The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-07-27
7nE coscossuLLY STEAMER.
Onsiciai Report ~ Her Firsi Round
Trip Ia the okanegaa.

TAcoxA, InIY o. Linus e Post. presl
dent af the Tacoma EIlrnsbnrg Rnd Con.
coiinnify Railway aud Navigation Gem
pany. arrived last night aii bis return from
cnntntIuiitly whefe he wsnt on The Initial
Trip OF the sieaiaef ciiy u Ellenshars. Ne
Is we'll pleased With The fesalis aud says
that fte steamer evnplisiief everything
aud more than Wa expected ~ her They
Insf eis1sidesHhle time RcsuHg wood, as
they had 10 stop and chop i a. taes needed
Ii. Tl.ey viii establish stations along the
route 10 overcome this Just a. sesa ~ tbs
snoAt convenient locations are dcfsssnlopf
by one ~ Two trips, ana then the time viii
be considerably shortened. The svyEse ~
Che EiiansbuFg. he says, was shs fifsl by any
heal on tbs upper Columbia The boat
will hereafter make weakly trips. Aad be
has every reason % ezpect the results wilt
prove equal 10 every expectation
Their arrival ~ RUBY Cisy was Ihe oera-
saion OF banquet aud demonstration, ~
was also their return t. Esinnshgrg
Following il The oiflstsl repnf, iaaie by
Captain ufay to Mr. fesi. a. president u
The company, regarding the hfst trip
CAPTAINS Rxregf
patf TAfaN. iniy -, ISIS
TIL. D., Pass, Eau. President I. n d q.
1t. An Co: Captains fvpegi % fAe. afst
TRIP OF the sseBmef CITY ~ kilepshlfs from
Port Baton, ten miles above ffuss Rapids.
on the Columbia river 10 me akaarsau
river aud north OF Foster rresl
Len Port Eaton Thursday. July ~, a. o.
a. M. run 20 Rock Island Rapids Without
trunb,e; tried tbfoe different channels
without line: finally got line np tight haNd
Slsie c,nse 10 shofr; eaaed aIunad one point
With brvnst ilne. and held her on vito
epnr a, another stealaca oBt at head ~
$50 n m, with dasss flying. whistle hiaM
Ing, all hands cheering. and hula hniiop
generally. -Four miles above Rock island
ne paseed Through The Isles lie Pier, the
river being fun Of pinnaelcs oi feek watch
divided II iuto innfmsraele swiH euffeats
and usiaies, making narts pieec tnnAsi
gate one OF the rocks geSeiehiss chgreil
with n Spite sne hunand teet high apd
WAS named 81. Lakes We tied M inf the
night h.ss above ~ tukcs. ana started a.
S.ihn III Of the seth with A line around
swift fMpid called bracket point Passed
Nnuairiftt river at si1 e. m.s rraf he'd
Qfon,ie nj II a IN. took iriii Wrtsi on t4s
island ataye, aud passed initial fai,tls y
a. nothing. Passed Chcian river ~ $,
tied up thrive miles ni,8te. had Trouble all
day getting wood. ~ Blew T. very Ailio
drift between Rock isiana and Chrisn rit
or. started neat morning. Asi, a. -,
wooded twice and reached iugi 81 AeihaW
RAPIDS at -.sf Al preseu' th.s y the strong
est rapid GA The river, eSceW ffsesf's, eai
the rtifrsiut & straight aAt deep with iaffl
str0ns eadics "a either side. Eraaiie tikht
side contracts channel % atssut 40 tssf
NfHt kttiftE Nt1fNAa NMlfN NlA tft=f+.ta 9Nh
llnes, tinalfy had h. lead her Uni Of eddy
with hfeast Inc WAS pno hour ard ihiftt
mlnuirs heaytpE thfapgh ufst r.tlg
Wooded above sud lined uPPeg siia paSsed
Mefhow river At $40 T. m. from ihUre We
turned square 10 the right Tue country
opens The bars On each side are e',lfs1at
ca and the river Is rQsa io the Vkauaspn
river which We rBtpred Ai ASS, Hatir aY.
july 9ist The ukanagen ~ how AVID $50
could oniy so M i've mtlss g. lnnsdet's
etare where We found ptAepls fnsdias Isc
tlfAcnify ~ navigating ;hr Ee48nfsa las
befn very much eNagSefsied it ngpirrs
nerve aud skiil and j. attended VIII
danger. hut thrFc are Rleuts ~ pifs{s tapA
hia ~ taking siesmbsais through Priests
Eapias. Ruek island ard MetheW Rapids
the oDls had plareS between ttalo aNi
Hosfct creek Powerful steamboats, cufild
esenm Though Bnek island rapids nlli iu
NOT eh,Ak they senid steam throaEh s'Tiesis
aud Methaw.
Ne waited ansli TUESDAY {ue 81, h,F
Mr.. l. r Ftisi and Thomas J. Mixes is1es3
t.cut aud yiee president AT Use c9N raHf
owntne the haat, tn ~ ~ Fvm@mauiif
mines, distant about thirty nllcs and ne
tnfn.
Came Nut oi ASanoSan an& gan HN iae
CelanhsR 10 the Poster trosk e'F5s lis.
tanf ie tniies. On down trip passed okana-
-. "a a eft