The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-04-26
Along the
Water Front

The Man2anita will go up to the
buoy depot again in She morning.
The Uncle Sam has completed her
repairs and Will leave lthe beach today.
The steamer Harrison will reach port
this morning from Tillamook with a
cargo Of dairy produce.
The schooner Webaoot, Captain Dom
ely, lest out yesterday afternoon for
Redondo with 40, 900 feet of lumber.
The steamer MayflOwer took a large
boom OF logS to THE Clatsop Mill yes
ter1ay morning from Young's river.
At the Dalglty Iron Works four new
propeller blades Have just been finish
ed. They were made fer the steamer
Iratda, row ait Portland.
the launch Elida is kept hustling
in the vicinity of Sand Island among
the salmon fleet, and is doing a big
business.
The e scow schooner Columbia has
had repairs made to her rudder, and
leaves Parker's dock tomorrow for an.
other load Of cordwcod.
EARLY yesterday morning the steam
er South Coast came in from San Fran
cisco and Immediately proceeded to the
Clatsop Mill to load lumber for Cali
fornia.
The Mendell brought stone barge No.
2 UP from the jetty yesterday morning
ard then went back for Major Post
and other gentlemen connected with
the service.
With rice piled up to the roof, ce-
ment blocking the sides, and tin ulate
closely wedged in all the other availa-
BILE space the bonded warehouse looks
considerably crowded.
The Columbine went up to the buoy
depot yesterday. Her steam will be
shut off and the paint on her decks be
given a chance to dry without becom-
ing impregnated with SCOT.
The steam launch BERTHE will be put
in the water again Saturday. She has
been strengthened considerably since
EAST summer and will be a better boat
in every respect than she was last year.
One of the busiest spots along the
water front just NOW is the site of
Kinney's burnt cannery. Repairs are
almost completed AID the new build
ings will be ready for occupancy next
week.
Tides for today-Hlgh water, O:43 a.
M, and 1876 p. m. Low water, 1920 a.
m, and 7:15 p. m.
Tides for tomorrOw-High water, 1:15
o.. m. and 2:2O D. m, Low water, 1857 a.
m. and 7:4G p. m.
People will hardly recognize the H.
waco when she gets back on her old
route again. In addition to extensive
repairs TO her machinery, she is being
adSrned with several coats of red and
1'53k paint, and the tasty bright lines
Of color seem to alter her whole APP
p~earance.
People are already beginning to
g%pScuyate WHISTLER the sea gulls will
follow l5he railroad trains to Portland
as they do l5he steamers. A negro por-
Ter feeding gulls from a dining car
window with tit bits left over from
eeventy-fve cents dinners would be a
curiosity.
The Coumbine's regular Alaska trip
VIII be made this year a little later
han usual. .Dt is probable that she
viii START between THE Goth and the
Som of next month and 1t has been
pretty well decided that Captain Far
eryholt will accompany Captain Rich
ardson on the cruise,
Yesterday afternoon 1T was found
shat some bolts HAD loosened up in the
keel of the steamer Eclipse, and that
She was running over fishing nets and
strrpping lshem. She was run on the
gr:dsron in front of Dalgfty's iron
works and when dry will be examined.
The repairs needed will only be slight
Taough It is early for sturgeon they
are already being shipped up the river
at the rate of nina c. ten every day
and ~tndica'i~as are thai The number
will in--ease Is lie sals0n advances
The a.urgeon on the docks are invaria-
nv the ir1. tgaing to attract the noaoe
Of new coners on the steamers ana
sbs s2eculaMons as to what they are
rrn from sardines Ito whales.
II some of the fishermen who put
out sheir nets in the channel facing
FTavels dock, were a little more care
full to signify to the captains OF the
,.re,us steamers which end Of their
nets they are laying on, there our
h. fewer m.sl1aus. AS It IS. many OF
them 81 stoiidly ard watch whether
-. 4enmhrats run over the buoy