The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-07-11

the operations Of the same day last week.
Fish continue very large and quality is
as excellent as ever. Bluebacks are
Stacking up again.
Since the low stage of the river renders
1t impossible for boats to reach Albany,
our merchants, says the Jefferson Re-
view have been having their freight
hauled from Salem by team. 1t VIII be
but a short time until a light draft
steamer is completed for traffic Oh the
upper river, when Jefferson freight will
again be hauled from Albany.
The American Shipbuilder says: Ar
thur Sewell & Co., of Bath, Me-, will
build a steel shfpentine, as a sister ship
to the Dirigo. 1t is not at all likely that
any four-masted steel sailing ship that
ever be built in the United States as
British ship owners have about satisfied
themselves that yards on the jigger mast
are useless for practical purposes.
A schooner adrift was picked up by
Indians at Freshwater bay, southern
Alaska, recently and taken to Hoonah
mission. The craft hal complete min
ers outfit, but the guns and blankets
were gone. 1t Is supposed the owners
we're ashore prospecting in the hills,
when the boat slipped her anchor and
was carried away by the tide and winds.
A correspondent of the Yaquina Bay
News writing from Waldport, says: The
tug Robarts came into our harbor with
a cargo of freight intending to take the
schooner Mary Bidwell out to sea. On
Sunday she took about thirty people over
the bar, but 1t was too rough for the
schooner so she took her out on Mon
day. after which she proceeded to New
port and returned with cargo Of freight
to Yaquina bay.
The schooner Doncaster sailed into Sc
attic harbor en- Monday afternoon with
5000 pounds Of halibut. The schooner
Lincoln will leave on her fistching cruise
to the Alaskan coast tomorrow from the
Sound. She will make headquarters at
Nichols bay, and will get her catch at
DLxon's entrance. Capt H. X. Neguard
is her new master and two-thirds owner.
The schooner Caroline has arrived at Sc
attle from the halibut banks with 1000
pounds of fish. She reports that the
sloop wv. T. Tickle is having poor luck.
The Peruvian mail of a recent date
says: The minister of finance has ordered
the immediate suspension Of the collec-
tion of pilotage dues in Callao, and also
of all fees hitherto charged on the ship
ping of sailors on board the vessels
anchored in that port. Senor Malpartlda
expresses his severe censure of these
illegal charges, and orders an inquiry
into the origin of them, so as to make
those guilty of the abuse responsible for
it. We hope soon to see decree abol-
ishing likewise the duties on ships stores
and goods In trlnst.
The steamer Saturn, which las been
running between Panama lnd San Fran
cisco for a year, under charter to the
Panama Steamship company, has been
Withdrawn from the service, the con-
tract having expired. She has been char
tered to take wheat hence to Europe.
says the San Francisco Bulletin. The
steamer Port Stephens is under a siml-
lar charter, so at least two cargoes of
grain win go out under steam. Many
years ago, some half c-zen trlmp
steamers were thus loaded in a single
season. We expect to see something of
that kind repeated this year. In add
ton to the two engagements above re-
ported, 1t is known that the pr .ish
steamer De Bay, 1868 tons, Is coming to I
this port from Central America. In the
event that frelghts go to 40s, several
tramp steamers will be ordered for
wheat charters.
The steamer Dora, says the Alaskan,
passed juneau from S.tka June &C. with
y. Gibson, Frank Drew, w. e. Reid
and Percy Hope, and stopped at Tread
wells to take on eighty dies and shoes
and supplies for the Apollo mill at Unga
Fifteen miners came down to SItka,
having quit their jobs at the Unga mine
on account Of poor food: E. Gibson has
been commissioned to send ten miners
by the Topeka to connect with the Dora
at Stka. They will take back about
fifteen men, having secured several on
the island. Bullion to the amount of
$S7 900 was brought down. Mr. Gibson may
return in August. Purser Gould raised |
on checks 81, 800 from the merchants last
night Odlak, Prince william sound, on
June 20, about 5000 salmon were caught |
with one haul, making 200 cases. the |
largest on record. The cruisers Perry, |
Corwin, Grant, Bear and Rush are
patrolling Bering sea.
At 5 O'Clock yesterday morning the
body Of Christian Olsen, a fireman on
the steamer Harris9n va found n the |
mud fronting The old Hume dock. Cor
oner PohI took charge Of the corpse.
which was In suc7 a decomposed condi-t
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