The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-09-07

venture would be assisted by legislation
The headquarters of the sealers beint
at this port, he said he saw no reason
why San Francisco, 80 much furthe,
south, should control the whaling, Wer,
Victoria to energetically set to work tt
cultivate this industry it would caus,
the building of a fleet of vessels of q
larger and stronger type than the sealers
These would be constructed, equipped
manned and provlsioned here, and the re.
suit would be new source OF employ.
ment and additional. source OF revenue
Moreover the fur business of this city
could not fail to be materially enlarged
WHILE he urged, the placing of a steamer
on the Yukon river would tend generally
to the advantage Of this community"
The following notice to mariners has
been issued by the United States hydro
graphic office: On or about August 81,
1895, a fixed white tubular-lantern light
viii be established fifteen feet above
mean high water on a white gaaows
frame, secured TO the north jetty at
the entrance to Yaquina bay. With mid
dle-ground beacon light as a rear light
this light forms range to cross the
bar and avoid the recently discovered
mid-chaEnel rock. On the same date
the height Of the fixed white tubular-lan-
tern light, on shelf on a single white
pile on the north edge of the middle
ground in the bay, will be increased from
12h feet to 32A feet above mean high
high water and will be made the rear
light of the new range for crossing the
bar. Directions-When up with south end
of reef buoy No. /, black, bring the light
fl11 H.
with channel buoy Ma. 0, red, marking
mid-channel rock, then haul over toward
the south jetty and pass inside bar buoy
No. 3, black.
What purports to be a summary of the
forthcoming report of the Nicaragua
canal commissioners appears in an article
in the B.uefelds Recorder, which is re-
produced here for what it Is worth as a
matter of contemporaneous interest:
'"Fhe report which will very shortly be
published, will be of an exhaustive char
acter and deal with all the aspects of
this colossal enterprise. The commits
sioners will state their unanimous con-
clusion that the Colorado bar, which has
caused so much trouble at the entrance
to Greytown harbor, can be practically
by dredging, and that a per-
opening through 1t can be main
tanned by building and piling to the south
ward of the harbor, so as to break the
ocean current which washes up the sand
on the bar" A slight change in the route
Of the proposed canal will be recommend
ed, as it is the belief on the part of the
that several serious OBJ
stacles exist in the route as heretofore
aid down. The commissioners think that
The work of continuing the canal can be
completed in six or seven years, but that
the total cost will considerably exceed
The limit set by the projectors, and that
l1O,OOO,OW will not be an excessive figure.
They will venti.ate their opinion of the
,ormer management of the canal enter
Prise and will put a number of severe
criticisms in this connection. Since the
lbove was in type we have had a COM
of private letter from Grey
own, in which it Is stated that advices
rave been received there to the effect
he report of the commissioners Is not
Is satisfactory the locality as it was
irst anticipated. 1t appears that the
commissioners, after reaching the "Di-
'ide," decided not to go any further ana
eturned to Greytown. There Colonei
ludlow, chairman of the commission, ex-
PRESSED himself very openly on the ques-
ion of the Atlantic terminus, which, he
aid, should be, in the event of any de-
son being arrived at, the Colorado bar
instead of Greytown."
Owners Of square-rigged tonnage ere
from the inactivity of the
reight market for sailing vessels. 1t
5 claimed that sailing vessels do not
low earn 1 per cent on the capital in
ested, and that in numerous instances
he sailing of a ship has entailed q 'oss
n her owners at the end of the year. |
he Generalization of the old rates or |
reight for sailing vessels, due to the |
cmpetition of tramp steamers, together |
18th the large wharfage dues accumulate |
d while lying disengaged in port, Is the |
ause of the hard times among the own
RS and investors in square rugged tom
age, says the Bangor News. The British
ard Hlddekel, which sailed from New
'ork August 3, for AMER, for orders,
arrying a cargo of case oil, left a con-
iderable amount of her freight money
With the Standard Oil company for
ibarfage. The Hiddekel began loading |
er cargo at the Devoe OH works, In Long |
sland City, on July 8, and remained |
mere, subject 10 large wharfage expenses, |
ntil August 8. The large American ship !
ldward OBrien, Captain oliver, which |
vas dispatched the other day for San |
francisco by w. R. Grace & Co., had |
cen lying idle in New York since May |
During these four months the vessel |
ot only failed to earn a percentage on |
he capital invested, but has been |
expense on her owners. TAX |
1g into consideration the expense of a |
hipkeeper, her wharfage and stevedores,
Is considered doubtful II the vessel |
ill pay on this voyage the expenses for |
he time she was idle At s. per ton for |
reight and with cargo of less than 34O0 |
1ns, there is little money for the square |
gger IL she is compelled to lie up for |
our months at a time. A we'll known |
1lpping man and owner of shares in
arious square rugged sailing vessels,
lid yesterday that number of vessels
ad not been able to pay any interest
4 money invested, and that in many
lses the ships had been laid up awaiting
revival of freights.