The San Francisco call., 1909-12-13
SHIPPING NEWS OF COAST
Items of Interest to Mariners
of the Pacific
I Speciol Dspatoh 10 The Gail

lOPectdt Dtpdtch 10 ne Ndut
PORTLAND, Dec: 12.-sale Of the. British
bark Poltoieeh. il is expected, win take place
in this port. Claims presented after 10 O'Clock
tomorrow will not be recognized. ]. & A. Brown
plies and services chief lfbelsnts Stevedore
and ehandlery bills will make total claim close
in ballast from San Francisco. II came in to
Taylor. Young & Co. with general cargo from
Antwerp. portion Of the claim Of Brown
Brothers is for stores delivered 10 the vessel at
an Australian port. On arrival the ship was
libeled by the San Francisco firm. other clims
for cash damages were then put in.
Prom San Francisco. steamer Rose City is due
in the morning.
French bark La RochejacqueIin shifted from
the elevator 10 the stream today and will leave
down the river tomorrow.
Steamer Argyll arrived from San Francisco to
day.
ASTORIA, Dec. 12.-schooner Fred Wood ar
rived in port today from San Francisco and viii
load lumber for return.
Steam schooners F. s. Loop casco and Fair
haven, All lumber laden for San Francisco
oil tank steamer Asuncion. which has been
hours. crossed out for San Francisco this morn
ing in ballast.
steamer Alliance. with freight and passengers
from Portland. srrFed this morning and after
brief stop proceeded to Coos bay.
Steamer ShoshoDe. with full cargo of lumber
FOR San Francisco. arrived during the night ana
crossed out this morning.
Steam schooner Coaster arrived today from San
Francisco and docked at the Hammond .lnmher
return i''
steamer Kansas City arrived last night after
having been stuck on the mud fats up the river
near ST. Helens for over 20 hours. 1t attempted
TO make landing at its pier here. but owing
after swapping an eight inch hawser. gave up
the attempt and anchored out in the stream over
night The Kansas City had large freight and
passenger list for San Francisco and crossed out
at noon
TACOMA. Dec. l2-Arrived: steamer Eureka
from San Francisco; steamer Umstilla. from San
Departed: British steamer Knight Of tbe
Thistle. for Yokohama. via Seattle: steamer ] l.
lnekenhach for San Francisco; German steamer
Setos. for Everett.
LOS ANGELES. Dec 12-Arriyed. Rritish
steamer NJ. S. Dollar, from Hankow, China. via
MOroran, Japan: schooner Redondo, from Coos
oil steamer Atlas. from San Francisco: steamer
Santa Rosa. from San Francsco schooner Bal
boa, from Tseoma.
SEATTLE. Dec. I2.-Arrived: Steamer Yucs
tan. Seward; steamer Meteor, Ketchikan: British
steamer Knight Of re Thistle. Tacoma
Sailed: Steamer Buckman. San Francisco:
British steamer knight Of the Thistle yictorjs.
steamer Eureka, Tacoma; steamer Stanley Dol.
lar, Tacoma.
Army Transports
The Crook is in port.
The Thomas left Honolulu December for this
The Warren is at Manila
The Dix is at Seattle.
The Logan sailed December for Manila
The Buford is in port
The sherman sailed November IA from Homo
lulu for Manila.
PHOTOGRAPHIC OFFICE
Depth at mean low water, entrance to harDor.
PLACE Fl. Date Remarks
Grays Harl 1e NOV. 5l4 feet at mean low
water in channel to
Hoquiam.
Wiilapa b % Nov. lWhistling buoy not
working well.
colum r.. 25 Oct. 1925 feet IN channel to
Portland.
Nebslm r Nov. 6Bar buoy 900 Yards
north % channel
tnlnls D. ~ tSept- = -. ..----.--..
Xaquins b Aug. 10 Channel shifting to
south.
siuslaw r loct. Il..-------- --..---------
Umpqua r Oct 2lchannel ] 900 feet n
OF buoy.
IL feet at low water to
Coos Bay. IL Nov North Bend; 10 feet
at low water TO
Marsh6eld.
Channel good Best
CoQuille Nov. water in center be-
tween n. and S. jet
fies.
Rogue Rirl. .l.-:...... ...........,.. ..-...--
KIsmth Nov. iiclosed TO navigation.
HmbIdt b % Nov. 6l......-.-....... ..---.
5 Pedro B 20 Nov. no change in channel.
Diego b % Nov. 9lNo change in channel
S Pablo b "a Apr. eliDepth in dredged chan
mel.