The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-02-03
From Tacoma.


STR OTTEs. FEB l>t, 1877.
Ed. ISrElLIGESCER Il left Seattle
this morning on the fast steamer Mes
senger. Capt. Parker in co -amand. and
too much rs. no. been said s. to the
speed Of the boa. or the obliging dis
position Of tn. captain; therefore /
will Just give her time from Olympia
70 Seattle the las: trip, including four
landings. lone 81 the Peni.entiary) and
the best time on record. which was six
hours snd fifty minutes.
found on board of her at least
81 900 worth Of goods for the several
points on the route. from 5 B. + Co,
{. j. H.. II s. T.. ". II. 2. and other
merchants OF your city. and Capt Par
ker's influence has, In . degree. solic-
tied much Of this trade. | believe It
would be good thing if the commo-
dious and fast sailing Otter, with her
able commander. Capt. jackson. were
placed on the route from Seattle TO
Port Townsend. touching at Port Mad
ison, Gamble and Ludlow. connecting
with either the Messenger or Zephyr.
making three trips per week. This
would De good paying route. and have
the effect to centraliZe tho trade more
ct Seattle.
ARRIVING at the old town of Tacoma l
made short visit and found the
Dashing Wave just putting on her last
few feet of lumber to complete her
cargo. Captain Nichols told me they
had been four days loading; the first,
they put On board $50 NJ feet Of lum-
Der. This, think. is the largest days
work on record The Captain also
says he was l / months and Is days in
making . trips. carrying i'll all 6,525.-
900 feet. So he thinks his vessel hsv-
ing to load so much further up the
Sound. compares favorably with the
best. For improved machinery Tacoma
mill can hold her own with any on the
coast. Their new gang. called the
Prescott patent, is from the Marietta
Iron Works. Wisconsin. Mr.. Welcb,
the engineer, informs me 1t will saw
onethird more lumber per day than any
other gang saw on Puget Sound l
was also shown the head block on
which rest the logs to be cut into bolts
by the big circular saws. One man
handles the largest of logs where it
usually re4uires two and sometimes
three to turu the screws by the old
fashioned head blocks. I also found
other new and improved apparatus.
At New Tacoma everything seemed
full of life. especially on the hill, aud
the hotels there seem to be doing a
rushing business. Mr.. j. Halstead,
proprietor of the New Tacoma House,
received to-day per steamer Messen-
ger. . large shipment Of furniture
from Seattle. showing that Tacoma
people are not 20 prejudiced against
your city; but that they will buy where
they can get goods the cheapest, and l
would recommend the travelling public
to give him call.
found here at New Tacoma Mr..
Godfrey Fisher, the live agent Of that
live firm. Sshn Brothers, San Fran.
cisco. This Fisher is really a
ubiquitous cuss indeed. While was at
Port Townsend few days ago be was
there. The same may he said at Lud.
low, Gamble aud Seattle. and no doubt
il l should turn up in Portland he
would be there taking orders for cut
lery. stationery. perfumery. gents fur
nishing goods. &C.. Sc
Many Sesttleites are here getting
good jobs. and We learn that men are
wanted on the Puyallup road. They
have now about 200 white men EN-
ployed in chopping aud grading; $50
Cinnamon and 50 Indians. Dick At
kins' pile driver is launching the piles
Chinsward in lively manner. aud .
big job he has too. Mr.. Smiths little
mill here, just above tho depot. is rat
thing out the timber at lively rate f r
90 small . concern
ZIG ZAG