The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-11

Today the steam schooner Jim But.
Ter, which lind Il narrow escape from
being destroyed by fip Saturday, will
arrive down, bound for San Francisco,
with 100000 feet of lumber Messrs
Edward aud Fuller, United States In.
spectors OF Hulls and Boilers, looked
over the craft yesterday and found that
sho II not materially damaged A per.
NIT waa given Captain Olson. master 81
| the Butler yesterday morning for him
to iraye for the Bay City. Captain I'd.
wards says that the knees AMI deck
limbers of the craft are badly charred
and will have 10 be replaced after THE
cargo haA been discharged. Aside from
this the vessel gives little evidence 81
the trying ordeal through which she
passed the other day, and through
which had II not been for the invaluable
MIA rendered BY the steamer Lurlinf
under direction Of Captain Larkins She
would not have come 70 slightly dam
aged.
tiou felativ. 10 'hs animation. quail.
The barkentine Chehalis arrived ii
late Saturday. As she has no charter
and Il awaiting orders the vessel n
lying down At Yonng's Bay where she
| Ii snug and out Of the way. Captain
ylkman paid or five Of hts men yester.
day On her last voyage the Chehalis
made what II probably the quickest run
On record from Astoria to Redondo, CAL
covering the distance In five days and
four hours. Captain Wikman Il widely
known IN local shipping circles, having
sailed on this coast for 20 years Hi. \
considered one Of the smartest and most
efficient shippers on the coast.
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The new launch Oregon Patrol did
excellent work on her trial run yester.
day. She took II easy going up. and
made several stops To ret everything
ship shape, Then she turned al skamo,
kawa and with An ehb tide. but against
a strong head wind she made the tril
down TO Astoria In an hour and fifty
five minutes, Everything went yers
satisfactorily and the boat win b.
handed Over and accepted on the 18th
One Of the longest passages, for q
tramp steamer on record, without stop
ping to coal. was made by the British
steamship Ascot, Captain Booth, be-
tween Calcutta and Ruenos Ayres. 1900
miles, The Ascot arrived up the river
Saturday 10 load flour for the Far East,
under charter 10 the Frank Waterhouse
Company In her long run Of nearly
10000 miles the Ascot was steaming q
little more than 80 days.
In her present voyage the steamer has
been over a big part Of the Orient and
in European waters, Starting In Hong
Kong, she went to Japan, and took on
1850 Russia prisoners, She disembarked
ahaat half Of thee at vladivostok, and
then sailed with the remainder for
Odessa. Then she went to England, and
received q cargo for Bombay and Cal
cutta. There she loaded for Buenos
Ayres, and filed her bunkers to capa.
city, 1t was supposed she would have
TO drop in at some coaling station to
replenish the bunkers But weather con
ditions were favorable, and the steamer
made good progress On reaching her
destination, she had enough fuel left 10
steam several days more.
Captain Booth said the Russian pris-
oners he took to their homes gave no
trouble whatever They had been held
in Japan since long before the close Of
the war, and did not appear very anx-
ious 10 leave, The skipper says the
men had fattened up since their impris.
onment, and were well satisfied with
their lot.
Part Of the Oriental cargo carried by
the Ascot was taken TO Callao and Val.
pamiso. The ports Of the west coast, re-
ports the captain, are badly dilapidated,
on account Of the recent earthquake. He
is Of the opinion that it win take years
to get the cities rebuilt. More sub
stantial structures are being erected
than those which wese destroyed,
Captain Buchanan, OF the G. HI Men
dell, the government survey boat, says
that the bar was too rough yesterday
to permit of the continuance of the
survey. The G. Fl. Mendell win be oc-
cupied some three or four days more
on this work, when a full report Of con.
ditions, as found by her at the bar
win be given to the public.
The steamship Kilibia will leave Frisco
for Astoria about Immediately and Is
expected here at the latter end Of the
week. She can carry about 100000
feet Of lumber and viii load at Humes'
Mill where they are already busy cut
ting in anticipation Of her arrival
The British steamship African Mon
arch after loading 100000 feet Of lum-
lber at Hume's Mills, cleared today for
New Chwang, She will complete her
cargo at the Eastern \ Western Mills.