The San Francisco call., 1910-05-04
SHIPPING NEWS OF COAST
Items of Interest to Mariners
of the Pacific
ESPECIAL Dispoteh 10 The Call

EUREKA, May 3.-The Pacific Coast steam
ship companys steamer City of Topeka arrived
from San Francisco at 1855 a. m. today with
freight, mail and passengers. 1t will depart on
| the return trip from the railroad wharf tomor-
row morning at 7:30.
Power schooner katata arrived from the Kla-
math river cannery early this morning with
canned salmon for Smith Brothers of New York.
1t will load lumber and merchandise at Samoa
for the return trip.
Steam schooner Lakme arrived from San Fran
cisco this morning and is loading redwood lum-
Der at Arcata for the return trip
North Pacific company's steamer F. A. Kill
burn sailed for San Francisco shortly after noon
today with freight, mall and passengers.
Three American schooners, the Compeer, Allan
and o. NJ. Kellogg, now reported to be
due here to load offshore cargoes of lumber.
British tramp steamer EPSON, Captain Craggs,
was towed to sea by the tug Ranger this even.
ing after o'clock and sailed north for Puget
sound ports and the Fraser river, where it will
complete lumber cargo for Sydney, Australia.
From this port the Epson carried !, 1872, 713 feet
Of redwood lumber, valued at $50, 156.3S.
Power schooner Nettie Jauntez, until recently
operated on the Sacramento river, is due here
today from San Francisco. according to Captain
Kruger, who recently purchased the vessel for
the Eureka Smith river run to take the place of
the i'll fated Lady Mine, which was lost on the
Humboldt bar several weeks ago. As soon as it
arrives the Nettie Jauntez will be loaded with
lumber and merchandise and sent TO Smith river
on its initial trip.
Adyices have been received at the local Offices
of the Humboldt lumber manufacturers associa-
tion stating that the big British steamer Of the
Australian line which has been chartered. to load
at the Humboldt bay mills ~, doT oAt Austraa a Wiz
days. The name of the steamer has not yet been
announced -
sumo overland mail shipments, the service hav-
ing been discontinued last fall On and after
July ! every steamer plying between e, here and
San Francisco will carry mail, the rate OF COM
pensation to be 3 cents per pound
LOS ANGELES, May -Arriyed-Steamer
Governor from Seattle steamer Samoa; from
Caspar steamer Coronado. from Grays Harbor;
steamer F. S. Loop, from Tacoma; steamer Tenn
pie K. Dorr. from Eureka; steamer Melville Dol
lar. from Hoquam; steamer j. j. Loggie, from
sailei-steamer George W. Elder, for Port
land; steamer Watson, for seattle: steamer
Olympic for Bellngbam; steamer George W.
Fenwick for Columbia river; steamer Sanl9r, for
Everett steamer Willapa, for Willapa harbor.
PORTLAND, May 3.-That the strike situa-
tion on the water front has not vet been fixed
up Is plainly evidenced by the fact that the
coasters of the San Francisco and Portland
steamship company were not being worked by
the Iongshoremen this morning, although the
Portland and Asiatic liners were busy.
Nothing definite OF the negotiations going on
company and the lopgshoremen's union, which
has been handling tie schooners, could be
the steamship company said that he thought
matters would be settled by noon today. Of
fcials Of the longshoremen $ union were averse
to talking about the matter this morning,
saying they awaiting results of the ne
gotiations in San Francisco.
The Rose City, which arrived from San Fran
cisco last night, was not worked this morning
although its crew took of some vegetables and
other perishable freight.
j. Fitzpatrick, purser OF the steamer Falcon,
will be married when the vessel gets back to
San Francisco. The Falcon viii sail tomorrow
night.
In tow of the Ocklahama, the French bark
Boussuet, Captain Letroquer. left down for the
sea this morning. laden with a full cargo of
lumber of Dunedin, which is being dispatched
by Hind, Rolph g. Co. The towbeat will return
to Stella to take down the schooner Stella
loaded with lumber for California ports
CAPTAIN Arthur Wiilis~,~ ~-e'nAeriug corps,