Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-12-13

An OLD PgCEr sogN0ER.
The ulsasPy Of . Cseful Gran. Tween.
sy.ose Years In Active Service.
and SIM seaaneh and
seawsrtAy.
Tho Cenerai Harvey an1 the Services
She has performed.
The schooner Gensral Harvey has Q
history wsll-worth psrusina, both BY the
old ssttlsas of The Sound, who for ysars
LOOKED to hsr - almost the only means
Of getting their produce TO market, as
we'll - the NV oomsn who thereby may
obtain some Interesting facts ooncern-
ing the early history Of their. adopted
country.
The 0snsral Harnsy was built Of
Puget Sound FIR, ct Dsllinshan Bay in
1885, By Capt. Rosdsr. who commanded
and ownsd her for many years. She IL
30 feet long, O5< fest beam and 6 fest =
inches, depth Of hold. Her register il
100 tons.
When the HAyney vas completed, the
FIRST work she ever did vas 70 carry
load of lumber from Utsalady to Port
Townsend, 70 be used in the construc-
ton OF the Catholic church at that place.
On her arrival at the Port Of Entry. the
priest came ON board. blessed the vessel,
and predicted for her long, useful and
successful career, and his predictions.
time bas proved correct.
Tho next work done by the General
Harvey was 70 move the guns belonging
TO the Government, and soldiers under
Capt. Picket, from Bellingham Bay 70
San. Juan, then in dispute.
The schooner was named In honor OF
the old veteran Indian fighter. General
Harvey, was at that time In charge Of
the Pacific division OF the army, with
headquarters at Vancouver. The old
gentleman still lives very quietly at his
home in st. Louis Missouri.
In 1850 Capt. II. II. Lloyd took COM
mand Of tho little craft, and under a
contract with Hillory Butler ana +. II.
Whitworth, brought with her the brick
and lime from San Juan, and tho stone
from Port Orchard, for the foundation
of the Territorial University.
The freight money was used in the
purchase of the Chuokanaut stone q uar-
~, one of the best properties ON Puget
Sound, by Capt. Roeder.
Tho schooner then engaged in the cat
tie carrying business, from Steilacoom
to Victoria and British Columbia, and
small as she is she has carried thousands
of head of cattle, sheep and horses over
the above mentioned route. The Har-
ney, owned by Capt. Roeder and she
Flying Mist, owned by Selucins Gar
field, comprised the shipping feet OF
Puget Sound for several years.
In 1862 Captain Goodell took CON-
mand of tho Harvey, and entered into
the stone carrying trade between
Chuckanut and New Westme pstsr
Captain Goodell remained in command
of her till 1864, when he was appointed
Inspector Of Customs at Port Angeles
Shortly after assuming the duties of that
Office, torrent of water oame rushing
down from the mountains, and swept q
portion Of the town, including the Cos
tom House into the bay, and poo,
Goodell found Watery grave.
When GOOdell left the Harvey, Cap,
tain kOeder again took command Of her
bat soon turned her over 10 Captain
Tucker, who did general frsighting
business about tho Sound till 1867, when
he was appointed keeper Of the Dun
geness lighthouse, which position no ha,
tliled over since, with credit to himself
and satisfaction to the Government.
Captain OberR was the next com
mander of tho General Harvey
and carried lumber from Seabeck anc
Utsalady to Victoria for u months,
when Captain Chris. Williams, now In
command Of the tug s. L. Nastick, tool
her and engaged in . general freightina
business till 1863.
After Capt. Chris. Williams left her
she was practically out of service for q
time, as business was quite dull; but
every month or 60 Capt. ROeder would
take a cruise in her, running over II
Seattle for something, or taking cruise
across to Victoria.
Finally Mason Clark took command
Of her and did general freiRhting bua
mess in her. He continued in her fol
some time, but is now in the merchau.
dising business at Goldsndale, w. Il,
In 1872 Capt. Lloyd returned from
the mines and purchased half inter.
est in the schooner, and during that
fall carried grain and hay 10 Victoria.
The following summer, 1873, the con-
tract for the United States Penitentiary
was let to l. G. Ellis, who arranged with
the owners of the General Harnev "a
furnish and deliver to McNeil's Island
the stone, brick and lime of which that
institution is constructed, and the little
craft performed tho service faithfully
and we'll. w. +. Boone, now of Seattle,
was the architect and superintendent.
and q. kanke, Of this city, the builder
Of the penitentiary.
stone TO Port Townsend for the Essen
bei's block, and later, stone to the same
place for Captain Fowler's building,
which Is now owned by tho county.
In 1876 Captain Lloyd bought Captain
ROeder's half interest in the Harvey,
became sole owner, and placed the
schooner in the lime carrying trade b.
tween San Juan Island and Tacoma,
carrying from ten thousand to twelve
thousand barrels per year, besides large
qualities OF lime stone, which
went to thes Oswe0o Iron Works on tho
Willamette river. During the winter.
time she would carry grain. hay, cattle.
produce, etc., to Victoria.
In 1876. while proceeding up the
Sound with load of lime, q little
stream trickled through the deck, and
set the lime ON fire. As soon a. il was
discovered the little craft WAS run on
the beach near Appletree Cove, and
covered with mud for FIVE days, during
which time the fire was smothered out
and the lime was uniniured, but the
barrels were all buned to a GOAL 90 that
when they were touched they would all
fall to pieces. The loss amounted to
about 500 barrels Of lime. So fortunate
has she always been that insurance
companies in Victoria are glad TO take
risks on carHoes that 20 In her for one
half Of one per cent.
In 1879 she went out of tho lime trade
and ha, since been freithtinR to victo-
ria and carrying stone to Seattle.
On the 10Th Of November the steamer
Yakima ran into she schooner in the
night, and bruised ono sido Of her prot
~ badly. The schooner had never been
thoroughly overhaulcd since she vas
built. and Capt. Lloyd took the opportu-
nifty Of having her hauled out on sho
ways for general and thorough 70
pairs.
Strange a. Il may seem, her frame
and outside plankinQ and timbers were
found DNYf00elv nnund aavn thu spro~ a.