The San Francisco call., 1908-08-28
Shipping News and Gossip
Of the Water Front
Steamer Grace Dollar Brings a Large
Shipment of Sealskins From North


Of fox skins. This is the second trip
that the Grace Dollar has made this
season to the seal islands, and like the
first this trip was uneventful
Sealskins in the condition of those
brought down by the Dollar are
neither fragrant nor beautiful but they
are valuable. The skins will be shipped
to London, where expert hands will
transform them into the article as it is
popularity known.
The Grace Dollar spoke the British
ship Marion Ingles August 2S in lati-
tude IS deg. north longitude l37 deg.
west. The Marion Ingles is bound from
TO Puget sound. Captain
Hagen reports that the ship A. j. Fur
Ter sailed August II from Dutch harbor
for Seattle.
The British gunboat Algerine was at
Dutch harbor when the Grace Dollar
left and at Unalaska the United States
gunboat Yorktown and the revenue
cutters Bear and Rush were seen. The
cutters are keeping a close watch on
the Japanese sealers and have seized
two Nipponese >schooners so far, whose
crews were alleged to have been poach-
ing. The seized schooners are at Una
laska under guard. The arrested
poachers have been sent TO Valdez for
trial
The American ship w. +. Baboock
was at Unalaska August II.
Had Money in His Sock
Norman Gregory, ordinary seaman
and member Of the crew OF the navy
training ship Intrepid, may be toollsh
in his use OF stimulants, but he knows
how TO take care of his money. He was
taken TO the harbor hospital in the
small hours of yesterday morning SUI
feriag from an acute attack OF alco-
holism. his pockets were turned in
q
that the sailor had been rolled" I'm
DER the administration of DR.. Zumwalt
Gregory reg aimed consciousness While
still on the table.
guess there's not much need to search
him.
Bet they didn't get my money" vol
unteered the sailor.
You lose. doc" said the sailor as he
reached down, pulled of one OF his
socks and sheok out S25 in gold. Been
there before, see2' muttered the sailor
as he turned over and went to sleep.
Back From Six Months Cruise
The Alaska commercial company's
schooner Lizzie Prien, Captain II. Meyer,
which left here March 10 for Unalaska
with q cargo of general merchandise,
returned yesterday with 400 barrels or
salmon bellies ana six cases OF 1urs by
way OF cargo After discharglng cargo
at Unalaska the Lizzie Prien visited
TWO OF the company's trading stations
on the western Aieutian islands, taking
supplies and collecting their furs.
Returning TO Unalaska the Lizzie
Prien loaded supplies for the Moraylai
missionary stations on the hoSkokWlm
river. The schooner grounded Wnen
leaving the river and narrowly eScap ed
destruction, as a storm came along oe-
fore the tide had brought enough water
kind. however, and instead OF smashing
the Lizzie Prien blew the schooner into
deep water.
Runs Into Gentle Rain Storm
The Pacific Coast steamship COM
pany's Governor. which left here
shine, sent a wireless at 8 o'clock yes
terday morning when nve miles south
of the northwest Seal rocks and an
nounced = complete change of scene.
favor of a breeze from the southeast
and the sunshine had given way to
showers of rain
GymerIc sails Today
The freighter Gymerie sails today
for sydney via Apia and Auckland
feet OF lumber from the sound and
5000 cases of canned goods. The
Gymeric Will take 500 bags of mail.
The rate of reinsurance on the over
due steamer Aeon, operated in con-
junction with the Gymeric, was ad-
vanced yesterday 10 80 per cent. Since
the tarQlDeSS OF the aeon QlNulSeO the
fact that the Australian mail line was
eYading the law by carrying passen-
gers signed on the articles as members
of the crew, applicants for passage
have been referred by the company to
the regular passenger lines.
Little Newport TOwed Into Port
The little coaster Newport, which
damaged its rudder at Eureka some
weeks ago, was toWed down the coast
by the steamer T. A. 'Kilburn and ar
.Fe rsar-r r9ar- inc
While crossing the bar the hawSer
parted twice. The second time the Kill
burn made no attempt to recover it,
but signaled for assistance and came
later brought the Newport in.
Leaves UnwIeldy Tow Outside HarbOr
The steam schooner Yosemite ar
rived off the port yesterday with the
log raft in tow from Astoria for San
Diego Leaving the raft outside the
harbor in charge of the tug Sea
Queen. the Yosemite came in to re-
new its supply of fuel
Cargo of California Products
The American ship Kenilworth,
which has been chartered by Bates &,
Co. 10 load for New York, will carry
$500 tons of freight which viii consist
largely of California products The
Kenilworth will carry a big shipment
of salmon, canned and dried fruits and
a consignment of California wines.
Lightship Parts MOorfngs
The UmatiIIa reef lightship is at AS
toria, having parted its moorlngs. 1t
will be returned TO its station Au-
gust so.
Water Front Notes
The o. q o. liner Asia, Captain
Harry Gaukroger, is due early tomor-
row from the orient.
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted to 2.620.000 feet.
The tug Hercules left Eureka yester-
day with the disabled steamer Aberdeen
in tow.
The ship Henry Willard, first of the
salmon fleet TO return, has arrived al
Astoria.
The tug Fearless yesterday located
the anchor lost Sunday by the German
ship Alsterberg.
The japanese liner Hongkong Maru
viii sail tomorrow for the far east.
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