The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-05-23

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his plotting trip to Portland.
The Alameda will not leave up the
river before tomorrow morning.
Three carloads of salmon were shipped
east yesterday over the o. r. and N.
Co.'S lines. The Gatzert took up two
carloads.
The captain Of the Electric took advan-
tage of an off day yesterday to overhaul
the steamers stern bearings and clean
up her boilers.
All the steamers Of the mosquito fleet
seem to have caught the spring cleaning
mania, and dealers in paint and putty
are happy in consequence.
After stay of several days in port the
little schooner Francine hove up anchor
and went down the river. She will go
outside this morning and try to do some
fishing.
One of the men employed on the pile
drivers at the jetty has signlfed his in
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pete in the sailing races at the regatta
in August
All the plungers started out from their
respective canneries yesterday afternoon
for the mouth of the river, but none of
the bold buccaneers who captain them
felt inclined for race.
Yesterday the steamer Queen, after
taking the Fricke funeral cortege from
John Days to Greenwood, returned to
that place with the mourners and made
her Astoria dock at o'clock.
The Mayflower in her new dress will be
the belle of the lower river when she
comes off the ways this morning, and
resumes her regular run. The inspectors
will probably be down today to examine
her boilers.
The run of fish yesterday slackened up
perceptibly from the fine record Of pre-
vious days, and the average dropped to
8 and per boat The size of the salmon
continues satisfactory, and finer appear
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Six carpenters are now working stead
lily on the Eclipse. Her funnel was lifted
out yesterday, and it was decided to
saw off her stern and lengthen it three
feet, so that it will be extended on both
ends. Joe Leathers calculates that it will
be fully another month before he turns
her over TO her owners again.
After the grand flare up on the river
when the steamer Reed goes to Valhalla
in blaze of glory, it may be well for
some enterprislng spirits to get in and
collect several acres Of crazy net racks,
detach them from the city wharves, and
after floating them in a heap to con-
venient spot in midstream, give the pub
lie of Astoria a chance to gaze on
good, old-fashioned bonfire.
The r. r. Thompson Is being rapidly
repaired and overhauled at her ways
up the river, and on the 10th of June
she wil resume her regular Astoria run.
Reports indicate that she will leave the
hands of painters and decorators In
most excellent condition and with her
lately renovated sister, the stately Potter,
will make a handsome and speedy team
for the summer seasons traffic.
Tre Fort Stevens Life Saving Crew are
doing nowadays what is practically ia
tigue duty, and deserve the thanks of
the public for their untirlng efforts to
look out for the safety of many hundreds
of Astoria fishermen. Every day at low
water slack they pull down from the life
saving station, and lay outside the last
nets till flood tide. The work is nothing
buk hard monotonous grind, and while
it is good to think that they have not
had much Of 1t to do in the way OF
saving life up to this time since the
season started 1t may be well for them
to know that their constant vigilance is
appreciated very greatly by the people of
this city.
SEEMING operations on the river continue
to bring in favorable results. On Oil
ver's grounds above Tongue Point the
seiners are averaging 5000 pounds of fish
per day, but this is an accumulation Of
fifteen hauls, the conditions for quick
hauling in that locality being particu-
larly favorable. Spencer's outfit is doing
well, and the sportive proprietor expects
to improve his catch as the river gets
clearer. George Kaboth is turning In
half ton day from two hauls, and all
old hands at the seining business agree
that the new grounds being fished by
him are yielding better average returns
than any new locations that have yet
been touched in the vicinity
The following orders have just been
issued by the department: A new buoy
Port Gamble shoal buoy. black can, No.
1, is shown on the charts go meters
northeast Y east from the outer end OF
Sawmsll wharf 0he northernmost wharD,
at Port Gamble, Wash. Pilot W. y.
George has reported that the steamship
City Of Topeka touched upon an hitherto
unknown sunken obstruction in mid
channel. north entrance to Wrangel
Strait. Alaska. some two hours before
low water on April 10, 1895. The obstruc-
tionls shown on the charts, pending an
examination Of the locality. 800 meters
northeast by east, 4 east, from Prolewy
Rock Spindle.
A special dispatch from Milwaukee to
the Chicago Times-Herald says: Thus
far this is the poorest season for catch
ing hsh which those engaged in the busi-
ness in this city have ever experienced
The catch by the Milwaukee fishermen
has been gradually decreasing for num-
Der q years. and fhis ycar the decrease
from last years. catch VIII amount 20