The San Francisco call., 1910-05-21
SHIPPING NEWS OF COAST
Items of Interest to Mariners
of the Pacific
IShccinL Dfsnnfch 10 The Call

field arrived at dayDreak this morning from San
Francisco. 1t is loading redwood lumber at the
Samoa wharves for the return trip
Steam schooner ]. ]. Loggie arrs.ed from San
Francisco with mail and freight etCly this morn
ing. 1t discharged freight at Transit company's
oil dock at and streets, and is loading
lumber at Occidental mill for the return trip.
transit company arrived on the Ioggie.
Steam schooner Aurela arrived from San
Francisco shortly before noon today and IS load
ing lumber at Occidental mill wharf for the
return trip.
steamer George ". Elder arrived from San
Francisco at 1920 p. ~. today with freight,
mail and passengers After discharging and
loading freight for the north it departed at
1870 this afternoon for Astoria and Portland
Bringing % laborers and mixed freight from
San Francisco the steamer schooner Prentiss
crossed into port at 4:3O p. M, and Is loading
turn trip.
Power schooner Katata departed for the
klamath river salmon eannery this morning,
carrying freight and lumber from Samoa.
Steamer f. A. kilburn is due from San Fran
cisco tomorrow with freight, mail and pas
British steamer Strathspey, now in San Fran
cisco, is to load partial cargo of lumber here
for Australian ports, after which it will go TO
Portland, where it will complete loading.
The British tramp steamer Strathtay arrived
here early this evening from San Francisco and
was towed TO port by the tug Ranger. The
Strathtay will load redwood lumber on this bay
for Australian ports.
o'clock this evening for Oregon coast points
Steam. schooner Newport owned and operated
by Asa Durham, formerly chie1 engineer OF
tie North Pacific steamer Roanoke arrived here
this morning from Bandon after an unusually
rough trip down The coast. The Newport pronght
143 head of cattle from Bandon Tor Henry Ken
her, cattleman of this county. The Newport
is engaged in carrying coal from hiverton mines
on Coos bay to this city, Astoria a, and Portland.
1t is under command of Captain Ed Parsons
The steam launch of the naval militia Is on
the ways at the Eureka foundry, where 1t Is
In San Francisco by Lieutenant Adams When
the boiler arrives and is installed the local
practice viii be held on the bay in the launch.
Targets will be erected on the life saving
station
LOS ANGELES, May 2o.-Arrived-stea
ships Santa Rosa and Coos Bay, from San Fran
cisco; Norwood. from San Diego; James s; Hig-
gins. from Fort Bragg; Alcatraz from Green
wood; Santa Barbara from Grays Harbor; San
Sailed - Steamers Norwood, for Aberdeen;
James s. Higgins and elaremont; ior san 1Iego ,,
Bowden, for Everett; Louise, for Umpqua river.
PORTLAND, May 20--Carrying 500 COO feet
| of lumber the steam schooner f. s. Loop, Cap
| tain Ahlstrom, has cleared at the custom mouse
| for San francisco.
| The German steamer Augustus was towed from
the Oceanic dock to the elevator dock this after
noon. 1t will finish loading wheat there tomor-
| row.
Carrying ESQ tons of cement and $50 tons of
! general freight the steam schooner Thomas l..
| Wand, Captain Peterson, arrived at Couch street
! dock yesterday afternoon from San Francisco.
| On the way up the river it discharged 81 tons
Of of nowder at Martins bluf. It sailed tonight
/ for Willapa bay, where it will load lumber for
San Francisco.
schooner Johan Poulsen sailed from Prescott
for San Francisco at noon today.
change in the master OF the tn steamer J.. \,
| w. P. Short. formerly pilot on the steamer,
Will become master. vice Captain G. NJ. Alden,
who has resigned. and Herman Frieze will be
come pilot in place. of Captain Short. These
changes will take effect tonight.
| Sailed steamer Qunauit for Willapa;
l eff Il
| Shoshone, for San Francisco; gasoline steamer
Oshkosh, for Tillamook.
| ASTORIA NAV 20-Steam schooner Jim But
| Ter with cargo of lumber for San Francisco.
went to this morning
Steam schooner Yellowstone arrived Thursday
evening from San Francisco to load lumber at
| st. Helens for return.
ABERDEEN, May 20-Offcials of the North
| Pacific steamship company of San Francisco have
| acknowledged the receipt of data concerning the
| freight and passenger business of the port from
| the Aberdeen chamber of commerce and promise
| prompt reply when the matter has been thor
| oughly considered There is a movement Oh
| foot to bring about a combination of all the
| steam schooners in the eoastwise service to con
| troll the freight traffic and whether this will
! interfere with the carrier package steamer
proposition is now matter of conjecture
Schooner lone. Captain s. G. Mitchell Jr.
| Pedro has unloaded cargo and left San Pedro
| for Astoria today 1t will make the round trip
~ The steamers Daisy Mitchell, Daisy Freeman
| Newburg, Chehalis and Centralia steamed today
for the lower harbor with the prospects of getting
| away to California ports without delay.
| The closing down of the Slade mill has de
! layed the loading of the schooners Golden Shore
| and Watson A. West
The Wilson mill force is working overtime
/ loading the schooner Omega which is scheduled
| for South American ports
The schooner f. B. Jackson, after an over
hauling on the marine railway, will load al
! Wilson'S for Honolulu.
| The steamer Fair Oaks is loading at the Slade
mill.
SEATTLE. May 20.--Arriyed: British steamer
Janeta, steamer Queen, from San Francisco
Japanese steamer Seattle AIaru, from Tacoma
Departed: Steamer Col. L. L. Drake steamer
| President for San Francisco; British steamer
| Keemun, for Victoria: steamer Bertha for val
dez: steamer Humboldt, for Skagway; steamer
! Northand. for Sitka.
TACOMA May 0.-Departed-Japanese steam.
er Seattle Maru, for Seattle; British steamer
Chatham, for Dupont.