The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-06-09
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The Dwyer made two trips to Skip
anon yesterday.
Workmen ON the pilot schooner are
now busy with the masts and sails.
Engineer Hegardt goes down to Fort
Stevens this morning with the Lincoln.
Four car loads of salmon were shipped
to Portland on the Bailey Gatzert last
night.
The small steamer Uncle Sam made a
trip up Young's river yesterday in place
Of the Mayflower.
The barkentine North Bend, lumber
laden for Redondo, was towed out to sea
yesterday by the Relief.
The Uncle Sam brought the body of
G. o. Moen's farm hand down from
Young's river last evening.
The steamer Oregon left out for San
Francisco at an early hour yesterday
morning with small miscellaneous car
go.
The Wenono went back on her return
trip to Knappton and Gray's River yes
terday laden down with passengers and
provisions.
Tin is going out of the bonded ware
house in small quantities every day,
and considerably less than 100000 cases is
now held in stock.
The Eclipse will not be in service again
for another three weeks. The work of
steaming and bending the necessary tim
beds for her hull is proceeding slowly.
Yesterday morning the Queen went
down to Ilwaco. She towed a piledriver
from that place to Sand Island and re-
turned to her dock late in the afternoon.
The r. r. Thompson, when she comes
out on the river again, will be provided
with an excellent searchlight and her
cabins and saloons will be lit throughout
with electricity.
The o. r. and N. Co. has decided to
present to each of its patrons who travel
on the first trip of the Thompson down
the river after she comes out, an ex-
cellent reproduction Of the photograph
of Mr.. r. r. Thompson, after whom the
boat is named.
Columbia Harbor No. % met last night
and transacted a large amount of rou-
tine business. Nothing further has yet
been heard from Commander Farenholt
concerning the request made some time
ago for several new buoys at various
points in the river.
The naphtha launch Daisy made trip
to John Days yesterday afternoon with a
big load of feed and provisions. Captain
Burnsides has not received the contract
for carrying goods to the right of way
camp, but 1t is expected that arrange,
ments will be made during the coming
week.
The Ansonia, the second vessel of the
new line from China and Japan to this
city, is now loading in Yokohama. Re-
turn cargoes for both the Chittagong and
Ansonia have been secured in such guam
titles that there is fully enough to fill
the holds Of both vessels for several trips
to come.
AS soon as the Thompson resumes her
regular trips to this city the Ocklahama
will be taken off the towage work and
be givGh a thorough overhauling, to
put her in readiness for the fall, towing,
which is expected to be very heavy. The
Harvest Queen will probably take her
place temporarily
The popular steamer Mayhower did
some quick work yesterday At 4 o'clock
in the morning she made a trip to
Youngs river and on her return went
down to the bridge. AS soon as she
reached her dock again she took the
footballers of the High School to Fort
Candy and returned with them late in
the afternoon.
The Mendell practically completed her
sounding work outside the mouth of the
river yesterday, doing 2S miles from sum
rise to sunset. She then assisted the
Lincoln with the barge towing in the
evening. She will go down again tomor-
row morning with the surveying party
aboard and will continue her sounding
operations inside the jetty.
Yesterday morning while on her trip
over from the Washington side the steam,
er Wenona stuck hard and fast on q mud
bank at the entrance to Deep river. This
Is one of the localities that the members
of Columbia Harbor desire to have buoy
ed Immediately, and every week the ne
cess.ty Of such an Improvement becomes
more apparent. The Wenont has been
grounded on the same spot several times.
She hoated off yesterday with the tide.
AS a specimen of the strange manner
In which codes are drawn up, the fol-
lowing is Of interest: A-ship was recent
ly burnt at sea; the crew escaped; and
from the nearest port the news was ca
bled to the owners in these words (Scott's
Code), "Smouldered, Hurrah, Hallelujah."
''Smouldered' stands for "the ship has
been destroyed by fire." "Hurrah'- for
Grew saved by boats" and "Hallelu,
jah' for "all hands saved-inform wives
and sweethearts."
A "Shipowner" writes to a commercial
exchange as follows: II notice in a late
number Of Fairplay a complaint from
some steamship owners regarding the
wretched despatch a steamer of theirs
had got in discharging at Hamburg. I
have now to make the same complaint
regarding sailing ships and to draw the
attention of shipowners to the matter
as so many are now given the option Of
Hamburg at a less rate than other con-
tinental ports. ship in which 1 am in
terested, carrying $50 tons, lately arrived
at Hamburg and according to the custom
of the mort IL will he 25 running davo oI