The San Francisco call., 1908-09-03
SHIPPING NEWS OF COAST
Items of Interest to Mariners
of fE1e Dacifc

Portland. Sept. 1.-Two grain careoes were
cleared this morning. through the custom house
The French bark Eugene Fautrel cleared for
Queenstown or Falmouth for orders with III sa1
bushels of wheat valued at $1OO.703 and the
British steamer Braemount cleared for St Vim
cent, Cape Verde. for orders. with 10 67S bush
els Of wheat valued at s153, 600.
Norwegian bark Daghild. and the French bark
Miehelet, arrived in the harbor during the
night to load wheat for Europe
Steamer Alliance arrived this evening from
Steamer Breakwater sailed from Oak street
dock this evening for Coos hay.
Steamer st. Helens is chartered to Frank
Waterhouse & Co. TO load wheat at Montgomery
dock No. for San Francisco. and the steamer
Northland is also TO load wheat and lumber for
Steamer Homer is I'm from San Francisco via
Coos bay with general cargo.
Steamer Alliance brought freight from Coos
steamer George W. Elder. Captain lessen.
arrived.
Astoria. Ore. Sept 2-Steamer Homer ar
rived this morning from San Francisco with
Steam schooner st. Helens arrived from the
bay city and proceeded up the river TO load
lumber for San Pedro.
steamer Alliance. Captain Olson. arrived this
morning from Coos bay with freight and pas
sengers. and left for Portland.
German ship Aster, Captain Usinger. reached
this port today after a passage of 60 days from.
Mejillones. The Aster Is under charter to load
Oil steamer Rosecrsns. with the Monterey in
tow. sailed this evening for San Francisco
Steamer Eureka arrived today from Eureka
with full cargo Of passengers, and proceeded
up the river.
American ship St Nicholas arrived from Bris
toI bay with the salmon pack Of the Columbia
River packers association.
British steamship Braemount for ST. Vim
cents for orders. arrived from Portland this
evening and viii go TO in the morning.
Oil steamer Atlas sailed for San Francisco
this evening.
The fall fishing season will open at noon
September 10. As be learned tile
canneries which will operate viii be the AIegier
of Drro1rfntd lurnh Dfvo~
the Cooperative plant in this city The latter
Il is understood. viii accept fish for sailing and
picking only. There is also some. talk of the
Altoona packing companys cannery at Altoona
packing during the fall hut this is not certain
As the recently enacted fishing laws will be
in effect by that time controversy between
the officials OF the two states over their en-
forcement Is anticipated.
San Pedro. Sept 2.-Oil tank steamship
Argyll. Captain Dixson. arrived this morning
four days from Seattle and after loading 81 900
barrels OF oil at Terminal cleared tonight for
Seattle with cargo consigned to the Union oil
company.
Steamer James S. Higgins. Captain Higgins
is due tomorrow from Fort Bragg via San Fran
cisco with full cargo Of lumber for wholesalers
at this port.
North Pacific company's steamer Roanoke
Captain Durham. arrived this morning from
Portland via Eureka and San Francisco with
passengers and 500 tons of cargo. She will
clear the return trip tomorrow night
Steamship Santa Rosa. CaDtafn Alexander
and passengers she cleared for San Francisco
via Redondo and Santa Barbara.
Custom house reports for August show the ar
rival at this port OF 40 coastwise vessels
steam and sail and three foreign steamers hav-
ing net tonnage OF 1l0.122 tons and carrying
in crews 4,6s4 seamen. These vessels brought