The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-11-04

The boiler for the firxt steamer 20 plx e.
Lake Washington IN connection xtk The
jackson and Mill street cable lines has
been delivered 81 the wharf on the lake.
and the engines win Be delivered esrfy
this week The wood work n sdysuc.d n
far - Il il possible before putting IN the
machinery Barring accident. The nex
Goat VIII have steam up within twenty
oa5s, ana = Is eoa6denuy expected thar
she VIII b making regular trfps before
december L Yesterday the direetors Of
ne company visited The shipyard Of Cap
f4in Lake. about one-foarth Of mile soafh
Of TIE terminus Of Jackson street, and In
specied the boat
The steamer IL III feet long. a feet beam.
10 feet depth Of hold. ana VIII draw ahor,
feet loaded Her two engines are Pinch
bore ny feet stroke. She Is expected 10 de-
yelop = speed Of II miles an hour. II
y beautiful model There Is a csssn on
the main deck, and ladies' saloon on ne
upper deck. Both are beautifully fitted
Up Another boat OF exactly the sane de-
s.gn i nov on the stocks. and as soon as
sne Is finished both boats will ply the AXE
one running nor1hxsrd the other sogfh
Nara ron the corapsnys wharf
Inc wharf VIII be located Immediately
PACK OF the power house AZ the terminus OF
NIL street and gentle incline win con
pee. y Win the cars In waiting at the
tresfle- II has frontage OF Toe feet on the
lake and depth OF rs feet Driving Of
the plies for the wharf IL now In progress.
Soane Delay has been experienced on ac-
count OF the hard bottom and the couse-
qaent siowness sf driving. but work viii
wharf win be apparent when il a
stated that the conpaBy IL preparing itself
not only 10 handle the passenger trafsie ~
Lake washington. but freight also. The
dairy products Of the shores OF the lake
and adjacent country. the fruit, the hay
ane ofner agricultural products will be
carried by their boats 10 the wharf, where
tney viii be put into freight cars and
hauled up 70 the cross frestle Of the rail-
way By auxiliary cables. The freight cars
then viii be attached 10 the dummies and
come over the line the same as passenger
cars. without In the least interfering with
passenger travel On return trips, supplies
70 farmers wiz be taken from here BY cars
70 the wharf and thence distributed by the
steamers ali along the shores of the lake.
his service VIII give the residents of the
AXE the speediest transportation possible,
aud II viii be the policy Of the com pany TO
Ok the lowest rates compatible with sound
business principles They appreciate the
fact that low transportation rates and first
class service can not help but stimulate
settlement OF the rich country bordering
the lake. and they propose to lay the foun-
dation now for great traffic In the future.
During the coming winter the one boat
viii do all the work on the lake, north and
south, keeping moving all the time, and
making about four round trips q day
When the second boat Is finished. which
wiz be early in the spring, trip. viii be
made about every two and one half hours.
During pleasant weather, the ride over the
bill by cable car and the lake excursion win
be one Of the big attractions seattle has
to offer visitors, and -peopie will End
much pleasure in the outing.