The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-07-24
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ALONG THE WATER FRONT.
The Oregon is due in this city tomor-
row.
The Alice Blanchard will arrive I'm San
Francisco tonight.
The four-masted British bark Royal
Forth, Cooper, sailed from Newcastle, N.
S. W., on June Is for San Francisco
with 4,55S tons of coal conagned to ].
j. Moore & Co. This is one of the largest
cargoes ever shipped out of the port of
Newcastle.
Work on the Panama canal is to be-
gin ais soon as the dry season sets In.
One dredge is now at work. The canal
is at present 45 miles long and II miles
are finished on THE Atlantic coast, while
on the Pacific coast five miles are fin
ished, with THE work now in perfect con-
dltion to be pushed rapidly.
Samuel q. Chesboro, an extensive fish
dealer of New York city, was in Seattle
Monday. He came to the coast TO confer
with wholesale dealers and has given
some Instructions as to methods of pack
ing and shipping for THE eastern markets,
and thinks well of the Puget sound and
Fraser river salmon. Halibut, he says,
is growing in favor.
Fish continued to run in large numbers
yesterday and all THE cannerles had plen-
ty of work to do getting away with what
they received from plungers and FISH
boalls. lit was stated during the day
THAT several of the traps which have been
in debt for some years win be clear Of all
liabilities by the end of this season, and
will, If THE run continues much longer,
have balances in the bank besides.
A brisk westerly wind sst in up the riv-
er an day yesterday. The tide was mark
ed high on the tables but the breeze
brought ut up still higher. The small
STEAMERS had hard work getting round
to the various outside points on their reg
ular trips. Many of the fishboats made
excellent time up from Sand Island, and
there were two or three impromptu races
among THE fishermen when the wind
freshened up in the afternoon.
The unlucky steamer Checco is at
Main street wharf loading coffee, says
the Chronicle. Six months ago the Chet-
CO was driven ashore at Needle rock by
the same storm that wrecked the Ke-
weenaw and the Montserrat. The Chetco
was sold to j. B. Stetson for 800. Her
bottom was given a covering of copper
paint, and the work of loading the coffee
was begun. The Chetco began to leak
and the coffee had to be removed. The
schooner was placed on the dry dock and
calked and is now loading again.
The Alaskan says: "The United States
revenue cutter Wolcott came into port
ait an early hour Thursday morning with
instructions Ito report at the custom office
here for further orders. When tIhe VOL
colt met the Pinta she had been twenty
hours from Sitka and made about nine
teen miles, AT this rate, not quite a
mile an hour, we need not look for the
Pinta ITO return before the latter part OF
August. Collector Moore does not care to
owtline the various routes, ne will have
THE Wolcott patrol, but will be so vigllant
as to make it very difficult Ito smuggle
liquor into Alaska"
The maneuvsrs of the North Atlantic
squadron, to be conducted next month by
Rear Admiral Bunce, under instructions
from the navy department, it is expected,
will thoroughly demonstrate facilities for
the defense of New York in case of war
with a foreign pdwer. 1t has been sug-
gested that the maneuv5rs be based upon
a scheme for the defense of the metropo-
lis from an attacking fleet. The depart
menlt has ordered oil available Ships in
the North Atlantic squadron Ito be in
readiness for sea service by August In
compliance with these orders a larger
fleet than has been ,s5en for some years
will participate.
The International fisheries commission
ers, DIR. Wakehnm and Mr.. Richard Rath- |
bua, started for Point Roberts today, |
AFTER Interviewing Inspector AlcNab and |
Mr.. Herring on the salmon industry, the
catch, tine habits of the salmon and many |
details as to canning, etc., says a Vic
-oria paper The Gamers express the hope
that something may be done by the COM
missonerS to prevent the wholesale
slaughter of fish at Point Roberts by
whose traps, it is thought by
some, are responsible for the small rum
N the Fraser This phase of the question
was very strongly brought before the
OF both commissioners.
The steam schooner Excelsior, which
;ailed for st. Michaels, Alaska, June 5,
to Seaitle on Sunday after a
1erilous voyage through a great ice foe
n Bering sea. She encountered the ice
IN her way north and was delayed IA
lays by 1T, the mass being 400 miles long
ind 100 miles wide. Captain Higgins
thinks ii WAS caused by Bedng sea being
rozen over last winter and by the great
masses of ice coming down the Yukon
The foe was in the shape of a new moon,
md the vessel entered fits concave side
IN the evening Of June II, and next morn
ng found herself surrounded. She had
o dodge icebergs, and lay at st. Law
'ence islands three days, only getting
lround the north end of the foe after
wo attempts.
A force of men under Captain C. e.
ireen, says the Post-Intel elligencer, was
taking the pump and other ma
lhinery out of tine dredger Python and
'e0ing her ready To go on the dry dock
Moron Bros. blve received tine copper
lecessary for sheathing the hull, and 1t
s thought win be prepared to receive the
-essel today The boat will require be-
wsen $500 and $500 square feet of copper,
nd that part of the repairs will be com-
1eted in about five days. The machinery
# the Python is In good condition, and
gdll not need m1cl attention. The dredg-
1g company win begin nGw manner OF
e.ivery Of the earth when the Ananconda
oes to work some time next week. 1t Is
0 elevate the eighteen-inch pipe SO 1t
7dll rise from che vessel tlself, instead
I gradually ascending to the piont of
lsdharge. In this way the Gift" will be
ear the machinery and win not BE- dis
ributed along the entire length.
Says the C0lonist: ITO build a craft
l0re speedy than the redoubtsfble Hor-
ct, has been the ambition Of a good
lany local yachtsmen. V.ctorians have
sason to be enviOus probably more than
ny other yachtsmen belonging 10 the
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