The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-09

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ALONG THE WATER FRONT.
The Queen got big bargeload of wood
at Cowlitz yesterday and towed it down
to Ilwaco.
The Columblne will go to Grays Har-
Dor on Mondly and return In time for
the regatta.
The Dwyer was loaded down yesterday
when she left her dock with the party
of Grace Ohprch excrsionists.
The four-masted ship Andromeda went
up the river to Portland yesterday morn
iEg in tow of the Emma Hayward.
Excursions on the waterfront were fire.
quent yesterday The Mayaower carried
a happy party of picniekers to Flavel
from the Lewis and Clarke.
Yesterday afternoon the Eclipse went
to the bridge to meet the train from Sea-
side, and then took run down to Flavel
with small party of excursionists.
A tunnel under the Clyde at Glasgow
has just been finished, and will be opened
to traffic shortly. 1t is 16 feet in diameter
and 700 feet long, 1t has been five years
building.
Salmon shipments were not as brisk as
usual yesterday, and there was a consid-
eraIble lull in fishing all round. The Sierra
Parima loaded about 1900 cases of fish
during the day.
The steamer W. H. Harrison arrived in
from Tillamook yesterday afternoon with
seven tolls oil dairy produce and load
of lumber for Portland She will prob
ably not leave out again until Tuesday.
q The deckhand of the steamer Telephone
who was taken to the hospital on We'd
nesday afternoon suffering from injuries
in the breast and abdomen is in a serious
condition and 1t is feared that he has
been severely injured internally.
The weather bulletins from Fort Can
by are now posted in front of the rooms
of Columbia Harbor daily. The board on
which they are placed contains also all
the weather flag signals in their correct
colors and is a great convenience to many
water frontiers.
Captain Gregory, who came in from
Tillamook Rock last evening reports that
the Manzanita spoke the British ship
Orealla outside. This vessel should
reach port this morning. She is IA days
from Bangkok, Siam, and is IN charge
of Captain Stewart. Her tonnage Is 170S.
The Lincoln was busy all day yesterday
taking the water level along from the
custom house to Twelfth street on the
city front, in order to get the gauges
in proper shape for the rise and fall of
the tides. The depth of channel eXcava-
tions in front of all the wharves will also
be figured out.
The new buoys for the Blind Channel
are now nearing completion at the Tongue
Point depot, and as soon as they are
ready the work of laying them will COM
mence. 1t is probable that the steamers
Wenona, Queen and Eclipse will be ell
gagged, the captains of these three boats
giving their services gratultously.
The British bark Orthes lifted anchor at
2:SO yesterday afternoon and was towed
out to sea by the Relief. AS she started
from in front of Fgavels dock her crew
gave three hearty cheers for Astoria and
the whole way out to the mouth of the
river kept up lusty choruses, the plains
of Mexico" "Homeward Bound" and
few more well-known shandy melodies
predominating.
An exhibit from the state hatchery at
Orland is Ito be made at bhe Maine
state fair this year. and 1t will be one
of the features of the Lewiston show.
The exhibit will include ten tanks con-
tanning live fish of various ages, and
eggs and spawn in different stages Of de-