The San Francisco call., 1909-03-31
SHIPPING NEWS OF COAST
Items of Interest to Mariners
0f fEe Pacific


Jim Butler and Cascade arrived in the river
last night The Cascade, in command OF
Captain Ludlow. is at Oak street COCK ols
charging cement, and the Jim Butler In com.
mand of Captain Olson, IS discharging cement
at st. Helens for the st. Helens lumber COM
psny which is building a mill there
North Pacific steamship company steamer
George ". Elder, arrived this afternoon.
Sailing schooner Andy Mahony cleared for San
Francisco with e75, goo feet of lumber.
Steamer Eureka, Captain Noren. arrived at
Martins dock last night from Eureka by way OF
Coos Bay with freight and passengers
Portland -Asiatic line will be the Rygja. II
will be followed by the Selja, Henrik Ibsen and
Hercules
Elder arrived today from San Pedro and way
ports and left up the river for Portland with
freight and passengers.
on taRker Atlas with cargo OF fuel Oh
from Point Richmond arrived today and left
up the river for Portland to discharge.
Steamer Nome City arrived today from San
Francisco with q general cargo and ieft up
the river to load lumber for return.
Steamer Sue Ii. Elmore left today for TfIla-
NOOK with freight and passengers.
Steamer Rainier left today for San Francisco
with cargo Of lumber.
Steamer South Bay arrived today from San
Francisco to load lumber for return
Steamer Rainier cleared at the custom house
today for San Francisco with cargo Of $780,
GOO feet of lumber loaded at Westport.
Schooner Mab2 Gale which arrived yesterday
from Mollendo will load lumber at Knappton
for San Francisco. 1t viii pay or its crew
steam schooner South Bay. Captain Halver-
son, which arrived this morning from San Fran
cisco TO load lumber at the mill OF the Ham
mond lumber company, ran into submerged
log that got foul of its propeller and bent
the blades badly when one day out. In this
condition the boat crept slowly along. but
rived safely and without assistance. Whether
it is otherwise injured is not known, but 1t Will
be taken out the dyrdock at ST. Johns for
examination
SEATTLE. March so-codnshing schooner
Harold the first Of the feet TO leave for north
Pacific banks, left out this afternoon on the
summers cruise.
which the steamer Alice left for susitna today
IN tow Of tug Pioneer.
Steamer Portland arrived from valdez, via
ports with a light passenger list and small
Steamer Buckman arrived from San Francisco
stssmer State OF California sailed for San
Francisco this morning.
Steamer Winnebago shifted 10 Port Ludlow.
Japanese steamer lyo Maru sailed Tor the orr
eDt this morning.
SAN PEDRO, March 3o.-Steamer Governor ar
rived from Seattle. via San Francisco, with
Steamers William Fl. Murphy. from Eureka,
and the Fair Oaks. from Grays Harbor, arrived
today with lumber.
Steamer Hanalei arrived from San Francisco
with freight and passengers.
with oil and cleared for the return trip.
Schooner Tampa arrived from Grays Harbor
with lumber.
Steamer Olympic and steamer st. Helens left
for Portland via San Francisco. today.
steamer Norwood and steamer ]. b. Stetson
left for Grays Harbcr today, and steamer Helen
P. Drew for Greenwood.
Steamers Chehalis and Bessie Dollar arrived
the latter from Japan with a general cargo.
Army Transports
The Logan sailed March 10 from Honolulu for
Manila.
The Crook is in port.
The Buford Is In port.
The Sherman Is in port.
The Warren is at Manila.
The Dix arrived February at Honolulu from
Seattle.
The sheridan is en- route from Manila for this
port
The fitzpatrick sailed February II from New
York for Manila.
PHOTOGRAPHIC OFFICE
Depth at mean low water. entrance to harbors
PLACE Fl. Date Remarks(
Channel changed slight
Grays Harl 20 Mar. IS ly 10 south during
month
Willapa B 27 Mar. 4Channel slowly working
southward.
colum. RIe24 Feb. 1el el..........-...........-
Nehalm r l....... :. =. .........
Channel now y mile
Think B. l3 Mar south of whistling
buoy.
4equlna % 10 lreo, u. -. ......--
siuslaw 81 Mar ls End Of Yle t3etty tt A0.an and
beacon on high bank
mark channel now.
South spit making close
TO inner bar buoy.
Umpqua 81 Mar Leave same on star.
board hand crossing
in.
Coos b. Mar. Channel remains about
the same.
Two buoys gone Chan.
CoQuille r. Mar 26 mel in middle be-
tween the jetties.
No opportunity for
Rogue Riyl 49,. .....-. soundings lately; be-
fore rise there was Z
feet on bar.
Entrance at present is
Klamth Mar. 10 Immediately opposite
mouth Of river
North channel very mar
row and crooked; not
Bmbldt b 10 Mar. changing at present
about Is feet at low
water in south chan.
mel
Pedro Bl 20 FEB. 24lNo change in channel.
Diego Bl 20 FEB. 20 No change in channel.
'AbOut.