The San Francisco call., 1908-04-05


break 10 miles further north. Aa earthquake
broke the strands two weeks ago. United States
geological survey steamers CedDey.> Captain Der
sailed for Alaska today. the Gedney to Dixon
eotFance. and the Explorer 20 Kodiak. Captain
G. I. Rudy will sail on the Portland nexI Fri.
dsy TO take charge OF the Taku now az Orcs
which. viii DO survey work in Prince William
sound The other survey bodt. Macarthur. is
to get away next week. The British steamer
FeTnde5e. chartered by Jebsen 0strander to
Hankow. will sail about April 80. The vessel
is undergoing repairs to damages sustained
while carrying ties TO Gusymas. The investi-
cation into the wreck OF the Alaska steamship
conpany's steamship Saratoga, OF Bisbay reef
near Valdez. two weeks ago. will open Monday.
The underwriters have not ret decided whether
they viii attempt 10 salve the Saratoga or
abandon Il.
PORTLAND, Ore. April 4.-ofacers Of the
bag this week the a. C. Smith lumber com
Pahy's new steel steam schooner Nam smith
was loading It's first lumber cargo for San
ranclsco. II was completed the day that the
Alliance left fer Portland. and measured 800,
pacity for 2.co0. COO feet but IL was deemed sd-
Fisaoie Dot 20 tax the capacity the 6rst
voyage. The Norwegian steamer Minerva Can
tain Aathiesen. left down this afternoon bound
f"r Eureka, Cai.- 10 load lumber for Melbourne
Australia. The steamer Eureka left for En-.
reka last night, and viii touch at Coos bay GO
Ing ana coming The oil tank steamer Santa
Rita arrived at Portsmouth tanks this after
noon TO discharge a cargo from Port Harford
The steam schooner Wellesley is loading wheat
81 Greenwich dock today. but viii shift 10
Linnton this evening TO take on deckIoad OF
lumber. The British bark Largiemore is GEEK.
ins outward busress. The Hartman liner Sera-
tor left for San Francisco yesterday Afternoon
with lJf passengers and !. 400 tons OF freight
The schooner Sue Elmore sailed today for TIIIs-
NOOK with heavy cargo and many passengers
IL Is reported that the British ship Donna Fran
cesca has been chartered TO load wheat for En-
rope at 22s.
ASTORIA. April z.-The French bark Hoche
with grain Tor the United Kingdom will be
towed 10 sea IN the morning. Tie British shin
Colonna with grain for Europe has arrived down
the river. The steamer Eureka sailed for I'm
reka with general cargo and passengers The
steamer Senator arrived from Portland This
morning and sailed for San Francisco vitn
freight aud passengers The Norwegian steamer
Aker With partial cargo Of grain for fbe
orient arrived from Portland TODAY and nro
ceeded 70 ses, bound for Tacoma "a 3nish ifs
cargo The steamer Cascades with 500. .Csi1 feat
Of lumber for san Francisco sailed frnno fhje
port today. The Cascades has been ereS
TO load for the bay city The steamsr Eo1,e
City arrived fnono San Francisco and s,rrs,seis5
20 Portland An oil tank steamer believs6 20
be the Santa Rita, Is outside this event,s
Active work will be begun Oh the tctfv 81 Fn,.
Stevens Tuesday, aud il is the intention ~ ~
eng 70 place more rock Ia position d,,rins
the coming sumner than ever before A Isrrss
force Of men will be engaged. The tug t-eeres
<. Neeburg, tied up al the Shaver dolpbins for
three months was placed IN commission todsv
snd will leave for Nehalefn with full iosS ~
merchandise. "