The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-02-23
OUR DAILY MARINE COLUMN.

The Oregon came in and the State o.
California goes out for San Francisco to
day.
| The Haytian Republic Is due from Vic
toria and the Sound today.
Speculation is going on in marine cir
cIes over the probability OF raising the
tug Mystic. The insurance companies
will have to decide. Captain McAlluT
thinks the only way is to drag with q
chain, get blight around her-and drag
her into water shallow enough TO allow
diver to descend and fasten lines. He
lost vessel in 90 fathoms once, and no
diver would attempt to go that distance.
A. o. Benjamin says that If she, is not
above 30 fathoms he win go after her, at
least II he starts out with that inten-
tlon.
United States Commissioner Sprigg5
Saturday finished taking testimony IN the
collision case between the steamer Har-
ry Lynn and the schooner Marion. which
occurred last December off Point no
Point In thick fog.
Captain Busch, of the barkentine Mo-
doc, loading lumber at Port Blakely, re-
ports having lost a quarter Of beef, a
pair Of nine foot oars and saw by the
sailors who raided the barkentlne Quick
step last Thursday night and stole her
crew and Japanese cook.
The old whistling buoy that drifted
from Fox Rock and in the place Of
which new one was put few weeks
ago, has gone ashore at Netarts bay.
The British bark Oakbank that arrived
In on Tuesday night left Newcastle, New
South Wales on December %. and had
favorable passage up to 30 north when she
encountered southerly and southwesterly
gales until her arrival in port. She is n
new vessel built In Scotland and launched
at Dumbarton In May last. She left the
Clyde on her maiden trip in June, bound
for Buenos Ayres, from which place she
went to Newcastle, New South Wales,
where she loaded with Wallsend coal for
this port consigned to Balfour, Guthrie e.
Co. Her net tonnage is 1893 and she has
on board 2,3Ol tons OF coal. She belongs
10 OHt VI lllt bCot ilHCo ia OAiobOHNC,
the Bank line. owned by Andrew Weir
& Co., Glasgow, Scotland. They have %
sailing ships including u four masters.
The Oakbank is built entirely of steel
and is fitted with all modern improve
ments. She has no charter at present.
The following marine notes are from
yesterdays oregonian:
The East Lothian leaves down the lat
Ter part OF the week.
The Larnaca shifted from Columbia
dock No. to Victoria dock yesterday.
There are three four-masters now in
port. the British ship Noel Travern, the
bark Olympia, and the schooner Salvador.
The Noel Travern starts down to Asto-
ia this morning In tow of the Oklahama.
Returning. the steamer will bring the
City OF Florence.
The Celtic Race Is working wheat at
Victoria dock, the Natuna discharging
cement at Greenwich dock, and the Olym-
pic merchandise at Mersey dock.
Everybody knows that the Willamette
valley possesses a fertile soil, but very
'ew have any idea what the depth Of that
soil is. Mr. Thomas F. Corbett, who is
now engaged in boring an arteslan well
It the st. Mary's orphans home, near
Beaverton. says that he is now down 23O
Feet, every inch of which is through al
luvlal deposit, without a sign of rock or
iravel, There is plenty of water in the
veil, but 1t is so full Of decomposed veg
table matter that 1t is not good. and the
oriEg will have to be continued until a
tratum Of rock or gravel is passed
through and pure artesian water is
eathd. They raise fine vegetables
bout Beaverton, and 1t is no wonder,
Nth go feet depth of good soil. The
My wonder is that the parsnips do not
I'm down TIL they get as long and large
8 the fir trees which grew up out of
his soil.
Frank ohlegschlager the murderer of