The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-07-18
ALONG THE WATER FRONT.


The Queen towed Johnson's selning
scow UP to Cathlamelt yesterday after
noon.
Tbhe schooner Neptune left out for San
Franciso yesterday AFTERNOON, with
10000 feet Of lumber. She was towed to
sea by the Relief.
The bark Gulf Stream left for Queens
town yesterday morning with 1900 tons
of wheat aboard. Her final destination
is probably Antwerp.
The schooner Letiua passed out yes
terday afternoon lumber laden for San
Pedro. She had aboard nearly a quarter
of a million feet of lumber.
There has been considerable trouble
with the log chains of the big raft at
Stella and it Will be fully two weeks
before she will be ready to come down
the river.
The steamship Chilcat, owned by David
Morgan of this city, is on the Moran
ways at Seattle, where she is being re-
paired. She will sail for Glacier bay and
S.tl1a today If the work on her is COM
pleted in time.
Yesterday, says the Tacoma News Of
Tuesday, the ship Margaret, Captain
Peterson, shifted Ito the Commercial
wharf. She brought a cargo consisting
of 10000 feet Of California redwood, 500
cases of powder, 800 barrels Of oil and
six tons of rice, all of which are con-
signed to local merchants After unload
ing the Margaret VIII take a cargo Of
lumber to Sydney, Australia, from the
st. Paul & Tacoma mill.
The Columb.ne arrived in port early
yesterday morning from Port Orford and
other Southern ports. AT the FORMER
place she found the lighthouse tender Ma
dronia waiting for her, and transferred
Admiral Walker and his secretary to her
where they were taken in charge by
Commander Nichols, of the Tenth Dis
triclt, and Immediately began their voy-
age down to lower California. The Col
umbine was bar bound at Coos Bay for
three days, and had an unpleasant trip
generally. On Tuesday night on the
way up Ito the mouth Of the river she
weathered very bad gale and was tossed
about considerably Commander Faren-
holt left her at Yaquina and proceeded
overland to- Portland.
The steamer c. M. Belshaw came down
the r.ver yesterday towing big barge
containing the powerful 7-ton rock crush
er for the water works contractors. The
barge was tied up ait F.nlaySon's dock
and it took a number of men several
hours to haul the machine up to the road
way. The scene in the vicinity Of the
dock while the hauling operation was
going on was quite animated, several Of
the bystanders taking off their coats and
assisting at the work with a will. The
manager Of the affair stood on the dock
and worked himself into a cold sweat
giving directions. The crusher fell back
three times, once knocking a good-sized
hole in the deck of the scow, but was
finally got onto solid ground. The crowd
took hold of the derrick rope at inter
walls and had several tug of war bouts
to the amusement of fifty or sixty people
who stood and looked on.
An arrangement has been made where
by Tacoma will get a great deal of wide
spread advertising through the shipmas-
ters who frequently go to Tacoma with
mill companies and institutions dealing
with the ships learn the names of the
captains of incoming vessels with which
they are to deal and Immediately send
the list tto the secretary Of the chamber
Of commerce. The secretary at once sends
an invitation to the captains as fast
as they arrive extending them the priv
ileges of THE chamber Of commerce read |
ing rooms, etc. In view of the pleasant |
headquarters afforded by this chamber |
this Is regarded as a very good way in |
which to gain the good will and favor of |
a class of men who will be able to do |
much IN spreading the fame of Tacoma |
all over the world. Here Is o. most ex-
celent suggestion and one which Is bound |
to have the desired end IL carried into |
effect. And why not have the same
proposition entertained In Astoria?
This morning at daylight the Strath- !
nevis will sail for the Orient from Ia
coma with a mixed cargo of 5000 tons. |
The greater part Of TIA cargo will con-
;ist of flour, but there will also be large |
Of cotton, lumber, steel |
plates, nails and condensed milk in the
lold. She finished loading $1,000 sacks of
-four Tuesday and moved up to the
Ocean wharf to receive that portion of
ler cargo that came by rail. Tuesday
he steamer Mabel brought over 450 kegs
1f nails from the Everett works, and
these were loaded in the after hatch of
he Strathnevis. The estimated vague Of
The cargo she will take Gus is $15O0OO.
The work of loading the big cricamsr is
being pushed with vigor Ln order to get
t completed in time for her to sail this
Four more big ships under
charter to the Northern Pacific Steam
ship company are now en- route to Ia
,oma loaded with cargoes of tea and
'ilk. These are the steamship Eslxdale
and Evandale, and the sailing ships
Manx King and Dudhope. The Eskdale
s scheduled to arrive In Tacoma next
Sunday, July q, while the Manx King,
which left Yokohama June II, is expected
n week or ten days.
A special message from Port Angeles
Iays: "The National Packing Co. wili
)a ready within a week TO pack all of
he salmon caught within a radius Of
wenty miles Of this city. The plant,
consisting Of five large buildings and a
complete canning outft, is now nearly
'eady for use, and fourteen Chtnamen,
| number of fishermen and a host Of
)oys and girls have been engaged to
work during the coming season. 1t is
he Intention Of the company TO make the
traits of Juan de Fuca the principal
,oint of operation, as It is a reasonable
that an the salmon which fire.
Iuent the waters OF Puget sound must,
Iome time during the season, pass up the
straits The nets to be used are neces-
arily very large, measuring 1850 feet in
ength and 100 feet in width. These are
oaded upon thirty-foot skiffs, and after
hey have been stretched across the
TRAITS the ends are brought together,
hus capturing the salmon. Purse seins
md beach seins viii be used at the
nouths Of rivers and streams IN this
-icfnfty. Manager Hume SAYS that he