The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-05-21

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ALONG THE WATER FRONT.
The Electric brought a scow down from
Skamokawa to Hungry Harbor yester-
day.
The steamer Signal will reach this city
from Portland at o'clock this MORN
ing.
The Columbine went up to the buoy
l.pI' yesterday and stayed at her dock
a.; day
The Alice Blanchard, due here tomor-
row will have 100 tons of Beaver Hill
coal for Astoria.
On her way to Goble on Sunday the
Queen towed a loaded scow from Ska
mokawa to Oak Point.
The steamer o. X. took several horses
down to Sand Island yesterday after
noon, for seining purposes.
The injuries to the wheelhouse of the
Lurline are being repaired during the
steamers trips to and from Portland
Work on the pilot schooner Is being
pushed along as fast as possible and an
effort will be made to get her out to sea
again early in June.
The Cascades came down the river yes
terday morning with four barges in tow,
larger number than she has brought
down the river for several months.
The steamer Oregon went out on Sum
day morning for San Francisco with a
very slack freight list, consisting priuci-
pally of oysters. She carried Il passen-
gers.
Yesterday morning the steamer Eclipse
was hauled up to the roadway opposite
the Astoria Iron Works, in order to
give the carpenters more room to work
on her keel and hull.
The Harvest Queen is on her regular
run again. The company made a mis-
take in advertising her for the up river
excursion on Sunday and she was re-
called at the last moment.
George Carne, the popular freight clerk
on the Potter was yesterday transferred
Snake river boats, and George Cook has
taken his place on the Potter.
l,tt aYNto In
Grifiths, 2113 tons, wheat laden for
Queenstown, passes out to sea this
morning She carries the same crew that
came into the river with her.
The steamer Harrison left out for Til
lamook and the Nehalem yesterday
morning with $50 tons of general cargo
and five passengers. A large quantity Of
her freight was composed of saw mill
machinery for the new mill at the Ne
halem.
The Manzanfta will leave on a south
ern buoy placing trip this afternoon or
tomorrow morning going as far south
as the Umpqua, where she will locate
and change buoys and beacons. She will
take on quantity of Beaver Hill coal
at Coos Bay.
The Engineers Association is increas-
ing its membership fast. At its last
meeting Fred Ferchen and Fred Fox
were admitted within the ranks Of the
organization, which by the way, Is be-
ginning to make its Influence felt very
perceptibly on the lower river
On Sunday the Queen took the govern
ment brush barge back to Goble, and
made the return trip to this city in a
remarkably short time. The run from
Goble to her landing at Fishers dock
was accomplished in four hours and 30
minutes. The distance is exactly co miles
The British ship Narcissus, 1910 tons,
in ballast, reached port on Sunday after
noon, 80 days from Acapulco. Captain
Curd reports fine weather and a very
pleasant trip all the way. He had the
mainsail ON the ship the whole distance.
She will leave for Portland at o'clock
this morning.
The ship Rathdown, which leaves up
the river this morning, will load part
wheat in Portland, and will then return
here for June loading of salmon. 1t is
not known yet how much wheat she
will carry. This is the first salmon YES
sci of the season, and 1t has not yet
been settled what freight rates will gov
ern her cargo.
George Kaboth's seining outfit captured
a ton OF fish at the newly prepared
grounds off Smiths Point yesterday. Oh
vers outfit on the Washington side OF
Snag Island caught $500 pounds. The
river is rapidly clearing up, making eff
fective work with the seines more possi-
bic every day. Several outfits are profit
ing by the present condition of affairs
and all are beginning to make up for
their enforced idleness Of the past two
weeks.
1t was discovered yesterday that the
Mayfiowers boiler bolts are in a far
worse condition than has been imagined
and no less than eleven will have to be
replaced This work will not be COM
pleted before tomorrow night, and In
spectors Edwards and McDermott Will
be down on Thursday TO inspect her.
Her owner is taking advantage OF the
tie-up on the ways TO give her hull
general overhauling, and painters will be
put to work ON her deckhouse this
morning.
The British ship Rathdown, 2o5s tons
Is days from San Diego, arrived in port
yesterday morning. Captain Morrisey is
elated over the vessels performances,
which for this time Of the year Is
remarkably good. He reports that he
only did nine days actual sailing. The
captain was greeting several old friends
yesterday. This is his third visit to