The San Francisco call., 1909-08-27
SHIPPING NEWS OF COAST
Items of Interest to Mariners
of the Pacific

ASTORIA, Aug. 26.-Steamer Yellowstone ar
rived today from San Francisco and left up the
river 70 load lumber for return.
Steamer Sue H. Elmore sailed today for Tilla-
Steamer Breskwater left this morning for
Coos bay with freight and passengers
Steam schooner Coaster with a part cargo
Of lumber for San Francisco. has arrived down
the river to the Hammond mill TO finish
French bark La Hoche. with cargo OF coal
from Newcastle, \. S. w, was towed up the
river this morning.
been lost while route from London 10 As
toria, is well known at this port. It was here
last season under. the command of Captain
SaTary and once sailing from this port made the
record run Of 81 days TO the United Kingdom.
PORTLAND. Aug 26.-With $50 tons Of gen
eraI merchandise the steamer Tahoe, Captain
Peterson. arrived at Oak street dock this morn
ing from San Francisco. OF her cargo ZIG tons
is cement and 40 tons asphalt, the rest is gen
with iO2 hogs and full cargo of general
trelght me steamer Alnahce, captain PARSONS,
arrived from Coos bay st ? O'Clock this morn
ing. She also had full list of passengers.
French bark Colonel de Yillebois-M -Mareui is at
the Pacific coast bunkers, where she is I'M
loading about 500 tons OF coal. She is under
charter TO the Portland Touring mills and her
lay days win begin September 15 She will
take 1900 tons Of wheat to the United Kingdom
or TO the continent
Steamer Nome City, Captain Hanson. has
cleared for San Francisco with 100000 feet of
lumber
Steamer W. S. Porter, captain Macdonald,
cleared yesterday for San Francisco.
Both Port of Portland dredges are working at
the present time the Portland at the mouth of
the Willamette and the Columbia at Henrices.
They win probably finish by the end of this
week. after which they VIII move down TO
other shoals and viii finish up the work of
dredging out the shoal places in the channel
possible.
The oil steamer Asuncion has arrived from San
Francisco with q, 500 barrels of oil for Ports
mouth, which she is discharging today
Oil steamer Rosecrans. Captain Holmes. came
up last night with $500 barrels Of oil from
Port Costa. She is unloading at Linnton.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 26.-Steamship President
arrived this morning from San Diego. After tax
ing Ireignt ano passenseTs ger sne cleared Tor Seat
Steamer Helene arrived from Grays Harbor
with lumber.
Aberdeen TO reload lumber. taking freight and
passengers for San Francisco
Steamer Olympic arrived from Portland carry
Steamer Doris cleared for wlllapa harbor via
San Francisco 10 reload.
Steamer Daisy Freeman arrived from wilIapa
steamer Bee arrived from Coos bay with ium-
steamer Brooklyn arrived from Albion with
British steamer oswestry. Captain wattley,
cleared tonight for Tacoma with a cargo of ore.
Departures today include the steamers Shna
Yak for Tacoma via San Francisco and TamaIpais
for Grsys Harbor.
SEATTLE. Aug. 2e.-Steamer Charles Nelson
shifted TO Dupont today to discharge cargo from
San Francisco.
steamer Northland arrived from Juneau and
way ports; Ger steamer Ella arrived from Mexi-
can ports via Victoria
The Jebsen line steamer Erna sails at mid
night for Alanzanillo, Mexico, carrying 2. 100
tons OF wheat every bushel of the new crop
that has been delivered in Seattle and Tacoma
and il she enters the Mexican port before Sep
tember Is. the day on which. suspension of the
Mexican duty on wheat will end, she will clear
S2l 600 the amount Of duty which would be
coectible on the 18th. Mexico does not produce
wheat enough for home consumption. and at
periods when fhe crop Is unusually short the
tarin is suspended for time to avert famine
The steamer ST. Heens which sailed TODAY
for Nome and other far northern ports is ex-
pected to bring back cargo Of marble from
Shakan. Alaska. The shipments OF this marble
are attaining large proportions.