The San Francisco call., 1907-02-23
COAST SHIPPING NEWS
Items of Interest TO Mariners
of the Pacific

SAN PEDRO. Feb. 22=The following wind
tanners at northern ports have been chartered
10 load lumber cargoes for San Pedro: Schooners
Salvador and Maxwell. at Astoria; barkentine
James Tufts and schooner George (. Billings, at
Campbell. ct HoQuian, and the schooner Phil
The steamship San Gabriel, Captain Green.
heretofore reported as sailing. was delayed for
minor repairs 10 her machinery. She Will prob
ably clear tomorrow for Eureka and Umpqua
River 10 load lumber.
The steamship Aurelia. Captain Rowdick has
arrived at RedOndo. from Portland, with q cargo
Of lumber and railroad ties. The schooner Es-
pGda. Captain Sauins, has finished discharxfnR
ller lumber cargo and VII san early next week
Tor Grays Harbor TO reload.
The schooner Carrier Dove CAPTAIN Grossmsu
has arrived, twelve days from william Harbor
with 10000 feet Of lumber. The ship Eclipse
lutte, Captain Smith. thirteen days from Grays
Harbor, and the schooner r. ". Bartlett Can
tain Olsen. ten days from Wilspa Harbor ar
rived today with cargoes of lumber
The big steamship San Mateo. Captain Bart
lett finished dfscharging nearly two million feet
q lumber today ana cleared for Portland TO re-
load. The steam schooner South Bay. Captain
Sorrenson, cleared for Eureka TO reload lumber
She carried freight and passengers for San Fran
cisco.
The schooner wilbert l. Smith. Captain Ross.
sailed today in ballast for Willapa Hsrbor
The water-logged steam schooner National City.
which recently tOwed here. after strandfnR
on Hermoss Beach above Redondo mas been
,,ertiv raised She Is being pumned ont Nv sh.
dredger Pacific and calked, preparatory to being
tOwed 70 the drydocks. She is not as badly
The schooner Louise. Captain Anderson, which
srrzFed last night from the UmpQus River re-
ports that on February II, OF Victoria. in longi-
tude 40 degrees ~ minutes west and latitude
So degrees and 3e minutes north she spoke the
sealing schooner Vera, with catch Of forty
three skins.
The following steam schooners nnished dis
charging lumber cerKOes today and cleared for
northern ports 70 reload: Steamer James s.
Higgins, Captain Higgins for Eureka, via San
Francisco; J. r. fStetson. Captain Bonnineld, for
Columbia River. and the ChehaliE. Captain In
dr1ansen. FOR Grays Harbor-
VANCOUVER. B. c.. Feb. 22.-Because OF the
blockade Of coal vessels at Vancouver Island
lumber laden from the Hastings mills for sgd
ney. viii proceed TO Seattle to coal
The Trafalgar. which came here from Eureka
after loading part OF a cargo Of redwood for
Australia. finished loading at the Hastings mill
PORTLAND. Feb. 22.-Bslfour. Guthrie & Co.
have chartered the French ship Laennec 10 bring
cargo from Swansea 20 Portland. She VIII
probab bly, sail for the Columbia River early next
month. Persistent rumors are IN circulation
along the water front 70 the eject that the
British steamer Woodford which arrived from
MOj yesterday with coal, is likely TO be sold
during her stay at Portland and placed in the
cOsstwise trade between British Columbia, Cali
fornia and Mexican ports II is said that the
prospective buyers have already secured cargo
for her.
The steamer Nome CITY. expected to arrive
tonight from San Pedro. viii loae railroad ties
Tor the return trip.
After being given minor repairs on the dry
COCK at St. Johns the schooner Polaris viii &c
70 Rainier 70 load lumber for San Francisco.
Sl45, 500. the British steamer Cyneric left down
This morning bound for Shanghai and North
China ports.
ASTORIA, FEB. zz.-The oil tank steamer