The San Francisco call., 1910-12-16


the Humboldt oyster company. The engine is
for use in a small launch TO be used In con-
nection with the beds on this bay.
The Coggeshall launch Wannacomet. wncn
has been at the foundry during the last ~ days'
VIII be placed in commission Saturday
Los ANGELES, Dec 15.-Arrived-steamer
Yale, from New York: steamer Queen. from
Seattle; steamer chehalis. from Grays Harhor;
United States steamers Paul Jones and Colds
borough. from Mare island.
sailed-tnited States steamers Truxtun, Perry.
Prehle. Stewart, Fox. Davis. Rowan. Goidspof-
ough and Paul Jones. for San Diego: steamer
Rose city, for Portland steamer Roma. for
Portland: steamer San Pedro, for Eureka; steam
er Claremont, for Grays Harbor.
PORTLAND Dec. 15.-When 1t sailed this aft
ernoon the British steamer Kumeric, Captain Nc
Gill, OF the Waterhouse line had aboard a cargo
there are about 900 feet OF lumber for Japan
and Manila. $1,000 sacks of -four for Hongkong
and Japan ports, and 500 tons of wheat for Kobe
The cargo will be completed at Tacoma.
With wheat and -four for the orient, the Brit
ish steamer Strathhlllan will clear Saturday
morning the Portland aud Asiatic line.
Two missing bar buoys at Grays Harbor have
been replaced By the lighthouse tender Man
zanita which proceeded to Willapa harbor TO do
buoy work.
The French bark Pierre Antoine arrived this
morning and went to the stream. where Il will
remain until after the British steamer Strath-
fllian has docked the Pacific Coast bunkers.
Local ship builders may be called upon to bid
on a new gasoline craft for the Coos Bay trans
portatton company.
Falcon. Coaster, San Francisco. Sailed, barken-
tine Jane L. Stanford. Brisbane; British steamer
Kumeric, Yokohama, via Seattle; steamer Golden
Gate Tillamook.
ASTORIA. Dec 15-Steamer Roanoke sailed
today for San Francisco and San Pedro with
freight and passengers.
Tank steamer j. A. Chanslor passed by the
mouth of the river Wednesday afternoon en-
route from Alaska to San Francisco.
Steamer Coaster arrived this morning from
San Francisco with cargo
American Falcon arrived
morning from San Francisco with cargo from
Atlantic coast points.
ing for San Francisco after discharging its cargo
of crude oil.
Francisco with cargo Of $50, 900 feet Of lumber
loaded at the Hammond lumber company's mill.
Gasoline schooner Gerald c. arrived today from
Nestucca with cargo OF 1,065 cases of canned
salmon
TACOMA, Dec 15.-Arrived-B British steamer
Strathiorne, from Eureka via Boat harbor: Brit
Sailed-Japanese steamer Tamba Maru, for
Seattle; steamer yirginian, for Honolulu; Brit
ish steamer Riverdale, for Australia; British
ship Kensington, for United Kingdom.
SEATTLE, Dec 5.-Arrived-Stesmers Nav
erick Wasp and Tamplco, from San Francisco;
steamer Tamba Maru. from Tacoma; steamer
Serak from Hamburg.
for San Francisco; steamers Protesilaus and
Wasp for Tacoma.
SAN PEDRO, Dec. i5.-The United States tor
arrived from Mare island while on a speed trial
yesterday morning steaming 26 knots OF Point
down and it taken in tow by the Goldsbor-
ough until temporary repairs were made when
the Paul Jones proceeded under its own steam.
The tntire hotilla, including the destroyers
Truxtun, Perry, Prebel, Stewart. Fox, Davis,
Rowan and Goldsborough sailed tonight for the
practice grounds off Coronado, where they will
make sham night attack on the deet Of ar
mored cruisers stationed there.
wireless message was received last night at
commanding the big steamer Yale. on the way
from New York, stating that P. m. his posi-
tion $40 miles south of San Pedro and the
Harvard 500 miles south.
The steamer queen arrived from Seattle. via
San Francisco aud Redondo Beach. 1t will pro-
eeed tomorrow for San Diego.
The oil steamer Roma finished loading p, 900
with cargo consigned to the Union oil company
Departures foday included the steamers Rose
City for Portland via San Francisco. with pas
sengers and freight Claremont for Grays Hsr-
Dor, and San Pedro for Eureka to load return
cargoes of lumber.
The steamer Chehalis arrived this afternoon
from Aberdeen. via San Francisco. bringing
passengers and 900 feet of lumber.
The Melville Dollar of the Dollar steamship
company was here today looking after the cargo
of the British steamer VI. s. Dollar now dis
charging a cargo from Japan aud China.
ABERDEEN Wash, Dec 15.-Lbeling OF the
schooner Edward r. West by a deputy United
States marshal was feature of the water
front today. The action was taken by members
of the crew TO secure payment of wages al
legged to be due them account Of shorta ge
of provisions a recent voyage of the vessel
from Peruvian port to Grays Harbor. The
crew claimed that the captain put them on
short allowance soon after leaving port and
under the law they would be allowed 81 a day
additional for every day out Deputy Collector
OF Customs Sebastian, after a hearing allowed
the men 80 cents day, but the skipper re-
fused TO pay for more than the four of FIVE days
before the voyage ended.
The British tramp steamer Strathalbyn, which
sailed from the Slade mill yesterday passed
out to sea- under charter, without a moment s
delay at the bar. She was in charge of Pilot
Beecher and drew trihe than IS feet
This is the first instance where large tramp
steamer passed out of the bar directly without
any loss of time.
Today and tomorrow and Saturday there will
be the highest tides of the year on Grays
Harbor
Schooner Columbia arrived from Hawaii. max
Ing the round trip In IS days. an unusually
smart record. The Columbia will load a cargo
for Peruvian port.
Schooner oeeana Vance arrived and will load
at Gosmopois.
Steamer Raymond arrived.
steamers Newburg Coronado and Bee, delayed
by fog, sailed this morning.
The success in securing the passage of tbe
rivers and harbors bill and the appropriation
of S3O0,0O0 for the completion OF the two Grsrs
Harbor jetties is attributed largely to the
fact that sample piece of one Of the spruce
pillngs, showing the ravages made on the " rod
by TIE tercdo. was forwarded 10 Senator Wes-
ley l.. Jones by the local chamber Of com
merce shortly before the bill passed the lower
house. Senator Jones acknowledged RECENT of
the sample. as well as letter urging him IA
do all in his power to secure the passage of