The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-06-20

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ALONG THE WATER FRONT.
The sglS5e of California is due from
San Francisco today.
The Harrison will leave out for Tlla>
nook on Saturday morning.
Three carloads Of salmon were taken up
the river last night ON the Potter.
The Electric went over to Gray's Bay
yesterday afternoon for a raft of logs.
The Rathdown will begin loading ealm-
on again today. She has already taken
aboard 1880 cases.
The Portland steamers Pilgrim and I'm
Gle Sam are both tied up alt the Astoria
Iron Works wharf awaiting small re-
| pairs.
| IIt SuAbIHtT Nfuctll OIOu6Hl III db SNON
| load Of pottery clay from the Lewis and
Clarke yesterday. Ut will be taken up to
Portland.
All the fish scows were away from the
head Of Sand Island in good tine yester-
! day morning and consequently no arrests
were made.
The steamer Chilcat sailed from Ia,
coma for Alaska yesterday afternoon
with 25 tons of freight and a number Of
passengers
The British bark Drumrock cleared
from Puget Sound yesterday for the
United Kingdom with cargo of wheat
valued ait $4,000.
G. w. Simpson, steward on the Harvest
Queen, left that steamer yesterday TO su-
perintend the fitting up of the cabin and
dining rooms of the Thompson.
| If any more ships are reported out
side, too far off to make out their rig or
colors, they ought TO be bulletned, on
speculation as the Flying Dutchman.
According to reports brought to this
city by the schooner Surprise there are
|
a few years ago many thousands were en-
countered.
The Mayf1ower went down to Fort Can>
| by yesterday a~d was busy all afternoon
towing wood targets out off Sand Island.
The artillerymen at the Fort were blaz-
ing AWAY at gun practice for several
hours.
The rigging for the foreltopgallant mast
| of the Rathdown will be here from San
Francisco today and topghllanG yard
and royal yard will be here from Port
land for the same vessel on the Potter
this afternoon.
The Lincoln was busy surveying all
yesterday morning near the head of Sand
Island. In the afternoon she went up in
the vicinity of Cementville, Point ElEce
! and Hungry Harbor, and did considerable
work IN the various channels.
The British bark Gulf Stream, 1873 tons
burden, 139 days from Calcutta, arrived
| in last evening" Her captain reports =
fair voyage with all her crew of % men
well. and nc Incidents worthy of special
note during the t1ip. She is consigned to
Balfour, Guthrie e Cc.
The boom OF the Rathdown being now
repaired at the Astoria Iron Works,
weighs five tons, and though made of
hollow steel only, is considerably heavier
than any solid wood boom Of the same
| proportions wuld be. A wooden boom,
too, would have been sma shed to pieces
by the blow that dented the plates of
the steel spirit.
Yesterday afternoon just before reach
ing Flavel's wharf the Mendell blew out
one of her stayibo0ts. She will have to
| lay up today and the boiler will be at.
tended to by employees of the Astoria
| Iron Works. The Mendell's towing today
VIII be attended to by the Lincoln. She
will be ready for business again by to-
morrow morning.
The South Bend Journal says: The Bar
| kcntne Tam O'Shanter went ito sea last
| Sunday with a cargo of lumber for San
Francisco. The theory that the closing
of Ma.lboat Slough by the government is
| deepening the water on the MailboaH
slough bar is proven by the fact thar
this vessH is drawing 1715 feet and plenty
! of water to spare at less than half tide.
The o. r. and N. steamer North Paci~
fic arriver in port last night and tied up
| at the o. r. and N. dock. She will prob
ably leave up the river for Portland this
morning and will at once go to the bons.
| yard for repairs and a general renovl-
I fion. In appearance she. resembles the
Potter. beirg somewhat smaller, and with
the difference that she has walking
beam amidsh.ps.
The accident TO the steamer State Of
ITuacs rfs,v, de-.
more ssrious than was at first supposed,
| The spokes of the wheel were nearly
rotted off, and some of them have fallen
| by their own weight since the cross
pieces were taken off. She win go on the
| drydock at Seattle, for general repairs,
and will require new spokes and buskets
to the wheel. which are being put in at
the Yesler wharf.
The marine column Of yesterdays Ore
gonian contains the following telegram
| from QueenEtown: ''The British bark
Earlscourt, Captain Lewis, has arrived
from Portland Or, and reports that In
latitude III south, longitude west, ne
passed the hull of large iron ship
painted black with white ports, which
evidently had been on fire. The name Of
the ship was invisible" The name of the
ship ought to have been invisible, In
latitude III SOUTH" That latitude would
take man several dozen times around
the Antarctic regions and back again.
United States inspectors Edwards and
McDermott have sent the following notice
TO the captains and owners interested In
the matter: You are hereby respect.
fully informed that an investigation win
take place at this office commencing on
Wednesday, June 26. at a. m. as to the
cause OF the collision between the steam
ers Harvest Queen and Lurline, occurring
May 9, 1895. You may bring any Witnesses
you may have to testify m the case"
1t is to be hoped that the result OF this
investigation will set at rest for good the
/ blrtcruesa that has existed for xeverai