The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-10-29
SHIPPING NEWS OF COAST
Items OF Interest to Mariners
of the Pacific

PORTLAND. Oct 2s-Steamer George W. Ell
der, Captain lessen. arrived yesterday from San
Steamer Eureka sailed for Eureka via Coos
bay this afternoon and tonight the steamer
Breakwater sailed for Coos bay.
Steamer Homer, Captain Doris arrived This
evening from San Francisco.
Steam schooner Yellowstone. Captain Rorvik.
is loading lumber for San Francisco.
Norwegian ship Daghild left this afternoon
with barley for Europe.
After voyage OF 20 days the British steamer
Bankhelds arrived here last night In ballast
from Valparaiso 1t went to the mills Of the
Eastern and Western lumber company to line
preparatory to loading wheat for Europe Bal
four, Guthrie d Co. chartered her prior to
arrival.
Backed by the consuls Of the various countries
represented in Portland and by the leading ex-
porters a new firm has opened an office for the
purpose OF furnishing sailors TO the ships at
rate so low that it is claimed they will do
practically the entire business OF the port in this
line At $40 a head they agree TO supply ship
captains with all the men they need. There will
escape the necessity of paying S25. known as ad-
vance funds, when signing articles TO make a
SAN PEDRO, Oct es-The steamer WASH.
Captain Wehman, arrived this morning from
Portland via san francisco, with $4,000 feet
Of lumber.
Steamer Santa Rosa. Captain Alexander. ar
rived from San Diego and after taking freight
and passengers cleared for San Francisco via
RedOndo and Santa Barbara.
Steamer Bee. Captain krog, arrived today
from Grays Harbor via San Francisco, with &c.,
600 feet Of mining timbers
Steamer Sbyl Marston. Captain Schillnsky,
completed the discharge Of lumber and cleared
today for San Francisco fo- orders.
Steamer Wellesley. Captain Lildquist, arrived
this morning from Grays Harbor via San Fran
cisco. with 10000 feet Of lumber.
Steamer Shasta, Captain Hansen. finished dis
charging 100000 feet Of lumber today and
cleared for Bellingham.
Steamer Lakme, Captain Dahlquist, cleared
tonight FOR Eureka via San Francisco
TACOMA, Oct. 2s.-With a cargo valued at
s64O, $50. the blue funnel liner Ningchow left
port today for the orient. The most important
item Of her cargo canned salmon. which
consisted of 72,0l6 cases, valued at more than
British bark CIoch left port this morning with
cargo of grain for the United Kingdom. She
carried SO, 040 bushels, valued at $s5,5Ss, laden
American Hawaiian liner Texan arrived today
She will shift to Seattle in the morning. The
Texan will complete her cargo at San Francisco.
Dix, from Seattle with lumber. livestock and
forage, has arrived at Honolulu en- route to
Manila.
Steamer Texan is due from Tacoma tomorrow,
baTing arrived there today.
Steamer Governor arrived from San Francisco
at IL a. M, having been delayed by fog several
hours.
steamer Jefferson sailed tonight for southeast
ern Alaska with light passenger list.
Steamer Buckman shifted TO Tacoma tonight
The Moran company was today awarded the
contract for repairing the steamer Cottage CITY
The price is S26.230 and the time limit SO
DAYS Work viii begin at once.
VICTORIA, 3. c., Oct. 2S.-The steam whaler
ST Lawrence followed the Orion to port TODAY
and the work for the present season of the
west coast of Vancouver island has been aban-
doned. The two yhalers took more than GOO
whales during the summer. The st. Lawrence
operated from Kyuquot, broke the worlds record
She took 3iS whales, including 24i humpbacks
G6 sulphur bottoms, 10 finbacks and / sDerm