The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09
Liner City of Para From Panama
Delayed Outside Heads by Fog.

been SO successfully turning out able and COM
petent officers for the merchant marine.
San Francisco, preferring to await the return
OF the Alaska feet az the close of the season,
which II Is believed will relieve the distress.
The steamer Watson sailed today for San
francisco IRA with fun general cargo ana iair
get away for San Francisco tonight or tomor-
The steamer Buekman will sail for San Fran.
cisco Monday with a full cargo Of general
merchandise.
PORTLAND. Sept. s.-Steamers capable Of
carrying q 900 tons Of freight from Portland
from the Willamette River metropolis by Octo-
Der 1. flying the Hartman house Gag. Should
two other vessels win be added to the meet
increasing the monthly capacity Of the sew
Aztec. Columbia. Costa Rica and Barracouta;;
In the event they are needed the Czarina and
Breakwater will assist them.
Announcement is made that the charter OF
frcighters which have been operated In the
Oriental trade from here for the last two years
has been extended for another twelve months.
The vessels are the Arabia, Aragonia, Nicomedia
and Numantia, popularity known as the Port
land and Asiatic 1eet. They belong to the
Kerr, Ginord & Co. have decided TO load the
British steamship Knight OF st. George with
cargo OF grain at Portland instead Of sending
With 100000 feet Of lumber the steamer
Jehsn Poulsen sailed this evening for San Fran
cisco. Laden with lumber received at Van
couver, the steamer Prosper left down this
morning, bound for San Francisco. The schooner
Admiral will complete her lumber cargo today
at the Portland mill and will leave tomorrow.
TACOMA, Sept. S-During the present week
eight lumber charters wee made from Puget
sound. -Four vessels will carry lumber 10
Valparaiso at the average rate OF 5bs. stn
demsnd prevails for San Francisco charters
The rate TO San Francisco has jumped to $Ioo,
and 10 San Pedro to IS. Shippers are won
dering where the rates will stop. With the
closing OF the Nome season some Of the Bering
Sea steamships will be available for carrying
lumber.
The Puget Sound Navigation Company viii
next week call bids for three new steamships
for the Sound routes at total cost of $l5o,Ooo
The steamer State OF Washington, the largest
sternwheeler on the Sound. viii go on the Ia
coma lympia Seattle route October l. The
steamship Watson went today TO Mukilteo TO
load lath for San Francisco.
Captain S. Y. Hall viii not abide by the de-
ciFior Of Inspector Whitney. who revoked Han $
license because OF q collision between the
Hall commanded the Vasnon. BE will appear
before Supervising Inspector Birmingham at
San Francisco and seek vindication.
ASTORIA, Sept. S.-The barkentine Chehalis
evening. The Chehalis will load lumber at
Enappton for California The tug Sea Rover
left today for California to bring back the
Fullerton with a cargo OF oil.
The steamer Leggett with million feet OF
lumber. and the Hammond log raft. with
10. .ooo. 900 feet Of piling. are waiting here to
get TO sea o
The steam schooner Tiverton. with $50. 900
feet Of lumber, left for San Francisco.
The Italian cruiser Dogan succeeded in
crossing out this afternoon on her way home
The tug Defiance, with the oil barge Khoderic
Dhu. arrived today from California.
A fierce storm raging at the mouth OF
the river last night, and for a time the wind
attained q velocity Of more than eighty miles
an hour. This evening sees quite an abatement
and the bar-bound feet will make sea tomor-