The San Francisco call., 1908-10-01
SHIPPING NEWS OF COAST
Items of Interest to Mariners
of the Pacific

Portland. Ore, Sept. 30.-The British steam.
er knight of the Thistle viii be In the barboI
late this evening to load wheat for Europe
The steamer Senator will take the place OF the
State Of California the Portland San Francisco
route next month The Senator makes one more
trip from Seattle TO Nome before coming here:
The steamer Breakwater sails this evening fol-
With view Of establishing new light shin
station on Orford reef. dangerous place. be-
tween Port Orfond and Cape Blance. Captain
Pond. United States lighthouse Inspector, and
Ma i0r McIndoe. United States engineer corps,
will leave on the tender Heather tomorrow for
Astoria tour Of inspection Of the coast.
I'VE have a stationary light Al Cape Blanco. "
said Captain Pond this morning. '.but mariners
would be very much better served by a lightship
anchored OF Oxford reef. very dangerous place
near the southern Oregon coast. The lighthouse
IS all right IN clear weather but can not be seen
far enough during the dense fogs that often pre-
vail in that vicinity. The reef is located in
what might be called the turning point for yes.
sells in The. eoastwise trade, and for that reason
is doubly dangerous"
With lghtshiDs at Oxford reef. of the mouth
of Columbia river. on Umatilla reef and al
Swiftsure hank of the entrance to the straits
Of Fuea. the coast will Ne well marked IN all
kinds Of weather.
September shipments from Portland amounted
to: Wheat, l. Tl2 945 bushels; -four. so T23 bar
rels; barley, 299,93s bushels; lumber, 1853, 73o
feet.
twice the quantity exported from Portland dur
ing any previous September in the history of
Pacific coast shipping.
san Pedro. Sept. 3o.-Steamship Roanoke.
Captain Hannah. arrived this morning from
Portland. via Eureka and San Francisco with
passengers and 1. $50 tons Of freight. Captain
Hannah, has succeeded Captain Dunham, who is
dangerously i'll with pneumonia in Portland
The Roanoke cleared tonight on the return
trip.
The quarantine which has existed here for a
year on vessels arriving from San Francisco has
been raised.
Steamer Shasta Captain Hansen. arrived this
morning five and half days from Bellngham,
with 800 900 feet of lumber consigned TO the
E. X Wood lumber company.
Steamship Santa Rosa, Captain Alexander ar
rived this morning from San Diego. After TAX
ing freight and passengers it cleared for San
Francisco via RedOndo and Santa barbara.
Steamer. Centralia. Captain Erickson. arrived
today from Grays Harbor via San Francisco with
passengers and $4,000 feet of lumber.
steamer Ciaremont. Captain Walvig, arriving,
3 days IS hours from Aberdeen. will discharge
y715 600 feet of lumber at the Salt Lake wharf
for various consignees.
Steamer Saginaw. Captain Stream, arrived this
afternoon with full cargo Of redwood lumber
loaded at Eureka.
Steamer Francis II. Ieggett. Captain Sears
arrived this morning. three days from Eureka
with 100000 feet of lumber consigned TO the
National lumber company.
steamer Raymond. Captain. Knudsen, arrived
DAYS 10 hours from Grays Harbor. carrying
10000 feet Of lumber consigned to the San
Pedro lumber company.
steamer Temple f. .Dorr. Captain Panzer
cleared today for Willapa harbor to load
return cargo Of lumber
nearly $535. 600 the Blue Funnel liner Bellero-