The San Francisco call., 1906-12-25
COAST SHIPPING NEWS
Items of Interest TO Mariners
CT tie Pacific

VANCOUVER. B. c.. Dec 2z-The Allen
Line steamer Pondo. Captain Large, reached
pOrt from Wellington. New Zealand. last night.
on the "Trip across John Helmher. the boats
vain, fell from the upper deck into the sea
Be was probably stunned by the fan. for he
sank without making any effort 70 him
self ana before those on the ship could go TO
his assistance.
Moderate weather was met on the trip across
until within 4 short distance OF Cape Flattery
when the vessel ran into bad gale The yes
sci brought 2UOO tons 0f cargo. a large part
II which is hemp. There is also considerable
hard wood and the remainder is general freight.
MARTINEZ. Dec. 24.-The past month has
been unusually busy season in shipping cir
eles along the q3ntra Costa water front and
and along the bay shore at Point Richmond
have never been in such demand. The heaV-
lest shipments made from Port Costa and the
docks OF wheat and barley. though some
oats are being sent 70 Eastern and Oriental
The steamer olympia Of the Northwestern
Steamship Line IS a9cked at Point San Pablo
unloading an immense cargo Of Northern Cali
The four,masted British steamer Brilliant is
taking $50. .Oc0 OF refined oil from the
Standard Oil Compenys wharf at Point Orient.
She VIII san for Europe next Saturday The
port loading 10000 barrels of crude oil for
San PEDRO. Dec. a4.-The schooner A. F.
Coats Captain Morris. arrived twenty days
from the Columbia River. and IS discharging
900 feet Of lumber at the San Pedro, Los
Angeles and Salt Lake Railway wharf,
The steamer J. b. Stetson, Captain B0nideld,
Tor Portland and The steamer James y dlZ
gins. CAPTAIN Higgins. Tor Fort Bragg. cleared
Today Both steamers VIII call at san Fran
The steamer Marshheld Captain Detrmers.
cleared today for Hardy Creek direct. where
she viii load a return cargo for tis port. The
passenger and freight steamer Bonita. Captain
Aiberts. is due tomorrow night from san Fran
cisco with cargo consigned TO the Pacific
The sfeaner Harold Dollar Captain living is
out two days from Astoria with cargo OF lum-
ber consigned TO wholesalers al this port
DOIfII.A Nd, Dec. -4---A nfie DeIuE T1ken
downstream the British steamship Apollo col
lIded with the Madison-street bridge drawrest.
doing several hundred dollars damage The
ADoio has 3. .0O0 600 feet OF lumber FOR China.
The Portland and ASiafic liner Arabia and the
japanese steamer G0to Maru arrived late this
afternoon. They would have been up this morn
ing. but heavy fog on the river made nsviga-
TACK of terminal facilities in Portland is being
felt severely by grain exporting firms, and ships
shortage and lack OF motive power also 1t is
reported that 250 loaded with wheat are
waiting in Albina 10 be hauled TO docks on the
West Side while the docks receiving but %
Der cent OF tie cars they could discharge.
Because of the success met with by the tug
Agnes in bringing down raft containing / 900
600 feet Of lumber from Carsons Landing on the
nounced that Eve other RATS wiz be procured
at the same place for shipment to California
Carrying one OF the biggest cargoes she ever
handled. the steamer Alliance arrived Yesterday
from Eureha "a ana wayportSs she VIII sail on the
ASTORIA. Ore Dec 24.-The schooners An
ME Larson and Aipena. lumber laden for Cali
forna, went 10 sea today.
The British steamship Apollo with cargo OF
lumber for China, arrived here from Portland
today
The derelict bark Melanope has been pumped
out and the work OF shifting her ballast is in
progress
The steamer Yosemite cleared today with a
cargo OF $4,000 feet Of lumbF for San Fran
cisco.
The steamer Tiverton finished loading 5l2, 900
feet Of lumber tonight She goes 10 ian Fran
cisco
The schooner Charles Nelson arrived today
from California 70 load lumber for California
port The steamer Nome City left out today for
San Francisco with cargo OF lumber The
steamer Rosecrans, with the barge Monterey in
tow. left today for California Both vessels are
IN ballast.
Lumber shipments from the lower Columbia
River for the month Of November amounted to
p 900 833 feet, the greatest for month during
the year The total shipments OF lumber from
Portland and the Columbia River for November
aggregated z5,eS5,eoo feet During the eleven