The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-07-25


Portland.
The British ship Earl of ZeHand, Grain
| ger, sailed from Newcastle, N S. W., for
San Diego on June 18th. She has 2,0i5
tons coal consigned DO j. d. Sprecl1les &
Bros. Co.
The British steamer Asloun, second ves-
sci of the new Columbia River China
| line arrived in last night and anchored
in the stream opposite the Flavel dock,
ajt o'clock.
The steamer TruclSee came in yester-
day morning from San Francisco with
Sc -eral tons of miscellaneous freight for
this city. After discharging her cargo
at Fnlayson's dock, she left up the river
for Portland.
Louis Martin has completed his work
on the r. p Elmore and that trim little
steamer is now thoroughly cauiked and
ready for any fall work she may be
called on to do. She has been fitted with
a new ruddtr.
On the beach this morning a gold-saving
machine was tested on the sands Of the
Columbia. 1t sluiced considerable sand,
but there was no appearance of the pre-
chous metal in the sleeves after the sand
had passed Through. Times Mountaineer
The navy department has issued orders
for departure of the Olympia from San
Francisco to relieve the flagship Baiti-
more on the Asiatic station by the middle
of August, the latter returning home
oft lf dNXT1
necessary repairs to hull and machinery.
CAPTAIN Mahan expressed the opinion
at the Harvard dinner that his book on
sea power has made but little impression
in his own country. The volume was in
print several years before it WAS dis
covered in England, where sea power is
the key to everything that constitutes ma
tlonal greatness. We could exist with
cut SEA power, yet Captain Mahan may
rest assured THAT our shops and sailors
will acquit themselves as well in future
emergencies ais i'm THE past.
Captain Phil Johnson went up the riv-
er TO Coal Creek last night to pilot the
big log raft down to this city from that
place. Captain Johnson will be in charge
of THE Wallowa for the trip, and hopes
row night Coal Creek is As miles up
the river and several of the pilots are
skeptical about such good time being
made, but the old veteran knows what he
is doing, and 1t would not surprise some
If he managed to get here several hours
before Sundown.
There was launched on June q at Port
Glasgow the steamer Chesapeake, built
to the order of the Anglo-Americnn OH
company, Limited of London, for carry
ing petroleum in bulk. The new steamer
will be the largest oil steamer afloat, her
deadweight carrying capacity to Loyd's
freeIboard being 5000 tons, with "a gross
register Of about 1900 tons. The dlmen-
sions of THE steamer are 1856 feet overall,
$40 feet between perpendiculars, AZ feet
be I'm, and 20 feet inches depth moulded
to the upper deck.
There Is no question but what Klamath
county hls today as fine fishing as can
be found anywhere on he Pacific coast,
says the Express, and 1t is with pride
that we say to the visitor, that we excel
all other sections in Ehe matter of good
fishing. Much has been written about
our fine fish and streams; today we can
justly claim all these, but will Ut last?
We must remember that many fish are
being destroyed, refuse is being dumped
into the streams, the irrigation bitches
which tap the lake abve us are filled
With fish, md when lJhe water is turned
out thousands OF young fish are de-
stroyel. How long will the good fishing
continue If these things and many other
destructive practices are permitted to be
carried on?
The United States cruiser Marblehead
arrived at st. Petersburg ON July 4, where
crowds of people ffocked to see her When
she arrived ait Cronstadt her reception
was of the most cordial character. The
Russian flagship Alexander II and the
Russian cruniser Asia, which were an
cIhored in the harbor, manned their rig
ging and gave three hearty cheers. As
the Marblehead passed the mercantile
harbor the garrison made their uppear-
ance ON tine mole and fired salute, while
the warships in the har'bor hoisted the
American flag, together with the national
ensign. The Marblehead replied with
salute of q guns and ran up the Russian
flag which act of courtesy WINS answered
by the garrison by hoisting the stars and
stripes.
l.
had a very close race from Portland to
this city and the run included several
brisk skirmisl1es that took both steamers
up to about as high a pressure as they
have ever carried. They left Portland
together at minutes after in the morn
ing and reached the head of the o. r.. and
~ dock at 1:1S, with the Potter 200 feet
ahead. Both were delayed about the same
time at various stopping places-74 min
utes, and the actual running time was
therefore hours and 4 minutes. J. o.
Hanthorn was an interested spectator
during the latter part Of the race, and
as the steamers passed his delivery wharf
the Potter held The lead by very nearly
200 feet, and was by the watch just 2OI
seconds ahead Of the Telephone. Both
boats were at that time running "a miles
an GIolr against a flood tide setting in at
the rate Of miles an hour. A large num-
Der Of people were assembled at both the
Telephone and o. r. and N docks, watch
ing the final spurt Of the race, and there
was considerable excitement over the re-
suit.
The regular monthly meeting Of the Col
unIbia River salmon Packers Propagat-
ing Association was held yesterday morn
Ing at the office of the Eureka and Epl-
cure Packing co. There wree present
besides most Of the local cannerymen,
Messrs. F. NJ Warren and Farrell, Of
Portland, respectively president and sec
retary Of the association. The meeting
was to great extent informal. All the
packers were jubHant over the prospect
of the success Of the new hatchery on
the upper Cackamas. The work at the
experimenting station on the hsadwateTs
fs rlr-arra=sina favoraf1iv and seems in a
fair way TO prove successful. The build
ings are up, and just about completeds
and the racks are all In, 90 that there IL