The San Francisco call., 1910-08-10
SHIPPING NEWS OF COAST
Items of Interest to Mariners
of the Pacific
Special Dispatch 10 The Call

Especial Dispatch 10 The Call
EUREKA, Aug. 9.-Steam schooner Centralia
arrived in port from San Francisco this morning
at $3.50 and docked at the Occidental mill wharf,
where cargo of lumber is to be loaded for
the return trip. The Centralia brought a con-
signment of mail.
Steamer Eureka arrived from Portland, via
Astoria, this morning at $3.50 with freight and
passengers. 1t is expected that the Eureka will
be loaded in time to depart on the return trip
north late this evening.
The oil steamer Whittier arrived In port this
morning and proceeded TO the Humboldt transit
companys wharf to discharge a cargo of fuel
OIL
The United States lighthouse tender Sequoia
departed for San Francisco today after having
taken coal.
The British ship Dartford is due here tomor-
row, in tow of the tug Hercules. to load lumber
at bay points for Australia The hartford is
under charter to D. w. McNear & Co. The
cargo Is to be supplied by the Humboldt Shingle
association and the Hammond lumber company.
The British tramp steamer Harpeake is due
Thursday to load lumber at bay points for south
The American schooner James johnson, which
has been loading lumber at this port for some
time past will clear tomorrow for Australia
ASTORIA. Aug. 9.-The tank steamer Atlas,
with barge 81 in tow, sailed this morning for
San Francisco after discharging fuel oil.
Steam schooner Klamath arrived this morning
from from San Francisco with general cargo and a full
list of passengers.
Steam schooner Hoquiam sailed this morning
for Raymond to load lumber for San Francisco.
Steam schooner Casco sailed last evening for
san Reur0 with q cargo or 800, ,OO0 feet OF lumber
loaded at the Hammond lumber company's mill.
PoRTEAR Aug. 9.-With the arrival of the
Norwegian g. yer Alden at Prescott tonight
there are seveN teamers in the river leading
gate over 20, 600, 600 feet Of the product ofsthe
Oregon forests; the greater part Of which is
to Balfour Guthrie & Co. and its destination
is Taku.
on the drydock. at st. Johns since yesterday
morning being cleaned and painted, was aoated
e 1nd REsh 81 on saa a for China
to take on the first of 1000 900 feet of lumber
fhe a5f Wisn HbasT @s at 10 LINTON INIT ns this
import and export company and its cargo Will
go TO north China.
The British steamer Hazel Dollar is working
lumber for China at the Portland lumber COM
pany's mills.
The Norwegian steamer Aagot is working at
Jethou is taking on lumber at the Eastern and
Western c-,II mills The cargo of the Aaget will
OF the Jethou is destined for China for Balfour,
Guthrie & Co.
The Norwegian steamer Rygja of the Portland
and Aslatlc steamship companys line will have
aboard about 1000, 600 feet of lumber for China
addition to this 1t will carry 1000 tons of flour.
The steamer knight of st. George. chartered
m npf he a4 expert %are lumber nj to
has been rechartered by that company to the
Robert Dollar steamship company. 1t is prob
able that 1t will come here to load lumber
for that company for China.
That there is water enough in the new channel
over the bar at the mouth of the Columbia
river to float any vessel is the opinion of Cap
tain Mcdonald. master of the Associated oil
ccompany's tank steamer j. A. Chanslor. When
the Chanslor came In the bar on Saturday
morning it drawing % feet and the water
over the bar was eight-tenths of foot below
soundings and he says that the least water that
he got in the new channel was 2s feet
To load $4,000 feet of lumber for Port Los
Angeles the steamer shoshone. Captain Asplund,
left down for St. Helens this afternoon.
it arrived at Prince Rupert July L. the British
tramp Belle of Scotland. at Linnton, was
compelled to steam to the Columbia river with
crew composed largely of who had been
to the mines at Stewart and who were anxious
to get away from that part of the country.
Captain Nutman, master of the vessel saws
that as soon as the steamer arrived at the
western terminus of the Grand Trunk Pacific
sailors and fremen began to leave until in
short time 16 of them had started for the
mines, The remainder of the crew remained
with the ship
saled-steamers Sue H. Elmore and Golden
Gate, for Tfllamook.
SEATTLE, Aug. 9.--Arrived-Steamers North
land, Sitka; Fair Oaks San Francisco; Olympia
Nome; President San Francisco; City of Puebla
sound ports; Washtenaw, San Francisco; Wat
sailed-French cruiser Montcalm. San Fran
cisco; steamers Fair Oaks, Tacoma; City of
Puebia, San Francisco; Spokane, Alaska cruise
Washtenaw, Tacoma; United States cruisers
Pennsylvania and Colorado, Valparaiso via San
ABERDEEN. A4E e.-Harbor ting Forester
was in collision with the schooner David Evans
q few days ago The Evans received a gIanc-
ing blow on the stern which damaged the vessel
to the extent of about $3.50. The Forester was
trying to make landing when the accident
occurred
Declaring that the government should assist
nature in the deepening of the water the
Grays Harbor bar. H. NJ Delanty of the Grays
Harbor stevedoring company suggests the use of
deep dredge. which would cut channel
that the tides would soon deepen. with the aid
of the jetties.
Steamer Lindauer reached port today with a
large amout of freight and full complement
schooner w. J. Patterson signed crew to-
day and will sail for Santa Rosala, Mexico
tomorrow.
Steamer Lucy Neff sailed today for California
ports.
Captain F. T. Sanders of the schooner David
Evans has given up his command for the pur-
pose of getting into business here. He will
be succeeded by Captain Seel.
The bark Chehalis is loading for Chile.
Under recent ruling of the collector of
customs at Port Townsend all scows and barges
of five net tons or over, which are used to
carry passengers the waters of the bay
must be surveyed and equipped with safety
appliances under the rules and regulations that
will apply to the barges used by harbor steam
boatmen in carrying passengers to Westport
during the rush days.
a "A sliding load of lumber caused the death
of Harry Lund, longshoreman, yesterday after
noon The lumber struck him the head
knocking him into the Chehalis river at the
L. J. West mill.
TACOMA, Aug. s.--Arriyed-Steamer Fair
Oaks, from San Francisco.
Army Transports
The Buford is in port.
The Crook is at Manila.
The Dix sailed July 81 from Seattle for Ma
The Logan homeward bound sailed August