The San Francisco call., 1907-01-20
COAST SHIPPING NEWS
lIcn7S of Interest TO Mariners
of the Pacific

TACOMA. Wash. Jan. 1e.--Not sailing yes
So has passed into the Straits Of Fuca for the
past thirteen deys-somerhing which has not
been known, according % local tugbOsts. for
many years. Captain Pringie. port captain of
Tic Puget Sound Tugboat Company stated To-
day that no sailing vessels bad entered the
straits since january = Captain Pringle ex-
poets the Vhoie neet viii seek an entrance about
The same time
Owing to The scarcity Of coal and the irregu-
larity with which II is 70 be supplied in future.
the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company
commenced work today converting its dredger
Portland into an oil burner. The Tacoma and
Puget Sound, two ether dnedgers and seven
smaller vessels 10 be converted into oil
burners as rapidly as possible.
Company Of San Francisco in the Federal court
today against the schooner Bangor. which went
sshore IN N1liapa Harbor and was pulled on
by the Simpson COmpany's tug. Salvage is asked
and also compensation for other services.
Thirty y-four days out from kahuluf the bark
NOhican Is on ber way TO Tacoma TO load a
cargo Of ties for California.
Two British steamers the Condor and Coya.
OF ore for the Tacoma smeiter and the other
70 ioad a cargo for South American ports
Captain Larsen, arrived from Grays Harbor,
viz San Francisco. today. with 339 900 feet
tain Higgins. from Eureka. Is dischargng a
part of her cargo Of LUMBER at the Southern
rscile hsilroaa wharf Inc schooner Mahgkona,
Captain Lempke. for Raymond. and the schoon-
81 Admlrai. Captain oberg, for Tacoma, have
hnisned oischaIsing their lumler carg0es and
sailed today in ballast 10 reload The steamer
San Gabriel. Captain Green. win clear Monday
for the Jmpqua River. having In tow the schoon-
- Lncs, Captain Peterson. Both vessels viii load
lumDcr Tor the kerckhof- Gunner Mil and Iiim-
Der Company The British ship Queen Eliza
beth, Captain Fulton. expects 10 sail Monday
Tor Australia. where she has been chartered
10 take Of wheat coal
" kEkA Jan. l0--The auxiliary gasoline
steamer buii for the Pacific Cable and Postal
TELEGRAPH COMPANY was launched today from
fDe bendixaen ship building yards. Miss
fgracc Campbell. daughter Of Collector Of the
Port Sterling Campbell. chriGtcned the vessel
''Pi0rencc Ward. The vessel is 1859 feet
l'n0. feet beam. with hold 14.2 feet deep.
SIZE VII Lave two decks and mas;s and the hold
VII De occupied By gasoline engines only. The
crfw VIII b. Quartered in the deck cabins. She
VII ieeff for San Francisco In tow OF a tng to
have Der engines Installed
Arrived today: From Portland. steamer r. A.
hibuTn, from San Francisco. steamers Eureka
and scotia.
sailed today: Tor San Francisco. steamers
CITY - Topeka and Sotoyome aud the schooner
Join a, fOr Portland steamer F. A. Kilburn-
Captain = haDiseIlus. port captain OF the
thhrlee Nelson Company et San Francisco. ar
rleer today and visited the wrecked Sequoia-
he arrived at no conclusion 10 her disposition.
ASTORIA. Jan 19.--Ihe schooner Charles b.
Kinney arrived here today from California. She
VII load lumber for San Francisco.
Jhe schooner Alumni arrived today. She viii
take lumber cargo 10 San Francisco.
The big oil tank steamer Santa Maria left
tooay for Seattle. She brought cargo Of 81, 600
charged only 800 barrels here She will dis