Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-04-05
DAILY POSf-ufILLLaIIOER


uAlLI PUS1-11kLLlHk
suIPDClGoGNG oS TEE COAST.
The Alta Of late date becomes quite en-
thusiastic over the shipbuilding interests
Of the Pacific Coast. It says that all
the ports from Pagss Sound 10 San Fran
CISCO are crowded with work and have
been turning out vessels with constantly
increasing rapidity. In fact. such is
the demand that shipbuildsrs have re-
Gently on several occasions besn CON-
PEELED, through ovsrabundance Of work,
to decline contracts. Az instances We
note the Dickie Brothers at San Fran
sisco, and tine Hall Brothers at Port
Blaksly, both Of which firms have 20
much to do that they have recently been
compelled to decline some very good Of
fers for building.
The vessels built at San Francisco
alone during the year 1881 numbered IS,
having an aggregate tonnage of 1886.
among this heet are several craft intsn-
ded for deep water service. From the
LIST Of January, 1881, to the present time
the following vessels, Of fair size, have
been built in the shipyards Of the city:
Steamer Mexico, 1907 tons; barksntins
w. H. Dirnond, 39l tons; barkentins
w. g. Irwin. 349 tons; schooner Anna,
Zs9 tons: steamer Bonita. 439 tons: brig
Tahita, 20 tens; schooner VIM. Ak
man, IA tons; schooner Wing and
Wing, 142 tons; schooner Howard, Ii
tons; steamer State Of Sonora, GOO tons;
aud steamer Crescent City, 800 tons.
Among the vessels built at Eureka
and ON Puget Sound are these: Bark
entinss klikitat, 393 tons: Kitsap, about
the sams size; Retriever, do; Uncle
John. :.:s,5 tons; Mary WinLieman. S32
tons; Wrestler, III tons; schooners An
ME Larson, 377 tons; Bertha Dolbeer,
2I3; Dakota, 335; Geo. e. Perkins, 3S9;
Halcyon, 2Oi; J. q. North, 337; James
A. Garfield, BIG; 10 Russ, 1872; Lottie
Carson, 2s7; n. c. Ross, l92; Maggie G.
Russ, 1872; Maria E. Smith, 1865; Vega,
a45; Chas. Hanson, 1872 tons; barken.
tine Mrs. Makah, 673 tons. Besides
these there are NUMBER of steamers in
tended for local use, such AZ the Hope,
Biz, DC.
In the way Of building, Diokis Broth
era at San Francisco have in hand q
steam whaler Of 100 tons, = bark OF
nearly the Same size. and. in addition,
two more steam whaling vessels Of about
800 tons are contracted for, the first 70
bs finished BY October Let. Adjoining
Dickies' IL steam schooner for the
lumber trade. nearly completed. Al
Turner'S yard, Channel street, are two
large schoouers for the coasting trade,
and at Whites yard. North Beach, a
largo three-mastsd schooner Is we'll
along. and small schooner, suitable
for either business or pleasure, is nearly
completed. At Humboldt Hay there
are seven vessels of various sizes ON the
stocks, some nearly completed. A,
Umpqua largo thrse-masted schooner
is we'll advanced, and at Shoalwate,
Bay another will soon be completed. Al
Coos Bay fine thres-masted schooner
Of q carrying capacity Of 81 1000 feet Of
lumber IL building, and at Marsh6eld q
fine bsrkentine IL on tho stocks and will
soon be finished. At Seabsck, w. J.
adams has nearly completed q fins
schooner, and intends starting a bark
sntine Of about 500 tons immediately
~ Port Blaksly, the Hail Brothers hav.
lost completed and launched fine
barkentine. have another on the stock,
vol advanced. aud have tho keel and
frames out for bark Of about 8c1 tons
which they intend TO sstart on immsdi
ately.
= In view Of this exhibit, and our splsn
= I'D forests which willssupply for eensr
0ti0ns 10 como the necessary matsria
slor turning out first-class specimens O.
naval architecture, there need be n,
fear Of decay in our shipbuilding inter
ests. Show the business for osr vessel
and they will b produced for the occa
sion. Our coast has the material
money and brains right At homo to pro
duos al She craft required. and ct tn,
present time all are pretty we'll exercise,
10 meet the demand. The only din
Guilty ct present u the want Of tho ne
oessary number Of shipwrights, but it /
expected that they will b on hand from
Eastern yards ~ SION a. II become
known that the business 10 here TO
them. With an increase in the work
mon, there would b a boom here il
ahipbuilding that would sstonish III
natives.
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The more united, decisive action o
the Democrats on tho Chinese bill, viii
the dAlliance Of President Arthur an,
hia flnai vain hnva lvnrno oniNk v,s,1stin~