The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, September 05, 1905, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextJ. JETTY IS PROVIHG Season's Work ' Will ;Take the : Government Improvement to the Point Proposed." COLUMBIA RIVER BAR - BEING SWEPT TO THE SEA Official. Satisfied With th Pros-rets ' Made and Before Long the Way "Will Be Open to the Largest Shipe -h . Before the - fall storms set in tbe government Jetty at the. mouth of the Columbia rlrer will be extended the full distance expected by the engineers. It ia out six. miles and It is the intention to give it an additional length of 1.000 reet before the season s work Is dis continue. - ' . Rock hss been delivered from ' the quarries st' tba rate of 1,000 tons a day for the past three .'months. United States Engineer BagnalU who has been superintending the, work for the past two months, returned to Portland thle morning on a ahort official trip, and says the project will prove all that. was expected-of It. While no sounding of the bar hss recently been taken ...It.. Is believed that the end and gravel -which has been accumulating there for ages are gradually being swept to sea. When the survey was made in Jun the watet at the. ahoalest point on' the bat.t-was 2ft feet deep, end from that It ran to almost 40 feet. , I "v This survey showed an Increase In depth of about two feet since the pre-vlous- soundings. With the completion of the jetty to the point contemplated this year there Is believed to be no doubt that . a sufficient depth of wateii will be secured to accommodate - the crossing in and out of the biggest ships that frequent the Pactfleoaat porta, or which o to any other quarter of the iliUCCESS '. -globa for th matter.Wlth. a 10-foot : ELECTRICITY: TRANSPORTATION Vae ttree most las tractive aad attractive departments sf LEWIS AND Are all rreaped U eas fUe beUdta WB ARB THERB WILLAMETTE IRON depth on the bar It will be possible for a rwifh drawing Sfr feet. of wster to enter -the Colombia -river, aa the -tide will give It a additional depth of 10 reet. 1 . ' From the appearance of thing . the strong current., which is gradually wearing away the hard crust of the bar and carrying tne sediment to the ocean. BIG' LUMBER . CARGOES. Pinmore and Oomerto -Jlaady for Be Wtta acuitoaa of Vast. This afternoon the Britten ship Pin more, Captain Mullen, will clear for Melbourne, Auatralia. with l.m.MS feet of Oregon Br and e.000 feet of redwood lumber from California.. She Is getting a crew and will probably leave for the sea tomorrow. The Plnmore.. has. been In port since July 1, . when, she ' brought a general ctrgo from Europe by way of San Fran Cisco, . Shortly after her arrival she was chartered by . the - North Pacific Lumber company, but the .work of aup plying the cargo has been, slow, due to the many orders which It was necessary for the company to nil st the same time, via addition to a large number of coasters several ships have loaded at the mill of late for foreign ports. Ths cargo of the British steamship- Comerlo will be completed this . after noon at the Victoria dolphins and shs will also very likely leave for the sea tomorrow, bound for Taku Bar, China. She la under charter to the Paclflo Ex port Lumber company and will take in the neighborhood of S.tOO.OOO feet of lumberr- She tiad quick dispatch, as she reached port on August 21. A carrier of her capacity kk. frequently, detained (ln port mori man, a wiunin.. . .- . '.r MORE STEAMERS EXPECTED. pokaae Key Betnra end Vewport Uksly to Be rat oa Coast Jkaa. Word la , expected today -that- the steamer Spokane will be sent back to Portland by the Pacific Coast Steam ship company to make another trip to San Francisco. , There is stttl a heavy passenger traffic down - the coast - and the regular steamers are Inadequate to handle the bualnewi . ' ;'".".V-i - , -.. Officials of the San Francisco A Port land Steamship company say that early this month they expect - to have, the steamer Newport- plying on the route regularly In connection with the Colum bia atrd St.-Paul, .She belongs to the Pacific Mall fleet, and until lately has been operating on the Panama route A at the CLAIUt FAIR toe BAST 119 ef the grounds. WITH THE OOODS" - & STEEL WORKS S I - - s . M ' ' ? , ' S i , " i -t- i - f, V 1 5 XI ' 4V' !'. ' v'.jfc , IS .British btcamahip Cbfnerie T few dsys sgo she returned to the ,Bay City from the south and in less than week It is believed an official announcement-wilt be made that-she has been placed in the Portland ' and Ban Fran Cisco service. She is about the same sise as the Columbia, and with hey In regular commission it Is shICI Mnrfthe passenger and freight; traffic between here and the Boy City could ber handled easily. .; .. It Is estimated that a greater quan tlty. of wheat than ususl will be carried t California porta this-fall ana winter. snd for that reason It Is held that It will be necessary to Increase, tba fleet from Portland very - materially The Newport Is capable of. carrying about S.000 tons of freight and a large number of jwsaesgers, and shippers are anxious. to sea hVr on the route. Even with substantial increase ef the roaa fleet it la thnnarht it will h nM-Mnrr m I Tcharter tramp steamera to Uka. aalnerdaynftwwn San Frsnctsco and la brlng : T cargoes to Sen Francisco: . - :, MARINE NOTES. Astoria. Sept. (.Condition Of the bar at I a. . nu. . smooth; - wind northwest; weather partly cloudy. . . Astoria, Sept i. Outside at T a. m., three-masted ship -in ballast 10 miles went. Arrived st 7:10 s. m. and left up at , a. m., steamer Whtttler, from San Franclaco.- . .' v; - . . -' San- Francisco, i Sept." I.- Arrived, schooner Alpha, from Astoria. - Sailed, steamer- Roanoke, for Portland. Ar rived, at :4 a. m.. steamer Cascade, from Portland. ..- -ALONjQ-THEJTEJlFRONTajJ Notwithstanding ' the delay. she ex perienced!: below the mouth of' the Wll- Jametl .yesterday, the steamr Tele- Loading Lumber Here for China. graph reached' Portland at :20 last night on the return trip from Astoria, It appears that an even heat could not be maintained with the coal used, snd a stop wss made to' make slight chsnges to the furnace. It Is the intention of rtha owner to equip the vesael-with an oil nlant. . ' ' More than tOO people left for the hop- fields on - the upper .- WlUsmette this morning On boats operated by the Ore gon City Transportation company. : Thin morning -the steamer Albany ar rived from Lyle with 11 tons of wheat, which were discharged at. the Portland Flouring mllla. - The , craft la being operated 'by ths Regulator line snd, will probably be kept in the grain .trade all Seaaon. ' L. " - In tow of the iftmoreThe German- ship Ossgew la" sit eeate from Aeteeiaf flh arrived at the mouth of tha river Ing part of a European' cargo eonstgnsd to Meyer. Wilson Co. A three-masted ship In ballsst wss sighted off the ' Columbia river - this morning waiting for' a tug to bring her Inside. It is supposed that" she la ons of the French vessels known, to be en route-to this port in ballast. . Tonight - the steamer Alliance Is scheduled to sail for Eureka and way porta All her passenger, accommoda tlona were sold seversl days ago. . She will tske out a cargo of general mer chandise. " -f " ' c Local United ' States Inspectors Ed wards and Fuller are at Newport, Wash ington. Inspecting a new steamer which win ahortly be placed In service on the Kootensy river. ' When the steamer F. A.' Kilbum, sslls will have -on board one of the show oompanlea -which has ' been- holding forth on the .Tran at the Lewis and Clark, fair grouBds,and which will go to Eureka to give a performance at ths Humboldt county fair. The Kllburn ar rived last night from Ssn Francisco and way ports with a full passenger list and the usual amount of general mer chandise. On the return trip she will - In sbout a week tha steamer O. W. Walker, belonging to the Kamm line. will be placed in commission on the upper Lewie river, connecting with the a general overhauling at the Portland shipyards, and when launched It Is said she will be in better shape - than she haa been for years. . Ths Walker hss been Idle for the past two months. PROPOSED ROAD WILL TAP BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY Dr. Haydon Sayt Coos and Curry Counties Are Ideal for . " H Summer7 Resorts. - The route of the proposed extension of the Southern Pacific railroad from Drain into Curry and Coos counties runs through the most picturesque country In the world." said Dr. Walter Hsydon of Marehfleld. who Is In Portland thts week.. "Penetrating Coos county from north to south, one of tha survey a runs close to the Ten-MUe lakes, a collection of water gems set in the emerald' hill of tha coast region adjacent to the coast range.". ...!' t -r-' -J - In these Iskee the water Is very deep, clear and cool, and gsme fish abound, he says. The hills are good hunting grounds andthe whole region 1a an ideal place for summer resort : enterprises. The country Is rich In agricultural and timber resources. There is considerable population, but" a vast country remains uninhsblted owing to the enormous tlm ber holdings of Elijah- Smith and others who are doing nothing for development of the country. . He says Mr. -Smith holds about one third of the vast timber screage or cooa county. The Simpsons, - who -- are extensive sawmill owners, are : operating many mills, employing hundreds of people snd shipping Urge cargoes of lumber out of Coos Bay," he ssld. "J. J. snd A. M. Simpson employ , about one fourth of the working class of the county..- They are doing much to open up tne country compared to the other holders of large timber tracts. Neatly every week front two. to four of their vessela are at tne docks to beToaded wIlhurab.eFfbTshTp- mant to psoitis coast aorta. The noun vea-ltTy In rich In coal end miSeral re louTce'sTTtTnioer snJ"rTeaTtaK" the .most beautiful country to be found anywhere for the lover of . picturesque and romantlo acenerv." - . ENGINEER DIES AS RESULT OF INJURIES aeetal Dlspatea e The Jearasl.) Albany, Or., Sept. I. John Hamlett, the engineer who was 6n Saturday noon brought down from the Cascade moun tains with his head crushed as the re- " -1 ' The Ajnoaat We Bat. ' We llVe aot br tk anaatlfr w ast. ndr the variety, but by wast th tai.sj eaa ntlllM. ho istter Ikiw (noS 99 plenliral year tiwA la. It starves the srsteal mleaa your elteatloa la food. So raska rertala tbst four . tuol la propvrlr etawtM t TtBf ttn. st rtrii' nTirt Flower before e ft-r meals. It will am oailr alii eigestlott. It will stir tbe Hrsr tn reenter beblta, sweetea tba tlona. rk a4 aeeeent rn stlpatlMt. Trtsl bottle, aft. Ms bottle ' Xtx. A UAHHISH SHOE P0E70nEII A BRAND NEW ' PERFECT SHOE -aHUI THIS is our new Mspade"sole welted -patent colt, mannish J .aA 1 A I a Duuon snoes ior sman, dressy wear (The buttons re dull finish) FULL A LI 283-85 MORRISON ST suit of sn scctdent In the logging csmp at Berry, died In the hospital In this city at It: JO o'clock last night, without regaThlng - consciousness. Hamlett-was operating a donkey engine, and the chain broke, throwing . ths cable . against., his bead, crushing, his skull. .'-' He was a atraae - - here, - - having worked at the logging camp only a few - days, and Is Known to nave a brother I US lieved to have been at the exposition In Portland since Heptemoer l. A Oharmlag olotsi, Miss Kathleen Lawler-. one ' of Port. land's most popular soairsnos, haa been engaged by Ellera Piano House for their fair concerta this .week. In addition to I the reel U I at the California building I tomorrow morning at 10:30. aha will also assist at. the pianola concerta at tha Maasschusetts and Illinois buildings Thuraday and Friday afternoona re specllvely. Mr. B. J. Storey with hie vioiut wiu siso oa an attractive feature or meae muaicaies. . - Beanoed Bat . tAaata trnmc. Tha Southern Paclna , haa plaeeeV en sale'et ls Pnr-.-'i ntbmm eewnd 4rr t v-j'li l t k rlr s rt rate cf ; s. - r ;n,t i.luatrat.J Pee ( ifti ret ee be t j . -mi.-' t- , 'S - . IB 3 3.50 $12 SILK K WAISTS a -w'" a " eB I lArnM 4al 'If VtauvwglJ mm nKHESE WaUts are : I beautiful creations the color effect be ing white, - cream .7 and blue. The materials from which s they are made could not be bought for the pricewe ask. : Hie success of this house' is- due to ; jts. . hbersl ste&t systemr-Buy-what ye want have it chargeoVpay a fet tle down and a little a week. We make , no charge for credit. r--;--- BaaaaaSBawlwSBBSsSwSBBBBawsaBBBBBBBBBBBBaBBe r r - At all SxiaVtsts, 8elsass ..' i :. - v . "