The San Francisco call., 1908-04-11
SHIPPING NEWS OF COAST
Items of Interest 10 Mariners
of the Pacific

SEAT TIE, Wash. AprG lO--Ibe steamer
lfiriGo VIII leave for Sksgway tomorrow with
l1nber to build new ore dock for the Gug
ienncims- The structure VIII be Of large
enough capacity TO handle all the output from
tae interior Tor years over the White Horse
an6 Yukon road. The Seward Of the Alaska
. steamship cOmpsny's feet has been overhaul
ing al winter ~ Morans and viii 20 into
fhe ore carrying business along with the Edith.
The steamer Telegraph, a stern wheeler. which
lurnh-a river 10 the sound. went on the Brem-
erton run today The steamer FaraIioa, with
LOO passengers and 400 tons OF freight cleared
Tor hunters by aud hlaWaek cSnneries- ihe
steamer jefferson left fer Skegwsy with 2oo
passengers.
Residents OF the Ailin district plan 70 erect
a monument over the grave Of Eritz Miller.
discoFerer II the camp. II VIII weigh Three
tons and wiz be taken north bg the brig
Katie G Sunday.
TACOMA Wash. April Representatives
or steamship lines running 10 The orient ex-
pect that business viii be light during the
next Eve or six months. Ia the Ear east con-
cirions are hac- Currency Is unstable and con
sequently there is little demand for American
goods After being cisengaged for six weeks
awaiting orders the big German steamer Alex
sndria Of the Hamburg American line WI be-
gin to load general cargo FOR HanbufFF via
Central and South America The freighter
b.rigo left for Seattle today. after diseharging
marble and gypsum rock Ihe steam schooner
Bowdoin left tonight for San Francisco lum-
ber laden
PORTLAND. Ore. April l0.-wita TIE ex-
cepti2n of about 800 400 feet. the Columbia
river har has depth Of from 90 10 ~ feet
CT low water. sccording 70 Captain W. H.
tite Columbia and Willamette rivers. He says
the ''hogsback' Of sand that crosses the chan
Eel hes enough water 10 permit any Of the
bartleshirs TO mancurer over II with perfect
safety. The steamer Rose City left this aft
ernoon for san Francisco The French bark
Alice Marie Is loading wheat and VIII finish in
few days The lighthouse tender ArIneris
Is in the herbOr taking coal supplies and viii
lake reflled gas buoy 70 Astoria. The Amer
ican schooner ". r. Hume is reported under
charter TO load lumber for Mollendo Peru,
and VIII carry about 100000 feet. The French
bark Marechal Davout, grain laden, sailed to-
day for the United Kingdom
ASTORIA. April 10.-Ihe steamer Roanoke
sailed this morning for San Pedro. The
schooner Mathew Turner sailed for africa Chile
strip Berlin arrived down the river todST and
viii outfit for tie trip 10 Alaska. The Steamer
Rose City, f0r San Francisco, arrived from Port
lend this evening and viii sail in the morn
ing. The steam schooners Yellowstone, Cas-
csdes. Sves and Westerner due here next
week and viii load lumber al the Tongue Point
lumber company's mill for California. A force
Of men IS ~ work OVerhaylinc the rigging Of
she American ship Henry Willard and getting
Il ready for its "Trip north. Captain Davidson
has received word that the new set Of sails
ordered some time ago were shipped from San
Francisco Wednesday.
SAN PEDRO. April 1O.-The steamship Queen
Captain Thomas, arrived tonight from San Fran
cisco end viii clear for san Diego tomorrow
morning. The steamer Whittier Captain Scamen
cleared TODAY for San Diego with 10000 barrels
~ oil for the Union oil company. The steamer
Helen P. Drew. Captain Gunderson. cleared TO.
DAY for Greenwood 70 load lumber. The steamer
Yellowstone, Captain Rorvick. viii clear tosnor-
row for the Columbia river. via san Francisco.
Captain \. J. Rasmussen VIII succeed .. Mou-
Captain Monsen viii make extended visit
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