The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-13

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ALONG THE WATER FRONT.
The Alice Blanchard is expected in to-
morrow from San Francisco.
The State Of California left out for San
Francisco early yesterday morning with
a very light passenger lis:.
There are three lumber schooners in
the river this morning, all OF which will
receive dispatch within the next few
days.
The Manzanita leaves out for Tilla-
nook Rock early this morning. She will
complete the work of laying the cable
to that point.
The steamer G. W. Belshaw came down
the river from Portland yesterday with
a big scow load of sand to be psed in
the waterworks construction.
Mr.. B. A.. Seaborg Is putting his fast
sloop Mayfiower into good trim for the
regatta. Yesterday a new 81 foot mast
was placed in her, and new sails will be
rugged today.
The steamer Signal left out yesterday
afternoon for Vancouver, B. c., with
large cargo Of miscellaneous freight
aboard including three carloads of salm-
on consigned to Liverpool via the Cana
dian Pacific railway. She has several
cabin passengers aboard.
The local agents for Beaver Hill coal
have now been out of a supply for sew
eral weeks, and they don't know when
they will be getting another load The
unusual demand for it in San Francisco
and the breaking down of the steamer
Homer are responsible for the delay.
Several fishermen are already hard at
work on their boats, in the hope that they
Will be lucky enough to capture some of
the prizes hung up at the regatta. At
all the Uppertown net racks this cleaning
up process Is going on. A considerable
amount of money will be spent by can
nerymen and others in putting the boats
in condition.
The Bandorille is loading up with can
merry supplies for the Bandon Packing Co.
on Coquille River. Yesterday a large
quantity of canning machinery was plac-
ed ABOARD and today she will take on
several tons of supplies. She will leave
out tonight or tomorrow morning The
cannery will be run this year by c. Tim
mons and the Foard & Stokes Co., joint
ly. 1t will be remembered that Foard G.
Stokes owned this cannery when 1t was
destroyed by fire last year.
The regatta committee has taken ad-
vantage of very liberal offer made it
by Elmore, Sanborn & Co. and Barbour
Bros, yesterday and has in consequence
added another event to the regatta pro-
gram. 1t is a race for genuine Columbia
River fishing boats, contesting craft to
nave hshed for salmon during the season
just closed. There will be two prizes,
$50 pounds of Marshalls twine, and 15O
pounds of Barbour's machine made web,
valued at $3.50 each, the winning boat to
take first choice No fancy sails will be
allowed, and nothing but stunsails and
ordinary fishing boat sail can be carried.
The steamer Harrison returned to port
yesterday from a two days fishing cruise
outside the mouth of the river. She was
engaged by Trescott & Co., the Portland
sturgeon dealers to troll for sole, and
met with considerable success bringing
IN several tons of that species of fish as
a result of her trip. The fish were pack
ed in ice and in that condition shipped to
Portland, where they will be forwarded
East in cold storage, and thence to Lon
don. The shipment Is a purely expert
mental one, and the result will be waited
with considerable interest. The Harrison
also picked up two tons of rock cod and
a miscellaneous collection of hake, floun.
ders, and many other varieties of fish.
The Norwegian bark Fortuna Is all
ready to sail for Port Pirie, Australia,
and will leave Tacoma for Port Towns
end, where 1t Is necessary for her to go
in order to clear. This is the second YES
sci that has had to clear at Townsend on
account OF the lack of Norwegian con-
sui at this port, says the news, and much
adverse comment is to be heard on the
subject. The big steamer Oscar III. was
compelled to go to Townsend to clear,
and the only reason for it is because the
consul general at San Francisco, for some
cause, will not appoint vice-consul for
this port. 1t is suggs sted along the water
front that the Norwegian residents of
Tacoma make some move in the matter,
and by united action bring the matter
before the consul general in such man
ner as to compel him to notice it.
The plans for the six new gunboats for
the navy have been completed and the
ship builders of the country have been
invited to tender bids for their construc-
tion. Under the terms of the act author
izing the new vessels, one or more are to
be built on the Pacific coast, provided
satisfactory bids can be obtained. One
especial reason why the ship builders Of
the Pacific coast ought to be able TO
readily secure contracts for the proposed
new vessels Is that under the plans they
are to be composite vessels. That is,
the frame is to be of steel, and the plank
ing of wood. Under the plans the plank
ing Is required to be of Georgia pine, but
there is no question that half a dozen
spscies of timber on this coast would be
considered by the department an accepta-
bic substitute, and indeed far superior to
the proposed pine. Above the water line
the planking will be of steel, but the up
per edge of the wood planlxing will lap
this planking about three feet.
Yesterdays Oregonian says: 1.-THE AS
toria regatta committee has generously
made provision for the entertainment OF
Portland shippers during the regatta, and
has arranged the third days program
especially for yawls and 2O-foot sloops,
so that they can go. This courtesy mas
been very much appreciated by Members
Of the Portland Sailing Club, and they
will send quite feet Of their best craft
to the carnival. Commodore Taylor start
ed for Astoria yesterday in the Lilly B.,
with Bert Smith as his "crew," and W.
A. Wylie left at the same time in his
new boat, the Pique, yawl OF beautiful
model, ~ feet beam and 10 feet over all.
The shippers win sail down the Columbia
lazllY stoppIng to fish here and there.