The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-04-30

on the stove. Three hungry citizens
looked down on them from the wharf
with envious eyes. They tried to ne
gotiate, but found that the fishermen
were Italians with no knowledge OF
what they were talking about. Sud-
denly n of them putting his hands
o his vest, remarked, "Da belly empt."
Then the fishermen caught onto the
trouble, and in a minute had the hun
cry trio down the dock ladder into the
boat, and generously shared the meal
with them.
The following buoy and beacon
changes are announced for oregon:
Umpqua river, buoy moved-The out
side bar buoy, p. S. can, at Umpqua
river entrance, is shown moved to
the bearings: Umpqua river light, p.
1-2 N; Umpqua river, l.. S. s., NNE.,
ga r. Yaquina Bay, new post lights
New Post lights are shown in Yaquina
Bay as follows: Yaquina bar ridge
(front) light (W), flagstaff, beacon A.
s.. 3-S E.; Yoquina old tower, w. IL
s.; Yaquina bar range (rear) light CW)
-Flagsteff, beacon A, s. w. 1915 s.;
beacon 8, Sc 3-S s.; government wharf
post light, R)-Beacon 8, e. 5-16 S.;
beacon c, s. "a E.; Middle ground post
llEll-DtdCOH o. 0Ga Wy LIZ AOAN G'B
flagstaff, beacon A, S. IL f., easter
ly.)
Fairplay, an English journal, says in
its issue of April 6: 1t Is curious to
note that out Of the large quantity of
Pacific Slope wheat which has recently
arrived off the coast, not a single quar-
ter has yet gone to Scotland, whilst
quite a number of cargoes have gone
to Irish ports, such as Cork, Dublin,
Limerick, Westport and Belfast. Why
the Scotties should turn up their noses
at a class of wheat which Is so highly
priced and used in England, Ireland
and on the continent, is one of the
things which is beyond the capacity
Of ordinary mor1tls to understand.
There has been a marked diversity In
the length of the passages. made by
which arrtver off the coast during
the past fortnight from California and
Oregon, October, November and De-
cember sailings all arriving about the
same time, the October ships almost
without exception having made very
long runs, whilst at least two Deem
Der ships, the Principality and Ross
shire have made record run of 95 and
81 days from Astoria.
The new racing yacht just being
completed by Harry Cribb for the 1895
regatta Is one of the ~handsomest boats
ever turned out on the Pacific coast.
Mr.. Crib has worked for seven or
eight years in yacht building yards,
and has during that time been en-
ployed on the Galatea, and other IA
nous vessels. The result of the knowl-
edge gained in this way has enabled
him to turn out what is unanimously
decided to be a perfect little racing
yacht, and a boat that will show her
heels to anything of her inches that
has ever yet sailed on the Columbia.
She has the Herreschoff bow and the
ordinary yacht stern. The following
are some of her dimensions: Over all,
rs feet; beam, 7 feet 8 inches; load
water lime, II feet; draft, without GEN.
terboard, 3 feet 6 inches; with CENTER
board, 6 feet. 6 inches; height of mast
from truck to step, As feet; hoist of
mainsail, 20 feet; size of mainsail, SO
yards; boom, "a feet; gait, 16 feet;
weather reach of sail, 20 feet; hoist
from spirit end to hounds, 26 feet; jib
topsail, 16 square yards; gaff topsail.
square yards; length of topsail
yards, 26 feet; spinnRker boom, go feet;
llOlSl VI SpulHldhST, of Ieel, weight OF
hull, 1000 lbs. She is to have a 1000 lb.
iron keel, which is now being fash
Toned and cast at the Scow Bay foun-
dry. The 4OO-pound centreboard will
be cast at the same place. The keel
is to be bolted onto the bottom. She
has a regular rule-joint rudder, very
small and working just on the water
line. Her keel is of so convex a shape
very little rudder is required, CIV
the least possible resistance and
drag at all. The mast she will
carry is a single pole of spruce brought
over from Gray's river yesterday with
topmast and mainmast all in one.
The lower sails are to be of S-ounce
duck, and the light upper sails will be
made of unblea 1hed Holland. The head
sails will be combined in a balloon lib
The yacht is not built for pleasure, |
but is purely and simply a racing ma
chine. 1t is probable that she will be
launched in two months. The grace
full lines and excellent work on the
boat speak we'll for her future per-
and all who have seen her
unite in DraiSinp her annaa pamoa |