The San Francisco call., 1906-08-03
COAST SHIPPING NEWS.
Items of Interest to Mariners
of the Pacific.

PORTLAND, Or, Aug. 2.-when the Oriental
liner Nicomedia leaves Portland Sunday after
noon she viii carry fifteen Thoroughbred Jersey
cattle for China. The cattle will be used 10
stock farm near Hongkong. Stalls for the
animals are being built between decks. In ad-
dition the Nicomedia will carry about $4,000
ments Of breadstutfs are expected to japan prior
TO the first OF the year, when, 1t Is understood
heavy duty will be imposed on such ship
ments.
The steamer Meteor reached Portland today
from San Francisco. She forced to lie TO
for about a day of the California coast for re-
pairs TO her machinery. She will losd railroad
ties for the return trip.
The Costa Rica is expected to sail tomorrow
night for San Francisco. 1t Is understood that
on the next trip up the coast she will be al
lowed 10 carry passengers, The crew is being
put through daily drills to add to its efficiency
SEATTLE, Aug. 2.-Mtllton1 OF feet OF lumber
for San Francisco have been cut at the Puget
Sound mills, but charters are unobtainabe. So
great is the desrth that the barge Chinook Of
San Francisco has been chartered and will be
towed TO San Francisco next week She will
carry 200. 900 feet OF lumber
The Umatilla viii sail for San francisco to-
morrow morning with full passenger list;
The steamer Montara on the Seattle-San
Francisco run, will make one trip to Nome at
the end of the season.
The racing yacht Anemone is taking anthra.
cite coal at the bunkers. She will leave
Wednesday on cruise TO San Francisco.
The statement is made at the local office Of
the Pacihc Coast Steamship Company that more
non-union sailors are their books than they
can possibly use and that union men apply
who left the Pacific Coast Company % boats have
shipped with the nshing feet.
morning from Ballard She is taking 1000 900
feet Of mixed lumber 10 San Pedro.
The schooner Godfrey will sail from Ballard
next Tuesday with 100000 feet of lumber for
VANCOUVER. B c. Aug 2.-The British
tramp steamer Greenwich will sail from Van
Alexandra, Egypt.
TACOMA. Aug. 2.-The steamer Lyra arrived
today from Manila with a large cargo of freight
Shipments Of copper and concentrates valued at
more than 100000 we're received by the Ia
coma smelter yesterday from California and
Alaska.
Tacomas water front will soon be protected
by IRE tug. Business interests have long de-
msnded that steps be taken TO provide more
adequate protection for the mills ana grain ele-
yators stretching for miles along the harbor from
the proposition without taking definite action
Property owners along the water front are now
raising Iund OF $4,000 with which TO build
and equip hrst-elass hreboat. The city agrees
TO refund o per cent Of the cost of the tug
per year until it is paid for, with the privilege
Of paying back up 10 10 per cent after the
first two years. The property owners who ad-
vance the money viii receive per cent interest
The Northern Pacific Railway and the Tacoma
Smelter Company are taking the lead In the
EUREKA. Aug. 2.-The steamer Corona
reached here this morning with eighty passen-
gers from San Francisco, after being out forty
hours. She usually makes the trip In about
eighteen hours, but having green crew aboard
AeN AoA4 time SOH1Aue up lue coast. d NUMBER
0L the noh-unlon crew got seasick and could not
help with the work OF managing the vessel The
officers had TO help in the hreroom at times
The Corona VIII sail for San Francisco tomorrow
afternoon with passengers.
The steamer Arctic arrived today from San
Mil '--- - '-'4
The steamers Wash and Navarro, with non
union crews. sailed today for San Francisco.
loaded with lumber.
The steamer Eureka arrived this evening from
San Francisco with passengers and mail. She
8 Al vi for San Erau
The torpedo-boat destroyer Paul Jones. Captain
J. T. Marshall thirty-four hours from San Fran
cisco. came TO port tonight route to Esqui-
malt for target practice. The vessel encountered
fierce head wind up the coast. Heavy seas
smashed the Ifebost yesterday. The crew be-
came tired and the captain came in to give
them rest. She Will leave at a. m. tomor-
ASTORIA. Aug 2-The steam schooner John
Pausen, the schooner o. NJ. Kellogg and the
barkentine Amelia arrived here today to receive
lumber for San Francisco.
The steamer Costa Rica, which arrived here
yesterday, was manned by a green crew and
most OF the sailors were seasick the entire voy-
age. The Costa Rica is taking q large cargo
that cannot 90 By rail owing to the congestion Of
cars AZ San Francisco.
About a dozen schooners are now receiving
lumber cargoes along the Columbia River and
are experiencing trouble with the longshore-
A large force started to unload the Costa
Ric9 a, i'm Imnedistely upon her arrival
hood of Longshoremen has been organized at this
s
The members of the new organization have been
employed by the Grays Harbor Steyedoring Com
pany, which undertook 10 load vessels when the
strike instituted. The bylaws of the new
organization provide that only Americans may
become members The membership list now
totals seventy-five. The citizenship uualifca tion
has been imposed, because the officers aver that
foreigners have heretofore made all the trouble
in shipping at this port
The schooner Sausaiito viii depart Saturday
for San Francisco with 40, 900 feet of lumber.
The cargo includes 100000 laths and quantity
Of shingles.
The car shortage here promises to give addi-
tional impetus TO coastwise lumber shipments.
only 10 per cent Of their requirem ents and but
for the scarcity OF tonnage the lumber market at
San Francisco would doubtless be eased.
The four-masted steel barkentine Hawaii has
arrived in port from Shanghai in ballast She
The schooner Philippine has arrived from Homo
lulu and is loading lumber.
The steamer Acme is loading 600, 900 feet Of
lumber at the Hart-Wood mill for San Fran
cisco.
The strike Of the sailors and longshoremen has
been practically broken at this port Union men
com pla ning that the work Is slow and that sail
are not furnished until after the loading is
com pleted. Non-union men are working the steam
schooners. There have been no clashes for some
time It is regarded here as likely that the
sailing vessel owners will lock out the union
crews If the union longshoremen do not give bet
ter dispatch.
SAN PEDRO. Aug. 2.-Arrived-ship Nc
Laurin, Captain Frey, ten days from Belling-
ham; steamer Alcatraz, Captain Frederickson,
from Greenwood.
SaiIed-Schooner h. D. Bendixsen, Captain
ThunneIl for Aberdeen, IN ballast.
In port-Steamer FL Aguador, German ship
Lizabekh. steamer Cabrillo. Barkentfne Charles
F. Crocker. bsrkentine Portland, ship Henry
Willard; schooner h d. Bendixen, schooner FL
Dorado, schooner Eric, schooner Wawona, schoon-
er Boreals. schooner G. NJ. Watson, schooner
Beulah. schooner Lizzie Prien, schooner Muriel.
To sail Friday-Schooner FL Dorado, Captain
Johnson. for Grays Harbor in ballast.
Due at this port-Barkentine Aurora from
Tacoma, bsrkentine Thomas ?. Nigh from Ia
coma, barkenttnefJ. NJ. Griffith from Port Had
lock. schooner c. S. Holmes from Olympia,
schooner Ludlow from Aberdeen, schooner Okan-
ogan, from Port Gamble; schooner Salem, from
Olympia
Captain c. W. Brandt has BEEN enrolled as
master Of the barkentine Georgana and III.
Bendgard Of the screw steamer Redondo
NEWS OF THE OCEAN.
Petroleum for the Orient.