The San Francisco call., 1909-09-27
BANDoN HAS A CLOSE CALL
SHIPPING NEWS OF COAST
Items of Interest to Mariners
of the Pacific

ASTORIA, Sept. 26.-British bark Howard D.
Troop arrived today from Yokohama and is
under charter TO Kerr. Clifford Co. TO load
steam schooners Carmel and Hoquiam arrived
from san Francisco Saturday and left up the
river 10 commence loading lumber for return.
Schooner c s Holmes, which has been at
the NOGng's bay boneysrd for the last six
months. has been chartered TO load lumber
steamer Alliance with freight and passengers
, Tor Coos bay crossed out this afternoon
ters crossed out for San Francisco Saturday
e0ening.
fur Eureks crossed this morning
Steam schooner Mayfair crossed out this
morning Tor Coos bay. where she viii load
steamer Cascade cleared Saturday for San
Pedro with cargo Of 525.oO0 feet Of lumber
loaded at Oak point. and proceeded TO sea
steamer Argo arrived in today from Tillamook
with freight and passengers and proceeded 20
steam Schooners Thomas L. Wand and Yellow
stone arrived from San Francisco today and
proceeded ND the river TO commence taking on
lumber for a return trip.
Steamer Breakwafer arrived today from Coos
bay with freight and passengers and proceeded
steamer F. S Loop with cargo of 100000
feet OF lumber loaded Portland and 100. 900
feet loaded at Rainier crossed out for San Fran
cisco today. The steamer cssco with a cargo Of
:805 900 feet Of lumber loaded at Globe cleared
Saturday for San Francisco and proceeded TO sea
Norwegian steamship SelJa arrived today from
the orient with general cargo and left up for
Portland 70 discharge.
Steamer George W. Elder arrived Saturday
evening from San Francisco and Eureka with
freight and passengers and proceeded TO Portland
steamer Sue r. Elmore with freight and pas
sengers for Tillamook crossed out today.
The Benson lumber company Of Clstsksnie has
several monster log RATS which will be towed
u San Diego next summer These RATS are
expected 10 carry about 100000 feet OF logs.
an amount Of timber that represented the
yesrly output Of an ordinary logging camp 10
years ago.
Steam schoener c. A. Thsyer with a cargo of
lumber for San Francisco crossed out yesterday.
LOS ANGELES Sept. 2e.-Steamer Capistrano
arrived from San Diego with lumber.
rived tonight. bringing passengers and freight.
Steamer Hsnalei after taking passengers and
sfeaner Yosemite e from @ Columbia river. ar
rived st RedOndo with passengers and a cargo
steamship CITY Of Topeka departed this morn
Sng for San Diego with passengers and freight.
schooner Caroline left today, bound for imp
qus river. 10 reload lumber
Steamer Fulton. from MeBdocino via Redondo.
arrived with A cargo of lumber.
Union oil compsny's steamer Whittier. from
San Diego, arrived and loaded oil for San Fran
SEATTLE. sept. 2s.-saiIed: Steamer j. B.
Stetron. for San Francisco.
PORTLAND, Sept; 29-with cargo OF gen
erai merchandise and sulphur the steamship Selja
arrived today from the orient by way Of San
steam schooner Thomas L. Wand arrived to-
night from San Francisco with full cargo
Steamer George ". Elder reached port from
San Diego today with general cargo from San
Steam schooner Yellowstone arrived tonight
Army Transports
The Crook is in port.
The Thomas is in port.
The Sherman Is in port.
The Warren is at Manila.
The Dix. en- route from Seattle for Manila,
sailed from Honolulu September Z.
he ga
sailed from Honolulu September l6.
The sheridan sailed from Manila for Seattle
The Buford sailed from Nagasaki September 81
for this port.
PHOTOGRAPHIC OFFICE
Depth at mean low water. entrance to harbor.
PLACE ~ Date Remarks
Grays HarI lG Sept. lOlBar buoys now right in
channel.
No change i'm channel:
Willspa B % Sept l6 # in NJ. L. W. in
channel TO Sou { b
Bend.
Colum r. % Aug. 81 % feet In channel Il
Portland
Bar buoy 900 feet norti
Nehslm n G Aug. l3 Of bar; channel shift
ing south.
TiIlmk B. 10 Sept. Ii....................
Ya0uina b 8 Aug. l0lc ham shifting &
south.
si1sIaw R 5 Sept. Ill..............----.
Keep 800 to 400 fee
r-nnoua r 9 Sept ] north OF inner bal
buoy
u feet at low water (,
.~ooe Ray Il, Sept / North Bend: IL fee
at low water [,
Marshfeld.
5-coTfIIe RI 3 July Channel close TO nortf
jetty-
\ o opportunity fol
rocue Rfv ..-.... soundings lately. Be
fore rise there was
feet on bar.
s7-+T r - Aug % Very shallow: mouth o
N' river almost closed
l2I IT. in straight chan
rt,,hldf r 21 Sept. mel; 20 #. in chan
''A' mel
( peI-e r. 20 Apr IS No change in channel
: niese n d Sept. No change in channel
: 7,-61e ri "a Apr q Depth in dredged chan