The San Francisco call., 1906-12-20
COAST SHIPPING NEWS
Items of Interest to Mariners
Of the Pacific


PORTLAND. Dec. 1e--Txelve seamen stole
over the side OF the japanese steamship Snibsta
lesre down the river. bound for the Far East.
They made their escape before their absence
was noted Ten are japanese and Two are bu-
Tie British steamer Manchester Port VIII
clear tomorrow for Hamburg. with ZOO, 600 feet
II lumber and 225o tons of wheat
Tie British steamer Bessie Dollar succeeded 10
picking Up the anchor ana Zoo fatnoins q cnaln
ioet in the Columbia River before proceeding on
her WAY 70 Shanghai
The French bark Jacobsen finished loading isst
night and cleared this evening she goes 70 the
United Kingdom with wheat The steamer hoa-
noke wiz san for Port Los Angeles. via Eureka
and San Francisco. tomorrow night
The Lighthouse department bss issued notices
~ the effect that TIE o1oss tnst we're SCI aofaLt
ir the recent storms VIII be replaced as soon ss
According to the officers there were. only four
experienced men before the mast on the British
ship Glenericbt during. her passage from San
1jego to Portland. Seven Of the crew who
signed at the California port were paid o. yes.
terdsy receiving S65 apiece for the cruise OF
ESrOFfA Dec Ie.-The steam schooner 10
ian Paulsen arrived here today from San Fran
cisco. She left for Portland tonight, where she
Tne Efesr5 schooner NorthIand arrived today
from San Francisco 70 load lumber cargo for
n, French bark Emperor Nenelik arrived
from Portland She has grain cargo for Eu-
T5e steamer Rosecrsns with the oil barge
MONTEREY arrived here today from California.
She left up the river = olsclsrsse-, e.. a. -
fornia has arrived here from Portland
TACOMA. Dec. 19.-fOurteen tugDoaf cornpa
rieS az fbe Puget Sound have formed an asso-
eferfon 70 be known the Puget Sound Towing
Company. At meeting Monday afternoon or
.zsrizsffou was perfected and new schedule Of
rsfes agreed upon Fuel. material ana labor
have advanced 50 per cent within rhe last year
sar the fueiboat men. necessitafins an increase
n towage rates. The new schedule VIII 60 into
eeert Jauuary ! and viii be announced so0n-
TIE sdra1cr on logs viii amount 10 between 3
cents and 10 cents thousand feet For years
there has beer no advance IN rowaee rates. al
though the cost Of operation has increased ma
terfsilr The value of property represented in
TIE formation Of TIE company VIII exceed ssOe-
600 and the company viii control sixty three
RE British ship Celtic Queen. which reached
po~f townsend tonight ffty-two DAYS from
Iorioue fought Tor fourteen DAYS OF Cape Fiat
ffrv before being able 70 make the Strait Of
ffucs the Cape WIS approached but with each
efforf storm arose that sent the snip outside
fo~ eafefv So fercelr did the wind blow at
r,1e tine that barely did the master escape hav
fnr his vessel piled upon the rocks near Cape
Resle Three times be was forced 70 traverse
- entire west coast Of Vancouver Island By
ressoa Of her DELAYED voyage the Celtic Queen
49, rsfufbie Tacoma wheat charter
TIE harxentine kOhale has arrived az Ho-
onism from California after long passage II
(z-ere Hsrhor fifteen days ago. but was driven
- ne norfb and could not get back
re- l,arIrenfinp j. ~. Griffith sailed to-day
f~,rr pcrr HFflock for san Francisco with luIn-
her The ship GLORY of the seas saiied from
Rockingham for San Francisco Hirh lulnoer- The
herLertine Koko Head sailed from Beiiineham
fo- san Pedro with lumber
caE pEDRo Dec. 1f,-CHpialn Nyckrnzn.
.,-e+e- of fhe barkenfiDe Chehalis. which ar
rived last night from Tacoma, reports fnsi Oh