The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-10-13
ALONG THE WATER FRONT.

Salmon sti.l continue to run in large
quantities.
THE Port Stanley and Genesta go to
sea this morning.
Six schooners were loading lumber on
Coqufre last week.
The Potter is out on her run again,
an injuries to her damaged shaft having
been repaired.
The Dredger Ladd rs hard at work on
one of the numerous sand bars beteween
Skamol1alwa and Kalama
Several of the Gamers are taking ad-
vantage OF the DUH season ITO have the
piles on the channel end of their estab-
llshments strengthened and rebound.
1t is rImored that more than one
Steamer new running daily between this
city and Portland win be withdrawn
from the route at the close of the Port
land exposition.
The sealing schooner Willard Ainsworth
has come in with THE largest catch of
She has LOO skins, 1,2i0 of which were
taken off the Japan coast and Copper
island coast and 1.-THE remainder in Ber-
ing sea.
II. e. Dunn, "a seaman ON the British
ship WlhAtMeburn, fe.n from 1.-The ship this
morning and seriously injured himself
about the fbalse of the spinal column. He
Nas in the act of Sliding down q rope
over the stern of the Ship into ships
boat beneath, when he lost flrs grip and
fen against the smal1boat and then into
the water. He tH1as quickly rescued by
his companions. The launch Henry A.
Strong brought HIM to the city this
morning and he was taken to the Fanny
Paddock hospital. ---Tacoma News.
A historic vessel was recently sold at
Montreal in the steamer Albert which
was ibuTt in England in 1856, particularly
for Arctic work, bnt first used as a
transport from the Crtmea for troops 60
ing home. Her next commission was to
the polar seas, under command of Lieut..
Mares in his famous expedition. She
next figured in the Greeley Arctic eX-
petition for which purpose she was
leaned ito tlhe United States. She sllbse-
quently saw service as a. training ship
for the royal navy alt Portsmouth un-
der THE command of Captain afterWArd
Admiral Stephenson, and later took an
expedition to Hudsons Bay for the pur-
pose of a5certaining lthe navigability of
the straits, since which she has been
doing duty in the Canadian lighthouse
service.
The largest cargo she has carried since |
int a no gta
was brought in from the North by the |
Danube on her return to port last even
ing. or course salmon fonmed the bulk
OF the conslgnments, there being 1901
cases in all divided as follows: 3,72S cases
from the Balmoral Canning Co.; 1000
from the Inverness; 3,263 from the Victo-
ria Packing Co.; 56S from the Alert Bay
Canning Co.; 1,000from the Good Hope
Gaming Co., and5S2 shipped by the North
Pacific Packing Co. The other freight
consignments included 5,4O9 cases of emp
ty tins from the North Pacific, b. A.,
Rivers Inlet, and Wannuck canneries,
and 64 drums and bareis of oil from the
Skidegate Works. The round trip was
anunusualy fair one, and was thorough
ly enjoyed by al who made it.-Colonist.
''T j. ChEdenson, foreman of the paint
p1rtnent ait the Penslcola navy yard,
has been experimenting for "a year in
the preparation of "a material tnat Will
resist the ravages of THE teredo in the
GuH of Mexico" Says the New Orleans
Democrat. "A Block of wood painted
with this prepAration wals placed by the
chief of construction of The navy yard
in the water lAAst May. 1t HAS just been
taken up and was perfectly sound
Though literally covered wlth little worms
which were dead. A similar experiment
Wes made by the chief engineer OF The
lighthouse steamer Laurel, ait Dry Tor
tugas, with the same result. The Speci-
mems have been forwarded Ithe navy de-
dartment at Washington"
The schooner Addenda recently COM
! .eted ait North Bend HAS made ready
for sea, and by the time this Tnper
relrhes its readers says THE Coast Mail,
She viii be blowing the waves of the Pa
cific. The vessel Is one of the finest
Ships ever constructed on the bay, and
this county has sent out a great many
G t-cilSs boats For several days the
has been anchored in the lower
bay making ready to sail for Coqu-mbo,
Chbe. She has on board between eight
and nine hundred Thousand feet of lum-
Der taken from North Bend and the Ar
cata brought her sails from the city sew
eran days ago, with 200 cases of salmon.
The Homer brought 10000 feet OF red
wood from Humbot, which will be
taken to Chile. As she goes over the
bar the vessel win draw over 1S feet Of
" alter.