The San Francisco call., 1907-02-09
Shipping News and Gossip
of the Water Front
Crew of Wrecked Tropic Bird
5 Returns on the Liner Peru

shipment to the Orient ON the q p p ,,nar
Wadnasdaws wnien zen is scheduled to depart next
dsr ddarlar however, viii have 1000 tons of salted
aog salmon and herring for Japan She has
ai,saoy taken on some of the fish
heavy SHOWS in the north are reported by
the steamer Cassiar. which reached port last
veritable blizzard. and not less than ten
inches of snow was deposited on her decks All
fdexatar sne snS coast TT the snow is foot deep at
to be from three to four feet deep.
SEATTLE Feb. s.--The drop of rates has
now offering as low as 81 to San Francisco. The
price was recently $3.50 Most of the big
shippers are forecasting drop to the old rate
OF vessels are being delayed by the lack of their
eargoes. due to delayed trains over all the
shortage OF coal. while not so pronounced now
as recently, is still serious and working a hard
ship on the shippers.
carpenters at Morans have demanded an in
crease IN pay and threaten to strike unless their
demand is granted.
SAN PEDRO, Feb. s.-The barkentine Geor-
gisna. Captain Anderson. from Mukiiteo and
the schooner Nokomis, Captain Nelson. from
olympia, arrived today with full cargoes Of
vessels were out seventeen days
The steamship Aberdeen Captain A. Hell
strom; nnished discharging her lumber cargo
ana is scheduled to clear tonight for Grays
The bark General Fairchild Captain Swan
son, mas been discharged and ready for sea for
several days but is delayed awaiting the ar
rival of an anchor from San Francisco. She
viii sail for Tacoma to- reload
The Pacific Coast Steamship Company,s steam
er Coos Bay, Captain Nicholson is due tonor-
row from San Francisco and way ports with
freight and passengers.
The barkehtine Newsboy at Eureka and the
oarkentine Hesper at Port Townsend have been
enaF.ere9 rh 70 load lumber cargoes for San Pedro
The British bark Falls of Garry Captain
Mcfarlane is now out ifty-six DAYS from Ant
"erp win a cargo Of cement for San Pedro.
Inc lighthouse tender Armoria arrived today
Ind has
inner harbor.
TACOMA, Feb. s.-The schooner Vega sailed
today for San Francisco with lumber
Added to the difficulties experienced by the
Alaska halibeS feet, due to gear shortage the
feet is now unable to secure bait Members
Of the feet informed the officers of the steamer
Ramona that practically no fishing had been
done for the past month and that they were
waiting for warm weather before going out
Nothing has yet been heard of the barge
Richard III, which WAS lost by the steamer
Alaskan of the Ketchikan Steamship Company
while that vessel was attempting TO tow her
from ketchikan to Niblak. fourteen days ago
according TO Captain Simpson, who returned on
the steamer Ramona yesterday. The tug pilot
is now searching for the Richard III and was
still out when the Ramona left Ketchikan In
tense cold weather has prevailed along the
vessels plying that route have become covered
with ice. Advices received today are to the
effect that not in years has such bitter weather
been experienced
Vessels of the Canadian Pacific steamship
Company. including the steamships Princess
Beatrice and Amur. were severely hampered by
northeast gales their last trips
ASTORIA, Feb. S.-The oil tank Rosecrans
with cargo OF fuel oil from Port Hartford, Cal
arrived today She went to Portland this even
ing TO discharge her cargo
The French bark AIareschal de yillers was
towed up the river today TO discharge her cargo
and commence loading grain for Europe.
The tug Samson, with the lumber-laden barge
Washington in tow for San Francisco, started
out last evening. but returned later In the
night both being in distressed condition. A
northerly course taken in crossing the bar,
and the Washington bumped so hard Peacock
Spit that her rudder post broken and she
was unable TO keep her course. little later
the boilers of the Samson became disabled and
fl was with difficulty that she came back with
her tow To make the proper repairs the
steering gear of the Washington 1t viii be
necessary TO discharge her cargo of j .000. 600
feet of lumber. The Samson must also undergo
repairs.
The repairs 10 the bar tug TatoOsh' were
completed last evening and she went into com
mission again this morning.