The San Francisco call., 1910-11-25
SHIPPING NEWS OF COAST
Items of Interest to Mariners
of the Pacific

PORTLAND Nov 24-Tvo tramp steamers
arrived At Astoria this morning from Puget
sound and left up for Portland this afternoon
One Of them, the Norwegian steamer Bjorr
BiornSon. viii load wheat here and the other
the British steamer Hazel Dollar, will take on
cargo Of lumber at I1nnton- The barkentine
Coronado laden with cement. also arrived in the
river from san Francisco in tow Of the tug
Defiance.
Under charter of Kerr. Clifford Co.. the
Biornson Will load cargo of wheat here and
viii clear for 81. Vincent for orders. 1t is
a vessel OF 3.23o tons net register and VIII take
out over 200 bushels.
The barkentine Coronado. which arrived at
Astoria this morning in tsw Of the tug Defiance.
has full cargo Of cement from San Francisco.
having been chartered for the trip by the Ocean
phIse anu tvH HDoat company, ~n.SH operates rue
barges Amy Turner and Gerard c. Tobey. With
the bark Annie johnson, which is in port dis
charging cement for the same company, the
Coronado has heen chartered 10 carry wheat back
70 the bay city by Balfour. Guthrie Co. The
Defiance and its tow made the trip up the coast
from the Golden gate in five days.
Laden with 110.245 bushels of wheat the
French bark Babin Cheyaye. Captain Lebcaupers.
left down this morning in tow of the
Eyre for Queenstown, Falmouth or Plymouth for
orders.
SAN PABLO. Nov. 2-British steamer
Riverdale. recently arrived from Chinese ports
l.600 tons OF coal and 10000 feet Of oak
lumber and cleared tonight for Eureka 70 load
redwood lumber for Melbourne. 1t viii COM
plete its cargo on Puget sound.
After discharging lumber cargo at San
Diego steamer Yosemite called today for pas
sengers and freight and cleared for Portland
via San Francisco.
Arrivals include passenger and freight steam
ers' Bear on regular schedule from Portland
via San Francisco. and President. bound from
San Diego for Seattle via Redondo Beach and
San Francisco.
The Hanalei cleared for san Francisco direct
with full passenger and freight list.
Freight rates lumber between Puget
sound and Grays harbor ports and San Pedro
have advanced 10 $3.50 per 1000 feet.
Departures Friday will include two wind
TANNERS the Meteor for Grays harbor and
Omega for Coos bay. both in ballast They will
load return lumber cargos for this port.
The Crescent wharf and warehouse company
which purchased the bark Alden Besse at suc-
ton on Friday, is preparing to begin the opera
Dor and Honolulu. which will be increased as
fast as the traffic warrants. The company
Will send the Alden Besse 10 Honolulu within
Steamer Melville Dollar will complete dis
charging 100000 feet OF lumber and is
scheduled 10 clear Friday night for San Fran
cisco. where it will load general cargo for
Panama.
ABERDEEN Nov 24-Csptains of all the
vessels in port signed message today which
was sent TO J. NJ. Elliott Of the lighthouse
service at Portland appealing to him to have
the buoys in the channel at Grays Harbor re
placed. The telegram reads: We. the under
signed. masters Of vessels making the port of
Grays Harbor. request that you take immediate
action TO have the channel over Grays Harbor
bar properly buoyed. No. ~ buoy has been
missing since November !. and within the past
few DAYS No. buoy has disappeared. The
remaining buoy is far out Of position that
II gives no bearing and In entering Grays Harbor
IL is necessary 10 wait for high tide in order
that an entrance can be made without danger
OF striking the shoals. We request that buoys
be placed 10 mark the south channel and those
deep water and not the shoal places the bar"
Many other kilograms have gone TO Elliott.
and it is the intention. if relief is not given,
to appeal 10 the war department.
The steamer Mayfair arrived today.