Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-04-24
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thai Basy Mlii Peff.
Ths little steamer Success was bound
acrssz to one of the busiest mill ports
on the S.und, 90 jumped aboard and
was soon In Port BlakaIy. The Success
10 well named. No one knew how much
this craft was making for her owners,
aetil Capizin NuQcut, some two years
ago, went with his wife 10 San Fran
cisco, and left his mate in charge. In
those two months she cleared, free Of
all expenses. $500. Do hia retnrn there
vas some talk Of an opposition boat
being put on; but il occurred Co the cap
tain that be might do that himself, 30
the Seattle was purchased, and the fare
pat down on her 70 so cents, while it re-
manned 81 on the Success. until lately,
when the Seattie was taken Of.
The mill hsrs is working en- full time,
and lumber ~ not made fast enough to
furnisa II 70 vessels waiting 10 be loaded.
The mill is so feet wide and about 600
feet long,and 10 capsbls Of cutting lS0.-
600 feet day. The following vessels
are loading here: Norwegian bark Celsr,
Captain Telefsen, Of 683 tons, taking
spars and lumber to Norway; British
ship Sir John Wallace, Captain Brown,
s6S tous. bound to sydney; Hawaiian
bark kalaka1a, Clifford master, Of $50
tons. bound to Panama; British bark
Marion King. Nssch, master, of $50
Grace Roberts, Captain Larsen, of 263
tons, bound to Panama; bark Sarah,
Atkins, master, of 66l tons, bound TO
master, bound to Valparaiso; bark
nkaon HanfaS, nnuA - DO, ko~.s k.<.u-z
10 San Francisco. This vessel belongs
Topgallsnt, Captain Reynolds. OF 1880
Cove, OF $50 tons. and others, which
are continually taking lumber 10 San
Francisco and foreign ports.
since the 18th Of Janosry the follow
ing carGoes have been sent abroad from
this mill: British bark Latona, 753.000
feet, to Valparaiso; American ship
Brown Brothers, l,026, Az feet. to sgd
ney; Norwegian bark Mentone, 574 .622
fees, to Valparaiso; American barken-
tine Amelia. 1.-TWO tripsl l,lO0. .)0e feet.to
Honolulu; American bark st. Mary,
$4,000 feet. to Iqniqui; American
schooner Anna, 1s0,7I2 fest, to Hilo;
Amsrican ship Guardian, $4,000 fest, to
Valparaiso.
Since toe above date the following
cargoes we're sent TO San Francisco
from this mill: Barkentins r. K. Ham,
two trIps) 1,400,O00 feet; bark Otaeo,
(three trips) 1.S90000 feet; schooner ID.
). Williams, 720.0o0 fest; ship Topgsl.
liant. 81, ,0O0 feet; ship Prussia, $4,000
feet; schooner Courssr, 421000 feet;
bark Southern Chief, S25, ,001 feet; bark
Julia Foard, 360. 900 feet.
The Hall Bros. nave rebuilt and re-
paired, since the commencement Of the
year. the ships Guardian, Southern
Chief, Julia Roard, aAd will soon put
on large force to build the new rsve-
nne cutter for the Govern0ent. Many
foreign bound vessels come 10 this mill
In preference to others, on account OF
the facility Of doiag work al their ship
yard previous TO taking their oArgoes.
and during she loading OF the same.
One British vessel Is being uaulked aud
na9 yards made; another IL having car
10 ports cut. and II IL is found that any.
thing needs to be done to the bottom Of
the ship il will be dona. The facilities
faF heaving vesssl down at this plsce
are excsllent. Captain John Lisey, Jf..
ID the principal stevUiore here, who has
vessels consigned 70 him by Q partner
Who s0licits the business on arrival Of
vessels In the lower Sound. The tug
Blaksly. Captain Hill, also belongs 20
the mill. and 10 kept constantly employ
ed 10 towing in from sea and out seaia
when net cruising. She tows logs from
lageing camps about tas S,und. Your
COR respondent was kindly treated BY ell
hs met.- and will always have good
uerd for all.
Port Blakely. April sd.