The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-03-26
SHIPPING DAYBY DAY
Marine Matters, Here, There ard
Everywhere.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
Puget Sound. Washington.

Notice IL hereby given that the Du-
vanish Head boil buoy. painted red has
buo replaced In lts oid bearing about one
quarter milo % the northwentwRrd OF
DuWamish Head south side Of tho en-
trance TO Seattle harbor.
This notice Affects tho Lis, Of Bcacons
ami Huoyr. PAclne Coast. 1886 page 81.
iiy order Of iho Lighthouse Board
o. W. FARESHOLT.
Commander 4. 4. Navy.
inspector Thirteenth Lighthouse District
Steamer South Coast will arrive down
today
Tho steam scow Pathfinder hns been
shifted To a berth AT the o. II. and n.
wharf
Tho work Of disoharEing coal from the
IL about completed.
The British ship Ben Lee, which Il
nov ia Portland. has been chartered to
load lumber at this port for the West
Coast
The schoonera Gem and Edward Parker
left w the river yesterday morning IN
tow OF the No Wonder Both will load
lumber
The steamer ChilcAt II on the ways Rt
tho Astoria Iron Works. whrre she " II
bo ovcrhAulcd. preparatory to starting en-
her Alaska run.
The schooner reported as having cross
I'd In late Tuesday evening was tn E1-
ward i'Rrkrr. from San Frlncirco. In
ballast o. Anderson is her commander,
Tho steamer Alice Blanchard arrived
In from San Francisco and way corts
yesterday morning. After discharging
freight for Astoria merchants she pro-
cccdcd up the river 10 Portland
Tho steamer Elmore arrived yesterday
from TIilamook and the Nchalem While
hacking out from her dock at iaiihaldl
few days ago sic broke her shaft. and
,hs trip today Is The frst that has be, n
made sinro she was repaired. She
brought up large quantity OF freight
for Astoria merchants.
Although thousands OF people have al
ready loft the Sound this SEASON for Alas
kA very few have returned, Ths miners
who have become fainthearted and turn
ed back can DO counted on ones fingers.
Men who go 20 the north 10 seek gold
arc pretty confident In their physical
endurance and are not TO be balked at
tho beautiful snow and the frosty CON
dltion Of tho atmosphere. The steamers
running to Alaska from the Sound ara
crowded with passengers on every trip.
Tho number coming south Ia very small
and somprise. In the main. those who
have zone as far as the borders OF the
Wilderness and then given up the chase
Tho steamer Al-ki which arrived on the
Sound Saturday, brought down thirteen
people from Alaska, against III who
eagerly embarked on the steamer City OF
Topeka last Wednesday for the far north
IL Is n noticeable fact among mon who
have spent one season or more In the
Yukon basin or any part OF Alaska that
they very seldom fail to return there,
although they contend. almost without
exception. that the country Is no place
for new man to 60 However they
20 back the next spring and seldom fan
to take from one TO half dozen friends
along, The Alki brought tha news that
the longshoremen at Juneau asked ~
cents an hour for unloading freight In
stead Of IS cents which they now receive.
Tho advance was refused and Indians
were hired TO do the work. This brought
ON fight. In which several Indians sur
fercd broken legs The Alki brought
the first report Of the murder OF squaw
and her two half breed children en-
Trcadwcl Island She was supposed to
have charge OF a large amount OF gold
dust left with her by her white husband
while he went prospecting. The murder
ers are unknown,
Juneau is reported to be much crowd I'd
with people Tacoma News.