The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-01-24

slp0 cases OF salmon.
The following notice has been Issued by
Captain FarSnholt: Notice IS hereby
given that the Swan island bar. single
pile, post Tight beacon upper was car
ried away by freshot and win be re-
placed as soon us the depth Of water In
the Willamette river VIII permit. This
notice Affects the List OF Lights and Fog
Signals. Pacific Coast. 1856. page q. No.
ISL. also the List of Beacona and Buoys,
Pacific Coast. 1884,. page &C."
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Both the Potter and the Telephone
are very busy nowadays with shipments
OF salmon and material foi the various
oanneries along the river, The work this
year prcparatlve TO opening the season.
II much farther advanced than AT his
time In 1895. and already a great many
new boats are being built, Most OF the
canneries are getting new supplies OF
coolers, and all are having their machin-
cry and boilers attended TO,
Mr., T.. Cherry. British vice consul. has
notified Lloyd's agent In Victoria, b. C.,
OF the disappearance OF the cadEow For
est. and that official has no doubt al
ready communicated with the Dominion
government and the imperial authorities
with the object OF getting a search insti-
tuted by Dominion tenders. II IL be-
lieyed hat II one OF our W steamers
Is sent out she should get TO Flattery and
from there search the coVst as far as 81
degrees north,
j., Holyn, second mate OF the barksntine
North West, loading lumber at lnma1,
Poulscn & Co.'S mill. Portland. met with
"a uaNaFA napilgnN NaalarlnN HaanlyinK In |
the breaking OF two OF his ribs, The
man was standing by the chute down
which the lumber was being sent, and In
e~ndeavorlng to check the progress OF n
heavy timber, was caught between II and
the hatch combing. DR.. Perry, marine
surgeon, was summoned. and after exam
ming the mans hurts ordered him taken
to ST. Vir7ent's hospital. While not dan
gerous. the injuries are painful.
The Cadzow Forest today reaches the
limit OF overdue vessels that have once
been spoken on the mouth OF the mouth !
Of this river and then disappeared, tn
present gale blowing from the northwest
ought to bring h-r within reasonable dis
lance OF the Cape Is she Is above wafer,
even though her ballast has shifted.
Meantime immediate steps should be
AhNNA " hAN tANAaNhN VI aATNuIia W am I
for the dispatch OF the Columbine or the
Manzanita on a search, Common hui
manity suggests such action, and no time
ought to be lost to see that II Is done.
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John Nell, a deckhand on the steamer
Potter, was very nearly drowned yester-
day afternoon, He was trucking salmon
ahonrd the boat, which was lying at
Flavel's dock, and when half way down
the gang plank, slipped, and was thrown
overheard. Nell was unable TO swim, but
managed to founder about on the sur
face Of the water. until Pilot Allen throw
= line TO him, which he caught. A big
reno was then passed down and Neil, who
had twice gone under with tho small
line in his hands, was hooked into Il. and
drawn up to the vessels side, and
hauled on deck. Two cases Of salmon
were lost.
The missing Macklnaw has not been of
the ways at San Francisco more than
W. weeks. Her machinery. boilers and
hull were all In first class repair. Sneak
ing Of her probable disappearance, a
prominent shipping man in Tacoma says:
ut is the common opinion OF those nc
quainted with the practice of steam col
Hers running from the north TO San
Francisco that they are the most danger
Gus craft on the coast on which n man
can risk his life, Several well-informed
water front and marine men expressed
the opinion today that Il is only a aues-
ton Of time when these large iron col
liers, staunch and seaworthy as they are.
viii be lost. One of these men observed :
today: "These colliers win carry such
large cargoes that they have no buoyancy
and elf In the UFnfQ~ n AaNI lad II a.
said OF the captain Of the steam collier
Montserrat, that was lost off the coast
a year ago. that he would not consider
his vessel loaded until he could reach
over the ships side and touch the water.
The men engaged on these vessels seem
TO have no fear. TIL GOLFERS Keeweena
and Montserrat were both lost on Cape