Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-11-16

There seems to be no cessation to the
hustle and activity among oar docks
and warehouses, and even the habitual
frequenter Of those busy spo:s IL con-
SANITY meeting aev surprises In fact,
the amount of business transacted
seems to increase visibly from day to
day. Our warehouses are always fuli;
the places at the coal bunkers are always
occupied; truckmen and draymen are
always rushed, and altogether IL seems
az though each increase in capacity for
storing and handling freight were in
stantly followed by a proportionate in-
crease in the amount of freight TO be
handled.
In the matter OF shipping. the past
week has not been quite 80 active as
that Immediately preceding. The Geo.
w. Elder arrived on Tuesday with 80
tons of freight. and the Waiia Walla
came in the evening previous with 10
tons. The bark Montana went TO sea
Wednesday With coal for San Francisco.
and the collier Umatilia departed last
evening with 200 tons for the same
port. The Elder, after unloading her
freight bere, proceeded ON her way up
the Sound, and will 90 on 20 Utsalady
in order to load grain before returning
here.
The Richard Ill. still lies at the coal
bunkers. and will not be ready for SEA
before some time next week. The other
place at the bunkers 10 occupied by the
WalIa Waiia, which moved up yesterday
evening Az the Umatilia went out.
The Challenger has just completed
discharging ballast at the Ocean Dock
and is awaiting her turn at the bunker5-
This ship IL rather well known here, al
though her visits have hot been very
frequent. She Is very graceful and
we'll proportioned vessel, and measures
in length Zs5 feet over all, with 2i5 feet
length of keel; she as 80 feet III inches
breadth of beam. and q feet Ii inches
depth of hold. Her tonnage according
to the new registry is 1893. She was
built at Bath, Maine, in 1877, and Is
owned by A. Sewell d Co. of that port.
After carrying cargo of coal from here
to San Francisco, the Challenger will
probably carry grain to Europe, al
though 70 what port has not been de-
cided. The troubles of the Challenger,
and the legal difficulties in which she
became entangled about year ago are
still fresh in the minds of our people.
The prosecution of this case has prob
ably blown over, ewing to the fact that
the prosecuting witnesses have one by
one drifted away. The accused Captain,
now in charge of the coal bunkers at
New Tacoma. still, however, has bail in
the sum Of 500 hanging over his head.
The warehouse at the City Dock Is
| filed almost TO bursting. Among the
enormous quantity of freight stored
thsre, are 5000 sacks of oats which are
to be shipped to San Francisco by the
Elder; and, more important still, 222
bales of Duwamish and White River
hops which are to be shipped direct TO
Philadelphia, going east over the North
ern Pacific. This 10, We believe, the
first through eastern shipment of any
Importance from this point; and II
marks an ora in the commercial de-
velopment Of Seattle.
The trade by our local shipping does
not decrease in the least, and each day
large quantities of freight are brought
to our docks from all points on the
Sound. The warehouse on w. ID. Scott
d Co.'S wharf is constantly kept full
with merchandise, much of which ia
brought in in this way. Among the
prominent articles received thus may
be mentioned hops, hay, lime, livestock,
game and produce of all kinds. This
trade alone would be sufficient to sup
port numerous feet of steamboats, and
small vessels.
The water front il gradually being
prepared for the advent of the railroad
The north bridge leading to the City
Dock Ii at present being raised to the
railroad level. and the southern arm
will receive attention in q few days. Al
though no actual railroad work ia vet
being done immediately along the city q
front, matters are being put in such a
shape that when piling and tracklaying
Ii actually begun, the work can be
pushed through in very few days.
At the Yesler wharf the steamer City
OF Quincy is lying, undergoing repairs,
preparatory to a winters hard work on
the routes from this city down the east
side of the Sound. New deck planks
are being putin and general overhaul
ing OF both hull and machinery entered
upon. The Qulncy since coming from
the Columbia river has been worked
hard and has done good service.
The cabin divisions of the new steam
or VIM. +. Munroe are much like those
of the old steamer Josephine-the for
ward aparGment having no connection
with those aft, two rooms for officers of
tho steamer opening on deck coming
next, with dining saloon and ladies'
cabin aft.
The plank driveway near the foot of
the Yesler wharf has been undergoing
raise Of late to bring II up to modern
ideas of proper hight. II il now foot
or more higher THAI the town eud of the
wharf, which In due time will also be
raised.
The hull Of the steamer Josephine,
blown up last January, and later repair
ed, still remains on the beach unused,
and apparently abandoned. Il looked
last spring as tholgh abe we're to be re-
built, bat the suit begun against her and
her owners about that time broke up
the plan, and IL looks now AZ though
nothing will ever be done with her.
CAPTuRrNo WHARF.-Two individu-
ais, whose names are unknown, under
took to run things in the vicinity Of
fesler's wharf yesterday evening. They
began their operations by relieving q
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