The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-07
BAR, BAY and RIVER
Senator Leaves for the Bay City
With Big Business.
CAuBRIAN KING ENTERS PORT
Lively Times on Bay and Bar Yes
terday--Schooner Campbell in VIM
ter ouarters-Alesia in From Asia
Waterfront Notes.

The steamship Senator arrives
down from Portland early yesterda,
morning, San Francisco bound, wit
big list OF passengers, among whom
was Mrs, Mary H, Leinenweber, o
this city, who has been spending
few days at the metropolis witt
friends, and will put in the balanc'
OF the winter season with othe
friends at the Bay City and at Oak
land. The Senator left out at ll;s'
a. m.
Captain Thomson, OF the British
ship Claverdon, reports his fine YES
sci ready for sea and Falmouth, Eng
land, with her big load OF grain; but
he will probably have to wait Tor the
high tides OF Tuesday next, to per-
nit his present draft of "a feet to
safely pass the Columbia bar.
The steamship Breakwater came
down from Portland yesterday morn
ing at an early hour and LETT out
for Coos Bay almost Immediately. She
had a good passenger list and plenty
OF freight.
The Portland-Asiatic steamship
Alesia came in from the Orient yes
terday morning about 8 o'clock, and
after due examination by the customs
and immigration officials, went on
her way TO Portland. She had tar
run over and an uneventful trip. She
was flying very light for vessel OF her
tonnage on long voyage like hers.
The Daisy Freeman arrived IN
from San Francisco yesterday morn
ing at 7:50 o'clock, and went direct
TO the Tongue Point mill docks where
she will load lumber for the return
trip.
The steamer Yosemite was among
the early arrivals in this port yester-
day. She went to the Tongue Point
mill for a short stay and then went
on up the river and will load lumber
for the outward voyage.
The fine oil tank Atlas went to
sea yesterday morning bound for the
lower coast of California.
The British bark Alexander Black
went UP to Portland yesterday morn
ing and will load wheat for the United
Kingdom.
The French bark La Perouse, a
well known visitor in these waters,
arrived in yesterday morning from
San Francisco, and will go on to the
metropolis to load wheat for Europe.
The British steamship St. Hugo
came down from Portland yesterday
morning early, grain laden for Liver
pool, and will take the first available
bar outward.
The schooner Alyena, from San
Francisco, arrived in yesterday morn
ing, and is awaiting orders for her
loading.
The schooner Jno. A. Campbell
has gone into winter quarters at
Tongue Point, and will stay there
until she is hailed out for load OF
some sort. The extraordinary cessa-
ton of the lumber transport business
in which she has always figured Sc
prominently hereabout, accounts for
her retirement; and as the Oakland
and Alameda waterfronts in San
Francisco bay were so congested with
idle vessels of her class, she was
despatched here for her term oi
desuetude.
The steamer Nome City came
down from Portland yesterday noon
bound for the Bay City and went sea
ward later in the day.
The fine and lively schooner Irene
came down the river from Goble
yesterday, and is ready to skip ovel
the bar the first thing this morning
al things being as we'll prepared al
she is.
The revenue cutter Mccullough i!
due in this port at any hour. Th'
last heard of her she was cruising of
San Francisco. The customs authori
ties at this port are in possession 0
her payroll and prepared to pay he
men off when they shall arrive; anc