The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-04-27
Along the
Water Front

carpenters were busy yesterday re-
planking and caulhlng pant of the low
er deck of THE steamer Mendell.
Inc tlshermen's Packing Co.'S new
launch is being fast broken in to work
and is answering all the expectations
Of her owners.
The steamer Harrison arrived in
o Tillamook yesterday morning.
with a Cargo of butter and other dairy
produce. She leaves cut tomorrow
morning.
The stray bolt from the keel of the
Eclipse was hammered into place ON
the grldiron at the Dalgity Iron Works
yesterday morning, and the steamer
went over to Deep River.
1t is not yet known what Captain
Olsen, of the Franclne, Intends to do
with mis- little vessel, but dit is probable
hat he win leave her al Port Town
send for a while and come home over,
land.
Inc steamer Miller went up to KNAPP
pa n Clifton yesterday with a larger
cargo tnan she has carGed for some
usme. She took four toms of feed to
hnappa and over a ton of tan bark TO
Clifton.
The steamer Oregon is overdue from
san F~1tanolsco. She should have bee!
In early yesterday afternoon, but it
Is believed that The constant head
winds of the last two days have de.
iayed her. She should be up early this
morning.
Work on the Highland Home was
completed at Il o'clock yesterday
morning. There have been unloaded
from her exactly q, 9sS cases of tin
plate, all in splendid ~condItion. A tug
is now cn tine way down the river and
will start with iler for Portland today.
John Bu1tkamp. v"ner of the launch
WiglJant, has given up all idea of max
ing mis- gasoline engine work, and wa.
yesterday looking at the marine boile.
that VIA lately removed from Cape
Hancock. He decided, however, THAI
it was too large for the vigilant, and
viii not purchase 1t.
The Signal continued unloading coal
at the Union Pacific bunkers an day
yesterday. This morning she VIII come
down to the FtinAayson dock and dis
charge 50 tons of Chinese freight. Ar
r~angemenlts are also being made to
release the nine Chinese passengers
for this rloIt as soon as THE Ordinary
formula is gone through.
The Eighland Homes donkey has
been cooped inao close quarters for q
few days owing ito lthe crowdlng of
s115e CAUSED fby the discharge of her
tin cargo. When the matches were
sealed up again yesterday, ne took full
advamdage of his extra liberty and
treated Ehe sailors to a continuous
troatlng race all the afternoon.
As soon as the POTTER gets black on
hSr run rdhe Harvest Queen win take
tae place Of line Thompson on the
night trips and the Catter boat will
6e Said off for repairs. A good deal of
copper has baen removed from the hull
cs The Potter, and 1t IS the general
opinion shat when Sine is ready for SER
vice again she viii be fully a knot and
a half faster than she yer was before
L,unih hour at tine a factory Is al
ways honored in the same manner by
the snlarl boys who work there, VAIN
their BOTTLES OF tea and various other
provialons, they soaH1per out on the
b,,ded R4arahou7e dock and perch
themselves on The top of high piles OF
cordwood, where lthey proceed to de-
n1olish the eaaabfes in short order. h
higher Up shey get the better they can
eat and SEVERAL have their own private
hooks on the surrounding roofs.
Two woodscows had a quiet
a,e~oes from Deep River yesterday
morning, and before their hulls became
thoroughly visible made as pretty a
Mcclure as 1.-TWO yachts could have done.
If NV any possible chance woodscows
can ne associated with racing, five or
civ of them ought ITO Ue given a chance
at toe next rezaHa. IT would be a
considerable noya.-y l.al7w. and no
d,,,b, -b.A- ogn-- w7-ll be just as
kcen about the contest as If 1t were
the oracl, event Of the meeting.
p,,s5,s naw alunger took up a good
desa Of attention on the Waterfront
yaeterday afternoon. She started out
trom tbe canner hauled close up to
he wind. in the wake Of George &
psr,er's boat, and not only picked up
ne,-v a mile Of the latter's lead bun
a1-a1 ber about 3 IL miles from the
-, ese SITS out on a short tack
r~,,s.3ffyr and is a flyer from top 10
.-s,m II Is doubtful WHISTLER any
orbsr p,unger On the river can touch