The San Francisco call., 1906-11-15
COAST SHIPPING NEWS
Items of Interest to Mariners
of the Pacific

TACOMA, Nov. 1.-THE British steamer Imo-
gen arrived today from San Francisco and Will
load wheat for the United Kingdom The oil
steamer Argyle has arrived here from Port
Hartford The schooner Admiral has arrived
The bark General Fairchild sailed for Nome
today. The barkentine Planter, carrying lumber
from Port Gamble 70 San Francisco, Is anchored
at Clallam waiting TO get outside. The schooner
William Bowden which took lumber here for
San Pedro. is anchored in Clallam bay The
Francisco today. The British tramp Quito. which
fixed for wheat here The British ship Talus
sailed from Seattle wheat laden for the United
Kingdom n today; The bark Gerard c. Tobey ar
ASTORIA, Nov. 14.-Tbe oil tank steamer
Asunscion arrived here today from California
with a cargo Of crude oil and went on to Port
land to discharge. The schooner Alpha. lumber
laden for California, went TO sea today. The
steamer ]. p. Stetson arrived today from San
she win load lumber for return trip. Captain
Bonniheld reports very rough voyage up the
at this port today from Nanaimo with a cargo
OF coal for Portland. The steamers Kiburn and
to Portland this evening g<The steamer Roanoke
left this morning with a large cargo for Los
Angeles and way ports. The steamer Costa Rica
left for San Francisco with a big freight cargo.
The steam schooner Lakme arrived in this morn
ing from San Francisco to load lumber.
total loss She has keeled over to port until
her ran is awash at high water and is gradually
settling in the sand.
The British ship Galena. which went ashore
yesterday is also suffering from the fierce storm
that is raging tonight and She. too. will never
sail the seas again. Reports received from the
tion and cannot possibly withstand the heavy
breakers that are washing her higher the
The tug sampson has been chartered to take
the. hve-masted schooner Louis TO San Francisco
and viii leave with her at the first opportunity
The steamers Roanoke and Costa Rica left
today for San Francisco
Lightship No. rs had narrow escape from
bar Monday evening. The hawser broke For
tunately she had steam up and after a hard
foul and her engines out of repair that she
can %ake epnBo only k knot and nh, half am hour
dena. Captain Halum. which arrived this morn
ing from Albion. is discharging 35s. 900 feet of
lumber for the San Pedro Los Angeles and Salt
The steamer Alcatraz Captain Frederickson.
arrived from Greenwood with 800, 900 feet Of
lumber consigned TO the Southern California and
Blnn Lumber companies.
The steamer Francis H. Leggett Captain Ra-
nier, finished discharging large cargo of lum-
Der and cleared today with the ship Indiana.
Captain Olsen, in tow. Both vessels will load
lumber at Eureka for San Pedro
The barkentine Kakohead. now at Belngham
has been chartered to load cargo of lumber
for San Pedro. The schooner William. Bawden
is out two days from Tacoma with a full cargo
OF p3er consigned to wholesalers at this port.
fewer wrecks the coast If the captains would
Keep their leads going, said Henry Hewett. the
marine insurance man. this morning in discuss
ing the wrecks Of the British bGrks Peter Iredale
and Galena. His views are concurred in by a
great number of other marine men. although
by this they do not mean to say that they an
prove of the tugboat service maintained by the
oregon Halfway and Navigation Company at the
mouth of the Columbia River
The Revenue cutter Thetis will be dispatched
from Port Townsend at once to search for the
missing British bark Iyerna. This was an
nouneed by a telegram received by President r.
r. Hoge of the Chamber of Commerce in re-
sponse 10 one sent. by him to the chief of the
revenue cutter service yesterday
Inc steamers Alliance and +. A. Kilburn will
reach the harbor this evening. the former from
ZOOS bay and the latter from San Francisco via
hoIe Tne German steamer Eva left this morning.
pound Tor valparaiso with a cargo of lumber
The British bark Caleate bound for the ssmc
destination with cargo Of lumber, is expected
10 SAL by the end of this week
William T. Carroll local marine tro,ar hss
nnrchased ,I,s the American bark coloma which he
VIII place IN the lumber trade out of this port
DE also will have her re-registered and make
;. As soon as the weather conditions are favor
aoie the tender Heather Will sail for Alaska
Will supplies aud buoys for distribution among