The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-07-12

The Thompson and Gatzert had live
ly brush up the river as far as Brook
field yesterday morning with the COM
pany's boat slightly in the lead.
The schooner Ida Schauer came down
the river yesterday morning and left
out in the afternoon in tow of the Re-
lief, lumber laden for San Francisco.
The run of fish continues to improve
and all the canneries are working full
time. The increase in the pack during
the past few days has been very no
ticeable.
The yacht Aggie, which was purchased
in San Francisco by e. F. Sweeney, Of
the Seattle Yacht club, arrived in Seattle
Monday. She is said to be the finest
craft of the kind ever seen in the sound.
There Is much excitement in Seattle
yachting circles on account of barring the
yacht Myth, of Whatcom, in the races
last Friday. 1t was claimed that the race
was for cruising craft only and that the
Myth is nothing less than a racing ma
chine.
from Portland yesterday in tow of the
steamer Fanny. 1t is being completely
covered in and caulked, and when the
work is finished win be taken around to
Seattle, where it is to go to work on
the Lake Washington canal next week.
On June there was launched at Gees
temiinde, Germany, a steel five-masted
sailing vessel for Messrs f. Laieszs
CHamburg) fleet She was christeued the
Potosi. Her carrying capacity is 5000
tons and she is the largest sailing vessel
at present afioat, the French five-master,
France, being of smaller dimensions.
The Salem Statesman says: ''The 'Eu-
gene stuck on a bar above Salem, the
Modoc afoul of a snag just below Salem,
and all vessels carrying only partial
loads. This is the condition of affairs on
the upper river today OF course the
government has neglected this water
course. Our salvation is in the prospect
that Mr.. Hermann may secure the rivers
and harbors Craftsmanship.
Inquiries are coming in from several
Puget Sound yachtsmen concerning the
regatta and there is now no doubt that
the harbor will be full of beautiful and
shapely sailing craft from surrounding
ports. Steps are being taken not only
to inform all likely visitors concerning
the regatta, but to give them some details
of the extent and excellent qualities of
Astora's sailing course, which is un-
equalled on the coast
Field, Norwegian ship, was burned at
o1Sn kIA
saved and taken on board the British
ship Centeur, Captain IsbLster, command
er, which left here March g. bound for
Cork. The Field was 200 tons net regis
ter built at Southampton, England, in
1891, commanded by c. j. Nielsen, and
owned by A. Monsen of Tonsberg, Nor
way. She was loaded with coal and
bound from Grimsby for San Diego.
Dynamite for pile-driving has been late
ly successfully used where 1t was neces-
sary to drive deeper than could be done
without great expense by the ordinary
means The piles were cut square and
capped with wrought iron plate about |
Is inches in diameter and Az inches |
thick. In the center of this plate was |
placed a cake of dynamite 6 inches in
diameter and about three-quarters of an
inch thick. 1t was wrapped in parchment |
paper, covered with clay and ignited |
the effect of the explosion was equal to |
that of five blows from 1900 pound |
hammer falling from a height of ten |
feet. The iron plates resisted from 20
to "a explosions.
Advices have been received that the
American ship ARABIA, from New York |
10 Frisco, has been wrecked off Cape |
Horn. She sailed from the former city |
on March IA and was out 108 days up to |
late. Capt. c. H. Macloon, who was In |
command, is well and favoraDly known
On this coast, having made several voy-
ages in the lost ship. The captain and |
crew have been safely landed at Monte
video. The Arabia was a wooden vessel |
If 2,024 tons register, and was fourteen |
years old, having been buiit in Bath,
Me-, in 1881. She was 1888 feet In length, |
3.2 feet in width, and had rs feet depth
# hold, and was owned by the Houghton
Bros. of Bath. She had on board when
ost an assorted cargo of merchandise,
which was consigned to Williams, D.mond
Z Co., of San Francisco.
The reconstructed British steamer OK
'ord, under her new name of Washtenaw
ind floating the American flag, came
nto port yesterday, says the San Frar-
,isco Bulletin, after a long trip Of SO
lays from New York. She has 1000 tons
,oal and 1000 cons steel rails and other
'adlroad material for the new San Joa-
luin Valley railroad. The rails VIII be
'e-shipped to Stockton Immediately and
rack laying will commence on the ar
ival Of the first consignment in that
ity. The Washtenaw win take the place
Il the Saturn on the route between San
francisco and Panama, in connection
With the steamers City Of Everett and
2rogreso, all of which are under engage
nent to the Panama Steamship Com
ANY, which now handles all through
california freight via the isthmus.
In a very short time the old stranded
IAN Pedro, in front of Victoria harbor,
viii again be the scene of wrecking oper-
.tions which VIII be conducted on an
nHrely different plan from any hitherto
ldopted. The next effort to clear
3rotchie ledge Of its cumbersome burden
Will not be to float the ship. for such an
would now be impossible.
The ships back has long since been
lroken. and the submerged portion Of It
IS It was when she foundered. has been
'roken away and settled as Ear down as
/ ever will For q time after the ship
,rOke IN two hopes were bu0yant that
n would soon dfsappear and the electric