The San Francisco call., 1909-04-24
WATER Front Notes
SHIPPING NEWS OF COAST
Items of Interest to Mariners
of the Pacific

SAN PEDRO, April 23.-The lighthouse ten
der Sequoia arrived from San Francisco today
with supplies and cleared for San Diego.
The steamers Thomas l.. Wand and Santa
Barbara arrived from Grays Harbor, via San
Francisco with lumber
The steamer Santa Rosa arrived from San
Francisco with passengers and freight.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Admiral Sampson. for
Seattle and way ports; scho0ners Caroline for
Umpqua river ana BERTHE Minor for Coos bay
both in ballast.
PORTLAND April 23.-The big German bark
Sehwarzenbek has been chartered by the l.. P
Lee lumber company of this city TO carry a
cargo of lumber to South Africa. The lumber
viii be furnished by mills in this city The
bark Is now at Santa Rosalia and will receive
orders 10 proceed 10 the Columbia river at
once
That rates are steadily hrming mp is indi
Gated by the fact that the Schwarzenbek will
receive 55s Cd for hauling lumber to South
Africa. this being considerable better than was
offered for south afrlcan lumber business some me
dsehgaged wind tanners lying idle here in
the harbor about month ago but the OFFER
was declined the owners evidently wishing to
hold the vessel here for wheat TO Europe.
The steam schooner Casco cleared today for
Santa Barbara with 100000 feet of lumber and
TOO tons OF wheat.
The steam schooner Olympia cleared for San
Pedo with 900 feet of lumber.
The steam schooner Johan Poulsen cleared TO.
day for San Francisco with $50, 600 feet of
lumber and 700 tons OF wheat.
Word was received from Hongkong this morn
ing stating that the Portland and Asiatlc
Neurmanu. arrived there Yesterday about two
weeks overdue. She was booked to leavc Hong
kong on her way to Portland April 49, but she
can not now well get started before the last OF
the month.
The steamer Eureka Captain Noren. arrived
this evening from Eureka by way Of Coos bay
ASTORIA April 23.-The steamer Argo ar
rived In this evening from Tillamook with
freight and passengers and left up the river
for Portland.
The French bark Berengee left up the river
today for Portland to load lumber.
The schooner II. w. Bartlett, with a cargo
of lumber for Honolulu, was towed to sea
The steamer Sue Fl. Elmore arrived in this
afternoon from Tiilamook with freight and pas
The steamer North Star. tender for the
Alaska nshermen's packing company's Nushagak
river cannery. cleared at the custom house to-
day for Bristol bay and will sail for the north
next Monday.
The steamer Eureka arrived in this morning
from Coos bay and Eureka with freight and
The gasoline schooner Gerald c. which for
merly operated between Astoria and small har-
by the North Pacific steamship company and
will be placed In service between Eureka and
Eel river. The latter place is a trading port
on the California coast short distance south
of the entrance to Humboldt bay.
The French ship Berengere. which arrived last
evening from Pisagua, reports an uneventful trr
np the coast, excepting that head winds were
encountered. making the passage slow On
March H. in lat 5 deg n long 119 deg w,
1t spoke the French bark La Tour d Auyergne.
which sailed from this port February 22 FOR
Queenstown. and the latter signaied 'all well. :
The Berengere is under charter to load cargo
of lumber for South Africa.
The French bark Jacobsen. which arrived
yesterday from Mollendo, will load lumber fol-
the United Kingdom.
sailed today for Bear harbor with general cargo
German steamer Erna discharged fruit from
Mexico and proceeded TO Tacoma.
Schooner North Star arrived from Eagle har
lOr and is Ontftting for Alaska.
Steamer Edith returned from Tacoma and
will load again for Cordova.
steamer Governor left for San Francisco this
morning with 120 passengers.
steamer Queen arrived from the same pori
at 4 D. m. with $50 passengers
Steamer City of Seattle arrived from Skag
way, via ports.
Steamer Jefferson sailed tonight for southeast
Alaska with $50 passengers
Steamer Ohio sails for Valdez tomorrow with
steamer Meteor sailed tonight for ports along
the inside passage.