The San Francisco call., 1908-07-04
SHIPPING NEWS OF COAST
Items of Interest to Mariners
of tie Pacific

PORTLAND. July 3.-The Oregon pine ex-
port lumber company chartered two 'Strath'
liners today % carry lumber from this port to
Shanghai IN September There are several
'.Strath" steamers In Pacific waters, and the
company viii order whatever boats that may be
nearest hand 10 handle the business when
the time arrives. Two carg0es viii measure
100000 feet all told. the charter calling for
steamers with 5,5oo.UV0 feet capacity II has
been decided 70 give the British ships Kelbun
and AncaiOs fun deckloads in conformity with
the new regulations or The Engllsh board or
trade governing shipping In waters immediately
surrounding the British isles. The ceckloads
viii consist Of plauks, none of them containing
more than - cubic feet Of material. The ships
Will be sent 70 Liverpool by the Oregon pine
export lumber company
The American schooner IL x. Hail. Captain
Benneche cleared this morning for Kobe, Japan
with cargo ~ piling and lumber valued at
carried out of here on schooner FOR many
years. The steamer Roanoke. Captain Dunham
sailed fnf san fecro VIA Eureka ana Coos nay
last night, carrying large shipment OF grain
The American-Hawaiian liner Nebraska came up
10 Irving dock this morning for a shipment Of
wheat Tor san Francisco. She took on l.200
cases Of salmon at Astoria for transshipment at
the isthmus FOR New York. The oil tank steam
er Argyll reached Portsmouth tanks this even
ing.
Captain George Conway. superintendent OF the
Oregon railway and navigation water lines, who
has been critically ill for several days, was
much improved this morning and was able 10
sit Up. Although hope for his recovery was
abandoned. it Is expected that he viii be out in
The steam schooner T. s. Loop was at Mount
Coffin today, discharging $500 kegs Of powder
% be used IN blasting al the Columbia contract
ing company's rock quarry at that place. The
powder brought from San Francisco.
ASTORIA. ore July 3.-The steam schooner
Thomas J.. Watkins with q cargo of lumber
Tor san Francisco. has arrived down TO the
river at the ClatsoB mill 10 finish loading The
steamer Eureka left this morning for Eureka
with cargo and passengers. The steamer
Roanoke left this morning for Eureka and san
Francisco with freight and passengers.
Most of the vessels engaged 20 load the
Columbia this fall and winter are well known
here because Of previous visits. Another faml-
Gar name was placed on the route list this
morning when IL announced that the French
bsrk Nicbelet had been chartered 10 come here
"a load wheat for Europe The Michelet was
here last year and is booked for Japan with
cargo From HiogO the bark viii make the
run across the Pacific 10 Columbia river IN bal
last ID was also announced this morning that
the old barkentine Wrestler was returning to the
Columbia river from Guaymas, presumably to
load lumber
ing from California with cargo Of oil FOR the
Union oil company. 200 barrels Of which were
discharged here.
6av for Shanghai with cargo OF 2.530,O0O feet
81 lumber loaded at the Tongue Point lumber
company's mill. The steamship viii complete its
cargo at Portland
noon IN clearing away the wreckage Of the fore
mast and its rigging from the sinken steamer
Minnie i. kelton. and today be Is endeaForlng 10
run another cable under the vessel. One cable
was run under the steamers stern few days
ago and as soon two more are in position an
efrorf viii be made 10 raise the craft
TACOMA July 3.-Nith 1S7 .675 feet Of lum-
her 8337 barrels of -four, l,534 bundles OF box
shocks. tallow. rope and other miscellaneous
cargo laden at Tacoma. the German steamer
Anulis has cleared for Hamburg via west coast
nnrfs The French steamer Caravellas OF the
Charceurs Beunis arrived from San francisco.
The steamer will leave early tomorrow after
taking coal This liner is the first 20 insugu-
uste The rev Pacific service Of this company.