The San Francisco call., 1910-11-16
Memoranda
SHIPPING NEWS OF COAST
Items of Interest to Mariners
of the Pacific
Special Dispatch 10 The Cal

OF the racine
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call
EUREKA. Nor. 15.-steamer City Of Topeka
arrived In port this morning with freight. mail
and passengers The City Of Topeka will de-
part on the return trip tomorrow morning.
steamer J. ]. Loggie arrived in port from
proceeded to the Buekspost wharf 10 load lun-
bcr for the return trip
san FRANCISCO with freight mail and passengers
Steamer Eureka departed This morning with
freight and passengers for Portland and As
steamer Vanguard arrived this afternoon from
aneoas feebt VIII yna gsro proeeed @f m
the Fields Landing wharf 10 load lumber for
the return trip.
According to Agent ". E. Peacock OF this
city. the steamer City of Topeka Is TO be
eGuipped with wireless apparatus. The steam
ers George ". Elder and Santa Clara are the
only passenger boats calling at this port that
are equipped with wireless,
he hrst shipment for this season from the
Fort Kenyon csnnery on Salt river left for
Astoria on the steamer EhreEs today. The
Shipment was large one, consisting OF more
Fifty cases OF fresh salmon from Loleta were
thiiPpsu - san rlan..Isco on Tue Santa lara
hsve been sent 90 nearly every outgoing steamer
since the opening Of the season
rush In the offshore shipping Of THIS port
Is scheduled. Five vessels under char
ter to tske o1shore eargoes here within
the cargoes to be shipped Will go 10
Australian ports, while the last will be con-
Steamer Strathspey has been chartered by
J, J. Moore Co II is now Puget sound
time from the north to commence loading. The
American trading company has chartered the
here within short time. probably next week
The Norwegian steamer Aagot will make its
fourth visit 10 this port before the end OF
the present month and viii load lumber for
Australia under charter TO the American trad
ing company.
The Minnie A. Caine. due here from the
south. will load offshore cargo
The American schooner Balboa has just been
Pacific lumber company. The vessel is now in
southern California and should arrive here in
for South America.
Schooners Metha Nelson and Borealis loading
here, will soon be ready for sea the Nelson
with lumber for sydney under charter to the
Charles Nelson company. and the Borealis. also
lumber for Hilo.
The new lighthouse at Point Gorda IS rapidly
nearing completion and will probably be ready
to turn over to the government within the
next two months. The painters now at
work on the structure the Lighthouse VIII be
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 15-Arrived: Steamers
George W. Elder. from San Diego: Governor,
from Seattle; Homer. from San Francisco
land: Admiral Sampson. for Seattle: Rose CITY.
for Portland: Santa Monica. for Aberdeen: Hc
mer for San Francisco; Raymond, for Willsps
harbor.
PORTLAND. Nov. 15-while coming up the
river last Sunday night. at about I;3O; the
SledIner BTeakWaIer. captain Mage0n. pOuIu
from Coos bay for this port. collided with the
United States tug Arago. which was lying ar
the damage resulting TO the tug Is about $500
Captain Harry Emken. who was the pilot in
charge of the Breakwater, said that the coli
sion with the Arago was the result Of his trying
TO avoid running down a boat with three men,
who paid no attention to his signals
Repairs TO the barkentine Jane l.. Stanford
will not be as expensive as was thought before
1t was put on the drydock at IL 80 last night.
1t is said that but about 2J feet Of its shoe has
butts started. which will necessitate them being
recalked. Its keel was not damaged, as at first
supposed.
Laden with 131 .607 bushels of wheat valued
at l4.49S. the British ship Port Stanley. Cap
tain Williams. left down the river in tow Of
ing. 1t cleared for Queenstown for orders
This afternoon the British steamer Rupert
barrels of cement, brought from Europe on the
French bark Babin Chevaye.
The French bark Babin Chevaye finished dis
charging general freight from Europe at the
North Bank dock this morning, and the French
bark Yicennes finished with similar cargo at
be lined Immediately for wheat loading. the
former being under charter TO Girvin & Eyre
and the latter TO Hind. Rolph & Co.
The British steamer Hazel Dollar Of the Rob
ert Dollar company feet will be due to arrive
here November % to load cargo of lumber for
Portland lumber company's mills and will
amount to about 100000 feet. The Haze, Dol
lar is coming in place Of the Bessie Dollar.
Golden Gate and Sue H Eimore, from Tiliamook.
Sailed-British steamer Rupert City. for Van
couver. b. c.: steamer Breakwater. for Coos bay.
ASTORIA, Nov. 15.-Steamer Francis H. Leg
gett arrived this morning from San Francisco to
load lumber at the Hammond lumber eompany's
mills.
Tank steamer Rosecrans sailed this morning
for San Francisco after discharging its cargo Of
steam schooner Wasp sailed this morning for
Willapa harbor to load lumber.
Steam schooner Washington sailed today for
With its rudder smashed. one blade broken of
Its propeller i- portion @ Of Its shoe gone aud
Ssed the captain
Asplund. was towed into port this morning BY
the steam schooner G. G. Lindauer. The Sho-
Grays Harbor bar shortly after O'Clock yester-
day afternoon The sea was smooth. but the
badly damaged that It almost unmanage-
able Captain Asplund. however. succeeded in
backing the craft into deep water. where he
put in operation. but as the water was pouring
in at the rate OF four or five inches hour II
steadily gained and within three hours after the
accident happened the fires were put out. Steam
was then turned on from the donkey engine and.
despite the fact that the pumps were under
water IL was kept running until about 2 o'clock 1
this morning. when 10 choked and had to be
steam schooner q. G Indaner. en- route from
San Francisco for Grays Harbor. placed a line
toris. On arrival here there WAS sbou, seven
feet of water In the Shoshone's hold. The vessel
was docked at the Oregon railway and navigation
conlpsnys wharf and a steam FIRE engine and the
tug Wallula began pumping II OUT. It Is ex-
pected il will be taken to Portland and placed
drydock for repairs
The Shoshone is owned by the Mccormick lum-
Der company OF San Francisco II was built in
190S at Fajrhaven. Cal. is 1I5 feet long and Its
met tonnaEe IL BAL. This is the second time the
craft has been in trouble OF the Washington
coast. the former time being about two years
ago. when crossing out from Willaps harbor.
losing one of the members Of its crew over
board and its house and bridge being badly
smashed.
SEATTLE, Nov. 15.--Arrived: Steamer E. L.
Drake from San Francisco: steamer Olympia.
from valdez: steamer Victoria from valdez;
steamer Bucknaan. from San Francisco: steamer
La Touche. from Tacoma; steamer Meteor. from
Ladysmith.
Sailed-Steanner Hornet for Mukiiteo. steamer
A. G.. Lindsay. for Boat harbor; steamer Mineric.
for San francisco: steamer City Of Puebls for
San Francisco: japanese steamer Inaba Msru.
for Tacoma: steamer Penrith Castle. for Tacoma:
steamer President for Everett; steamer Colonel
r. L. Drake. for Dupont: schooner r. W Bart
lett. for Port Ludlow.
TACOMA