The San Francisco call., 1906-08-30

days from Eureka, arrived in port this morning.
sie docked at the Salt Lake wharf with
cargo .of 900 feet of lumber consigned to the
Consolidated Lumber Company.
The launch Mckinley left for Venice VIII 2
zOJV-pound anchor on board consigned 70 lAe
Wave Motor Company. TIE anchor was for tne
purpose Of securing certain complicated ma
clineFy which that company Is Installing on
TIE situation on the water front today is
pleasing 20 shipowners, aud new arrivals are
meeting with no delay in being discharged OF
tbeir carzoes. The schooner Louis resumed the
work OF unloading. The crew OF the Gardiner
City lisFe received their pay preparatory 10 com
menclng the work Of unloading tonprrow.
4. ID. Sheppard Of San Francisco, secretary
of the Pacihc Improvement Company, was here
this week and arranged for the construction oi
Point EermiD lighthouse II IS proposed 70
construct an Island for the purpose oa reef
few hundred feet beyond the surf where
rocks will be anchored and the island formed.
y ls proposed To- make the beach an attractive
The Pacific Wharf and Storage Company is
rushing the work OF building q bulkhead al
East san Pedro. The trestle on which the
DfedrFcr. Il operated Is over 200 feet out In
Tie; ocean. Tracks are being. laid along the
tfeEife, oyer which the cars containing rock
viii be cooveyed and dumped. The weather
was clear ~ p. M. the wind southwest, with
a velocity Of eighteen miles
PORT: HARTFORD, Aug. 29.-The steamer
here TO-DAY for fuel from Ventura and departed
this afternoon for Grays Harbor
The Pseihc Coast Steamship Companys Coos
cisco. The Ses King. with tie Standard OF
colnpsBy's barge No-.3 in tow, sailed today for
San Francisco.-
TACOMA. Aug. 29.-The tug Tacoma was
damaged yesterday by cnlliding with the revenue
cutter Afcata at the scene Of the steamship
: Iwickenhsm wreck. The tug must be docked.
The barkeptine Lahaina sailed today from Ev-
eretr fsrE SAP Redro. viii lumber The barkentine
hoSG Head sailed tDday from Bellingham' for San
Pedro with lumber.
TIE British bark oranasia was docked today at
Quarteunaster Harb0T for repairs
f,.9a orFuItf IN finn
Tacoma snEelter- $50 tons OF concentrates from
Treadwell. The steamship Eureka arrived today
from San Francisco with 1900 tons Of copper ore
for the smelfer:
The steamship Texas srirYed today from San
Francisco and wiil load S4Qo tons of coal for the
homeward voyage.
NaHy canoes. are arriving hlled with Alaska
and Vancouver Island Indians, en- route TO the
puyalluH Valley hop fields.
VANCOUVER. 3. C.. Aug 29.-While en- route
dian Pacific steamer Princess Beatrice ran
aground OF the mouth Of Fraser River during
heavy fog Tbe vessel was running fun speed al
the fispe aud went on hesvily. Luckily for her
fained 10 serious infuries. She struck on a ris-
inc tide and two hours afteryard was poateh
Ulth her own engines Tonight the Beatrice
81 lled tor SkagWay-
0n safutday afternoon the new Canadian Pa.
cf6c steamer Princess ROYAL will be launched
~ the yards ii her builder. the British Marine
Railways Company ~ Esquimait Ihls Yessel mas
been undey construction for one year. ann when
engined and ready for commission she VIII be
placed in service between Vancouver and Alas
A = reless telegraph svsten is now being In.
stalled between Prince Rupert. the new Grand
Trsnk Pacific Railway terminus on the coast
ard the. Pacific cable station az Bamhed creek
on the west coast OF Vancouver Island Because
of lie distance between the t9o points relay
station Will be established at some intermediate
point.