The herald., 1894-09-02
PORT Los ANGELES.

Scenes of ct.vitv tbs Mammoth
Wharf.
This Santa Monica Outlook publishes
the following breezy letter from the porti
at this writing the big wharf is not
putting in its best licks.' The last ves-
eel departed yesterday, still 1t 10 not
quies here by any means. A force Of
carpenters are at work b1iIdipg an Addi-
ton Of twelve rooms in the shape OF .
second story to the open freight shed,
sud Captain DofpislJ has quite lot Of
men loading ears with coal from the big
bunkers, go az to make room for tbs next
cargo, which will be here tomorrow.
There are now several Thousand tons OF
coal in the bunkers.
Daring greater portion Of this week
there has been quite q rush. At one
time there were four vessels discharging.
On the north side was the Mineols,
transferring 3I00 tons Of coal to the
bunkers. 1t is an interesting sight to
watch the long arms of the four cranes
swaying back and fourth, carrying the
huge buckets from vsssel to bunker and
dumping with the regularity Of clock
work. When the winchmen act little
more expert, coal will be discharged
here az quickly as at Oakland or Port
Costa, and it will be great saving, both
in time and expense, sc compared with
the slow-going process prscticed for
years at San Pedro. On the south side.
at the same time, there was the steamer
Santa Rosa discharging and taking on
passengers and freight. Farther along
the little steamer Sunol was transferring
q cargo OF come 10000 ties to the cars
on the wharf. Nearer the shore WAS the
steamer Bobolink unIoading some So
600 feet OF lumber, under the MANAGE
ment of Commodore Mcclure, an old
and experienced employee of the South
ern Pacific company.
The four trains that arrive and depart
daily also add considerably to the lie OF
the port, bringing, as they do. many
visitors and people who come to hsh.
The latter are quite numerous and have
varying luck.
When the big ships are in with coal
the custom house boys, tal!ying coal
and watching for ''dope" and other con-
traband articles, add materially to the
life of the port. Among the gang"
last here were Luke Msgrue." cousin
OF Colonel Montezuma, and StateamAn
Euglehardt. from the Canada.
We are looking for lots of business
during September. Tomorrow {the 1st)
the San Matso will arrive with 1900 tons
OF coal. About the oh the Grown OF
England will put in an appearance with
another cargo of coal. and any time after
the Sth the Elginahire. large sailing
ship from Liverpool, is liable to show
up. Then will follow along at intervals
tie steamers and sailing vessels, with the
Santa Rosa and Mexico coming and go
ing, az per schedule, making about 10
stoppages during the month.
The following is brief report Of the
vessels in port since last Friday:
Aug. 24-Steamer Sunol, Captain
Walvig, from Greenwood. with 934l
ties.
Aug. 25-schooner Bobolink. Captain
Neson, with 80. 450 feet of lumber from
Mendocino.
Aug. 26-Steamer Mexico, from San
Diego left the same day for San Fran
cisco with teas of freight and so pas
sengers.
Aug. 26-Steamer Alcatraz. Captain
Fagerlund. with 1874 ties from Mendo-
elmo. Departed later in ballast.
Aug. 27-Steamer Mineols, Capt.
Pillsbury. departed for Comax. B. c..
after diacharging 300 tons OF coal.
Aug. 29.-Steamer Santa ! ,sa, from
San Francisco. with 1874 tons of mer-
chandise and 35 passengers.
Below we give report of the shipping
business for the month:
Imports-Ooal, IL ,755 tons; ties, H.
875; merchandise, 1149 tons; arrival Of
vessels. "a; passengers arrived, 257.
Exports-Grain, 248 tons; msrchan-
disc, "a tons; departure of vessels, %;
passengers departed, 245.