The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-05-18

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
The old tug boat Sol Thomas, that
originally cost $35. 900, WAS sold at San
Francisco last week for $500.
The steamer Arcata which has been
running in the Coos. Bay trade for sew.
eral years. has lately been heightened at
San Francisco by putting in 40 feet
smidships.
The steamer Senator, well known on
the California coast. is being fitted up
to run south from Frisco. She Is said
10 be the best and most comfortable sea
boat on the coast.
In short time Messrs A NJ Simpson
& Bro. 1t North Bend. Oregon, will
commence construction of another YES
sci. They are also having a schooner
built At San Francisco.
A steam yacht is building at San
Francisco OF the very diminutive di-
mansions of 25 feet length, and 51I feet
beam. Her horse power will be big,
however, running up to 1914.
The bark J w Seaver, which was
seized ct Hilo for the alleged smuggling
OF opium by two Of her passengerf has
been released. The culprits. Mr. Viii
liams aud wife. were sentenced to i'm
prisonment with hard labor for one
year and three months. respectively.
At Hsrshfeld. Oregon. Hans Reed
il building q vessel of 1877 feet keel and
IS feet beam. I. is the largest ever
built 1t his yard The greater part OF
the capital is furnished by business men
of Coos Bay. Mr. Reed built the g Il
Merchant. Jennie Stella. Laura May
and the Pannonis.
The firm Of William Cramp d Sons
have just completed and launched .
three masted, center board. iron schooner
named the Josephine. she being the
fir-t iron schooner built on the Della.
wa,e. Pusey. Jones q Co bsilt the
frst iron sailing vessel. the bark Iron
Age, now owned in New York.
On her last trip the Dakota brought
to the Sound w G Hall aud Capt + s
Reddslf. Mr. Hall came to Port Lud.
low on business connected with .
steamer and schooner now building at
his yard at that place. Capt Redfield
came tn take charge Of the schooner,
now nearly ready for launching, and
take her to Honolulu, for which port
she was built to order.
4 new steA mer, twin screws, is to be
built Ut San Francisco, far the Ell
river trade She will cost $50. 900.
The machinery is already started by
the Poetic Iron Works, and the hull by
L Morrison. Her Dimensions will be:
Length. ISL feet; beam, 26 feet; depth
ofhold. feet. She will carry 225 tons
cargo. and will have accom- mod atoms
for forty passengers She is intended
to run between San Faancisco and Eel
river. and will be ready for sea next
September.
An expedition is being fitted out in
Italy for the purpose Of Antarctic ex-
ploration. It 10 to leave Genoa not
later than May. 1881, touch at Monte
video. Terra del Fuego, and Falkland
lslspds. 1t will remain in the Antarc.
tic regions two winters, for scientific
investigation and exploration, returns
ing. touching at Hobart Town or Cape
Town. to Naples. The cost is estimat.
ed at 600.O lire. and the number OF
persons to go net to number over forty,
part from the Royal Italian Navy. aud
part from Itslian whalemen, who fire..
quent the South Seas.
The U 8 revenue cutter, Thomas Cor.
win. 2S0 tons displacement, screw pro.
psiier, topssil schooner rugged. is re-
ce'ylng stores preparatory to sailing
TOR Behring Strait, on the 22ud inst to
60 to the relief Of the mbedded
whslefs Vigilante and Mt Wollaston
and the Arctic.expeditionary yach,
Jeannette. Captain G L Hooper, Of the
revenue cutter Richard Rush, will take
command. The Corwi has been caulk.
cd aud sheathed with oak, to protec,
her from the ice. and provided with 81
ice onster. She will sail aud steam L
Ounalaaka. where she will coal, thescs
through Norton's Sound 70 st Michael,
and after taking 90 board 90 much COZ
% she can carry. viii proceed along th.
northern shore Of Alaska, communicat.
ing with the Esquimaux for tidings O
zoe bound vessels. The distance from
San FranciscO 10 Ouna aska 10 2l0l
miles, and Sc Niehasl's 10 700 turtle
north. The oflcsrs of The Oorwin are
Captain. O L Hooker: First Lieuten
ant, John Brun: Second Lieutenant, "
81 Hand. Navigating Officer and Thie,
Lieutenant. John Wyckoff: Third Lieu
tenant. 0 D Myrick; Chief Engineer
James 7 Wayson; First Assistant En
einesr. Charles A Lewis; Second Az
sistant Engineer, Mr. Ovens. Capt
u Hall. an old whaler, will sccompan,
the expedition ~ ice pilot. A surgeon
and thirty picked men will alec 20 o,
the trip. A four months voyage e an
ticipatcd. n Alta.