The San Francisco call., 1908-11-06
SHIPPING NEWS OF COAST
Items of Interest TO Mariners
of tie Pacific

PORTLAND, Ore. Nov. 5.-Admirsl Ror-eson
one Of The largest tramp steamers OF Norway
merchant marine. viii be here soon 10 load fItn-
Der for the orient. according TO the announce
ment made today. The big craft Is now en- route
from one Of the west coast nitrate ports for
Puget sound. where she viii receive orders and
coal for her long run across the Pacific The
BorFeson i under charter to Balfour. Guthrie &
Go. and VIII carry away approximately $500 OOO
feet Of lumber.
DELAYED about six hours by fog. the steamer
Alliance. Captain Olson. reached Couch stree,
dock at 1850 O'Clock this morning from Coos
by. bringing 90 passengers and fair quantity
steamer Roanoke. Captain Durham. left Mar
tins dock this evening for San Pedro and way
Steamer Breakwater. Captain MacGenn. sailed
from Oak street dock last night for Coos bay.
carrying about 10 passengers and freight
Lighthouse tender Heather. Captain Byrnes.
arrived here this morning with 1900 empty coal
oil cans picked up from the various lighthouses
alOng the coast.
British ship wynnstay finished loading wheat
British bark Lydgate arrived up at noon to.
day and dropped anchor al Linnton. She had a
stormy voyage from Valparaiso. The Lydgafe
IS under charter 10 Kerr, Clifford & Co. to carry
wheat 10 Europe
TACOMA. Nov. 5.-Brltish steamer Queen
Helens arrived this morning and is finishing her
grain cargo.
British steamer strathford is expected back
from Quartermaster tomorrow. and she will be-
gin loading wheat for the United Kingdom
Balfour. Guthrie & Co have chartered the
Norwegian steamer Admiral Borreson to carry
ilnlner from the ioiumbia river TO the orient.
Ihe blue funnel liner Antiiochus left port
today for Seattle 10 discharge general freight
Steamer Watson viii finish her Tacoma cargo
tonight and return 10 Seattle.
Steamer Zapora leaves tonight for another
fishing cruise
steamer Portland will shift to Seattle tonight
70 complete her cargo for Alaska
ASTORIA Nov. 5.-French shin David n An
gers. with cargo Of cement from London ar
rived this morning. She IS consigned 10 Bal
four. Guthrie CO. The master reports an
uneFentful passage and the only vessels spoken
we're few Of Cape Horn. bound for Europe
German steamship Nicomedia made an at
tempt 10 leave ont this morning for the orient
buf found the har TOO rough and turned hsrk
Steamer Breskwater. Capfatn AfacCenn loft
ont this morning for Coos bay with freight and
passengers
Steamer Yosemite. Captain johnson. left ont
this morning for San Francisco with $50. 600 feet
Of lumber.
steamer J. Marhorer Captain Wrinkle. left
ont this morning for San Francisco with 75o 600
feet Of lumber.
SAN PEDRO. Nov. 5.-The steamer Thomas
J.. Wand. Captain Peterson arrived from Grays
Harbor today with 350.ooo feet OF lumber
Steamer Helen =. Drew Captain fsunderSon
cleared for Cayucos today with 100000 feet of
lumber
steamer Henalei. Captain MeFarlane. arrived
this morning from San Francisco with passengers
and 367 tons Of cargo.
Steamer F. s. Loop. Captain Simmie. cleared
today fer Grays Harbor via San Francisco.
Steamer George W Elder Captain Jessen
cleared tonight for Portland via San Francisco
with passengers
Steamer casco. Captain Ahlin. arrived this
morning from Albion with railroad ties
Orders have been received 10 complete the
south side of the Southern Pacific slip at Timms
point requiring the driving Of 620 linear feet
Of wharf piling and panking the structure.
The cosl Is estimated at Sl50.000.
SEATTLE. Nov. with a small inward
cargo and light passenger list the steRnier Min
nesota arrived from Hongkoug and way ports
this morning. From Yokohama to Port Towns