The San Francisco call., 1906-08-23
COAST SHIPPING NEWS.
Items of Interest to Mariners
of the Pacific.

PORTLAND. Aug 22-The dredger Columbia
Knapps Crossing this morning began the Work
of deepening the channel Of the lower river.
She vii be kept IN commission until ali OF the
bars between the mouth of tine willamette ana
Astoria have been removed 49,
Carving nearly 20q0 tons OF freight and with
about twenty passengers the steamer lilioIlah
sailed at 3 O'Clock this afternoon for Honolulu
and Hilo the second voyage sne mas mace
warrants we're issued from the Police Court
this morning for the arrest OF O. johnson ,ia ana
q Iverson masters. respectively, Of two sailing
IS 10 block the channel and interfere with the
movements Of other craft. The complaint was
made by Harbor Master Ben biglin. o.,-,,.
3 cargo Of lumber this morning at vancouver
for transportation 10 San Francisco
The steamer Jim Butler. which arrived i az s As-
toris this morning tn tow Of tug from Grays
Harbor. comes here 10 have Der machlneig m
stalled By the Willamette Iron WORKS; ,.o
River stea ID boa trnen are talking Of changing
the color Of their boats from white TO bottle
green or some darker SHADE IN oroer os 70 Aeeep
Then ueefer looking than Is possible now De-
cause of lie oil that adheres to the bulls as
fber nlovr through the harbor. They say II Is
almost Impossible 10 keep them clean Without
printing them at least once IhonLn. ~, .,-.,,or
SEATTLE, Aug zz-sestue oilraG fbem
selves In sympathy with the Sailors nion IN
the latters stIike against owners 2. seseis H.,
the steamer Rainier arrived from ssh ran =
and tied 10 Der dock tsls niornhe IA r,,a6eS
them 10 leave the vessel. Livery lohssnole iah y
droDped bis work immediately. At the oItlce Vs s
q 10
he iongsboreu1eu wish to return TO Work on the
Rainier they may DO So as they nave hol Oetn et
OFFICIALLY called out but representatiYess, ol ~
loueehorernen present replied tneg VII ~ ~
ssdee with the striking sailors and VIII work on
no vessel hereafter involved IN s me ns'is ~ ~
owned by member of the ship 'ii Dhnsie ,1,is,et
cfarion The Rainier is being unieaoea lollsne s
with the captain ~ the Wlnehee Al" e1e ~
loading slings in the bold =. H. o-.tno
John ZerWeygherg. Bon-unlon ssiior "V1 1a,. hane
,r rte santa cruz was assaulted BY j. a. lsouh-
. 80 unIon sailor. he was boarding MS ooa |
early this morning. lousoaie "as "a stl,er
h IN faiI where he VIII be held until eepteHpef
n ubpn the Santa cruz returns 70 port
tsri,en re Citv Of Isuebla sails for san frsn-
,.se.o for,orrovv she viii carry more than zoV
,,sssepgers several Of whom are returning reIu-
sSvsces received by the Kosmos line state
.l,@s .iss stesr rshfp Uards. Captain PETERSON Wes
az Valparaiso last week Guiins ~ a 1870 on
Ias Angeles excursion party numbering 10y
-..s engaged staterooms on the Dakosa "a Ior LII lsl
',ePten.lber sailing ssg ioT Mseils ise o''eN''
me fnarine inspectors Investigating me col eoi,
fiss,s, i,stv,ecn The Sound steamers Aasn9n @ ane
furron willie racing eS 70 ashs shst csptain Hall
~ re F,shon + without sailing papers, tn.te -
. ere 200 passengers aboard the Fesseis a a."
it4e OF 1ss-,sss schooner Annie E. Smaie was
toseed 10 sea flis rn0rning VIII 1-SV'rO0V -
lumber for san PEDRO A.. ,oo n WAS
.RFRDFFN Aug. 2z.-Some dass ago i e. 70.
- fr,,n, The lower hsreor that large nee'
N iffnnber carriers had departed TOT g. +i-
rc, f,,f+ fhis report incorrect as IL III
5,eef Is stu bar bound. Tl.ere arc Dut - ,, -
- :, -, II was stated to-day that e-efe1 yes.
seis were lEang there with something more llan
b COO 600 feet Of lumber aboard -
Tbarie~ Higgins Of San Francisco has aHalutu
q, srsror Iindstrom the contract Tor lbf toa-
sfrucfiou Of new steam schooner me 49, -s nee
already been laid. The vessel wiz register 'V0