The San Francisco call., 1908-10-10
Marine News
SHIPPING NEWS OF COAST
Items of Interest TO Mariners
of The Pacific

PORTLAND, Oct 9.-Five vessels fixing the
German nag are IN the river, the largest number
of that nationality 10 be here at the same time
for several years. The German ship Alexander
lsenberg reached the river from Honolulu yester-
DAY afternoon. II had been cut from the islands
= days. The other four Germans are steamship
peike RlckmerS. bark Albert Rickmers ship
Henrietie aud ship Aster. With the exception
n the Albert Rickmers. all under charter 10
carry wbeat 10 European ports
fifty-one days from Nsgasaki. the French bark
General foidherbe, Captain Bugault arrived at
Linnton in ballast today. The skipper says the
passage was completed through continuous
storm al the way across the Pacfac The Gem
erai Faidherbe viii discharge fits ballast at Linn
Ton and viii come up TO the local harbor 10 be-
gin loading wheat for Europe Il is under char
house company
Five new lights at wiIlapa bay and one at
erays Harbor are being established and viii be
iu commission November ]. With these addi-
ti0nai aids 10 navigation IL is held that the dan
ger 10 shipping at these points will be greatly
lessened Ia fact, Captain Pond. lighthouse in
sector Of the district says the danger heretofore
dreaded by mariners going there viii be entirely
steamer knight OF the Thistle has cleared for
Tacoma with 5000 tons Of grain She viii take
90 1900 more at the sound and sail direct for
Hull, Eng The knisht OF the Thistle has
on board a cargo OF 113. 500 bushels OF barley
and IL. $50 bushels Of wheat valued at Sl75 900.
II is understood that the French bark Asineres
viii load grain al this port for the United King
dom in the near future She has a capacity Of
%.7l5 tons and sailed for Portland harbOr from
Hobart, Tasmania. September %.
schooner Annie Slnale has sailed for Hong
The Deike Rickmers moved from the Eastern
and Western dock to the Pacific Coast elevator
wharf this morning.
The Wynnstsy has moved to the ballast dock
az Linnton.
With a cargo Of lumber tie steamer r. ID. In
man has sailed for San Francisco
Steamer J. MarhOffer, Captain George Winkel
ssied FOR San Francisco yesterday with 334 tons
Steamship Roanoke, Captain c. J. Hannah in
charge, sailed last night for San Pedro. She IS
carrying general cargo Of lGJ4 tons.
steamer Rose City sailed for san Francisco
this afternoon.
French bark cornilbart is loading grain at the
The British ship Aberfoyle is on the olsen
gagged list al Montgomery dock No. J. where she
las been shifted from Columbia dock No. 1. She
TACOMA, Oct. e.-The British stesmer Knight
OF the Thistle is expected in port tomorrow to
hnish its cargo Of grain for the United king
don. The steamer Will take about 5000 tons
at this port. The Norwegian steamer Rygja
win shift from Quartermaster harbor tomorrow
u win there load the FIRST part OF it's grain
cargo for the United Kingdom The steamer
President Of the Pacific Coast cOmpany's feet
was in port today discharging general freight
1he snip ". i. BabcOck has arrived IN port 10
load lumber for Sydney. The United States
transport Dix is finishing its Tacoma cargo Of
lumber 81 the Tacoma mill. The barkenfine
James Tut has completed its cargo of lumber
snd probably viii leave port tomorrow night for
Australia. The United States cable ship Burn
side was taken from the drydock this morning to
make room for the RygJa and win go back on
SAN PEDRO, Oct. 9.-The Pacific Coast COM
psny's Mexican steamer Curacao Captain Paul
sen arrived this morning from San Francisco.
After taking freight and passengers IL cleared
FOR Guaymas and Mazatlan. Hereafter the Cura-
Gao VIII call regularly at San Pedro the
northern I'd southern voyages. Among the pas
sengers Of the Curacao was Robert Sauza the
son Of a wealthy Mazatan merchant who is
being sent back 70 Mexico under an order Of
seportstion. Sauza served part OF sentence
~ 10 years for murder, aud the I nifed States
immigration authorities regarded him as an un-
Desirable citizen.
The steamer Pasadena. Captain KalmiD com
pleicd the discharge Of 1900 redwood ties FOR
ne tananea Sonora railroad company and
cleared tonight FOR Newport 10 reload The
steamer Carmel. Captain Donaldson. has arrived
from Coos bay with 337. .z9S feet OF mining tim
Der fpr this port. II also has s5s 900 feet Of
lumber consigned 10 Port Hartford The steamer
Sllna J ak Captain Hutton. is out two DAYS from
Tacoma. Wis San Francisco. with 800 600 feet Of
hmber Tor wholesalers at this port
The schooner louise Captain Anderson ar
irving from the Jmpqua river. sailed today in
tow n the rug Warrior for Catalina island
where she viii discharge 100000 feet of lumber
and i.ofH lath for the Banning company.
The STEAMER Wasp. Captain Lehman and the
steamer Tahoe. Captain Peterson. completed the
discharge OF lumber cargoes and cleared today to