The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-04

The steamship Roanoke cleared tonight for
Portland via San Francisco and Eureka with
freight and passengers
from Grays Harbor via San Francisco with
passengers and lumber.
The steamer Grace Dollar arrived today, two
days from Delmar landing, with lumber.
The steamer James S. Higgins cleared today
for Fort Bragg via San Francisco TO load re-
The steamer whittier arrived from San Fran
cisco, loaded 10 barrels of oil at Terminal. ana
cleared tonight on return voyage
PORTLAND, Aug. Steamer Telephone left
down the river for Astoria at o'clock this
morning, where il Will be picked up by the
steam schooner Yosemite. 10 be towed 10 san
Francisco. The Yosemite finished loading $4,000
feet Of lumber for San Francisco at Prescott
this morning and left down for the mouth OF tue
Columbia this afternoon
The case against it having been dismissed ana
settled of court. the British steamer suyerie,
Captain ). Shotton, started for Seattle
On, OF the steamers which is bringing coal
the British steamer Strathyre, has been char
tered 10 take out half a cargo of lumber from
here TO Port Pirie. Australia.
With about 300 passengers and 800 tons of
general merchandise, the steamer State OF Cali
fornIa, Captain Nopander, arrived this morning
O'Clock from san Francisco
Steamer Olympic. Captain Hansen, cleared for
San Pedro today with 100000 feet of lumber
Steamer Tahoe left for Grsys Harbor this
afternoon in ballast 10 load 100000 feet of lum-
Der for southern California.
With passengers and freight, the steamer Sue
II. Eflnpfe. Ndptdin StHIaNtt- 4SAl toAAShN 1DA
Tillamook.
ASTORIA. Aug. 3.-oi tank steamer Atlas
arrived this morning from San Francisco Win q
cargo Of oil for the Standard oil company
Steamer Argo arrived last evening from I1lla-
nook with freight and passengers.
British steamship Suyeric with partial cargo
Of lumber for China. which arrived from Port
land this morning. left this afternoon for Puget
sound TO finish. 1t is drawing fully = feet
and has bad LIST 10 star6oaTd but it is CON
der water. making IL possible to keep on the
course. 1t left out in charge of Captain Arthur
Leighton. an Independent bar PILOT, and as this
is his second venture In opposition against the
port Of Portland commission. be IS popularity
making good" he viii bring the steamer
NJ s. Dollar from British Columbia 10 this port
and take it to when it is finished loading.
This is another hard knock al the port of Port
land commission. and il seems to be evident that
owners and masters of foreign vessels evidently
prefer independent pilots when they can be
utilized.
The San Francisco ocean tug Hercules Cap
tain Dan Thompson. arrived in this morning from
Seattle To tow another log raft TO California. II
took 10 Puget sound the American ship Henry
Failing.
Stesm schooner Northland arrived this after
noon from san Francisco with freight and passen-
gers and viii load lumber for return.
Steamer Telephone. which has been purchased
bv San FranciScanS for use as a ferry the
hay. arrived this afternoon and will be flowed 10
the bay city by the steam schooner Yosemite.
The Telephone IS said To be the fastest stern
wheel boat built on the Columbia river
The manifest of the schooner Virginia was
filed at the custom house today. The vessel
goes 70 San Francisco and carries cargo of
eco. o0o feet Of lumber loaded at Knappton-
SEATTLE, Aug. 3-Arrived: Steam schooner
Rainier. from San Francisco; steamer Humboldt,
from Skagway and ports.
Sailed: Steamer Umatilla. for San Francisco;
steamers Charles Nelson, Watson and Fairhayen,
for Tacoma.
Steamer city of Seattle is due during the
night from Skagway and ports.
The briefness of the summer in the gold eoun-
try of the far north is shown by the fact that
the fall rush OF winter supplies for Nome and
the northern Yukon has already begun. Many
The number OF northbound passengers is falling
of but the southbound flow will soon begin.
This has been a better freight season for the
far north than 1905 was.
Tie steamer Seward which is loading railroad
material for Cordova, will carry the last of the
four locomotives 10 be shipped TO the Copper
River and Northwestern railroad this summer.
She also viii have two coaches and large sup
PLY of lumber. steel rails and other material,
amounting in all TO 1000 tons.