The San Francisco call., 1909-01-13
Starts for Monterey
SHIPPING NEWS OF COAST
Items of Interest to Mariners
of f7e Pacific

Astoria. Jan. I2-Steamer Roanoke arrived
today from San Pedro and way ports and
left up the river for Portland.
OIL tanker Washtenaw. from Point Richmond
arrived today with cargo Of fuel oil and
after dlschsrging viii leave up the river foi
steamer Nome city arrived today from sar
Francisco with passengers and freight and
tied up al the Clats0p mill companys wharf
where the sides VIII be sheathed. preparatory
to trying 10 reach Portland through the Ice.
Schooner Virginia arrived today from Sar
Francisco TO load lumber for return
Oil tanker Asuncion arrived today from Point
Richmond with a cargo Of fuel oil and left
up the river for Portland.
British steamer Tweeddale with cargo
Of > 100000 feet OF lumber loaded at Port
land and 500. 600 lath loaded at the Hammond
lumber company of this city, left out today fol
All the steamers and steam schooners which
left up the river Monday arrived safely and
with little damage.
SEATTLE, jan l2-United States cabl,
steamer Burnside leaves here tomorrow morn
ing to repair the Alaska cable. which is sup
posed TO have been broken by yesterdays earth
quake about 1I5 miles from here, OF tht
coast of Vancouver island. II viii be at Least
q week before communication is restored.
American schooner fremont shifted TO Fv
enett today 70 load lumber for New York.
Steamer Shawmut is awaiting coal here.
Steamer Watson arrived from San Francisco
at $40 a. N and left for Tacoma this after
noon.
steamer Jeanie IS due from Valdez, via ports
Steamer Humboldt arrived from Skagway with
S6 passengers and $4,000 in gold from the
Treadwell mines and $50 boxes of fresh halibut
VICTORIA, 2. c., Jan. l2-Eforts are being
made the part OF a Seattle company TO charter
the British bark Haddon Hall, now at Vancouver
on time, to tow her TO Prince Rupert with
cargo OF lumber. Failing to charter the HaddoT
Han. the ship Senator. now disengaged at Es
quimalt, may be fixed for the trip
TACOMA. Jan. 12.-With a full cargo Of lum
Der for Australia. the Norwegian steamer A. A.
Got left port today.
United States cable ship Burnside is to leave
tomorrow TO repair the break in the government
cable between Port Townsend and Alaska.
Steamer Umstilla was in port today loading
general freight for the return trip TO San Fran
cisco.
Steamer Buckman arrived in port tonight from
Seattle.
Chilean bark Ricart de Soler will shift from
Quartermaster harbor TO Everett tomorrow.
Steamer Shna TAX arrived in port this morning
and after completing her lumber cargo left this
afternoon for San Francisco.
American Hawaiian liner Mexican left this
morning for Honolulu with general freight from
Tacoma and Seattle.
City and Roanoke and the steam schooners
Northland and Tallac arrived here from Sar
Francisco during the night. The Rose City
brought more than 5000 bags. barrels and cases
Of sugar, relieving the threatened famine The
Tallsc brought 1000 bags and the NOrthlanc
brought Isl. The Roanoke got IN with about
1000 sacks of sugar, so that. sll told, ths
stocks in the city are repenished TO the extent
Of about II 600 sacks as result of the arrival
Of these steamers.
Though an the incoming craft report fail
weather of the coast. they found it cold anC
disagreebale coming up the river. but none had
much difficulty breaking through the Ice.
Steam schooner Wellesley reached the Colum
hia river yesterday from San Francisco, under
orders 10 load lumber for a return cargo.
Lighthouse tender Armeria, Captain Gregory
arrived at Alaska dock this morning, after
having replaced some Of the gas buoys tho
lower Columbia with iron spar buoys. Il was
feared drifting ice would dan 0Ee the bnOve