The San Francisco call., 1910-01-09
SHIPPING NEWS OF COAST
Items of Interest to Mariners
of the Pacific
Special Dispatch 10 The Call


ASTORIA, Jan. s.--Schooner King Cyrus
rived today from San Francisco to load lumber.
Oil tanker Asuncion, from San Francisco with
a cargo of fuel oil for the Standard oil company,
is off the mouth of the river awaiting a favor
able opportunity TO enter
Steamer Roanoke arrived today from California
ports with freight and passengers.
Steam schooner Hornet sailed last evening for
trays Harbor TO load lumber for San Francisco.
steamer Kansas City sailed this morning for
San francisco with good freight and large pas
senger list.
Steam schooners Northland and Cascade with
sea this morning.
British steamer Foxley with a cargo of Ium-
per Tor the orient. started TO go to sea this
morning. but The bar was found too rough 10
cross out.
British ship Manx King. which arrived last
evening, l6 days from San Pedro, brought $50
tons or coke and cement from Antwerp. 1t re-
ports an uneventful trip up the coast, but four
hours before reaching here il into a strong
northwest gale The following morning the wind
shifted TO the southwest and the ship made
good time TO port. The Manx King is not char
tered for outward loading.
British steamship Foxley cleared at the
tom house today for Melbourne and Geelong,
Australia, with cargo of 2.31S.9S4 feet of lum-
st, Helens.
According TO the records in the custom house
there were 76 vessels with an aggregate tonna ge
OF l90, 24S tons, which entered this port direct
from foreign ports during the year 1909 and Of
these five were American craft During the year
there were % foreign vessels, with a total ton
mage of 2fS,S05 tons, which entered here. and
these included % steamers and 43 sailing craft.
The vessels We're segregated by nationaiities as
follows: British. SO; French. 27: German, 13;
Norwegian, 16; japanese, 1; Dutch l; Russian.
J.. There were during the year ISIS vessels
which entered here from coastwise ports and
l,sl4 clearances for coastwise ports.
Los ANGELES, Jan. S.-Sailed- Steamers
Queen, Seattle; Capstrano, Grays Harbor Harold
Dollar, Puget sound ports; Helen =. Drew
Greenwood: Admiral Sampson Seattle: Pasadena
Albion Mandalay Crescent City; Lucy Neff.
Seattle; barkentine Chehalis Coos bay; schooner
l,nzon Columbia river; schooner Lottie Bennetk.
SEATTLE. Jan. S-Arrived-Steamer Buck
man, San Francisco; steamer President, Tacoma
steamer NJ > Dollar, Irondale
Saiied-Steamer Colonel f. l.. Drake, Dupont
steamer Buckman, Tacoma; steamer Yucatan
PORTLAND, Jan. S.-Steamer Bessie Dollar
which was TO have come here for cargo Of
lumber, viii not come this trip, it had a
cargo of lumber awaiting it at Grannis Harbor
Steamer NJ ). Dollar of the same line is due
mere. II viii bring about 1,000 tons of pig iron
from China. 1t viii load 3,5000O0 feet OF lumber
at Linnton for Chinese ports.
The Leyland Brothers left down the river this
morning in tow of the towboats Oklahoma and
Sarah Dixon for its new berth at the st. Johns
City docks after having lain at the o. W. T.
dock for more than Xear.
1t is reported that the steamer Maekinaw
Captain Wood which is loading grain at the ele-
yator docks for San Francisco. will run directly
between this port and San Francisco in the near
future. II viii handle general freight on the
way up and grain and lumber back to California
1t will sail early next week with 112. 800 bushels
of wheat and 100000 feet of lumber.
Steamer Newport viii remain in Astoria until
after the ice is out Of the Columbia river 1t
has 500 tons of coal from CoquilIe.
With freight and passengers. the steamer
Alliance, Captain Parsons. left tonight for Coos
bay.
Schooner ]. NJ. Griffith has finished loading
lumber at the st. Johns mills and viii leave
down as soon as II can get towbOat. 1t has
5000 feet of rough oregon pine and $500 feet
Of eak lumber. the latter valued at so thou
sand 1t is being dispatched to Peru by Bslfour,
Guthrie & Co