The San Francisco call., 1907-06-11
COAST. SHIPPING NEWS
Items of Interest TO Mariners
of the Pacific


lumber trade OF southern California through San
Pedro and other ports have Frightened during
ton In tonnage rates and q CONSEQUENT reduc-
Ton in the price Of lumber local building opera
IONS have been resumed. and the Arizona. New
Mexico and old Mexico mining orders re-
turning 10 the large local wholesale yards.
on account OF the former high rate obtaining
for Pacific coast lumber a large volume Of bust
of the lumber used throughout the southwest
consists Of heavy mining timbers After trial
rfor 70 that sawed n the forests Of the Pacinc
northwest This trade with mining centers is
enormous ana The loss Of these orders was
Vow that the business is coming back to the
Pacific coast the lurnbermen are elsted over fu-
turA business prospects. II is claimed that lum-
Der can be sold here at several dollars under the
Texas market. while only few weeks ago Texas
was able 10 undersell the California market hy
from IS to s. per Thousand feet Already sew
ersl large carriers which have been temporarily
IDLE have been chartered TO carry lumber from
northern mills TO San Pedro owing 70 the In
creased demand.
The steam schooner Samoa Captain Madsen.
arrived this morning from Caspsr via San Fran
cisco. bringing 100000 feet Of lumber consigned
10 the National lumber company.
The steam schooner Yosemite, Captain John
sen, Eve DAYS from South Bend via Astoria
is dischsrging 625,Oo0 feet Of lumber at this
The steam schooner Helene. CAPTAIN Anderson.
from Raymond. arrived this morning, bringing
s25 900 feet OF lumber.
The steam schooner San Gabriel Captain
the Umpqua river with a full cargo of lumber
consigned 10 the Kerckhof-Cuzner milling and
The freight and passenger steamship Coos Bay
Captain Zen. cleared today for San Francisco
and way ports vita cargo consigned TO the Pa
clhe Coast etes mship company
The barkentiue ]. I. Eviston Captain Jansen.
sno the schooner Defiance. Captain Salethke. for
Grays Bsrbor. and the schooner c. s. Holmes
Tor Eureka hnished discharginr lumber carcoes
and sailed today in ballast 10 reload.
The schooner Alex 7. Brown. Captain Peter
E~Hr
sailed today in ballast for Ballard TO reload.
The steEm schooner Helen p Drew. Captain
today and IS scheduled 70 clear sDmorrow for
Greenwood 20 reload
PSRTLAND. June 1o.-The steamer Alliance
Captain Olson. arrived this evening.
The steam schooner Daisy Freeman is on the
drydock for repairs
District Forecaster BeaIs predicted that the
Willamette viii remain nearly stationary Tues
day and Wednesday and fall slightly Thursday.
II is believed that all danger from extremely
high water this summer IS past.
ASTORIA. June 1o--The oil steamer Asun-
cion, with cargo OF fuel oil from Port HRr-
10 discharge. When the Asuncion entered the
river Il was drawing nearly % feet Of water
and received several bumps This was caused
by the vessel taking the course used by the
coasting vessels. and not the one for the heavier
laden boats.
The Norwegian steamship Sark with n cargo
Of -four for north China, sailed last evening.
The steamer Alliance arrived this morning
from Coos bay with general cargo and pas
The steam schooner Johan Poulsen arrived
yesterday and viii take a lumber cargo 10 San
Francisco.
The liner Costa Riea arrived from Portland
This afternoon and sailed this evening for San
Francisco with general cargo and passengers.
The barkenfine Diamond Head. with n cargo
~ 9I5. 600 feet OF lumber for San Pedro, was
toved % yesterday.
The British steamship African Monarch finished
taking on a million feet OF lumber at the Tongue
Point mills and went TO Portland TO complete Its
cerRo.
SEATTLE. June 10-work on the Minnesota
has been seriously hampered by the strike Of the
loneshOremen. No cargo has been removed from
the vessel. although IL has been in port three
days. Several attempts 20 load the ship have
been made. but the longshorenen who have been
engaged do not rems In long enough 10 accomplish
ANYTHING.
The steamship Kags Meru viii SAL at daylight
ror the orient. II takes fun load Of general
freight The Kuroki party viii return to Japan
on this vessel Flour forms the principal part Of
The cargo.
southern Alaska, bringing $525. 600 in gold. This
i lbe first big shipment Of Alaskan gold to lie
received this year The cleanup in the north
mas been currafled By labor troubles. Most
~ the. passengers on the vessel were from the
Interior They said that the strike on the In
nuke was reported 10 be Of unusual dimensions
The steamship Edith sailed for the north TO-
night laden with a cargo for Nome.