The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-09-22

SUAD 29lll COG 7IIl0 1910 422 05II 45OI8t
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ALONG THE WATER FRONT.
The steamer State Of California left
out for San Francisco yesterday morn
ing.
The steamer Electric did the govern
ment barge towing yesterday in place OF
the Mendell. Capt. Browns men were
busy all day washing boilers.
The salmon run stiN continues good.
Though the catch is falling off slightly.
The cannery is yet running at its full
est capacity with the crew attanable,
and will probably be kept so running for
a week or two. The catch so far shows
about 5000 cases and the total for the
season viii probably be double that
Times-Mountaineer.
The Alaskan contains the following
items:
The Alaska Commercial company's
schooner St, Paul reached Kodiak with
So sea otter on the 5th She was rohtted
and sent out again the same week.
The Alexander the North American
Commercial company's schooner, arrived
ut Wood Island August with "a sea
otter skins. She was refltted and re-
turned for another hunt
The a. C. Cos schooner Lettle came
in August II, with 2l sea otter skins.
The United States bureau of steam en-
gineering has decided upon an extensive
series of experiments with liquid fue, for
al to 10
New York navy yard. One of the OBJ
jectlons to coal is the time required
to start the fires of a man-of-war or tor
pedo boat. This objection will be done
away with by the use of liquid fuel The
mere turning of a cock to permit the
liquid to flow and the application of a
lighted match are the only operations
necessary in using the latter, and in an
extremely short space oe time steam is
ready and the ship can proceed to sea.
With coal the time consumed amounts to
hours. Liquid fuel would be especially
useful on board torpedo boats
Satisfied with the success of his sealing
venture this year, Captain Gilbert re-
turned home last evening, his schooner,
the Director, with the exception of the
seized Beatrice-being the first Of the
Bering sea fleet to arrive. A stiff breeze
from the southwest brought the Director
speedily up the straits last evening and
ais there were other seaers following
her from the sea it is thought they will
arrive today. The Directors returns for
the year total in the neighborhood OF
1900 skins, about half of which were
taken on the way round to this coast
from Halifax off the Falkland is ands. !
These the schooner landed here and after
refitting started for the Copper Island
coast where some 200 odd skins were
added to the catch In Bering sea the
remainder of the catch was secured, and |
more would have been taken had the |
weather not proved unfavorable. The |
seal were fairly plentiful, but for reasons
not explained the crew Of the Director
consider that the catches this year wifi !
be small. The Director heard Of no seiz- |
ures except that of the Beatrice.-Colon-
list.
The North American Commercial COM |
panys steamer Francis Cutting, Captain !
Thomas, went to Afognak about Juy 2S
and towed the hull of the schooner Wal |
ter A. Eagle of Victoria, which was |
wrecked off Icy cape near Mt st. Elias !
the 14th of April, when all on board |
about 30 people, were lost. The hull had
got into Afognak bay, where the Cutting |
after three days hard work landed the
salvage at Wood island. 1t was almost |
submerged lying on the starboard side |
1t required two days herd work to right |
the vessel AS the worknen locked into |
the hold a ghaS.ly spectacle met their |
gaze. Several of the dead men were dis |
covered. The United States commissioner |
was notified and ways and means pro-
vided for recovering and burying the dead |
bodies A contract was made to land the |
remains on deck and a coronCr's inquest |
held. Eleven bodies were laid out-all |
90 decompcsed as to be beyond recogni-
tion, only that they were evidently In
dams. One man carried the name or
John White on his left arm, done in
India ink. The bodies were buried at
Kodiak. On August II, during further !
search amidst the ballast in the hold,
four additional bodies were found and |
an inquest held. The remains were buried
At Wood Island cemetery Thus 10 OF |
the 30 lost have been found and buried.
Alaskan.
A Port Townsend special to the Post
Inte.ligencer says: j. o. Gates, of this
CITY, whose experiments in the preserva-
ton of Puget Sound sardines attracted
so HluCn attention IdSl ESdSJu, has OpthSu |
this year in earnest with a modest can
ming plant and a small force of exper-
fenced Gamers. Durin@ past seasons
there has been no inducement for fisher
men to give any attention to these fish,
as the market has been very limited; but
since Gates has been at work this year,
the fishermen of this vicinity have
brought in Mite else. and as the waters
of the Sound are known to abound with
the sardine the future of the industry
IS very promising Gates method of pre-
servation is similar to that practiced
a.ong the shores of the Mediterranean,
and his product is pronounced equal 10
the Mediterranean article by such au-
thorfties as Capt Tanner and the otii-
GERS and expert naturatists of the United
States fish commission steamer AiOa-
tross and Judge James G.. Swan, Of this
city. Gates is finding a ready market
so far at good prices, and viii continue
the work during the entire season, but
is not yet in a position to estimate with
any degree of certainty what will be the
amount of his total output. The progress
of the scheme is being closely watched
by cannery people from al parts Of the
Sound, and from present prospects II
seems likely that the next season viii see
considerable development in this hitherto
neglected Held or industry
The United States revenue cutter OIL
GERS on the Sound have recently received
orders to Tigid.y enforce the navigation
laws in regard to the acrrying of lights
on vesse.s and in other particulars, and
nave caused great disgust among steam
boat men and yachtsmen by reporting
number OF violations. For several years
tire law in this respect has not been
strictly observed. and owners, from
motives Of economy, have neg-ectei 10
provide the proper lights. The conse-
duerce is that many OF the boats on the
Sound have chen found suhiect n hne
IN some particular. The revenue saunch
scout Lieut.. Cardin. has been making
a careful inspection, and reported Tio-