The San Francisco call., 1906-08-11
COAST SHIPPING NEWS.
Items of Interest to Mariners
of the Pacific.

SEATTLE. Aug. 1O-Captsin ". J. Mahoney,
agent for C. A. Hooper & Co. owners OF the
gasoline schooner Argus, which was burned TO
ire waters edge OF Destruction Island three
woeSs fnnocn"cs that the vessel viii be re-
owing 80 tie scarcity Of vessels for the lum-
Der trade between Puget Sound and California
ports charter rates have advanced 10 IS a thou
sand feet. and 1t is expected that there viii
The prices ran from 81 10 81 so.
The Globe Navigation Company has chartered
The four-masted schooner Alex 7. Brown and
San Francisco.
The American schooner John G. North has
gone to sea loaded with lumber for San Fran
cisco. The steamer Watson win sail for San
Efsnclsco uonorrow win tuu cargo OF gen.
eral merchandise and over seyenty-hve passen-
Reports from incoming Alaska vessels are
survey vessels IN the north are unable to pro-
coed with their work because Of frequent storms
PORTLAND, Aug. 1o-The steamer Barra-
couta arrived from San Francisco this morning
and is discharging her general cargo The ves-
SCI was delayed at Astoria because Of the re-
fusal OF longshoremen 70 handle the freight for
that port As there were only twenty tons, 1t
taken care OF by the ships crew.
The schooner O. n Kellogg is at the docks
Of the Portland Lumber Company taking on
Ssh craft Visigoth. which is due TO arrive at
San Francisco. has been chartered to load lum-
$50 600 feet Of lumber the steamer Redondo left
this morning for San Francisco.
SAN PEDRO, Aug. 10--The schooners Wa
vons, Captain Peasley, for 8farshfeld. ana Mu-
rel. Captain Wikender, for Grays Harbor, nn-
ished discharging lumber cargoes today and
sailed "a ballast 70 reload for San Pedro. The
schooner Alvena, Captain johnson. viii finish
cischsrging q lumber cargo tomorrow. She Is
scheduled TO san Sunday for Aberdeen to re-
load The schooners Sadie and Louise finished
loading at Umnnua ~ivsr and sailed yesterday
with full csrgoes OF lumber consigned TO whole
vessels IN port-Ship McLAurin hsrkentines
Thomas p Emigh. Charles T. Croker and Port
A1veua nsuu nd
1ohn A Okanogan. Vessels oyerdue-Barkentines
Aurora Retriever and Garden City; schooners
Salem Ludlow Stimson, John A. Campbell,
Iouis Mildred W F. Witzman and King C-rus.
EUREKA, Aug. l0.-The Pomona arrived at IL
O'Clock with II passengers. She viii load with
lumber and ssil at 2 p, N. Sunday. The schooner
Bertie Miner sailed today with lumber for Hon
olulu The steamer Charles Nelson arrived from
san Francisco this morning and is taking on
lumber AZ Arcata- The Rival sailed
ABERDEEN, Aug. 1o.-The schooner Aelrose
Is the marine railway az Linostron yaros
which arrived from San Pedro, via Bellinghsm.
will go on the ways for repairs. Inc steamer
Grace Dollar, now loading here for San Fran
cisco has been libeled for wages alleged TO be
due her men. 1t has been agreed between the
lawyers IN the case that the matter snau De
submitted to Judge Hanford at Tacoma on
statement of facts. The Dollar is plying under
bond.
The four-rnasted schooner Watson A West has
departed for San Francisco with 1900. 600 feet OF
lumber The A. J. West has sailed with 1O0, 600
feet. Both careoes were loaded at the Slade
mill. Several assaults have been committed at
the mill during the last few days, the victims
being men employed IN the places OF striking
sailors and longshoremen- The mate Of the
schooner r. G. Slade and the second mate 81 the