The San Francisco call., 1908-12-04
SHIPPING NEWS OF COAST
Items of Interest TO Mariners
of the Pacific

PORTLAND. Dec. Steamer Roanoke Can
tain Dunham, sails for San Pedro and way ports
this evening.
Steam schooner Carmel arrived at the Oak
street wharf fllis evening with a general cargo
from San Francisco.
Portland will have regular steamboat connec-
tion with the cities on 1flamook bay COM
psny has been organized and on December 12 the
steamer Argo will leave one of the Portland
wharVes on her hrst trip 10 Tillamook. I'VE
day schedule will be maintained thereafter
Captain F. D. Parsons formerly with the
Pacific Coast steamship company. will succeed
Captain W. B. Olson as master Of the Portland
Coos bay liner Alliance. Captain Parsons left
San Francisco yesterday and will take the Al
lance out next Saturday night. Captain Olson
has been appointed TO command the large
freight steamer Mann Smith of Coos bay
ASTORIA, Dec. 3.-Steam schooner Carmel ar
rived this morning from San Francisco After
dscharging IL will go to Grays Harbor to load
lumber for return.
Steamer Breakwater. Captain Macgenn left
this morning for Coos bay.
Steamer Bowdoin left this morning for San
Pedro with 100000 feet OF lumber loaded at
French bark Sainte Anne Captain Bersrd
with so. 400 bushels of wheat valued at S7e $50
left today for Queenstown Falmouth for or
French bark Gael. Captain savary with lao
GOO feet of lumber. left out this morning
Longer by several feet than any raft that
ever plowed the seas drawing 20 feet of water
and containing 10 ordinary coastwise cargoes of
lumber. will be the monster log raft which the
at Clatskane. II will be hoated next July The
raft will be than 00o feet In length 50
TO 60 feet wide. and its mean draft will be well
above 20 feet, leaving about 10 feet projecting
out OF the water It Will contain about 7,000,-
600 feet of timber.
oriental liner Numantia is expected to arrive
from Hongkong and way ports about December
SAN PEDRO, Dec s.-steamer Melville po,-
lar arrived this morning from Grays Harbor
With lumber to be discharged here and at San
Diego.
Schooner Mary Dodge sailed today for San
Francisco. where she will outfit for a fishing
cruise TO Alaska.
Francisco to load freight for Portland.
Steamer George ". Elder cleared tonight for
Portland with freight and passengers
Steamer Nesterner discharged lumber and
cleared for San Diego.
Departures today include the steamer Samoa
Chehalis for Grays Harbor with freight and pas
sengers. steamer Temple L. Dorr for Eureka and
steamer Saginaw for Grays Harbor TO load re-.
turn cargoes OF lumber.
Steamer Hanalei arrived from San Francisco
with freight and passengers.
Steamer San Gabriel discharged lumber and
cleared for the Cmpqua river.
Steamer Lakme discharged part Of her cargo OF
lumber and cleared for Redondo with the re-
TACOMA. Dec. Steamer Jeanie arrived in
port today 10 load general freight for Alaska
The Anchor line steamer Watson returned 10
Seattle this afternoon after taking 500 tons az
wheat and other cargo here.
steamer Hyades is loading for the Hawaiian
ISLANDS TOT her nrst voyage in the Matson com
pany's new service
Steamer Portland arrived this morning at the
sineiter with $50 tons OF Beatson ore.
Steamer Queen is in port today loading for
San Francfsco
Russian chip Finland VIII leave tomorrow for
Europe with grain.
SEATTLE, Dec. s.-Steamer Humboldt ar
rived from Skagway via way ports this morn
ing with 90 passengers, 5400 cases of canned
salmon and fresh dsh
Steamer Umatilla. now being repaired sails
for San Francisco tomorrow morning.
Japanese steamer Fukui Afaru is due here from
Vancouver to complete cargo for Japan
Shipping men Of this port are joining with
others from along the coast in asking their ron
resentatires in congress to take some action n
the coming session for properly lighting the
Alaskan coast. On the British Columbia side
there many aids TO navigation but the
American coast has been greatly neglected on
Prince William sound there no lights and
II = desired that this dangerous stretch be