Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-12-17
LETTER FROM TIE PORT OF
ENTRH.
PoRT JovSsYSD, Dec. Il


missioner j. g swan OF the man Sssly,
Who, together With tsrse or four otters.
were captured os TIE sloop SIX kagIt SNUG
Cling goods through from Victoria to
Tacoma, took place today. Tso
were cleared. as 10 proof could be es-
fablIshod implioatIne them. Sealy de-
serted from the United States Army
while sitacasd to enc Of the companies
stationed here
Steamship Qaeea OF the Pacific ar
rived last evening from Victoria and
San Francisco. She remained all night
at the Uoion wharf. and left early this
morning for Port Hadlock. where she
discharges large lot of mill mschiu-
cry, said to be as fine as anv ever man
ufactured on this coast. Mr.. Farmer.
the manager of the MILL has had the
machinery constructed nuder his imme-
date supervision, and there is no doubt
that IN workmanship and quality of
material 1t has net its superior on the
Ssund. Mr.. Farmer was passenger
on the Queen, and 1lll superIntead its
putting in place. The several pieces of
machinery bsve already been put to
gether in San Francisco and tested.
The steamer Bonita will sail soon from
San Francisco With more machinery for
this mill, and still another cargo will se
sent an schooner.
One of Port Townsend's entsrprising
young men is Mr.. Harry Tibbslls. Jr.,
who has Just completed work which
is gigantic for one Of his age. when
considered that it Is not a work in
which he has been assisted by any one
else. bat as far as known he has gone
into il single handed, and has taken
the sole risk OF this enterprise. For a
long time the question has been asked
by nearly all new comers. why do we
aot have waterworks, and for the past
two or three years much has been said
and published in the papers regarding
this we'll known necessity. A stock
company was at one time formed. la
the mean time Mr.. Harry Tibtslls had q
we'll dug on bis premises on the hill
eight feet in diamettr, reaching a depth
of ll6 feet, for the purpose of trying
the amount of water supply. A steam
pamp was erected over 1t, and during
the summer months the pump was
kept going without diminishing the
amount of water. Mr.. Iibballs went
immediately to San Francisco, and
ordered pump Of the most approved
pattern, together with the necessary
pipes. A reservoir eighty feet long and
thi1y feet vide BY twelve feet in depth
was built about 400 yards from the we'll,
with a capacity of 10000 gallons. This
was connected with the well by a main
i've inches in diameter, a pipe OF the
same dimension was laid from the res
ervoir, which is about three quarters of
mile from the Post Office, down Har-
III asr In Watar
street, where a plug was placed. Steam
was got up and With fifty yfive revolu-
tions of the engine (oylindes nine by
eighteen inches) the pump developed a
capacity of 10000 gallons per hour. A
common hose and nozzle being screwed
on the plug, a good szsd stream was
throws over the Central Hotel. The
water is pure. Connections will be
made through all the principal streets,
and those wishing water at their pl1ces
of business or residence will be fur
nished at reasonable rates
British bark kIrkdale, Captain Davis,
arrived Saturday last at Royal Roads
from Melbourne. The Kirkdale il an
iron vessel of 760 tons, built at Sander
land in 1871, and is here seeking a
charter.
lug tDWtu ltst uikut tue
bark Henry Back, Captain Hoyer, ten
days from san Francisco. She his been
on the dry dock in the city and under
gone repairs. She loads Seattle coal for
San Francisco.
Ship Dashino Wave, Captain Conner
went TO sea Saturday 10 tow of the tu2
Tacoma, with a cargo of lumber from
Hanson & Co.'S mill at Tacoma. bound
to San Francisco.
There are at present twenty six sail
vessels at the different Sousd ports load
ing whest, lumber and coal. distributed
as follows: At Tacoma-BrI;ish bark
Artisan, loading wheat; Chilian slip
Entells, Gillian bark Antoinetts, Amer
ican barkentipe Quiokstep, loading lum-
ber; ship Brown Brothers, loadiBg
spars ship Alaska, loading coal.
At Seattle-Ships Spartan, yorktown.
Henry Willard, bsrks Enoch Talbot and
Henry Buck. loading coal.
At Port Blakely-Chilian ship Guar
dian, American bark Newsboy. British
bark kemus. loading lumber.
At Port Gsmble-Barks Fresno, Mys
tic, loading lumber.
Al Seabsck ck-Barkentines J. nj. Grit
fth. Modoc, loading lumber.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Huenems, bark
Jalia Foard, loading lumber.
Az Port Discovery-Ship jeremiah
| Thompson, bark Mary Glover, scheo
nsrs Helen IN. kimbsil, La Gironde.
Beulah. loading iumSr.
At Port Madison Bark Northwest,
leading lember.
-Four sell vessels are laid up, viz: the
barks Hope, Atalanta and Canada at
Port Ludlow, and brig Fannie at Pert
Blakely.
Bark Alden Besse, Captain O'Brien,
which sailed from Tacoma With Lumber
September 2d, aSd Chinese passengers
from Victoria, arrived at HongkonR
December 10th.
Ship w. N. Campbell, Captain Hs
thorn, which sailed from here Septem-
Der I'd, with a cargo of lumber taken ON
heard at Tacona, arrived at sydney
previous to the 1ih instant.
Ship Kate Davenport, Captain How
land, which sailed September 18th With
lumber taken on board at Port Blaksly,
arrived in Sydney December 9:s.
The schooner w. 5. Bowen. recently
built at Port Blakely by the Hall Bros,
will sail in q dsy or two from San Fran
cisco With merchandise and passengers
for Honolulu.
Bsrkentine Retriever made the pas
sase from Seabeck TO San Francisco IN
eight and a half days. and the round
trip. taking on board q cargo of lumber,
in twenty seven days. Sue vas only i've
DAYS coming from San Francisco here
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