The San Francisco call., 1909-11-21
Marine News
SHIPPING NEWS OF COAST
Items of Interest to Mariners
of the Pacific

POhTLAND, Nov. 20.-IO take cargo of
wheat TO the United Kingdom, the French bark
Neuilly arrived this morning at Astoria from
Honolulu in ballast 1t is under charter to
When it leaves tomorrow morning the Nor
wegian steamer Christian Nicholson, Captain
Benton, win carry 2,900, 900 feet of lumber
destined for Shanghai. Its cargo is being dis
patched by Balfour, Guthrie & Co. and is valued
al So, $50
SO far this month lumber charters have been
slow. and at the present time there only two
vessels loading OF shore cargoes Of lumber here.
They are the British bark Jordan Hill, which is
loading at Imam Poulsen's for London, and the
British steamer Cape Finisterre. loading at the
Major J. +. McIndoe, corps of engineers,
United States army, left today, accompanied By
ms wire, Tor the east on months leave. Be
fore returning to take charge Of this district
again the major will visit New Orleans, and
from there be viii proceed TO Washington.
Major Mclndoe has been on a sick leave for the
last six weeks, having had severe case Of
typhoid fever
The sounding Of the Willamette river was com
pleted this afternoon, and that finishes the
soundings for this The port of Portland
dredge will also finish its work in few days.
steamer Majestic left tonight from the Standard
box factory for San Francisco.
anee, Captain Parsons. left tonight for Coos bay.
With general cargo from San Francisco, the
Yak arrived in the river this morning The lat
ter two are of the Richardson line.
The North Pacific steamship company steamer
Santa Clara arrived at l O'Clock this morning
from San Francisco. 1t brought 80 passengers
and a full cargo of general freight 1t will sail
again tomorrow night.
ON account of the freshets in the Cowiftz river
two log RATS being towed by the Shaver trans
portation company's boats broke loose last night
but were picked up by the steamer F. B. Jones'
The steamer Shasta sent down last night
and with her assistance the No Wonder Is hold
Ing others which also threatened to get away
ASTORIA, Nov. 20.-Steamer Argo arrived TO-
day from Tllsmook with freight and passengers
and left up the river for Portland.
French bark Neuilly, from Newcastle N S.
for arrived TODAY md %
charter to load grain for Europe.
Steamer Sue II. Elmore arrived today from
Tilamook and left up the river for Portland.
Steamer Rose City sailed early this morning
for san Francisco with freight and passengers
Steamer Eureka sailed this morning for Coos
bay and Eureka with freight and passengers
Steam schooners Shna Yak, Olympic and Tam
alpais arrived this morning from San francisco
to load lumber for a return. They report some
bad weather the way up the coast but moth
ing of any serious consequences resulted
Steam schooners Bowdin, Northland and Casco
with cargoes of lumber for San francisco and
which have been barbound for several days. have
gone to sea.
Schooner Irene, with a cargo OF lumber for
San Pedro, was towed to sea today
CAPTAIN william v. r. Jacobs comman Of
the revenue cutter Manning. left this morning
for Portland TO assume command of the cutter
Thetis and proceeded to Honolulu TO remain
during the winter. First Lieutenant O'AfaIlev
executive officer of the Manning, is now in com,
mand Of the vessel temporarily. While no ofA
cial announcement has been made rumor is
current that Captain Frederick G. Dodge com
mander of the cutter Forward stationed at Kew
West Fla, is TO be transferred to the Manning
SEATTLE, Nov 20-Arrived: Steamer At
las. from San Francisco French bark Emperor
Menelek, from Hamburg; ship ElwelI from
Nome.
Sailed Steamer Humboldt. for skaewax.
steamer Atlas. for San Francisco; steamer Cot
tage City, for skagway; steamer Bertha, for
Valdez.