The San Francisco call., 1906-10-26
COAST SHIPPING NEWS
Items of IntcreStto Mariners
of the Pacific.

SEATTLE, Oct 25.-Senator Piles says that
at the opening OF Congress he Will introduce a
tsa, sHl proEleing Tor The establishment OF yer-
ueal searchlight on Tatoosh Island. he will also
ask Tor powerful fog horn al the same point.
He says this is the only way Of protecting that
porlion OF a dangerous coast.
Frank Moran announces that the batrleship
Government On time. She is awaiting the ar
rival OF armament from The Eastern yards.
The bark ". B. Flint towed TO sea today
Tor San Francisco loaded with wheat. She
carries me FIRST cossrwise grain cargo OF the
season. The schooner Spokane towed 10 sea
today with l,ooe, COO feet Of lumber for San
Francisco.
II is reported on the water front that two Of
the Nome liners VIII be chartered TO assist IN
ne Panama trade during rearrangement OF Paci-
ne vessels Que % the wreck q the Menenerla
and Mongolia II IS expected that one OF these
vessels wiz be repaired on Puget Sound
The fishing schOoners Bring Cold and Admiral
Dewey are overdue here over a month from the
Alaska banks at Cape Scott Vessels leaving
later have arrived with no news OF either
PORTLAND. Oct 25.-The Barracuda left
tonight for san Francisco, carrying & full cargo
She took miscellaneous assortment OF freight
ne largest item being box SHOCKS Tor Caiiornla
The North Pacific Min Company today charter
ed the schooner Susie NJ. PlummeT, SOS TONS
70 load lumber for California. She is at San
Pedro, but viii receive orders al once TO san
for the Columbia River TO load.
There Is oil famine among the river
steamers using oil for fuel Had not the barge
Roderfek Dnu. in tow Of the Dsantless arrived
last night with a small CARO- Of oil from Mon
terey Il would have been necessary for a large
number OF the river heet 10 tie up today
ASTORIA Oct 25-Fhe steamers Costa Rica
and Roanoke arrived IN this morning from Cali
fornia with full cargoes. Both vessels encoun-
tered strong soUtherly gales coming up the
coast.
The steamer J. B. Stetson has completed her
lumber cargo and carries 100000 feet 10 San
Francisco. She win undoubtedly be delayed in
getting 20 sea on account OF the storms
Captain Rio OF the French bark Sully fled
a protest at the Custom house today against the
fines OF 5000 and $500 respectively recently
~ COLL Of
Csrnshsn for failure 10 bring consular bills
Of health from Japan or clearance papers from
either Japan or Victoria on her arrival at this
The most severe gale Of the season struck
this section this morning and the wind is blow
ing terrific rate outside, with a high sea
running Aside from the wreck of the bark
Peter Iredale, which is stranded near the mouth
Of the river no damage has been reported
v. n. Concsnon Of San Francisco arrived In
Astoria today for the purpose OF making ar
raugements 70 erect 8 wireless telegraph sta
ti0n at North Head for the United States Gov
ernment Coneanon has a contract with the
Government TO erect series Of wireless stations
along the coast from Alaska 70 San Diego The
station at North Head VIII be compieteo IN
about sixty DAYS. after which construction VIII
be started on another station at Table Binn,
near Eureka. and the last one TO be installed
will be at Cape Blanco.
TACOMA. Oct 25.-The British steamer
Capac arrived today from Ncyo- Bark W y.
Flint sailed for San Francisco The schooner
Aloha sailed for Honolulu rom Port LueioW
today. The ship ANA -Begonokanonk arrived
here today from the south. The steamer olym-
pia arrived from Seattle today TO load a cargo
of lumber for san francisco The bark
Palmyra arrived at Port Gamble today 10 load
a cargo OF lumber for San Francisco. The
steamer Mackinaw arrived in Seattle from
Nome today.
captain Pritchard. master Of the British ship
Blyswood en- route from Haipong- 70 Victoria,
died while his vessel WAS OF Cape Flsttery
Tuesday.
EUREKA. Oct 25.-The steamer Francis r.
Leggett with ship Indiana in tow, and the
steamer Corona arrived today from San Fran
cisco. There were I'VE departures-the steamers
Kvichak Kilburn and City Of Topeka and the
schooners Charles E. Falk and Jessie Minor.
all except the Kilburn being bound for San
Francisco.
Captain Fredericks. arrived today from West
port via San Diego. where a portion of her
cargo was discharged. She brought 300, 600
feet Of lumber consigned 10 the Crescent Wharf
and Warehouse Company The schooner Carrier
Dove. Captain Oraf. arrived yesterday at Re
dondo from Anacortes carrying 2So.000 feet Of
lumber consigned 70 the Santa Fe Railway
The barkentine Koko Head Captain Edward
son. finished dlscharging lumber cargo and
sailed today in ballast for Tacoma where she
VIII load q return cargo for this port The
bsrkentine James Tufts. Captain Friedberg- for
Bellingham and the schooner H. D. Bendixen,
Captain Tunnel, for GTays Harbor, sailed this
afternoon IN ballast 10 load lumber for San
pa6ro