The San Francisco call., 1907-02-06
COAST SHIPPING NEWS
Items of Interest to Mariners
of the Pacific

TACOMA. Feb 5.-The British bark Fingal
sailed today for Valparaiso with 5000 600 feet
the voyage by his wife and daughter
After q complete overhauling, requiring two
the Tacoma Mil Company's plant at Old Tacoma
resumed running this morning: This was the
first time the mill had been idle in two years.
The, work Of converting the former revenue
cutter Grant into a halibut-hshing craft was
completed yesterday. The Grant was purchased
from the Government by the San Juan Fishing
and Packing Company, and will be operated
on the Alaska halibut banks.
SAN PEDRO, Feb. 5.-The schooner Espada,
Captain Sarrins, arrived last night from Ramona
via San Francisco with 10000 feet of lumber
consigned to the National Lumber Company.
The steamship Argyle arrived last night from
San Francisco laden with 81 600 barrels OF oil
consigned TO the Union Oil Company. After
passing Inc enLaSe " 0nS lnnSi loa - =
ran hard aground. but was hoated uninjured at
high tide this morning.
The barkentine Joseph L. Eviston, Captain
Jensen, finished discharging her lumber cargo
and sailed today for HoQuiam to reload
The steamship Charles Nelson, at Astoria,
and the San Mateo. on the Columbia River, are
loading large cargoes of lumber for San Pedro.
The schooner Glendale is out two days from
Aberdeen with full cargo Of lumber consigned
to wholesalers at this port
Divers are at work trying to raise the large
launch J. G. Elliott which was sunk by the
steam schooner Charmed when she left this port
few days ago. The small schooner Gle
mente, which sunk at the same time, was
damaged beyond repair. Captain !, Mason Ma OF the
The claim for the Elliott will not be paid until
the extent Of the damage has been determined
She is valued at $4,000
The big steamship Tampico, Captain Haley,
anchored outside early this morning. having ar
rived from Everett, having In tow the schooner
wilbert l. Smith, Captain Ross. On account
of thick weather she was unable to enter the
inner harbor.
The schooner Lottie Carson, Captain Stephens.
arrived, nine days from Eureka bringing 252. 900
feet Of lumber consigned TO the Griffith Lum-
Der Company of Los Angeles.
Another three-masted schooner arrived on the
breakwater this afternoon, but her could
not be made out, owing 10 the thick fog. she
is lumber laden.
ASTORIA, Or, Feb. 5-A strong southeast
gale is sweeping this city tonight and the wind
locity OF eighty miles hour. AS far as can
be learned, no damage has been done other than
the stranding of the schooner Solano. The rough
bar is holding feet of outwardbound vessels
here. They the German steamship Ara
gonia for Hongkong, the French bark Bayard
for Europe, the steamship Johan Paulsen, lum-
Der laden, for San Francisco. the steamship
Thomas L. Wand. lumber laden, for San Fran
Francisco the steamship Nome City for San
Francisco the barge Washington In tow OF the
likely that these vessels win have to remain
here another day.
SEATTLE, Feb "a severe southeast gale
has been raging here all day and much damage
to shipping has resulted The French bark
Marie, anchored in the bay. dragged and finally
brought up against the Wall street dock. She
was caught by tugs before serious damage was
done. The schooner Annie 81 was blown against
the Great Northern bridge near the Smiths Cove
trestle also seriously damaged. number of
smaller boats dashed against the wharves
and damaged.
The Nippon Yusen Kaisha is to build four new
steamships this year for the Yokohama-Seattle
run They VIII be the largest in the company S
feet. They are TO be completed before the end
Of the year.
Todsy's arrivals: Steamship Watson, from
San Francisco. Steamship Ramona, from Skag-
way. Steamship Spokane. from San Francisco
Today's departures: Steamship Tango Maru,
for the Orient.
PORTLAND, Feb. 5.-The Willamette River
is rising at the rate of three inches hour in
the local harbor. and so swift is the current
that many houseboats and craft moored along
the wharves have broken loose.
The Portland and Asiatic Steamship Com
pany's Oriental liner Nieomedia, Captain Wage
man, is ready TO sail for China and Japan as
soon she procure enough bunker coal TO
see her across the Pacific with a certain degree
OF safety. The Oregon Railroad and Navigation
is bringing coal for the steamer, but the wash
outs on the road have delayed the trains.
The steamer Costa Rica sailed this evening
for San Francisco and the George w. Elder for
Port Los Angeles.
The british bark Roderick Castle shifted to
the mill Of Inman, Paulson Co. yesterday after
noon, where she will load lumber for the Orient.
The Pacific Export Lumber Company win fur
nish the cargo.