The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
SHIPPING NEWS OF COAST
Items of Interest to Mariners
of the Pacific
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call


PORTLAND. Dec. 1s.-Announcement was
made this morning by the Pacific export lumber
company that ii has engaged the British steam
ship Stephanotls Captain Goodrich. for cargo
of Oregon fir to Japan and China The Ste
phanotis is vessel of 2.5S4 tons net register
and is one of the Stag line of steamers 1t will
be here about the middle of January from Pisa
mills.
today by the clearance of the Norwegian steam
Rygia of the Portland and Asiatic line, which
sailed at / o'clock this afternoon with / 2o4 700
feet for Japan, China and the Philippines Be
fore Christmas about 6.s50,000 feet of Oregon
fir viii probably be on the way to foreign ports.
When it leaves for the orient the British
steamer Knight of ST. George will take about
$4,000 barrels Of -four and 100000 feet of lum-
ber
steamer Tallac, Captain Hansen, went to Rainier
tonight II has 1,575 tons of wheat and 23O
tons Of oats, all of which goes to San Francisco
With passengers and freight. the steamer
Eureka sailed at & o'clock tonight for Eureka.
In tow Of the Port of Portland towboat the
British bark Kelburn viii arrive tomorrow at
the Inman- Paulsen mills. where ii win load
., 000, 600 feet of lumber for Australia. II is
under charter 10 the Pacific export lumber com
pany.
Barkentine J. NJ Griffith arrived up this
morning coming in ballast from San Diego, for
cargo of 750. 900 feet of lumber for the west
coast, dispatched by 'Balfour Guthrie Co. 1t
viii probably 90 on one OF the drydocks here
for painting before beginning to load
TACOMA, Dec. S.-Arrved-French bark
Charles Gounod. Seattle; barkentlne Charles F.
Crocker. Eagle HarbQr.
Saled-Schooner W. II. Talbot, San Pedro
SEATTLE Dec. ls.-Arriyed-Stea Wat
son San Francisco: steamer Meteor Tacoma ,
steamer Queen San Francisco.
Saled-French bark Charles Gounod. Tacoma;
steamer Meteor, Skagway; steamer Governor
VICTORIA, Dee 1s.-Arrived-steamer Ku
meric, Manila.
Los ANGELES. Dec. 1s-Arrived Steamer
Hanalei san Francisco: steam schooner Fair
4
Harhor: steamer Cascc. Portland
Seiied-Steam schooner Brooklyn, Rsdondo;
schooner Golden Shore. Grays Harbor, In ballast;
schooner A. NJ Baxter. Coos bay, In ballast;
steam schooner Alcatraz. San Francisco; steam
schooner Iaqus Grays Hsrbor-
ASTORIA, Dec. 1S.-Steamer Rose City, which
to have sailed this morning for San Fran
cisco. has not arrived down the river and is be-
leved TO be detained by fog. 1t can not leave
before Sunday morning.
Steam schooner Cascade arrived this afternoon
from San Francisco to load lumber for return.
Oil tanker Asuncion arrived this afternoon
from San Francisco with cargo OF oil for the
STANDARD oil company.
noon from San Francisco with freight and pas
Sengers.
from San Francisco with cargo of oil for the
Union oil company.
steamer Rose City arrived down the river to
dag with freight and passengers and VIII leave
for San Francisco at the first opportunity.
Notice to Mariners
Office of United States lighthouse inspector,
twelfth district
San Francisco. Dec is.
East Brother island. California-Notice is
hereby given that the fog signal at East Brother
island light station. California, heretofore re-
ported working irregulariy, is now In good
order.
L. H. B. List of Lights, ETC.. Pacific Coast,
1908, No. Al p 20.
L. H. B, List of Buoys, ETC., Pacific Coast
1908, p %.
By order of the Lighthouse board.
MILLER Commander &
Inspector Twelfth Lighthouse District.
Office Of the assistant to the inspector, twelfth
lighthouse district.
HONOLULU. T. H. Dec. 10.
The following affects the List of Lights, Buoys
and Daymarks Twelfth Lighthouse Subdistrict
1903, p 13.
HAWAII
Maui island, Wailuku coast-Waihee reef
whisrliEg buoy. heretofore reported one-half mile
nshore from its correct position, replaced
December o. 1909.
BY order of the lighthouse board.
V. S. HOUSTON. Lieutenant U. s. n.
Asst. to Inspector, Twelfth l.. H. District.