The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-29
SEA AND SHORE.
A Big Timber Raft for Trans.
pOrtatiOn to This Port.
Engagement Of Alien Ships officers - The
Emily Ashore at Coos Bay-Arrival of
the Observation-Disclosures.

u. H. Robertson of ST. John, n. B., is
| constructing for the Fort Bragg Red wOod
Company a. Fort Bragg an immense raft of
! timber for transportation to San Francisco,
! says the Humboldt Standard Mr.. Robert
| son is the patentee of the system of ocean
! timber-raft building used by the celebrated
/ JogIins on the Atlantic coast, and person.
! ally supervised the building Of the immense
raft which was lost some years ago in a
great storm on the Atlantic, while being
towed to New York.
In the construction of the Fort Bragg
raft Mr.. Robertson is making a wide de-
parture from the celebrated JOggins, which
he also built. When the raft is completed,
ii Will be equipped with a ruddeT and steer
ing gear and carry boats crew, with ac-
commOdatious for same. and full equip
mcnt Of signals for day and night use, an
chOrs and chains, and be capable of taking
care Of itself in case of an accident to the
tugs which have it in tow, and can be in
sured for per cent IN the Boston Marine
Insurance, which took the risk on the jog
gins raft.
The raft will be the shape Of a cigar, $50
feet long, So leet wide in the center, p feet
deep. and Will contain 5000 piles. 1t will be
bound together by chains y feet apart, hav-
ing a core or center chain OF a solid stud
link cable running from end to end. by
which 1t viii be t0wed. From the center
| chain lateral chains Will be run out and
shackled TO the enCrcling chains. This
system OF timber transportation IL eStI-
mated to save over 80 per cent in freight
cost besides which the wastage would be
all saved, which is another big item.
The waste amounts to about one cord in
every 1000 feet Of manufactured lumber
and will bring So a cord in city like San
Francisco. The WaStage alone Will nearly
| pay for all the costs of the timber and
transportation, leaving the timber itself
delivered i'm san Francisco nearly clear
! pTOht. The saWdust can also be sold at the
rate Of s. per ton.
ALIEN SHIPS OFFICERS.
The Bureau Of Navigation of the United
States Treasury Department has delivered
10 the OuIltu states SHlpplug Commits
sioners the following order, which it is init
mated viii be strictly enfOrcr q Hereafter
when a vessel Of the United States is de-
pTyed Of the services of an officer below the
grade Of master, and an alien officer is en-
pluye4 10 fill his place, under Section l Of
the act OF June 20. 1854, or when vacancy,
caused b. the promotion Of an officer, is
filled by an alien officer under the act meu-
toned, the United States Shipping Com
mlssi0ners Will write across the face Of the
alien officers discharge a cautiOnary notice
as follows:
The bearer is not citizen OF the United
states, Out was engaged 10 serve as officer Tor the
nome voyage, under lie provisions Of The act Of
June 20 1884.
TIE Instructions are given so that such a
Qi>chaT-e may not be accepted by officers
Of the United States or others as eyldence
that the bearer is ert.tled to serve a an
officer on vessels Of the United States alter
the date Of the certif'ata OF discharge.
1t Is expected hiatt whalebdck steamer
Charles W. Netm0Te VIII reach this city on
sunday with cargo OF coal from Puget
sound Her arrival is anticipated with
great deal Of interest ID shipping circles, as
she will he tile first Of the new class OF
whaleback steamers to come to this port
ASHORE on THE NORTH SPIT.
News has been received that the steamer
Emily narrowly escaped being wrecked on
the north spit at Coos Bay. She arrived off
the bar from this city q week ago on
Weduesday.and while trying 30 enter the T
DOT went ashore on the north spit, and drfed
any effort % float her II. IL was not until
Sunday morning that She was pulled IF and
taken TO MaIshneld, Oregon, for temporary
repairs. Not word Of tie accident reached
THIS city until yesterday morning when a
dispatch was received at the Merchants EX-
change, stating that Size had been ashore
aud was of again. The steamer had four
feet Of water IN haT hold when she reached
Marshhrld. She viii be placed GA the dry
uN'1A anu DE wv El ttltt-tl " lt size arr YES AZ
this city, As il is feared she is badly strained.
Light winds prevailed all the ime tue
steamer was on the spit, or size would La &c
become total wreck.
The steamer Governor Perkins, while Oh
her regular TIP on the bay Yesterday morn
lng passed part Of a GshnE-bOat drifting
around IN the channel The derellct was
painted green ana Is no doubt one Of the
boats lost during the gale on Monday.
Ihe weather outside The heads yesterday
was hazy, with a northeast breeze twelve
miles an hour The barometer stood 1910.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS
Quite a fleet OF vessels went 10 see yester-
day: The steamers Laguna and National
City for Eureka, Costa Bica for NauaiAO.
Caspar for Caspar, Crescent City for
Crescent City, Protection for Fort Bragg
and the Wilmington for Astoria The
British ship Hutton Hall and the German
bark Iron Duke sailed for Queen stOWn, and
the Italian bark AYanti Savoga for Sligo
The coasters Maid Of Orleans, John Nc
Cull9ugh, Wing IL Wing, J. Danielson,
Tampa, Marie b. Smith and Ocean Spray
went to sea
The moves yesterday were the Iancas-
ter Castle 10 Howard No 2, Cape of Good
Hope and Levi q. Burgess To Beale, Scottish
Knight and Dunnerdlle from Port Costa to
the stream, Etoile du Nord to Harrison.
Star OF Austria TO the wall Brunei TO
Howard No. l, and the Star Of Germany ana
-lC'' NV ioIdhu " D6u5dllLO' To-Day the
Fort George Will dock at Union street aud
the Bay OF Naples 60 70 Beale street.
Arrivals were the steamers Humboldt
FROM Eureka and Gypsy from Santa Cruz
and the schooner Emma Clau1ina for La
Paz, with cargo Of bark for w. Loaiza
Il Co.
CHARTERS REPORTED.
Latest reported charters are the follow
ing:
British ship Ben Douran. 1871 tons. wheat
to Cork, United Kingdom. HaYre or Ant
Werp g IS Cd; chartered prior 10 arrival.
Barkentine s. y. Castle, 4S9 tons, returns
to II 1nolu,u In Spreckels' line
Bsrkentine City OF Papsete, $40 tons, re-
turns to Tahiti.