The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-06-14

The Cascades took two barges up the
river yesterday afternoon.
r. M Leathers has just completed a
fish boat for the Cutting Packing Co.
The Blanchard will be down from Port
land tomorrow and will sail out on Sun
day.
The o. r. and N. Co. shipped carloads
of salmon up the river yesterday. They
contained 1900 cases.
The Relief lowed in the thre e1masted
schooner Compeer yesterday afternoon.
She is from San francisco in ballast and
will load lumber for Oakland.
The State of California passed out for
San Francisco at o'clock yesterday
morning. She had on board 50 tons of
shucks and $50 sacks of oysters.
The reports sent to the underwriters
concerning the condition of the British
ship RaIthdown showed the state Of her
hull to be perfectly satisfactory.
The fishing sloops Gyda, Fox and AL
ceda went into Seattle on Wednesday,
with 5000 pounds of haldbut between
them, the result of a weeks catch.
Fully two-thirds of The tin stored in the
bonded warehouse from the holds of the
Cupica and Highland Home has now
been taken out by the various canperies
along the river.
Yesterday morning the steamer Elec,
| triC flowed AIp( Va rrOn'C caiOino fn
Sand Island and then went to Skamoka-
wa for load of hay, which she delivered
at Westport in the afternoon.
The Queen went up Coal Creek yester,
day for spars to replace those taken out
| of the pilot schooner on Wednesday.
The San Jose was taken round to the in
| side of the Union Pacific dock yesterday
morning.
The British bark Gulf Stream is now
131 days out from Calcutta for this port
| This passage is not very long one, and
she cannot be sad to be yet overdue.
She is the first vessel ever bound direct
here from Calcutta.
| The steamer Mendell went down to
the jetty yesterday and after obtaining
| the assistance of the Point Adams Life
| Saving Crew, did a considerable quantity
| of sounding till late in the afternoon
| The Lincoln will go down to the jetty
| today to continue the work.
The Glasgow Herald states that Russell
& Co., Port Glasgow have contracted to
build a steel sailing ship of 1900 tons reg
.ster for Messrs Crawford and Rowat,
Glasgow, to replace the Port Enrol, which
was destroyed by fire few months ago.
They have also contracted to build two
13-ton sailing barks.
Yesterday the run of salmon SACKED up
considerably and matters were very
quiet at the cannere es all day. The aver
age dropped down to about per boat.
Selners continue to send in good catches
and all the middle river outfits are send,
ing in very nearly ton each per day to
uheir respective canneHes.
Captain James Carroll, of the Alaska
steamship Queen, has adopted the music
idea of the North German Lloyd and otn-
er Atlantic lines. He has secured as
walters an orchestra of six musicians,
which furnishes music for the Alaska
tourists TO enhance the pleasures of the
enjoyable Alaska voyage, and It is ex,
pected that dancing will be INDUCED in
every evening.
Captain Lewis late of the G. w. Elder,
left yesterday for Puget Sound, to take
charge of the steamer North Pacific. He
will bring her round TO this city next
week. The North Pacific is an excellent
side wheeler of 345 tons, 166 feet long
and SO feet beam. She is owned by the
o. r and N. Co., who 1t is believed,
will use her for beach travel to nwaco
in the summer. She draws about two feet
less than the Potter.
The Louise Vaughn went up the river
yesterday after sounding the channel
above where the Ladd is operating. 1t
was found that the channel alongside the
brealOwater above the point contained Z
feet of water, and that the old natural
channel had washed out considerably
deeper than it ever was before, and now
shows II feet all the way through. All
of which goes to show as an old ship
captain remarked yesterday that break
water OF no brealuwater the old river
will run where she pleases'
Passing Sandy Hook lightsIlip at 2:24
p m. on Saturday the 18th of May, the
Cunard steamer Lucanla, steaming south
as far as possible to avoid the ice, ar
rived at Daunt's Rock at $40 a. M, Fri
day, May oath, having covered distance
OF 2S8 knots in days, II hours and 40
minutes, or, at the highest rate Of speed
ever recorded for any steamer for five
days ocean steaming, Of 221 knots per
hour. The Lucan-a's days runs were.
From 2:24 p. m. Saturday, until Sunday
noon, 431 knots; for the next 23A hours
sos, followed by 524. so, SIT, and thence
until $40 a. m, Friday, 39S.
The Harvest Queen and Durline had an
other collision on Wednesday morning
which damaged both steamers. They
were lying at the Waterford dock on the
up trip and the Luriine was on the inside
Captain Gray let go his lines when he got
Through his work at Waterford and back
ed down stream. After backing a short
distance he started to go ahead and
ran into the wheelhouse Of the Queen,
which was lying on her Hnas at the
wharf A part Of the house and after
gangway Of the Lurline was torn out ana
several timbers on the Queens wheel
house were smashed 10 pieces The affair
IS 20 be investigated. Captain Bailey
was In the wheelhouse Of the Queen at
the time, but her engines were still. Il
is claimed that the Lurllne did not back
down as far as she should have done be-
fore g0.rg ahead
There Is every prospect that the Alaska
season this year VIII be the biggest on
record. Every steamer leaving for the
north = crowded. The Topeka, which
left Tacoma last week placed the fare for
the round trip at $40. Whether or not
this rate VIII be maintained during the