The San Francisco call., 1909-01-30
SHIPPING NEWS OF COAST
Items of Interest to Mariners
of the Coast

PORTLAND, Jan. 29.-The Norwegian steamer
Selja, Captain Lie, reached the harbor at 8
o'clock this morning and dropped anchor off
the mills of the Eastern and Western lumber
company. The steamer will shift to the mills
of the Inman Pouson lumber company soon 10
load lumber for Shanghai under charter to
Balfour, Guthrie Co. The Selja is in ballast
from La Boca.
The British ship Torresdale cleared this aft
ernoon for Queenstown Falmouth for orders
with 133,330 bushels of wheat valued at
$129, $50.
The steamer Homer Captain Hardwiek. sailed
this afternoon for San Francisco with freight
and passengers. The bulk of the cargo this
time consists of wheat.
Kerr. Clifford & Co. have chartered the Brit
fsh ship Carradale to carry wheat from Puget
sound TO Europe. 1t is reported, at a very low
rate.
e. B. Waite, general appraiser. is here
from New York today hearing appeals and
protests. He is making his headquarters in the
office of the collector of customs
The steam schooner St Helens Captain Jamie
SON. left down this morning bound for San
Francisco with cargo of 1,35o,o feet of
lumber.
On the way down to Coos bay, Captain Par
sons of the Portland Coos bay liner Alliance.
sighted an immense uprooted tree floating in a
recuy in the path of vessels bound for Coos
bay. The tree, fully four feet in diameter is
serious menace to navigation.
The British steamer Tymeric goes IN +ha ,,;I1-
of the Portland lumber company to foad lum
Der for Australia, under charter to the Ameri
can trading company.
fornia, Captain Thomas, arrived tonight from
San francisco via Santa Barbara and Rendondo
with freight and passengers
u s. ). Paul Jones, Captain Davis sailed
this morning for San Diego on trial speed trim
from Eureka with 100000 shingles '0-"'
Barkenrine Gardiner City, Captain Lund
cleared today In ballast for Aberdeen.
Steamer Wasp, Captain Wehman, arrived this
morning from Coos bay with 100000 feet of lum-
ber.
Steamer Santa Monica, CAPTAIN Olsen os+ou
Los Angels, arrived this morning from Crays
Harbor with 100000 feet Of lumber
Steamer Whittier Captain Rennie loaded 10 :
800 barrels of oil and cleared today for San
Diego.
Schooner Luzon Captain Benson, sailed todav
in ballast for Astoria TO reload.
Steamer Hanalei, Captain McFarlane cleared
today for San Francisco with freight and pas
sengers.
Steamer Lakme, Captain DanIquist, cleared for
Port Los Angeles to discharge the remainder of
steamer Saginaw, Captain Stream. cleared to-
night for Grays Harbor direct TO reload lumber
SEATTLE, jan 29-Steamer Northland sailed
last night for Juneau and Sitka with general
cargo.
Tank steamer Argyll arrived from San Fran
British steamer Cyclops sailed for British Co.
lumbian ports after diseharging cargo.
American schooner William Nottingham owned
in Seattle. sailed from Callao for Puget sound in
British ship Craigmore has completed loading
lumber and is about ready to leave for Callao
American steamer fremont signed crew to-
day for her voyage to New York.
TACOMA, Jan. 29.-Norwegian steamer Ma
thiIda arrived this evening from Eureka TO finish
her cargo of lumber for Liverpool and Glasgow.
United States survey steamer Gedney is due in
port this evening to do some survey work in the
harbor.
British ship Carradale has arrived to load a
cargo of wheat for the United Kingdom.
ASTORIA, Jan. 29.-Britsh steamer Rimeric
arrived today from Comox, b. c.. where it has
been taking on fuel 1t is under charter to load
lumber for Australia.
Steamer Fenwick of the Hammond lumber CON-
panx. with a cargo Of 1,2oo,oo feet OF lumber
loaded at that plant left today for San Pedro
Steamer F. S. Loop left today for San Fran
cisco with cargo of $4,000 feet of lumber.
OIL tanker Ascunsion, In ballast for San Fran