The San Francisco call., 1910-08-20
SHIPPING NEWS OF COAST
Items of Interest to Mariners
of the Pacific
Especial Dispatch TO The Call

EUREKA, Aug. 19.-Arrying this morning
was the North Pacific steamship company 8
steamer f. A. skilburn, with freight, mail and
passengers.
The steamer Bowdon which has been loading
lumber at the Arcata wharf. shifted this after
noon to the Carson mill wharf. where add-
tional part cargo OF lumber will be taken on
board. The Bowdon will probably leave tomor-
row on the return trip south.
The Pacific lumber company's steamer Prem
tiss arrived from San Francisco this morning
with small cargo Of freight and proceeded to
Fields Landing wharf where cargo of lum-
Der is being loaded.
The British ship G1enesk yesterday cleared
from the local custom house for Peru with a
cargo consisting of redwood ties. containing
1.01964S feet of lumber valued at S15,115.05.
The Glenesk will probably depart tomorrow.
The new bay steamer Chief Captain Roland
Barker left today with a cargo of -four for
Smith river In Del Norte county making its first
commercial trip since being launched and placed
in commission weeks ago. 1t is not known
yet whether the Chief will continue these trips
the present voyage being in the nature of an ex-
perimental trip. IL it is found impossible to
ter Smith river the Chief will return to Crescent
City. about i miles south. The Chief will be
Smith river and Crescent City run. Upon its
return to Humboldt bay it is probable the Chief
will make trip south to Shelter cove.
Captain Walter Coggeshall expects to place
his modern new launch Miacomet in commission
by September l. Yesterday he received letter
from the San Francisco manufacturers stating
that his 100 horsepower San Francisco Standard
gas engine would be ready for shipment from
the city about next Wednesday. Tomorrow it
San Francisco Monday to bring the engine TO
Eureka and lie expects TO return with it Thurs
day Friday OF next week.
According to the best advices the North Pa
eific steamship company's steamer Santa Clara
is to be placed on the Portland-San Francisco run
in conjunction with the steamer Roanoke and
Geo. W. Elder when 1t goes into commission
again. The Santa Clara will be commanded by
Captain Armand. formerly first officer of the
steamer Roanoke. who succeeded First officer
Black after the Roanoke ceased calling at Hum
boldt bay Black is said to, be stevedoring at
San paffro oporv qr n a IQc ir0 fha
Roanoke he was mate on the steamer Fifeld
PORTLAND, Aug. 19.--strong head winds and
n heavy sea were encountered by the American
Hawaiian steamer Falcon, which arrived from
San Francisco this morning. On reaching Cape
Blanco it ran into bank of fog. which re-
maned very heavy to the mouth of the Columbia
river The cargo of the Falcon consists OF 900
tons of general freight from New York. In ad-
dtion to this it had 267 tons of steel rails,
which it discharged at Astoria.
Laden with cement and general cargo. the
steamers Thomas L. Wand and Washington
rived tonight, and the steamer Shna-Ya also
came in with a. fun cargo of cement. All are
Another Of the Benson lumber company's
ocean going RATS left Wallace slough this morn
ing in tow ef the tug Hercules. The raft of the
Hammond lumber company viii not leave Stella
before Monday. The former goes to San Diego
and the latter to San Francisco.
Three windjammers have been added to the
en- route grain feet They the French bsrks
Cannebiere and Babin Chevaye. bound for Port
land with general cargoes and the Danish bark
Denmark. which Will come here from Honolulu
All are for October November canceling. and
they were hxed at the prevailing rate OF 27s 3D.
& Co. and the French barks TO Meyer. Wilson
& Co.
ASTORIA. Aug. 1o-The steamer Falcon
which arrived YESTERDAY. brought $50 tons of
steel rails for the Astoria Southern railway
This is part OF a shipment OF 1000 tons TO ar
The steam schooners Washington and Thomas
l.. Wand arrived this morning from San Fran
cisco with general cargoes.