The San Francisco call., 1907-01-24
COAST SHIPPING NEWS
liens of Interest 10 Mariners
of the Pacific

OF the Pacific
TACOMA. Jan. 23.-On account OF the scarcity
OF sailors the Chilean bark Yosemite which
loaded az the TacOma min VIII not get 70 sea
before the last OF the week. Three men are
stiA needed 20 complete her crew. Sue has
ship Fingal probably viii be IN port several days
awaiting crew. She also has cargo Of lum-
men.
The schooner Endeavor stin lies on Crow
Point, Gnays HarbOr, where she struck this az
ternoon while being towed 20 Aberdeen by the
tug Traveller. 1t win be impossible to take the
vessel 10 Aberdeen until portion OF her deck
Lack OF coke has forced the Tacoma smeIter
70 close its copper plant Eighty men are
tnroWn out OF employment until the coke supply
Is resumed from Wilkeson. With the severe
weather OF the last two weeks receipts from
Unable to enter the Columbia River with a
cargo OF OIL the schooner ROderick Dhu win be
towed 70 Tacoma to discharge The smeifer re-
ceired word today that advices had been ~
ceived from Astoria that the schooner lying
ea nc ColUmbla bar yesterday morning, but
breaking ice She VIII discharge her oil at the
Tacoma smeiter and the -four mills
The schooner Lottie Bennett sailed tonight
Tor san Francisco win lrunber and railroad ties
The bark Fresno sailed today from Port Gam
Die Tor san francisco with lumber.
The schooner lyman ID. Foster sailed today
from Bellingham FOR San Pedro with lumber.
san PEDRO. Jan. 23-The steamer IaQus
Caltain !orgensen, arrived this morning, TWO
and hair DAYS from Eureka. bringing q ful
cerso Of shingles for the r. h. Wood Lumber
Tie steamer Aleatrsz. Captain Fredericksen
goo feet of lumber for the Southern California
Lumber Company. The schooner Alvena. now st
Astoria, has been chartered 10 load lumber
cargo FOR San Pedro.
Tho steamer Centralia. Captain Erickson IN
ished discharging her lumber cargo and cleared
today for Grays Harbor 70 reload. taking freight
and passengers for San Francisco.
The steamer San Pedro. Captain Anfinsen
cleared today for Eureka via Redondo where
1TC nnr TTTr her rnr
The steamer Alcazar arrived this afternoon
from Greenwood Wirh 3 ful cargo of lumber
consigned 10 the Southern California Lumber
PORTLAND. Jan. 2s.-Tse up bound vessels
hed by the Ice blockade in the Columbia are the
steamers Aragonia and Nicomedia. from the Ori-
Ont, and the steamers Roanoke. r A. Kilburn.
Tho steamer GEORGE W Elder from PORT os
Angeles. and the alliance. from Eureka and Coos
Bay. win join this feet. unless il be released
within the next two days. Roth vessels are
about due 10 arrive at the mouth ~ the river.
The British steamer Crusader is tied mp in the
blockade. The CRUSADER is bound for CaIcutts.
India, With cargo of lumber.
Snake River IS clear Of ice and navigation has
been resumed by the Oregon Railroad and Navi-
cation boats.
The schooner Berwick is strI al tie Couch
street dock. she win be held there until the Co
lumhia Zee Jam breaks up
ASTORIA. Jan. 28--Tbe bark Big Bonanza. in
tow Of the tug Sea Rover. arrived here today
from san FranclscQ, coming 70 load lumber for
the bay city The Sea Rover VIII 20 70 Grays
The German steamship Nicornedia OF the Port
and-Asistie line arrived here today from Hong
freight aboard She VIII 20 to St Helens and
anchor near the Aragonia until the ice leaves
the river. Her master reports an uneventful
voyage.
Tie steamer Northland left today for san
Francisco with a cargo Of 100000 feet Of lum-
The rug Darmtless started to tow the Of barge
Roderiek Dhu 10 Seattle today, but found the
bar TOO rough TO cross out.
The steamer Aurelia arrived here from San
Francisco today with freight and passengers.
She was 70 have loaded ~ Vancouver but on
account of the ice in the river il is possible she
wiz go elsewhere.
The steamer George ". Elder arrived here
this evening from San Francisco with freight
and passenger.
The bark Kennev. which arrived here last
week TO load lumber Tor California was tOwed
The steamer Msverick. en- route 10 California
with lumber cargo arrived here today from
Portland. after a hard fight with the ice.
During the recent coles rnucb dausge was
done TO the letty. Nearly mile OF the outer
/ end Is now gone
steamers arriving here from Portland today
/ report the condition OF the upper river as worse
than ever. The river from Warrior Rock TO the
Willamette Is a solid mass OF Zee. in places ap-
parently packed 10 the bottom. The clearing OF
the river would be hard task, although with
the aid of explosives some good work might be
done However. the outlook IS very discourag-
ing and shipping Is sunering seriously
VANCOUVER. p. C.. Jan. I'd. r. Brown.
/ fhe newly appointed general manager Of the
/ Canadian Pacihcs Empress iine Of steamers,
/ running between Vancouver and the Orient to-
day announced that construction would be com
menced Immediately two new vessels They
viii be built in England ana must be ready Ia
I eighteen months. ar which time the nreseuf
contract fae Canadian Pacihc has with the i'm
perial Government for mail carrying will ex-
. nire. The boats VII be larger and faster than
but built on the same model as the Empress Of
Britain and Fsmpress Of ireland on the Atlantic
They VIII be 600 feet long. able TO carry 100
passengers ant 1900 tons OF cargo and Will
have an ocean going speed Of not less than
eeventorn and half knots The Intention IS to
cut down the time between Vancouver and Yoko-
as ssae % ts5 zen a. 1enf ifs tbsss bst Two DAYS s
comnanv VIII contract 20 deliver in Hougk0ne
mails from London IN twenty-seTen days instead
Brown DECLARES that they VIII be as hne type
Of steamship anything ahoat-
EUREKA Jan. 23.-Aufvals today: Steamer
ouinault from Aberdeen, towing the steamer
Berkeley: steamers Despatch. City Of Topeka
and Argo. from San tranciscoi bark Mohican,
Departures: steuner ouinault. with steamer
Berkeley IN tow. far San Francisco.
The American bark Mohfcan. after battling
into tbs 5orf this asternoon fhfrt~-slree dsTs
s rrs,iR,,-f ~ et,-e - -.-s,-s.s- - - = 4
fresh water. The. master OF the Mohican alleges
fhet he smoke two vessels several dere ago
eignsIiDe fbem FOR assisfsD0e huf neither vvoSId
answer distress signals. Two men were sick
and VIII be put ashore here and several OF the
crew are dissatisfied. The MOhican was bound
for Tacoma, and attempted 10 put into San
Francisco as the captain fOresaw that the pro-
last TN the vessel reached her destination. She
viii probably depart IN the morning after getting
E aD0arh stores
The steamer QuinauIt put into this port this
afternoon for fuel oil, having BECOME short on
account q bucking against strong winds en-
r0urp from Aberdeen
SEATTLE. Jan 28.-Sauors for coast and
deep water vessels are searcer now than they
have been In many months. II IS almost i'm
possible for the deep water sllips 10 get crews
10 man them. Boarding house masters say that
the wages for deep water seamen probably VIII
be advanced $50 q month
The strike Of the carpenters and cslkers at
the shipvards Of Hall Brothers settled to-
DAY. The company agreed 10 pay the advance
the men demanded.
Captain John II. Kinder VIII leave for ihe
Fast tomorrow 10 bring aronnd the new liner
President n the Pacific Coast Steamship Com
panv. When the liner arrives here Captain J. b
Patterson assistant superintendent Of the Pa
cifc Coast steamship Company, VIII take com
maud OF the vessel.
The steamship Pennsylvania Is now two days
overdue from Valdez. II s. thought hy the
company that. the strike al Valdez delayed the
vessel there
San Francisco.
Overdue List
British bark Netherby, 2f7 days from Mary