The San Francisco call., 1906-08-05
COAST SHIPPING NEWS.
Items of Interest to Mariners
of the Pacific.

SEATTLE, Aug. 4.-The Pacinc Coast oteAm-
ship Company announces that the excursion
stes smship Spokane. which has been running
from this port TO Southeastern Alaska. viii be
discontinued on that route and will make sew
ersl trips between Seattle and San francisco.
For the winter season she will probably so on
the Southern California run The Alaska ex-
cursion business is about over, and the regular
steamship for it for the rest or the
season.
The four-rnasted schooner Willie r. Hume nn-
ished loading l.300 600 feet OF lumber at Bel
lingham and was towed to sea this afternoon
She is bound for San Francisco. The Rainier,
Of the L. II. Gray line, sailed for san Fran
cisco tonight with a cargo Of lumber No pas
sengers. The Government survey board has
recommended that the revenue cutter Grant be
patched up for further service on Puget SOUND.
Oficers aboard say she is rotten and liable to
go 10 the bottom.
sold 20 Mexican mining men and will leave next
week to ply between San Diego and Mexican
ports.
The barkentine skagit has Just completed
run from San Francisco 10 Flattery IN ninety
hours. Fast coastwise steamships average sew
The damage to the ship Battle Abbey is
$4,000. She struck a rock in Ludlow Harbor
America has been sold by the Northwestern
Steamship Company TO Griffith & Sprague and
cisco. The Buckman VIII sail for San Fran
cisco tomorrow with full cargo and about 100
passengers
TACOMA Aug 4-The steamship Buckman
sailed tonight for San Francisco. The schooner
Willie r. Hume, Captain Wilson, sailed from
The French steamship Amiral Jaureguloerry.
which sailed tonight. will carry 10 Saiina Cruz
five electric cargo conFeyors. invented. patented
and used in Tacoma. They win be used in
handling cargo for the Tehauntepec Railroad.
The first shipment Of the new crop OF wheat,
comprising three cars, reached Tacoma today.
Another teredo-esten dock at the Tacoma
smelter collapsed last night. dropping into the
trates worth $40 600 dropped into the water
with a dock. Both docks viii be rebuilt; A
coma smelter was wrecked yesterday near Or
cas- Island while ia tow or the tug bermuda
The schOner Fortuna arrived today with a
hslibut catch Of 10 tons.
PORTLAND Aug. &C. G.. Erts q repre-
sentative Of the Standard OIL Company, IS in
Portland from San Francisco In search OF a
sailing vessel for sale suit<51e to place in the
coastwise trade as general freighter. 1t is in
case oil from California to the compsny's sta
J. n Dawson, local agent for the Hartman
steamship lines. expects that the steamship Al
tee. 45oo-ton carrier, will be secured for the
ing discussed and viii probably be settled within
a few days.
Laden with $50, 900 feet Of lumber the schooner
Sailor Boy left this morning for San Francisco.
Coasters were never in so great demand In the
history Of local shipping. Inquiries for tonnage
being receievd By local brokers from every
quarter. Some want to buy and Others to char
ter. Agents Of George S Bush Co. say they
fort If they had them on their list.
Robert Inman of the lumber firm of Inmsn,
Poulson Co. will be the largest individual
owner In q steam schooner now being built at
Coos Bay for the lumber trade between Port
land and San Francisco. She will be 200 feet
long and viii have earring capacity OF soo, oOO
POulson. which was named for the other mem
Der OF the firm.
ABERDEEN Aug 4-The Sailors Union still
declines 10 furnish crews TO the vessels loaded
this port by members OF the American Broth
erhood Of Longshorernen. and in all probability
the I'VE sailing SchOonerS involved
viii undertake 10 make the trip TO San Fran
growing here that the actiOn Of the union is the
forerunner TO q general call FOR walkout on
sailing vessels
The exports to San Francisco from Wilson
Bros mil for the month Of July were made
public today. But three vessels got away. the
steamship Lindauer making two trips and the
ments were 1 6s1. 900 feet. The schooner Charles
f. Falk departed today for San Francisco with
400 600 feet OF lumber. The schooner A. B.
johnson also departed today for San Francisco
with 500. 900 feet Of lumber. The schooner E.
B. Jackson iS loading soo,o 900 feet Of lumber for
A San Francisco firm. the name Of which has
not been given, has ordered new steam
psny. She IS to be $50 feet long. 81 feet wide
and u feet deep. She Will cost $4,000 The
new passenger steamer Aberdeen will be
ASTORIA, Aug 4-The steamship Costa Rica
sailed this afternoon for San Francisco with a
very large cargo. She carried 1908 barrels of
dour. Among other shipments sent out on the
Costa Rtca are 1900 sacks of bran Her entire
cargo Will measure close TO 1900 tons. The work
Of dischsrging and loading the Costa Rica was
pushed 10 completion in order 10 get the best
service ont Of her that is possible. Shippers are
endeavoring to reserve space on all vessels
bound for San Francisco two weeks IN advance
OF their sailing dates.
Had not all Of her space been held for gen
eral merchandise the steamship Kilburn would
have taken out large consignment Of wheat.
The demand for lumber carriers out Of this
port is so great that the sawmills are hard
pressed for means with which TO send their
productsl 10 market. The principal shortage OF
vessels Is experienced in the cosstwise lumber
trade The san Francisco demand alone is suf-
hcient 10 tax the capacity OF the entire lumber
feet.
Steamship Company's steamship Coos Bay ar
rived today from the south and sailed tonight
for San Francisco and way ports.
The Union OIL Compsny's barge No. 3, due to
arrive last night this morning, had not been
sighted mp to O'Clock.
today. sailed-Schooner FL Dorado, Captain
johnson. for Grays Harbor. in ballast: steamship
Alcatrzs, Captain Frederickson. for San Fran
cisco.
snd Fl Aguador. German ship Lizabeth, barken-
tines Charles F. Croker and Portland, ship
Henry Willard, schooners Alvena. Eric. Wawona.
Boreslis G. NJ. Watson. Beulsh. Lizzie Prien,
Muriel, Dauntless and John A
To leave Sundsy-German ship Lizabeth, Ca p
tain Kaak. for Vancouver, B. C.; ship Henry
Willard Captain Anderson. for Bellineham
schooner EndeaEor. Captain McAllen. for Blaine,
ia ballast
Dne at this port-steamship Roanoke, from
Thomss P. Enigh. from Tacoma. and Retriever,
from Port Hadlock: rchooners G. s. Holmes, from
Olympia: Salem. from Olympia Ludlow. from
Aberdeen; okanogan. from Port Gamble, and