The San Francisco call., 1907-01-05
COAST SHIPPING NEWS
Items of Interest to Mariners
Of the Pacific

TACOMA, Jan. 4.-Never before has there
been such scarcity of sailors to man coast
wise vessels At least fifty sailors could be
given employment in Tacoma now. For three
DAYS the barkentine John Smith. Captain Mel
sen, has been ready to 90 TO sea with lumber
for San Francisco. but as yet her crew Is In
complete.
Longshoremen are scarce and their wages are
high They are receiving from go cents TO 70
an h Many esSe se'e1 were IN
measure responsible for the shortage of sailors
the men would rather take go cents or 20
cents an hour than go TO sea- This theory, Ac-
cording to Henry l.. Peterson, local agent OF
the Seamen's Union. is erroneous
More than 40 900 tons of -four viii be shipped
TO North China ports from Puget Sound and
Portland within the next ninety days-the
largest shipments in similar period In tn, the
bulk Of the -four for North China has heretofore
been shipped by way of Hongkong but recently
the milIers on Puget Sound contracted with the
big merchants across the pond and now the
bulk Of shipments Will go from the Northwest
The schooner cambridge sailed today from
PORT Blakely for San Francisco with lumber
The schooner Gamble sailed from Port Gamble
for San Francisco with lumber The schooner
Turner sailed from Port Blakeley for Hedondo
san PEDRO, Jan. 4.-,The, steamer Harold
days from Blaine via San Francisco, bringing
100000 feet Of lumber for Or the Southwestern
Lumber Company and 3IO,ooO feet Tor the ma
The stenmer Santa Barbara. Captain Zaddart
from Aberdeen via San Francisco, Is discharging
s5o 900 feet Of lumber at the Crescent wharf
for the Blinn Lumber Company
The barkentine John Palmer Captain simon. Ss.
brought 1885. 600 feet Of lumber for the Ganah
Lumber G9%Psny Of tes
or George w Elder, Captain Jessen. cleared on
the return trip for Portland via San Francisco
and Eureka with large passenger and freight
The steamer Carmel. Captain Donaldson fin,
ished discharging her lumber cargo and cleared
for Grays Harbor to reload She Will take oil
at San Francisco c.a, xx, -
Eureka and the steamer Brooklyn, Captain Nor
berg, for Mendocino cleared today to reload.
The steamer Marshfeld. Captain Dettmers
sailed for Hardy Greek direct TO load lumber
The Pacific Coast Steamship Company's steam
er Bonita Captain AbeEts rs aae nd 20 arrive to-
vANcoUvER, 3: Q. Ian. Jan 4mLocal Ale coast
owing to continued snowsterms. Nearly all OF
the logging camps up the coast oa tn are closed
snow shrouds the sea like fog and vessels are
being delayed and sailings cancelled.
which is loading lumber on Frazer River Will
carry the largest cargo taken from British Column
IS H'I bound sds for p Port San MARQUES.
Duty to the extent of several hundred dollars
steamer Themis which was wrecked three weeks
ago at the north end OF Vancouver Island An
attempt will be made in the spring. after the
vessel breaks up. to save the engines.
Army Transports
The Burnside is at Seattle.
The Buford is in port
The Crook is in port Out of commission.
The Kirkpatrick is en- route TO Newport News.
Virginia.
The Logan is due today at Honolulu.
The Ingalls is at Newport News, Va.
The Sheridan Is in port. Out of commission.
The sherman viii sail today for Manila.
The Thomas arrived January at Manila.
The Warren is in port Out of commission.
The Overdue List
French bark Daniel. out $50 days from Bel
lingham to Delagoa Bay, 90 per cent.
French bark Houtot. out lS5 days from Toxic,
for Glasgow. % per cent
French bark Marie. out 19a days from New