The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-05-10
SHIPPING NEWS OF COAST
Items of Interest to Mariners
of the Pacific
[ Special Dispatch TO The Cali

EUREKA, May 9.-The steam schooner Aurelia
Francisco. 1t is loading redwood lumber at the
Bayside mill wharf for the return trip.
1he North Pacific steamship company's steamer
F. A. kilburn arrived from San Francisco at
o;1o O'Clock this morning with freight, mail and
passengers and departed on the return trip to the
metropolis at 100 this afternoon.
The Pacific coast companys steamer City of
Topeka departed shortly after today for San
francisco with freight, mail and passengers.
The British tramp steamer Hyndford is due
mere next Thursday from San Francisco to load
redwood lumber at various bay points for Sydney,
Australia. The Hyndford is under charter to J.
}. Moore q Co. of San Francisco
The schooner Sequoia Will clear at the local
custom house tomorrow for Honolulu with red
wood lumber cargo loaded on this bay.
The pile driver of the Mercer Fraser COMPANY
railroad wharf. 1t is expected that it will take
several days to complete the work.
The keel OF the new steam schooner building at
Bendlxsens for the Charles Fl. Higgins company
of San Francisco laid this afternoon and
four months hence it is expected the vessel will
be launched. The new vessel viii be 1s5 feet
b long, ~ feet beam and 10 feet depth Of hold
redwood lumber. The boat will cost about
$95, 900.
h The steam schooner Nehalem for the Hammond
lumber company will be launched in June.
w. Il. Meech district passenger agent of the
Paelhc Coast steamship company, was among the
arrivals yesterday morning on the steamer City
OF Topeka. He came brief official visit to
the Eureka Offices of the company and departed
again for the metropolis this morning the
Topeka. Mech stated while here that the
steamers State of California and Ramona would
De pidceU on the Eureka-San Francisco run In
conjunction with the City OF Topeka as
the condition of the Humboldt bar warrants such
a move.
Owing to there being no breeze yesterday, the
opening race of the Sequoia yacht club de-
clared off. A time limit of two hours for the 10
nile course was established before the race, and
as none of the boats starting the line
on the final lap within that time it was declared
no race.
The steamer Newport, Captain Parsons is due
mere tomorrow with a cargo of coal and cattle
from Coquille. The cattle are being shipped to
brothers :
coming from the Coquille mines, which Oper-
ated by Humboldt capital Since leaving port
about the middle of last month the Newport has
Deen making regular trips between Coquille and
Portland with coal
II. Holmes, president of the Holmes Eureka
lumber company: with mills in this city, will
leave overland the latter part of this week for
after the business of the company here, will
transfer his duties to the metropolis to take
charge OF the interests of the company there.
PORTLAND, May 9.-Major Jay ]. Morrow,
who has just returned from an inspection trip
to some of the light stations along the coast as
far as Puget sound, says he found the stations
in very good condition.
NJ. J. Roche, former city ticket agent for the
San Francisco and Portland steamship company
here, has joined forces with Dorcey B. Smith,
and is partner Of the latter in the North
west tourist agency and travel bureau. which
OF commerce rooms.
On her maiden trip to this port, the new
this evening Among the passengers from San
Francisco is General Manager r. P. Schwerin of
IdfTiHldH Steamship lines, VINO comes mere
in connection with the strike of longshoremen
on steamers of these lines.
Carrying 10 passengers and 500 tons of gen
eral freight the steamer Breakwater, Captain
MaeGenn, sailed this morning at o'clock for
Coos Bay.
Laden with cargo the total value of which
was s4s,3645 80, the Norwegian steamer Selja,
Captain Lie, sailed at o'clock this morning
for Manila by way of Moi. Its lumber amount
ed to 2,265 1856 feet, valued at $23, $685. 1t
had carload of powder for the government,
valued at 1854 so. and Log tons Of scrap tin
for Rotterdam fhp ar
S1775.
Carrying general freight from San Francisco.
the steam schooner Caseo, Captain Ahlin,
rived this morning at Columbia dock No. L. 1t
will take out $4,000 feet of lumber for San
Francisco
For a cargo of about 1900 900 feet of l1m-
Der for China Japan and Manila the British
steamer Inverkp, Captain Hand. arrived in the
river tonight from Puget sound. where it went
TO bunker. 1t is under charter to the Pacific
Arrived: Steamer sBear and steamer Rainier,
from San Francisco
Sailed; Steamer Breakwater for Coos bay;
Norwegian steamer Selja, for Hongkong.
ASTORIA, May 9.-The new steamship Bear
sister to the Beaver, Of the Portland and San
Francisco steamship company arrived in port
this morning on its first trip with good pas
senger list and considerable freight.
Norwegian steamship Selja of the Portland
and Asiatic line sailed this afternoon for the
orient with general cargo.
Steam schooner Northand, with a cargo Of
lumber for San Francisco went to sea Sunday
Steam schooners Casco and Yosemite arrived
Sunday from San Francisco to load lumber
Oil tank steamer W. S. Porter sailed this
morning for San Francisco
Oil tank steamer Maverick sailed Sunday for
San Francisco after discharging its cargo Of fuel
oil.
night from San Francisco TO load lumber for
return.
British ship Donna Francisco, with cargo of
grain for the United Kingdom for orders. was
flowed to sea this morning. Its master. Captain
simon Wi, return IN II II ral comes mes this way
overland to make his permanent home In Astoria,
where he has purchased residence and some
farming land In this vicinity.
SEATTLE, May 9.-Arrived-Steamer Hum
boldt, Skagway; steamer Watson, San Francisco;
steamer Jefferson, Skagway; Norwegian steamer
Hornelen Tacoma; steamer Olsen Mahoney,
San Francisco; steamer Governor, San Francisco.
Salled-British steamer Protesilaus, Tacoma;
steamer Eureka San Francisco; steamer Ililo-
nian, Tacoma; Norwegian steamer Hornelen,
Central America.
TACOMA, May 9.-Arrived Steamer Hilon-
IAN from San Francisco; steamer Lucy Men.
from sound ports; schooner, P j. Adler, from
Seattle
ABERDEEN, Wash, May Possibility of
package carrier steamer being placed the
Grays Harbor-San. Francisco is certain
that the committee of the chamber of COM
merce that has the matter in hand feels safe in
announcing that il will be sure to follow the
The California steamship company, which has
written to the committee guaranteeing steamer
by June 1, will doubt place the Santa Clara
in service. The Santa Clara draws but IT feet
of water when loaded. so that it win be available
Business has been positively assured the COM
pany and all that is necessary is the signing OF
the contract. t. d. Darrah of the Burrow COM
pauy who is a member of the chamber of COM
merce committee. says that the business In
sight will be large enough to warrant the placing
of two steamers on the run, and that it Is bound
to grow and open up great trade with San
Francisco.
When Aberdeen men find that they can depend
on steamer from San Francisco the assurance
is that water transportation will handle the
traffic.
The steamer Progress was upset yesterday
opposite its dock at the city wharf. the
Wishkah river. 1t left on the mud when the
tide was running out and careened
The steamer Svea reached port from San
Francisco this morning. bringing cargo OF
brick
Army Transports
The Crook is at Manila.
The Warren is at Shanghai
The Logan homeward bound, sailed May
from Honolulu.
The Buford~ is in port.
The Sheridan sailed for Manila May g.
The sherman sailed April IA from Honolulu
for Manila.
The Thomas is in port
Notice to Mariners