The morning call., 1891-01-13
SEA AND SHORE.
Work Being Pushed Oh the Tenn
p0rary Ferry Building.
Quickest Trip on Record to Port Townsend by a
Sailing Vessel-Latest News Regarding
the Ship Struan.

Work is being pushed on the temporary
ferry building on the filled-n lots back of
Section 3 OF the sea-wall, at the foot of
Market street. and it is expected that the
structure will be finished in three weeks at
the most. This will be used by both the
ferry lines until the permanent building is
erected, which will be structure S00X150 feet
liz area.
Passengers from the cabins of the boats
will be landed from the upper decks to the
second story of the building. A bridge will
extend over the cable turn-table, and after
passing over this passengers will descend to
the street by broad stairway. The ferry
building will be torn down and new stone
depot be erected in its place.
The c. Southland Hubert has arrived at
Queenstown, 159 days from Astoria. She
Immediately sailed for Hull, where she will
discharge her cargo of 1000 tons wheat.
This was the first ship to clear from the
Columbia River on account of the new
cereal year aud is the first to report. As
the next vessel did not sail until September
9th, or nearly two months later, there is no
other vessel due from Oregon.
The weather was hazy at Point Lobos yes
terday and the wind all day light from the
northeast. The barometer read: o'clock
in the morning, 3O,35; noon, 1895; 5 o'clock
in the evening, 1929.
QUITE A DECREASE.
Captain Hansen of Wright, Bovine & Co.,
who recently returned from visit to the
East, says that in 1850 there were fifty
whaling vessels with tonnage of 1892
hailing from the port of New London, Conn.
OF this number thrty-four were full rugged
a al.
ers. At the present time there are only four
vessels hailing from that port, with ton
mage OF 62J.
The steamer Columbia, Captain Bolles,
arrived early yesterday morning. seventy
nine hours from Portland aud forty-fuur
from Astoria, bringing forty-seven cabin
and eighty-three steerage passengers.
Among her cargo were 1857 packages wood
pulp, Oh packages paper and 90 sacks
oysters.
The Balkamah left Liverpool on the 18th
for this port, making twenty ships on the
way, with the Bohemia and the new German
iron ship j. {. Glade to follow.
Three lumher-laden vessels arrived yes
terday from HUMBOLDT, steamer ana two
schooners They brought. in the aggregate,
SOS, 900 feet.
QUICKEST on RECORD.
There has been considerable controversy
of late among shipping men as to the quick
est trip ever made between this port and
Port Townsend by sail. Captain George
w. Leach, who is now living a laud-lub-
ber'S life ashore, was seen on Change yes
terday, and lie says that twelve years ago
he made the passage from here 10 Port
Townsend in the SHIP Bonanza in sixty
eight hours, and claims that that is the
quickest on record.
The steamer City Of Picking has on board
for the Orient merchandise valued at S1o3,-
GOO, including 10000 bIrrelS flour, %, 600
pounds sugar, G0j0 ponds ginseng, $3.50
pounds beans, 100 cases salmon and la ge
consignment of canned fruits. She also has
1862 gallons wine, value S454, and 500, 2l9
treasure.
The Oceanic company's steamer Mariposa
sailed at $40 o'clock yesterday afternoon
for Honolulu and Sydney. carrying full
prised 70 for Honolulu, for Auckland, 10
for Sydney and one for Tutula.
PASSED OUT AT LAST.
The steamer Willamette Valley. which
has been bar-bound at 1aqulna Bay for
twelve days, succeeded in passing out on
Sunday and will be due here to-day.
From adviceS received Yesterday il is
learned that The steamer NoyO is not coming
here this trip. She left Noyo on Sunday
for Redondo.
The ship Commodore T. II. Allen arrived
at New Urk from Liverpool yesterday and
! will load there for this port
The steamer Farallon brought up Cpl tons
OF bltuminous rock from Port Hartford for
the Oakland Paving Company.
THE LOST VESSEL srRUAN
News was received yesterday that the Nor
wegian ship Struan, which was abandoned
by her crew and aiterward went ashore in
Nestuggah Bay has gone TO pieces and the
settlers around the bay have secured good
portion OF her cargo. 1t is said that one
Tancher picked up a draft for $4,000 Cap
tain Skogland is still here awaiting the ar
rival Of the Scotia, but his mate has shipped
for home, while nearly all OF the crew have
gone into the country 10 work.
Seventy-elght per cent of the tonnage that
enters at the seapOrts of the United States
from foreign countries belongs to foreign
vessels. In 1868 the foreign tonnage was
only 45 per cent, but since then the balance
has been against American tonnage
The American bark Saranac is now out $50
days from New York for San Diego with a
cargo for the Spreckels Bros Commercial
Company. She put into Montevideo parti-
ally dlsmasted on May 21st, and sailed
thence October 4th.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The ship Crown of Scotland towed I'D to
Port Costa yesterday to load wheat for Eu-
rope.
The bark Harvester shifted from the sea-
wall TO the sugar refinery.
Ihe Carnarvonshire came down from
Port Costa and anchored in the stream.
The Fort George docked at the sugar re-
| flnery
The ship St Mark will shift to Steuart
! street to-day. and the Haytian Republic
| will go to Mission No. l.
The Tam o. Shanter will tow to sea TODAY
| The schooner Occidental tOwed to Oak
| land Creek.
The W. F. Jewett went on the Merchants
| Dry-dock
The ship Maxwell will 90 to the rolling