The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-05-28
ALONG THE WATER FRONT.

The British ship South Esk Is down
from Portland.
Five seamen will be shipped aboard the
South Esk this morning,
The State Of California leaves San Fran
cisco tomorrow morning for this city.
A new wheel was placed aboard the
steamer Edith yesterday at the Astoria
Iron Works.
Two carloads of salmon were shipped
for the East on the Potter last night by
the D. r, and N. Co.
The Columbine came down from the
buoy depot yesterday afternoon and tied
up alongside Parker's dock.
The Alice Blanchard left out for San
Francisco yesterday with liz tons of
freight for Coos Bay and way ports.
The George W. Elder left out on Sun
day for San Francisco, partially laden.
She will lay in San Francisco for some
weeks dlscharging her cargo.
A jolly party of friends who accom-
panied Captain Hill of the South Esk on
his run down the river, left up on the
Potter last night for Portland.
The British bark Kirkhill came down
from Portland on Sunday in tow of the
Emma Hayward and in charge Of Pilot
Peese. She will leave out as soon as the
weather permits.
The three-masted schooner Roy Sum-
mers arrived In from San Francisco yes
terday afternoon. She will proceed up
lumber for Redondo
The steamer Oregon arrived In on Sum
day morning ana after discharging 50 tons
Of freight at the Union Pacific dock left
up the river for Portland. She will not
go out till tomorrow.
The steamer Mayfower was thoroughly
inspected by Messrs. Edwards Nc
Dermott yesterday afternoon, and went
through the ordeal satisfactorily. She
goes on her run to Olney this morning.
Weather permitting, the steamer Harri-
son will leave out for Tillamook and the
Nehalem this morning She has aboard
100 tons Of milling machinery and 20 tons
of general merchandise for the latter
port.
Inspectors Edwards andN McDermott
came down the river yesterday afternoon
and returned to Portland last night on
the Potter, finishing up some uncomplet-
ed examinations Of steamers during the
few hours they were in the city,
The stormy weather that has prevailed
at the mouth of the river for the past
two days has pulled down the average
catch of fish very considerably. 1t is
doubtful If 80 per cent Of the boats have
done anything at all since Saturday af-
ternoon.
Yesterday afternoon the British ship
Mozambique arrived down the river from
Portland in tow Of the ocklahama. She
is fully laden with wheat for Queenstown
and will go to sea as soon as the weather
moderates. Pilot Pope brought her to
her anchorage.
The Chllcat is not very large boat, but
she is already beginning to make her
competitors, the Queen and Topeka, hus-
tie for the Alaska trade. In the next
few weeks cut in rates to northern ports
is looked for, and Mr. David Morgan,
from this end of the line, will no doubt
be in position to ask the big companies
how they like the shake up, and whether
there hadn't better be a reconciliation
all round.
1t was frequently rumored yesterday,
more particularly at the canneries, that
several boats had been driven ashore on
Sand Island, the number running from Is
to dozen. Though 1t is believed there
is undoubtedly some foundation for the
report, no authentic particulars could be
obtained last night. A large proportion
of the boats were stated to be the prop
erty Of the Cutting Packing Co., but
nothing was known of the report by Mr..
Tallant.
The British ship South Esk in tow Of
the ocklahama. yesterday broke the rec
ord from Portland to this port. She left
Portland at a. m. and dropped anchor
at $3.50 p. M, in front of Astoria, making
the distance in exactly 9M hours. A sman
bark some years ago came years ago
came down from Portland in the same
time, but aided by heavy June freshet.
The South Esk's run is unprecedented,
and beats all former ships records by
from ~ to 2ta hours.
Columbia Harbor No. % at its last meet
ing decided to send Commander Farenholt
a marked chart, showing him the exact
lay Of the Blind Channel that they de-
sire to have staked and buoyed and ac-
companying 1t with strong cofnmunica-
tion on the advisability Of Immediately
allowing the work to proceed. The Har-
Dor has also written asking that the
sounding and surveying work OF the
steamer Lincoln be extended up as far
as Tongue Point and Harrington's Point
and that the channels facing the city be
thoroughly examined and reported. There
is strong feeling among all shipping
men in favor of this last recomm enda'
tion, which It is hoped will be well con-
sidered at headquarters,
The New York Marine Journal says II
its latest issue: "Who ever heard Of
plate dropping on a ships bottom be
cause she strained in a gale? 1t is true
that Rudyard Kipling graphically referr-
ed to the British tramp steamer as "just
a pack o. rotten plates puttied up wi