The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-14
Shipping News and Gossip
of the Water Front
Commodore w. B. Seabury Is Appointed
Captain of Big Liner Mongolia

from here TO Portland to man lumber vessels
bound TO Southern California points The Seat
ting that sailors asked $50 TO make the run from
Portland to San Pedro. about days, in the bark
EiweH The steamship Nebraska is 10 make one
Tip LIP, ana possibly more, direct from Seattle 70
5onolulu, carrying passengers The American
Hawaiian line is contemplating the establish
ment Of passenger business between the two
ports. The steamer Excelsior, which was placed
and found 10 be unseaworthy, has been sold 70
Portland people for a lumber vessel. She lett
Tor Portland today. The transport Dix, carrying
900 horses and mules, sailed for Manila this
morning.
The San Juan Fish Company. which purchased
the revenue cutter Grant, is now fitting her out
halibut boat. She viii go into commission
about January Is.
Todsy's arrivals Steamship Portland. from
Valdez; steamship Nicaria- Today's departures
Transport Dix. for Manila; steamship Shawmut,
for the Orient: steamer Excelsior, for Portland.
CHEMAINUS. Dec. 13.-The Chilean ship
Elisa Lihn, Captain Pundt, will tow TO Royal
Roads 20 secure a crew. She has lumber
cargo loaded here for West Coast ports
PORT GAMBLE. Dec. 13.-The German ship
Neck, Captain Lieschke, arrived today from 1o-
kohama, via Port Townsend, TO load lumber Tor
OLYMPIA. Dec. Is.-The American schooner
cargo from the West Side Mills for San Fran
cisco and will tow TO sea tomorrow.
SAN PEDRO, Dec. 13.-The steamer Ravallle
arrived today from Everett. bringing 100000 feet
of lumber and 1000. 600 shingles for this port
The remainder Of the cargo is consigned 10 San
Diego. The schooner Lyman D. Foster, Captain
Killman, sailed tonight for Puget Sound where
she will load return cargo of lumber for this
port The barkentine Gardiner City Captain
Olsen, sailed today in ballast for Grays Harbor
10 reload lumber The schooner E. K. Wood,
Captain Hansen. is scheduled sail tomorrow in
ballast for Beilingham TO load lumber for the Z.
h Wood Lumber Company.
PORTLAND, Dec. I3.-The steamer T. A. Kill
burn arrived this morning from San Francisco
cargo Of freight She escaped the hurricane that
caused much damage TO shipping, but en-
countered rough water most Of the way The
Hartman liner Costa Rica sailed for San Fran
cisco this evening. The Aztec is loading, but
will not get away until the first of next week.
Rainier tomorrow for return cargo to San
Francisco She arrived today. The bark Dia-
mOnd Head shifted 10 the mills of the Portland
Lumber Company yesterday afternoon. The
steamer San Mateo left this evening. bound for
San Francisco with d cargo OF lumber. Seven
teen vessels in Portland harbor and on the Co
iumbia loading lumber for San Francisco as
follows; Anthony Mahony, 900 feet; Wrestler,
575. 600 feet; Diamond Head, 100, 900 feet; Anna
ranth. 400 900 feet Susie NJ. Plummer, ], 000
600 feet; Alvens, 975,0 feet; W. F. Jewett
go. 600 feet; Elwel. 1.175. 900 feet; Sintram.
100000 feet; Henry Wilson, $4,000 feet;
Sailor Boy 3S5. 600 feet; Annie Larson, $50. 600
feet: Amazon. 800 600 feet; Irene, 900 600 feet
Thomas L. Wand. 1000 feet; Redondo. 900-
600 feet; San Mateo, 100000 feet; total, 49,
0SO. 600 feet
The Overdue List
British ship Netherby. out 176 days from
Msryport, for Talcahuano. 40 per cent.
French ship Daniel. out l5S days from Bel
bingham Bay, 70 Delagoa Bay, 10 per cent.
British ship Loeb Ryan, out l07 days from
Geelong, 10 East London, 10 per cent.
French bark Hautot, out l63 days from Toxic,
for Glasgow, Is per cent.
French bark Croisset, out 1876 days from Tchio,
for Havre, 8 per cent.