The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-05-02
ALONG THE WATER FRONT.

ALONG THE WATER FRONT.
Several sturgeon were shipped UP the
river on the Gatzert last might.
The Mlanzanita stalSed on her trip
to Puget Sound at 6 o'clock yesterday
morning.
The Columbine cam down from the
buoy station hast night and tied up at
Finlayson's dock.
Two fine fshboats, one for ]. B. Han
thorn and another for Hapgood & Co.
are now under way.
The schooner John Smith came down
from Portland last night in ballast.
She leaves this morning for Port
Blakeley to load lumber.
Mrs. Brown, wife Of Captain Brown
of Portland, passed up the river on
the State of California yesterday
morning with her daughter.
The State Of California arrived IN
from San francisco yesterday morning
with a very light freight load, and left
UP the river for Portland at 9 a.. m.
Seventeen tons of freight landed here
on the Truckee from San Francisco
were taken over to Warrenton yester-
day by the e. L. Dwyer, for Campbell
Bros.
The British ship Kirkhill, 1859 days
from Antwerp, and the American ship
Alameda, 161 days from New York,
are being looked for off the mouth of
the river every day.
Commander Farenholt gave orders
yesterday for the delivery of an addi-
tional fifteen tons of Beaver Hill coal
aboard the Columbine for a further,
and final test of its merits. The coal
will be taken aboard this morning.
The machinery is being placed In
position at Kinney's old cannery, and
e%verything being made ~shipshape for
the packing of salmon there next week.
Already a large number of men are at
work on the premises turning out oval
cans.
Twenty-Five Ships are now heading
for this city, from various ports of the
world and indications point to a very
brisk summer for marine men. Capt.
Scott Johnson says that he has never
since the first year of his residence
here, known such a large number of
vessels coming this way at this period
of the e
This afternoon Astorians will be
treated to a sight of the Potter, re-
~splendent in her new war paint. She
makes a trip down to the mouth of the
river on her arrival here, with several
invited guests on board. The steamer
is scheduled to leave on tine excursion
at 1870, SO her captain evidently intends
to let her out on the way down.
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1t Is extremely probable that most
Of the salmon shipped to foreign con-
signees from Astoria will this yeai,
contrary to custom, leave here on ship
board direct for the United Kingdon
n will not be taken via San Fran
cisco. The 100000 tons of wheat watt
Ing for removal will probably tax the
list of California charters to the ut
most, with the result that shipments
will he made direct from the Columbia
rlver.
The steamer Eclipse we'll be laid
up on the 18TH inst and is to undergo
a large amount of repairing. She will
be completely ~re-planked, and the hull
will me heightened IL feet, ten feet
forward and two feet aft. The shape
of the bow will be considerably sharp
ened, and 1T is believed that the altera-
lions will increase the running power
very largely. All the old plank.ng Is
to be entirely removed from the decks.
Joe feathers has been given charge of
the work.
Yesterday the sealing schooner Kate
and Ann was brought alongside Fish
er's slip and her sealskins discharged
ait the wharf. They were at once
taken UP Ito Fishers warehouse, where
they will be cured and salted down
better than the close quarters on the
schooner allowed the word to be done.
They will be shipped on the C. P.
R. or U. P. in a few days. Several
people who ave never seen sealskins
cured for shipment Will have an OPP
~portunity today to watch the opera
ton.
A new dry dock to be built ait Glas-
gov, and work on which has already
begun, will, when finished, be the long
est, though not the widest and deepest,
craving dock in the world; the dock
now under construction at Southamp-
ton being 100 feet less in the matter Of
length, but slightly larger in breadth
and depth. The Clyde dock will be
800 feet long, over all, $50 feet from in
side face of c~aisson, IA feet in width at
bottom, INK lis feet at top, and %
feet deep from average high water
springs to floor. The entrance is to be
SO feet wide with perpendicular sides,
and to heve a depth of 26 feet from
average high water springs to sill.
Yachting clubs all along the coas
have begun work in earnest and al
ready several organizations have
launched considerable fleets ready to
travel anywhere in competition with
the boats Of OTHER clubs. Mr.. Cribb's
yacht, a description Of which has al
ready appeared in these columns. Is
fast approaching completion, and the
prevailing opinion along the water
front is that Astoria should have more
than one boat of the kind to represent
her at the coming regatta. Here is a
genuine opportunity for some of our
local sQortsmen to get in and drill.
Astoria should build a few yachts Of
-unquestioned speed, and then issue
challenges right and left 40 coast clubs
to participate in the water carnival
In the summer A series OF short
course races for fast yachts. more par
~tlcularly with Astoria's colOrs to the
fore, would work up public enthusiasm