The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-06-12
ALONG THE WATER FRONT.

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ALONG THE WATER FRONT.
The Signal will be down the river from
Portland today.
The Wenona towed raft of logs over
from Gray's River yesterday.
Two carloads of salmon numbering $50
cases went up the river on the Potter
last night.
The Steamer Mayhower went over to
Gray's River yesterday after a large raft
of logs for the Clatsop Mill.
The British ship Cromartyshire left up
the river for Portland yesterday morning
rim tow of the Ocklahama,, Captain Reed
in charge.
The Queen went off the ways ait the
| Astoria Iron Works yesterday morning
and made trip to Deep river, returning
in the evening"
The run of fish yesterday continued
to give good returns and at all the lower
river canneries the gill net boats aver
o5SN iilbSSi Aoll SdSAl'
The Arago, a large barkentine, ar
rived in from San Francisco yesterday
and was towed across to Knappton to
lead lumber for Redondo.
The steamer Mendell attended to the
barge work yesterday. She will probably
go out to the mouth of the river to finish
her sounding work tomorrow.
BluebaclSs are still very scarce, and
though there has been a slight improve
ment in the run during the last two
days, 1t is hardly noticeable.
The warship Mohican will leave Seattle
tomorrow and go to Vancouver, B. c.,
to test coal from mines owned in British
Columbia owned by Americans.
The steamer Harrison came in from
Tillamook yesterday afternoon with ten
tons of dairy produce and large mum,
Der of passengers She Will leave out
again on Saturday
The repairs to the pilot schooner San
Jose have been fully completed and she
was yesterday towed down to the Union
Pacific dock to receive supplies. She will
leave out on Saturday.
The government steamer Lincoln took
day off yesterday and all hands were
ait work washing boilers and overhaming
her engines. She will continue her sur
veying work on Desdemona sands today.
The Alice Blanchard arrived in yes
terday from San Francisco and way ports
and tied up at Finlayson's dock. She
has 100 tons of Coos bay coal for this city,
and after discharglng it left up the river
for Portland.
The o. K. was busy all day yesterday
pulling snags out of the river Opposite
the city. She was engaged to do the
work by the Fishermen's Union, and be-
fore she gets through will go over a
large quantity of drifting ground.
The big dredger Ladd came down from
Portland yesterday morning and was en-
gagged all day taking out large accumu-
lation of sand that has formed in the
bend of the channel opposite the black
buoy above the wreck of the Sylvia de
Grace.
All the seining grounds from Pillar
Rock down to the mouth of the river
are now being fished, and reports from
most of them show invariably good hauls
of Chinooks. The river is clearing up
rapidly and all conditions are favorable
for good results from these appliances for
some time to come.
At the end of the work of surveying
the lower river channel approaches, the
local Association Of Masters and Pilots
are anxiously awaiting reply to their
4 .4.a.. Ill
1t is to be hoped that the Lincoln will not
be ordered up the river again before the
channels fronting the city are fully sur
veyed.
The first galvanized iron and air-dgft
compartment life boat to be made on
Puget Sound is now in course of con,
struction at Alger's boat-house, Taco !
ma, near the commercial wharf. A law
recently went into effect requiring all
steamers to carry metal life boats in
stead of wooden ones. Mr.. Alger says
he thinks the boats can be made on the
coast as well as in the east.
Word has been received at the Mer-
chants Exchange, San Francisco that the
Peruvian bark Los Tres Amigos was
wrecked on one or the small islands off
the coast of Peru while taking on a car
go Of guano. The dispatch says that her
mooring lines parted in a gale and she
was driven upon the rocks. The vessel
was formerly the bark Tempiar, of San
Francisco. She was total wreck
Captain Pope QAoyd's Register survey |
orr and two divers were busy all day
yesterday making a careful examination
of the British ship Rathdown. She is !
practically uninjured, beyond a few ex-
ternal pieces of damage that can be |
easily repaired, and the report Of Captain
Pope, It is believed, win have no effect \
on her insurance or in any way affect |
her. The survey was conducted simply |
as a matter Of form to satisfy interested |
parties.
The DaQles Times-Mountainee says: I
Reports received by Charles Dauer Of /
this city indicate that during the next |
few days the salmon fishing industry will /
show marked Improvement. Henry I
Lauerenzen yesterday brought in 200
pounds of fine fish which he caught at /
ShipmaH's pocket. The wheels along the |
middle river have been snaring few
salmon recently, but today none are be-
ing taken. Mr.. Lauer's force Of fisher
men, who are engaged with seines thir-
teen miles below The Dalles, have caught I
only 400 pounds Of fish in eight weeks, 4
but expect fine run soon.
One Of the tragedies Of the ocean that /
seldom gains notice m the public press
Is illustrated in the loss Of tine steamer !
Colima- Not one Of the engineers force
was saved. When the call brought all
that force on duty. each man went be-
low, and from the chief to the stoker,
all were at their posts, showing a calm
bravery hardly to be appreciated even
by those who in pleasant weather have
visited the lower regions Of an ocean
steamer. Far below the water line they
worked herolcally to save others. know