The San Francisco call., 1909-11-16
SHIPPING NEWS OF COAST
Items of Interest to Mariners
-. of the Pacific
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call
Special Dispatch 10 The Call

PORTLAND, Nov. 15.-The steamer Argo ar
rived here yesterday from Tillamook.
The steamer Sue II. Elmore, Captain Schrader,
arrived here last night from Tillamook.
The steamer BreakwateF Captain MaeGenn.
arrived yesterday from Coos bay with $50 tons
of freight.
With passengers and freight the steamer Rose
City, Captain Mason. will be due TO arrive to-
night from San Francisco.
Oil tank steamer Asuncion. Captain Bridget.
arrived Yesterday at Portsmouth with 21,000
barrels of oil. She will sail again for San
Francisco tomorrow morning
British bark Howard o. Troop finished loading
wheat this morning for the United Kingdom.
British steamer Cape Finistere, Captain Mac
Donald. arrived az Portland lumber company S
mill where she will load about 35o0OO0 feet
of lumber for Shanghai She is under charter
10 the Pacific export lumber company.
Word was received at the local office OF the
the Norwegian steamer Selja. Captain Lie went
ashore in Kurusbna straits. Japan. between
November H. The report states that the hull
Of the steamer was badly damaged. hut there
is mention of loss of life.
The jetty work at Fort Stevens inspected
today by Colonel John Biddle. division engineer
of the North Pacific division. United States
engineers, with headquarters in San Francisco,
and tomorrow an inspection viii be made at the
Cascade locks in the Cello canal.
ASTORIA, Nov. 15.-0il tank steamer w S.
Porter arrived today from San Francisco with a
cargo Of fuel oil for the associated companies
Steam schooner J. Marhofer arrived this after
noon from San Francisco with freight and pas
sengers and will load lumber for return.
Steam schooners Nome City and Johan Pousen
reported this evening by incoming steamers
TO be approaching the mouth of the river, and
should come in before midnight
Steamer George w. Fenwick cleared at the
custom house today for San Francisco with a
cargo of 1000, 600 feet Of lumber loaded at the
Hammond lumber eompanys mill.
Captain Mason of the steamer Rose City.
which arrived today. says the greater portion of
the coast line south of here is coated with a.
thin covering of snow The sea outside is very
smooth. especially north of Blanco. but south
OF that point a strong northwest wind was
encountered.
The steamer Rose City arrived this afternoon
from San Francisco with freight and passengers.
Word has been received that Captain Marino,
first officer of the steam schooner Olsen aud
tion and as n result has been rendered the
position as master of the quartermasters de-
partlnent steamer James FOrnance. 1t is under-
stood that Captain Marino will make the return
trip 10 San Francisco on the Olsen and Mahony
before accepting his position but that
matter has not been definitely decided
LOS ANGELES. Nov. 1J.-Arriyed-Steame
Hanalei. from San Francisco; schooner Samar,
from Everett. via San Francisco: schooner Ruth
f. Godfrey from Grays Harbor German cruiser
Arcona, from San Francisco: steamer City of
Topeka. from San Diego; steamer George w
Elder. from Portland: schooner Andy Mahoney.
from Grays Harbor: steamer Ella. from Corinto
Sailed-Steamer Santa Rosa, for San Fran.
CISCO via Redondo and Santa Barbara; steam
schooner Despatch. for Eureka: steamer Hanalei
for San Francisco: schooner Tamalpais for
Portland: schooner Saginaw. for Redondo steam
or City Of Topeka for San Francisco.
SEATTLE, Nov. 15.-Arrived-Steame Gov
ernor and Maverick. from San Francisco Sailed
steamer Missourian. for Bellingham
TACOMA. Nov. 15.-Sailed-Steamer Admiral
Sampson, for Seattle