The San Francisco call., 1906-08-28
Steamer Homer Arrives With
a Fortune in Furs.

At times some vessels sail with short crews,
When the steamer Queen leaves tomorrow she
Will have full cargo OF general merchandise
Reports received today from San Juan Island
say the British steamer Twickenhami which
went ashore near Ksnaka Bay on brioay, Is
resting easy and viii not suffer great damage
unless southwest gale sets In, In which event
she win pound to pieces Local wrecking Trims
only British wreckers are working on the vessel
Richard Simms, longshoreman WORKING on
latch and fell thirty feet into the hold he
wae not fatally injured.
The Dakota Is entirely sold out for It's next
Thick fog and smoke from NUMEROUS forest
fires are hanging over Puget Sound. and several
close Ehayes TO accidents on the bay are re-
ported today.
The schooner Robert Levers and the ship
Reuee were towed to sea today with lumber
cergoes for San Francisco and San Pedro.
The steamer Norman Isles left for Portland
today TO load cargo for the west coast OF
RE Amer5can steamer Nsvadnn viii sail to,
5norrsw for San Franeisso to complete ya her cargo
PORTLAND, Or, Aug. H.-The Hartman
people are beginning to discover that they can
have any amount OF freight business for their
Portland-San Francisco liners If the boats are
furnished. Orders for space have been coming
in rapidly since the announcement a rev
days ago that the steamers Aztec and Column
bia would be Opera ted in conjunction with the
Barracouta and Costa Rica that even with these
four steamers there viii be no space to spare
from the mouth OF the Columbia report the
smoke from the forest fires thick that navi-
CATION is about as difficult during dense
fogs Great clouds OF smoke have been drifting
out toward the and the pail overhanging
the bar IS said to be so dense that the
lookout at North Cape at times nnds his glasses
The steamer Alliance sailed tonight for
Eureka and way ports with fun cargo or
freight and a big passenger list
The French bark Laennec shifted to the o..
". P. dock this morning, where she will await
a charter.
ton this afternoon TO finish her lumber cargo
The steamer Barracouta viii sail for San Fran
cisco wednesday night loaded to the guards
with freight.
ASTORIA, Or, Aug 27.-The tug Samson
tuccs in tow. After the barge is repaired she
Will carry a load of lumber TO San Francisco
and Will be towed down the coast by the Sam
son. The schooner Alumna sailed from Knappton
late Saturday night with a million feet of lum-
Der for San Francisco. The oil-tank steamer
Asuncion sailed for California today.
The barkentine James johnson with cargo OF
lumber of San Francisco went to today.
The steamer Yosemite. carrying cargo of
e5o.ooo feet Of lumber. sailed today Tor San
TACOMA. Aug. 27.-Heavy fog and smoke
prevailing on the Sound this morning greatly
hampered masters of vessels in navigating Their
craft The steamer Dorothy, running between
Kirkland and Madison, ashore az Iarrcw
Point. She was not seriously injured
British Columbia and the Alaskan coast are
being gradually exterminated- He pretiets a
very scarce supply this winter.
The steamer Farallon brought from Alaska TO
day 200 tons of marble, comprising the third
shipment 10 arrive this year from The qu1rres
on Prince of Wales Island.
The cable ship Burnside reached here today
for extensive repairs. A new cable ma'hine
costing $50, 600, will be installed with other
A statement inst compiled shows that the
rDs,rx hae
registered therein with an aggregate tonnage OF
san PEDRO. Aug. 27-The steamer Ma
tional City, Captain Frederickson sailed last
night for San Francisco after discharsing in
Captain Norborg came in this afternoon from
Mendocino and docked at the Southern Pacific
wharf with a cargo Of 100000 feet OF lumber
consigned to different wholesalers.
The tug Sea Rover from San Francisco
arrived In port this afternoon. Her mission
will be TO tow the dredger San Francisco TO the
home pazt. The dredger has been leaking badly,
and will require temporary repairs TO Withstand
the trip up the coast The dredger has been
and completed the contract few days sgo
to the satisfaction of Engineer Crawford The
channel is now "a feet deep at low tide and
400 feet wide.
Instructions from the owners Of the four
vessels A. f. Whitman, Gardner City, Louis and
T. ?. Emigh reached the masters of these yes
sells today, requesting them 10 go ahead and
get the cargoes discharged with independent
labor II necessary The captains nave been
their crews on board. Now the sailors will quit
rather than shove the lumber TO union long
available at present BY tomorrow evening
every vessel will be discharged This is the
The superintendent Of one Of these companies
told several OF his former employees, who asked
TO be reinstated. TO commence tomorrow.
The ship McLauren will complete discharging
tomorrow and Captain Fry. the master of the
vessel, is confident of securing a crew and get
Captain Tues arrived from the north today
and viii take command Of the schooner S. J.
W Close which is waiting in the outer harbor.
Redondo.
PORT HARTFORD. Aug. 27.-The tug Sea
Queen. with the Union OIL Companys Santa
Paula In tow. arrived today, and. after loading
with oil, returned to oleum TO discharge.
The steam schooner Melville Dollar arrived to-
day from San Pedro with full cargo of lumber.
VANCOUVER (B. c.. Aug. 2T.-The barge
Baroda OF Seattle, which is being used a
lighter TO transport the sugar cargo OF the
steamer Twickenham, still stranded ON San Juan
Island, to Vancouver, Is expected tomorrow with
her hrst cargo Of 5000 tons. The sugar ls con
Company. Altogether the Twickennaln has GOO
tons OF sugar on board; It is feared that about
partial loss Tonight the tugs Tacoma and
iorne are standing by the stranded vessel. II
it is thought she can be safely pulled o< the
high tide at daylight tomorrow morning and
make trial. 1t may be decided that Gf
can be coated. The Twicxennam viii be
docked at Esquimalt for repairs.
The steamship Queen sailed early this Morn
ing for the south after loading 100 tons OF
general cargo for San Francisco. -:
Frazer River and Northern British Columbia
salmon Gamers today announced prices Tor the
sockeye pack of this season. The prices are
c. 1. f., ex-quay liverpool and ex-ship London.
The quota tons are 25s Cd for l-pound tails, 3as
Ga for l-pound fats and 37s Cd for n pound
dats. From last year this is an advance of
IS on tails. 6s Sd on fats and 1s Cd on half
pounds. Most OF the pack Of 400. 600 cases has
been sold. Only 11o cases Of half-pound fats
and 90, 900 cases OF 1-pound fats remain unscld.
NEWS OF THE OCEAN.