Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-01-05
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Steamer ". Z. Marvin b making four
trips . week 70 Soohomish City nov;
two Of thsm oeeupyinR tvo days cash.
sad two Of than being round trips in ,
single day.
This il the dali psriod Of the year for
steamboats,. Travel ID lighter and there
10 len freight than at any other time.
There ID also Len tDvin9. The dullne0
il felt on every route on Puget Sound.
exospt that Of the White river. on which
the heaviest trade ID usually obtained
i'm midvintsF, and in the enjoyment Of
which the steamer Lily ID at present
rsveling. The little propellers are most
severely stricken By the depression, and
quite number have gone temporarily
out Of commission, the latest addition to
their numbsrs being the Hope. Capt.
Olnsy's boat, the Shoe Fly, has been
laid up, and Olney himself il in COM
mAnd Of the steamer 0azelle.
The old, shovel nosed, soow schooner
Planter, into which engines we're put BY
Newton Hartman and others, some time
ago, making q Stern wheel steamer Of
her, has been recently sold 10 Capt. g.
w. Cove, Of the steamer Glide, Who will
rebuild her, and put her into trade on
the shallow vatsred rivers enjoying
into the sound.
Steamers w. F. Monroe, idaho, and
Warrington, continue acceptably 70
occupy the Whatcom route, coming and
going almost like clock work, and car
rying large numbers of passenger at
the cheapest rates to be Obtained on any
Uteamboats on the Pacific coast.
Schooner j. g. North has been with
drawn from the Wells line, and the
schooner Queen substituted in her
stead.
Passenger rates have been reduced
81 ticket on the steamer Wilmington.
hereafter Is IN the storage, and $l8 in
the cabin.
On the LIST of January rates Of dock
age were established on the Yesler
wharf for vessels idly lying there, rang
ing from ono dollar day to Ave dol
lars; the rate depending upon the size
and class Of vessels.
Work 1t the coal dock has been ex-
cepti0nally active for the past few days,
and an unusually large number of YES
cells are awaiting their turns at the
bunkers. The Queen Of tho Pacific,
which made such noteworthy trip up
in the early part Of the week, 10 taking
on . cargo of coal and will complete
loading today. The other place ct the
bunksrs u occupied by the ship Brown
Brothers, which il loading very slowly
and will not be ready TO sail for some
time.
The Walla Walla was partially loaded
when she was compelled TO give place 70
the Queen Of the Pacific. She will have
the next turn at the bunkers.
The Umstilla arrived on Tues Az with
about seventy tons of freight, which she
unloaded at tho City Dock. She is at
present lying at tho buoy.
Tho third of tho collier feet, the Will
lamette, went out on New Years day
sith coal for 8 n Francisco.
The Wilmington arrived from San
Francisco Wednesday morning with
freight and passengers, and 10 living at
Yesler's wharf, like the others, patient
" awaiting . chance 70 receive coal fer
San Francisco.
The ships India and Solitaire and the
bark Ella Thayer arrived ON Christmas
day, all In ballast and under charter 70
load Seattle coal. The India has I'm.
ished discharging ballast ut the Ocean
Dosk, aud In now lying in the slip wait
ing to take tho place at the bunkera
which shall be vacated by the Brown
Brothers. The Solitaire ID anchored in
the bay opposite w. D. SCOTT d Go. d
wharf, and the Ella Thayer opposite
Yesler's wharf.
The ship Annie H. Smith arrived in
ballast ON Saturday last. She 10 an
chored opposite the coal dock, and will
have to wait some time before receiving
her coal.
Work at the railroad terminus Il con.
fined 20 some further pile driving and
to preparing site for tho new railroad
mill. Planking h also being laid on
the piles immediately 10 the south Of
the present track, making q wharf ex-
tension in that direction.
Il ID rumored In Victoria that the
Donahue, . fast sidewheeler, will b
brought up from San FRANCHISE 70 run
up the east coast Of Vancouver Island.
The steamers Of tho Pacific Coast
Company will leave Hau Francisco fol-
Victoria and the Sound January 7th,
18th, ed and 8lst, and February 9Th,
10th end 2lsh. Returning, they viii
leave Seattle for San Francisoo January
9Th, 18th, 29d and S0th. and February
BIB, 18th and 18th.