The San Francisco call., 1906-08-15
COAST SHIPPING NEWS.
Items of Interest TO Mariners
of the Pacific.

SEATTLE, Aug. 1z.-The Northwestern Steam.
ship Company has changed the name Of its Nome
liner from Orizaba TO Northwestern. The
steamer Queen. which sailed last night for San
Francisco. carried full cargo OF general freight
The Pacific Coast steamer Spokane arrived
from ALASKA late yesterday and will at be
ing the place Of the state of CaIifor,ia On 4he
Southern California run later IN the season She
viii sail south from here Thursday with q full
cargo and q large passenger list.
The steamer Caswell, taken to Alaska to place
on the Cook Inlet run by E. A. Swift has beer
wrecked in the Yenta River rapids. No lives
The codhshing sehooaer Harold BIekum. three
weeks overdue from Berg Sea. arrived today.
CAPTAIN Anderson. seven isvs from TTnoons Riee
and the schooner Caroline, Captain Westerdah
I'VE days from the same port brought q com.
to the Kerckhon- Gunner Mil and Lumber Com.
pany. The schooner J. B. Stetson, Captain Bon.
niheld. has begun loading 100000 feet of lumber
at Astoria for San Pedro. There were no de.
psrtures from this port today.
vessels in port-ship McLaurin. barkentines
Charles T. Croker and Thomas P. Emigh,
schooners Dauntless okanogan, sausaiito. Sadie
Caroline and Louise Vessels on the way-Bark
entine Gardiner City and schooners Salem. Lud,
low, Stimson. John A. Campbell Louise Mildred
". F. Wetzman and King Cyrus.
PORTLAND, Aug. 14.-Every incoming vessel
brings reports OF thousands Of whales steering
north OF the coast. Captain Erickson Of the
steam schooner Aurelia says he saw hundreds OF
the monsters following the vessels to the Colum.
bia River bar. There their paths parted, the
whales proceeding north. Captain johnson Of the
bark Coloua also reports having run into q
school OF whales, and he says they were big ones
each one of them worth at least $1,000.
The steam schooner Aurelia arrived early this
morning from San Francisco. bringing about fifty
tons Of general merchandise. On her next voy.
age north the Aurelta VIII carry passengers. as
by that time the inspectors viii have had time
TO issue her certificate. which revoked wher
her union sailors walked ashore
The Hartman frefghter Barracouta sailed 10,
San Francisco last night with a heavy cargo
The Barracuda carries no passengers.
The tug Fosburg will leave for Coquille in a
few DAYS where she viii go into commission.
towing lumber schooners over the bar. The deal
TO have her tow lumber barges from Coouille tc
San Francisco Was not consummated.
PORT HARFoRD. Aug. 1z.-The italian
cruiser Dogalia. from the south. sailed for San
steamer Argyle arrived today from San Fran.
cisco and is loading with oil. The steam lumber
scnSOner AesEF az sToo BIT ooo today ron Greenwood
tug Sea Queen. with the Santa Paula in tow
sailed for San Francisco.
TACOMA. Aug. l4-So great has become the
demand for tonnage in coastwise lumber traffic
that tugs NAV he employed 70 tow lumbe,
harges from Columbia River and Puget Sound tc
San Francisco and other California ports. Winds
adverse at this season and bar1es make slow
voyages some Of them having been ont recently
ss long as TWENTY-FIVE DAYS Ting towing vvonld
make the distance from San Francisco to the
Sound in Eve davs. saving TWO weeks time
Leading shipping men have hopes that the pres
emf scarcity OF tOnnd e VIII he thing Of the
mast as soon as the salmon feet begins return
ing from Alaska
The rug Daring left Gravs Hsrbor yeste-dav y
towing the schooners Watson A. West and r c.
Sisde. lumber laden 10 San Francisco If :
good voyage is made Gravs Harbor iuunberrer
Will make a practice of towing
The steamer Garland. which sailed south last
FRIDAY. has returned 10 Winslnw with her hold
partly filed with water. II is believed the yvate,
entered through steam connection, which broke
after the ship sailed.
The new stesmer Kitsap. running between TIA
coma and Seattle is making the distance. thirty
miles. in 100 rSinutee.
bottle picked up in the Straits If Fuca TO-DAY
contained paper reading as follows: Bark
Lsura Is on the rocks inst north az Frcs July
%. 1905 No hope of relief Mrs. Bird S. Hau
mer." Nothing Of the shipwreck is known here
There is no bark named Laura listed here.
ASTORIA. Aug. 14.-The steamer Alliance
left this morning for Coos Bay and Eureks
with passengers and freight The schooner