighths east.
The weather was cloudy at Point Lo5os
yesterday. In the forenoon the wind was
from the west, at noon it hauled to the
southwest and at O'Clock in the afternoon
to the southeast, blowing then twenty-four
miles an hour. The barometer read: s
O'Clock in the morning, 1905; noon, 1904;
o'clock in the evening, 1896.
The price paid for the brig Tahiti, re-
ported sold yesterday, was $1,000. Her
new owner. it is understood, is wealthy
lawyer of New York, who is in delicate
health, and will use her as pleasure yacht.
The Oceanic Cumpany's steamer Mari
posa sailed from Auckland for this port at
O'Clock in the afternoon on Monday.
CHANGES OF CAPTAINS.
Captain A. E. Small has resigned COM
mand of the schooner Norma and will pro-
ceed north In few days to superintend the
fitting out of the new four-masted schooner
Aida, which will be launched about the 10th
inst. at Thomas Petersons yard at Port
Ludlow. The Aida will have a carrying ca
paclty of $4,000 feet of lumber, and her
first trip will be to this port. She is owned
by Il. s. Hlnsdae and others of this city
Captain Thomson, formerly of the Chal-
lenger, will take command Of the Norma.
Captain Bradenberg. formerly of the bark
Sycamore, has been appointed master of the
new schooner Spokane, now at Port Blake
ley loading lumber Tor this port. Captain
Anderson, formerly of tie btrk Atlanta,
Will take command of the General Butler,
and Captain Mosher will 60 in charge of the
Atlanta.
The German ship II. Bischoff, for this port
from Liverpool, was spoken ON November
2ith, in latitude 400 north. longitude 90
west.
The steamer Oceanic, hence, arrived at
Yokohoma yesterday.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The Romsdal came down from Port Costa
yesterday and anchored in the stream.
The barkentine w. ii. Dimond shifted
from the refinery to Folsom street.
The whaling barks Mars and Helen were
lowed to sea.
The Dora Brahm was lowed to Oakland
Creek and the w. w. Case locked at Mis-
sion No. /.
j. The ship Merom locked at Mission No.
2, on arrival.
The brig Alexander locked at Beale
street.
The ship Pass of Balmaha W i'll dock at Pa
clflc street to-day.