The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-05-22
ALONG THE WATER FRONT.

The steamer Queen went over to Deep
river yesterday afternoon.
One carload of salmon was shipped
east on the Potter last night.
The American ship Alameda will leave
up the river tomorrow morning.
The Alice Blanchard is expected in
from San Francisco and way ports this
morning
The British ship Narcissus, with Pilot
Reed aboard, left up for Portland yes
terday, in tow Of the Emma Hayward.
The British ship Rathdown left up the
river at daylight yesterday morning in
tow of the Oklahama. Captain Johnson
was In charge.
The steamer State arrived in from San
Francisco yesterday with 70 tons of
freight for this city. After discharging,
she passed on up to Portland.
Early yesterday morning the Britisl
ship Rlversdale went to sea- dipping her
flag continuously and saluting large num-
bers who lined the lower wharves to
see her go out.
The Mendell took down two blrges of
stone to the jetty yesterday morning and
in the afternoon towed down a load Of
frewook for the donkey engines at the
end Of the wharves,
Captain AL. Belts came down the river
yesterday on one of his regular tours o.
inspection. Finding all the o.d salts still
keeping in good health and able to pass
muster as we'll as ever. he returned hom~
on the Potter last night.
The Manzanita went out yesterday af-
ternoon on her Umpqua andN Coos Bay
cruise. Captain Gregory was unable to
say when he started how long he woulC
be away, as a great deal depends on the
condition of the Umpqua buoys.
Yesterday afternoon the new naphtha
launch from Seattle made the Dwyer's
afternoon trip from the trestle with the
passengers from the Seaside train. Thir-
ty-four people crowded the little boat.
which brought them all across safely at
good speed.
Messrs. Sandeburg, Jordon and Hedley
are now aboard the Lincoln, carrying on
her surveying work under the direction
of Engineer Hegardt. The Lincoln was
working in the vicinity of Scarborough
Head all day yesterday and tied up at
Flavel's dock last night.
Captain Donelly yesterday morning be-
fore he left for Portland, with his ship,
expressed his sentiments thusly: at
brings old times back to me again to
find myself in tow of one of them wheel
barrow steamers running up the Colum-
bia river an tootin' them Internal whis-
ties all the way along"
The Signal left out yesterday morning
for Vancouver with a full load of flour.
Two Cinnamon were landed here from
her yesterday, their identity as merchants
having been proved to the satisfaction OF
Collector Page. She took three Cinnamon
back with her, one rejected from this
city and two from Portland
The whole stem of the steamer Eclipse
down nearly to amidshtps was sawn of
yesterday, giving the steamer a peculiar
appearance, with her whole interior visi-
BILE. The foundation was laid In the
afternoon for the new stem which is tc
be ten feet longer than the old one and
of far better and sharper appearance.
When the Mayfower comes off the
ways tomorrow all her companion steam
ers of the mosquito fleet win turn greer
with envy. She has been daintily paint
ed in pink, white and pale blue and hel
appearance is much improved in every
way. This may be looked on as a consid
erable offset to Captain Rehfeld's steam
siren.
The run OF fish yesterday kept up Il
the excellent standard Of the two pre-
vious days, with the weight averaging
from q to 20 pounds an improvement oi
two pounds over any run since the season
opened. Several sixty pound fish were
brought in by the plungers. The colo
continues as red as ever. All the can
neies were working till late last even
ing getting away with the days ac
cumulation of raw stock.