The San Francisco call., 1906-08-12
COAST SHIPPING NEWS.
Items of Interest to Mariners
of the Pacific.

TACOMA, Aug. 1.-THE transport Buford
sailed for San Francisco. Upon arriving she
probably viii commence making regular trips
from there TO Manila. The Queen sailed for
san Francisco with 6o8 tons Of general cargo
and 100 tons Of feed
after an unusually slow trip from San Fran
cisco and began loading cargo OF lumber and
school Of whales on the Washington coast
striking one and breaking the tip OF the ship 6
propeller blade. Captain Peterson saw a num-
Der Of schools, one u which contained loo
seviafhans. The vessel also reports many dead
whales floating OF the coast, for which Peterson
Is unable 10 account, except on the suppo-
EitiOn that some contagious disease is raging
among the cetacians. Sea captains here be-
EeTe that the recent great explosions in the
Bering Sea resulting in a new island OF Dutch
HarbOr. may have killed the whales and so
changed the ocean floor as 70 cause the schools
The new steamship Kitsap struck a log IN
West Passage this morning and broke pro
The. schooner Glendale is loading a cargo
here for San Francisco. The steamer Watson
sailed today for San Francisco with 1900 tons
Tie new British steamship Ardmount Captain
Mckay, arrived here from London today on her
;=saiden voyage bringing cargo OF q, 600 bar
rels Qf cement. In storm encountered on
the Horn a Hongkong Chinese sailor was
struck by a wave and washed the length OF
the ship and killed. After discharging the
tramp VIII load lumber for Australia.
SEATTLE, Aug. 1.-THE American schOouer
Queen was tovred to sea today with LOO, OOO
feet OF lumber for San Francisco. The Pacific
Coast steamer Montara is loading cargo OF
general merchandise and grain at the Great
Northern docks. She win sail tonight or TO
morrow morning for San Francisco.
Reports received from Nome today say that
the Ice about the Arctic whaling feet near
IIerschel Island is breaking and releasing the
vessels which have wintered there. 1t will
take about a month for the ships TO get out
from their position to the coast
sigarded the contract FOR the construction Of
gasoline schooner 70 run between san iran,
be built here and VIII be somewhat smaller
than the general run Of vessels OF that class.
with q cargo Of poles and lumber the
schooner Harry y. Hall sailed today for San
francisco TIE steamer Watson, delayed in
starting sailed for san Francisco. She has a
full cargo OF general freight and l4o passen-
Tie schooner Annie H. Nixon viii SAIL Wed
nesday from Seattle with 10000 feet Q OF
Smale expects TO leave here for the same port
TUESDAY She win have aboard about 100000
PORTLAND. Aug. Il.-Ernest Laidlaw has
left for San Francisco 10 inquire into the posi-
uade out OF Portland down the coast. Before
leaving he said that be would place seven large
vessels IN service at once II they were opta1h- a
able The demand for lumber carriers is 50
great that be win try TO acquire any vessel tnat
can do the work regardless OF its ntness. e1s
this morning and VIII load lumber for San Fran
cisco. The steamer Thomas L. Wend arrived
tits morning and is moored at the Inman fouisen
fTsp 10 San Francisco. The steamer Meteor, with
90 600 railroad ties loaded at Columbia River
ports. left this noon for Mccormick Co.'S. San
II nnriscO
ASTORIA. Aug. 1.-THE steamer Reoonoo.
with a cargo OF lumber for San Francisco, left
today The schooner Redheld has completed her
cargo and win leave tomorrow with SevOOO feet
Of lumber.
EUREKA Aug. 1.-THE steamers San Pedro
sn6 Kflburn arrived from San Francisco today
Tie Eflburu sailed FOR Portland and way ports
ct . D. m. The San Pedro viii load lumber Tor
San Francisco.
SAN PEDRO Aug 11.-The schooner John A.
Csutafu Olsen finished disoharRing her lumber
cnrgc and sailed in ballast for Eureka, where