The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-07-27

Two Schooners Pass Out With Lumber
There Arc Only Two Vessels Up the
River Suitable for This Years Grain
Crop-othet Notes.
The steam schooner Casco which
went to sea Thursday night had cargo
Of $4,000 feet OF railroad ties loaded at
Westport.
The schooned Glendale which loaded
at Humes Mill carried 10000 feet OF
lumber loaded at Rainier.
The steamer Redondo left out yester-
day morning on her usual trip to Puget
Sound. She had quantity of freight
for the Sound ports.
The schooner Abbie left out yester'
day She carried 10000 feet OF lum-
ber loaded at Rainier.
When the boat was lowered from
the pilot schooner, Joseph Pulitzer yes
terday to transfer Captain Wood from
the tug Wallula, she got across the
tugs bows and was smashed up No
casualties occurred although the two
seamen were thrown into the water
Golfers are still being chartered to
transport cargoes from the Antipodes
to the Columbia, announcement being
made this morning that the British
ship Castle Rock had been engaged for
this purpose. She is of 1877 tons net
register and has capacity for handling
about 5000 tons OF coal She will load
at Sydney and her shipment will be
consigned to the Pacific Coast Company
With the Castle Rock added to the list
there are known to be IL vessels listed
or en- route to oregon with coal cargoes
Twice as many more are believed to be
, under charter for the same business
although as yet their names have not
. been made public At all events the
importers claim there is enough of th'
Ifuel headed in this direction to meet
fully the demand In the fleet are i
number of large tramp steamships
which can handle much greater cargoe'
than the average sailing craft.
Though the officials Of the San Fran
cisco & Portland Steamship Compan,
have labored almost day and night sine
f the Columbia disaster, answering mes
sages concerning the fate of those VIII
had taken passage on the steamer an
supplying other data in connection wit
I the catastrophe as far as lay in thei
y power, they have found time to max
Z every effort to get another vessel t
. take the place OF the lost craft. .
couple of days ago they were sure tina
a deal for an additional vessel woul
be closed at once but 50 far the eifor
has failed.
Two or three steamers are said to b
available and suitable for the route an
negotiations for them are still in pre-
gress. just yet the names of the Graf
will not be disclosed. 1t is believed th
vessels have been engaged in the Alask
trade. As traffic with the Far Mort
ia not of such great volume as had bee
expected, it is believed the owners al
anxious to place some OF their vesse
on more profitable route.
The Pacific Coast Steamship Compan
and the Hartman water interests hay
always been closely allied and it
inferred the former may make arrang'
ments to send steamer to take til
run of the lost Columbia until otht
arrangements can be made. The Pacif
Coast Steamship Company has a larG
fleet plying in the Alaska trade, any
- which would be suitable for the rout
between Portland and San Francisco.
Z With the departure of the Britia
bark Zinita, Captain Swan, for New
i castle, n. s. w., this afternoon thel
I are only two sailing vessels suitable f'
! grain loading left the river on the di'
I engaged list. These are the British shiI
] Dalgonar and YoIo, the latter havir
Z been here since last Fall. The Dalg
J mar is a recent arrival. She will con
Z plete discharging general cargo whi'
= she brought from Europe Monday. Wht
Z this work has been completed 1t
7 probable she will be tied up for gra
Z charter. The Zmita is going out
7 ballast. On her arrival at Newcast
J she will take on cargo of coal +
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