The San Francisco call., 1907-01-07
COAST SLIPPING NEWS
Items CT Interest 10 Mariners
of The Pacific

TACOMA. Jan. e.-Prospects for q record
Nheat crop IN australia account for several sail
IRON THO facltc Coast I'm ballast 70 ports IN
Ti-4t country. During the past week four OF
I'VE have been ordered from this coast and
There are other discncaged vessels which prob
ably viii be sent tLitler IN the near future.
4lslh Dawson ot the British bark Alice A:
-tl51 las received orders 10 take ballast
hle I-olgn tie caDieeram does net state %
t.tl tle park VIII be sent 70 Auslraiia an
other vesse- recently ordered from Puget Sound
in ballast was the French bark Notre Dame
mained in port at Port townsend several days.
iaailT receiving orders % proceed to Sydney.
Captain Spracue of the schooner Columbia
q mad skipper and threatens dire trouble
Tor some members az bis creaw 1ne captain
las been forced 90 60 70 Everett Hospital on
account on a carbuncle his neck Bis
Hehooncr cleared today with lumber Tor san
Pedro The captain from his room in the
hospital. watched his vessel getting under way.
de vas amazed 70 see the yesseIs Tag ny
wien he found that the hag at half mast was
meant Tor him. and he said. when ] md the
fellow tnat put than flag at bali mast some
thing interesting viii De pulled or"
The steamer Bee OF Aberdeen, recently sold
10 he Western steamship Company, was sold
with tie agreement that her name should re-
main the property OF the parties selling. This
firm has line Of vessels christened after in
and the Hornet the third. The list OF suitable
insect names il short one and the nrm
fhe Bee VIII receive the name of the West
erRer. She VIII continue to run between Aber-
sAN PEDRO. jan. 6-The Onion on CON
pays steamer Whittier Captain Seaman. from
towing the barge Santa Paula The vessels
berfhed az the Crescent wharf. The ship Sin
tram, Captain johnson, ten days from Astoria,
The night She has on board cargo Of one
million feet of lumber FOR local wholesale lers
TIC bark General Fairchiid. Captain swain.
Ten Gays from Tacoma, was among the arrivals
TODAY and mariners along the water front
gave the old craft silent welcome. II IS many
years since the Fairchild touched at this port.
Her arrival TODAY forms connecting link
between the san Pedro of the new and the
san Pedro OF the old. When the harbor city
was simply quaint collection Of frame build
fngs the Fairchild was r. frequent visitor, bring
ing cargoes of coRl which were loaded out
side on lighters. IT Is said that this Is the
Fuirchilds last trip aa upon her return north
she VIII b. converted into r large schooner.
The schooner spokane. Captain johnson, nine
water today with fun lumber cargo on board
Tor. wholesalers at this port. The schooner De
from Grays Hsrbor brought in o70O0O feet
for the ~ *. Wood Lumber Company The
schooner Lucy, Captain Peterson. eight days
from Umpka River brought a fun cargo Of
lumber for the kerkhOn Gunner Lumber Com
pany- The schooner Fearless; Captain Lille
guest eight and half Gays from Srays Har-
Dor. brings 5000 feet for the 7. 4. Wood Lum-
Der C0mpany. The schooner David Evans. from
consigned 70 different parties. The steamer
Francis II. LegRett. Captain Rainier. from Port
land. came into port today and docked at the
Crescent wharf with full cargo consigned TO
that company.
ASTORIA. Or Jan e.-The steamship Arabia
~ the Portland Asiatic line arrived today from
Portland with big cargo for the Orient. The
steamer San Gabriel left today for Coos Bay
The steamer San MateO arrived today from cali
f0rnia and VIII load lumber az Portland Tor a
return trip The French bark FOrmoso, With a
cargo of grain Tor Europe, arrived here today
from Portland The Norwegian steamship Mi
chelsen. with cargo OF grain for the United
Bankburn. lumber laden for the west coast
sFtTsTIlT' Jan. G.--The cable ship Burnside
reached port this morning after 3 two months
absence during which time she laid ne hetcni-
tan cable Lieutenant Colonel ". A. GlassfOrd.
who Lad charge ~ the work, said that the
larinr of the cable was accomplishing under
great difficulties at times A new station was
established at Fanehaw Point The cable had
~ be RATED over ten miles of fats between
storm this was difficult. and the work was
greatly delayed. He said that the line would
be N the greatest value fo shipping
Chief Officer J0urdan OF the French bark Gen
eral de- Sonis says that Captain C0usineta. mas
ter Of the vessel. attempts 20 initiate Kaiser
10 officer or sailor cOsid approach the captain
without first standing az attention and saluting
TIE officers have again complained 70 the con-
sui and charge that the crew was only half
fed and brutally treated. The matter Is now
IN the hands Of tho consul general at San
rive liners are 70 leave Seattle this week
They are the steamships Minnesota. TOusa Ma
RIA fremont Daini KOf0shira Maru. and Haw-
ther. The 6ret four 60 70 the Orient They
have an approximate tonnage Of As COO
10days 8rriyals--Cable ship Burnside, from
Today's deDartures-Steamer Alaskan for