Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-11-01

terd 3 afternoon disclosed much activi-
| ty- h ship UIago is ~ Mission street
wharf dIscnargIng lumber through holes
CT III the Dog. \ rope attached 20
steam engine stationed IN the street
yanks heavy psanks out Ia short order.
There Ought 10 be some protection To
teams and passengers against rope
Used IN tilis way a horse IN passing
over Il viii e STACK ctme near being
thrown, II not killed. by sadden tight
enIug.
The Charles b. Kenny is discharging
cargo of Seattle coal at the same
wharf. The Don Nicholas and Noel
lillian are discharging coal at Mission
street wharf No. 2 The last named Is
under charter to Starr q Co., and Will
probably load -four. She is British
iron bark of iine model.
AT Howard street wharf No. 2 we no
tiSed the American bark Corsa- which
returned few weeks ago from Sitka
with cargo of canned salmon packed
a: Cutting u Co.'S factory there, and
now loading for Seattle: and the BrI'
lsh ships Chapman. Bowdon, Fails
Dee, ali discharging coal. The fra
named IL wooden vessel, and the other
two are iron. The Falls of Dee carries
foLr masts. and is fine specimen of
marine architecture.
At the Oregon Steam Navigation
Company's wharf. We found the steam
ers Columbia and Mississippi discharg-
ing. Both vessels arrived on Sunday
with full cargoes of Oregon produce.
The Mississippi is announced to sail for
Portland tomorrow and the Columbia
on Thursday. The former was taking
IN cargo yesterday. and there are large
quantities on the wharf awaiting the
latter, and she will probably commence
loading this afternoon.
At Beale street wharf the Helen Penn
broke Is discharglng aoCo tons of Ats
trallan coal for account of the Seattle
Coal and Transportation Company. The
barks ATLANTA and Enoch Talbot are
repairing. The ship Republic is being
caulked. The ship Highlander is also
at this wharf. This vessel has been i'll
port since October, 1881. One would
think In the present demand for wharf
room, this vessel might be induced to
60 into the stream.
Between the ferries and the Pacific
Mail Company's dock the water front
presents an active appearance. Recent
iy two or more piers have been added to
men, haymen, and the Oregon Steam
Navigation Company monopolize a con-
siderable portion of the space embraced
between the points named. The water
front along here is not as regular as that
north of the ferries. There is remark
able absence of any general survey or
plan. Everybody seems to have built
according to his own notion. A ssawaii
along this portion of the water front,
with an open space between the water
and tue warehouses for railroad trains
and foot passengers, would be great
Improvement, giving il more presenta-
BILE appearance, and making it more ac-
cessiole to the business portion of the
city. The wholesale grocers have set
tied on California, Pine, Market and
intersecting streets, and any arrange
ments that will facilitate the removal of
goods to and from ships for the accom-
mediation of the merchants deserves to
be encouraged. The unpleasant fea-
lures of this portion of the city, in ad-
ditlon to those already mentioned, are
| smoke and coal dust. Some means
ought to be introduced for modifying
these nuisances.