The morning call., 1890-05-16
SEA AND SHORE.
A New Danger to Navigation Dis.
covered Off Yaquina.
The Steamer Dolphin Reported Ashore-Acci.
dent at the Marine Railway at the
Potrero-Movements of Ships.

Referring to the rock recently discovered
up the coast by Captain Ninants of the
steam schooner Mischief, Inspector
Rhoades of the Thirteenth Lighthouse
District reports to the photographic Office
The rock is situated IA miles from the
mouth of the creek, about six miles to the
southwark of Yaquina River. range
through the mouth of the creek and peak
of Alseya Mountain passes just to the
southwark OF it. The rock has eight feet
of water on it at mean low water
There has not been a disengaged iron
ship in this port since April 23d, when the
Ardmillan was chartered. The Lord Cairns
arrived here on April 10th under a wheat
charter at 36s. Sd. One week later she was
rechartered at 3Ss Cd, and yesterday again
rechaTtered at Ais. 3d. This last rate is the
highest paid for an iron ship at this port
since the departure of the. Greystoke Castle
on May ., 1859.
The we ather was thick and hazy at Point
Lobos yesterday. A calm prevailed until
noon, when light breeze sprang up from
the west. which veered at o'clock in the
aft ernoon to the southwest. The barometer
read: O'clock in the morning, 299S;
noon, 29.95; o'clock in the afternoon. 90. 81.
The steamer Wilmington arrived yester-
dav, after passage of six days from Ma
naimO. Captain Hughes makes the follow
ing report: Left Nanaimo on the 9th inst :;
had light breezes first thirty-six hours; the
following thirty-six hours had fresh south
and southwest gales, with heavy swell and
low barometer; last three days light north
west breeZes and fine weather; on Wednes-
day passed steamer FaralOne off Newport
Landing, and steamer Corona off Punta
Arena.
A dispatch received here last evening by
the Underwriters states that the steamer
Dolphin is ashore in the Columbia River
The Dolphin is of 81 tons register, and was
built at Astoria in 1886. +. Il. Strong is
her managing owner.
The steamer City of New York has on
board for New York, via Panama, cargo
valued at S37, 1854, for Central America at
S26,3G4, and for Mexican ports at $43, 0O2.
Hell New York cargo includes "a, 295 gallons
wine, value ST.
The bark SOnoma, Captain John Lee,
which arrived on Sunday from Honolulu is
now dlscharglng her sugar at Oakland. She
has been chartered to load lumber on the
Sound for Melbourne Wharf: rate, s.
rs. Cd.
ACCIDENT AT NoRTu's WAYS.
The schooner Courser came over from
Oakland yesterday for the purpose of going
u.
She was placed Oh the marine railway and
the engines were set to work hauling her
up the incline. When she was half way up
the cable parted and the schooner shot back
with lightniDg-llke rapidlty into the bay
She kept clear of everything and no damage
occ urred. One Uf Spreckels' tugs afterward
lowed her to the Merchants Dry-dock,
which she will 60 in to-day.
The Truckee Lumber Company's new
steamer, Truckee. will make trial trip on
the bay tomorrow, leaving Mission-street
Wharf at 10 o'clock IN the morning. The
company has issued unique and elegant
cards OF invitation for the affair.
he Simpson Lumber Company is build
ing at North Bend, Oregon, a four-masted
schooner which will be tw enty feet longer
than the Gardiner City. She will carry
about 100000 feet of lumber.
The steamer Australia is due to-day from
Honolulu, and the Columbia will sail for
Portland, the Farallon Tor Yaquina, the
JEANNE for Seattle and the Mexico for San
Diego.
Tie steamer Colima sailed from Acapulco
for Panama on the 18th inst, and the City
Of sydney left Panama for this port on the
18th.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The schooner COurser came over from Oak
land yesterday aud went on the dry-dock.
The ship Ardmillan towed up to Port
Costa to load.
The ship Columbia locked at the gas
works.
The bark Fresno will dock to-day at Third
street.
The bark Germania came down from
Port Costa aud docked at Main street
Tie Occidental went to Green street.
The ship Oriental went over TO Oakland.
The Mary Russ towed over to Vallejo
City.
The ship Commodore T. H. Allen will
come over from Oakland to-day and dock
AT Howard