Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-11
ctr SRIGnBoRs ACROSS raE BAY.
What Q Reporter Saw and Heard
while On q Visit 70 Pert Dlakesy.

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while On . Visit 70 Pert Baakesy
Saturday afternoon reporter Of the
Posr-Is7ELLrorScER boarded the feet
little propeller Success--and she has
proved true 70 her name-for the pur.
pose Of visiting the thrifty and hos
pi,able milling town Of Port Blakely.
An hours run and the steamer had en-
tered Blakely Bay. one OF the mos
thoroughly protected little inlets there
is on Puget Sound. Darkness had
drawn her sable mantle close about her.
and the numerous electric lights in the
mill, machine shops and on the wharves
shoue with unusual briliiancy. casting
long black shadows from the tall spars
Of the vessels that lay peacefully moored
Al the wharves receiving their valuable
carooes Of lumber. Two of these we're
ready for sea. and the sailors were
2aily singing their familiar sea cherus@s
as they worked the capstan ia raising
the anchor and making other prepare
tions ~ set sail for other ports IN DIS
taut lands. All these sounds coupled
with the buzZing of the great saws as
they tore through the great monarchs of
the forest, converting them into lumber
Of various shapes and SIZES, and the
ola tier of the hammers In the black
smith shop near by, where iron BIZ the
skiilfui hands of experienced mechanics
was being wrought into different shapes
and sizes 10 assist In carrying on the
reat work of lumber manufacturing,
all combined to make the scene at once
romantic and enchanting. little way
up from the beach and running parallel
With the shore line stretched row OF
tasty little cottages, in which one Of the
owners and all the operatives OF this
great sawmill reside with their families
and from the windows of which the
bright fire and lamp lights inside shone
ont INTO the darkness like twinkling
stars on +, clear winter night. Passing
down this thorougsfare of happy homes,
our reporter halted az the cambridge
Hotel, a large, we'll kept house, where
the thirsty. hungry and tired visitor to
Port Biakely finds temporal refresh
ments in good fare and comfortable bed.
"Can you hang nae mp on a nail to
night. Dan? p asked our reporter, ad-
dressing Mr.. Waterman, the night man
II the institution, as he placed his name
on the great register.
"Oh, yes" replied Dan, can give
you az good a room a. there is i'll the
house Since the shipyard shut down
asst month We have plenty of accOinme-
datiOn. in fact much more than we need;
nut the house is pretty crowded when
The shipyard is in full blast" After his
supper ye reporter sailed forth to see
The sights and learn tho news. Before
proceeding very far he met DIR. Morgan.
the resident physician of the place. who
Of course WAS asked "a to the health of
the Blakolyites. THE general health
If our people. replied the doctor, is
very good. Occasionally an accident
happens in the mill, aud after mixing
she sufferer as comfortable az possible,
[ send him to the Seattle Hospital for
care aud treatment. | was called this
l evening to see our worthy tOwnsmaB.
Mr.. Dan. Sackman, who has been ailing
for several days. found him Suffering
! fearfully from severe attack of the
phthisic, disease to which he has been
subject for many years. He was gasp
ing for breat h when arrived and seem
cd to be in the greatest distress. but he
soon got relief, and when left he was
resting easily. If he takes care of him
self. and receives no backset, he will bo
able to be about again in n few days
The next place visited was the com
pany's large store. which is filled to
OVERLOOKING with goods Of every descrip
ton, which are served out to the Gus
toners by Messrs. john Haley and Ed.
Boyd. assisted by Master Swanbere. In
the Office, Mr.. G. w. Young, cashier and
correspondent, assisted by Mr.. Ham and
another bookkeper were busy fixing up
bills and papers for the loaded vessels
about TO leave tn port. In conversation
With well-posted gentleman 20 report
ar got the following
Tomorrow there will be but two YES
sells in port. the Richard X. Ham, Capt.
Grove, and the ship OtagO. Captain
Boyd. The former is taking in a cargo
Of lumber, and the latter is under char
ter to take load of coal to San Fran
OH 80 fpt he RentOn Company. Whittier
she will load RentOn coal at Seattle. or
South Prairie coal at Tacoma | am ua
able to state. She will remain in this
port for few days to undergo certain
changes TO make her suitable to carry
GOAL. This company does not Often
charter their vessels, but ut the present
time ons-half of the mill is shut down
for repairs and We are not cutting over
one hundred thousand feet of lumber
per day, 80 that we can spare vessel
for a short time. These repairs spoke
Of are of general nature. One nest OF
four boilers are being Overhanled by
some of your Seattle boiler makers, and
one of the large engines il being rebuilt
by John Campbell. our master ma
ohinest, who has general supervision
over the machinery in the mill. When
these repairs are completed the mill will
be able to do more and better work than
ever before"
"When will operations be resumed in
the ship yardy' was the next inquiry
made 10y our question asker.
That is mething what no fellow
can find ont" was the reply. There
are two rumors in circulation in regard
to 1t. One is that orders to 90 - work
are daily expected, and if not reserved
this week Mr.. Hall will go to San FRAN
that it was found Improbable to run
the yard during the season Of short days
and long showers, and that no new
work will be commenced there till the
middle of February or LIST of March, but
do not think any one outside of tho
mem bsrs of the firm OF Hall Brothers
knows anything about it."
The next day the writer called at the
residence of ID. j. Sackman and found
him lying on the lounge smoking his
huge meerschaum. He was feeling
quite well, and expected to he attend
ing to business before the end of the
week.
Captain William Kenton, founder,
principal owner IN and resident partner
of the Port Blakeiy Mill Company, was
found ut his residence, reclining on the
lounge. He has been blind for the past
uine years. but, Notwithstanding this
great affiiction. he has managed the i'm
| mense business Of that mammoth CON
ceru With remarkable ability and sac
| cess. A month or 50 ago he underwent
a surgical operation in the hope of re-
gaining his sight. The operation Was
pronounced success, and no doubt
will ultimately result in the restoration
J of sight but shortly after DIR. Voorhees,
left, before the bandages could be re-