The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-01
ABERDEEN NEWS.
Fine Schooner Built There Ready II
Launching Railway Notes

Fine Schooner Built There Ready for
Launching Railway Notes
Aberdeen, Aug. 30.-There is always an
obstructionist in the way of improvements.
The county commissioners having con-
sented to q bridge across the Wishka river,
with draw of 100 feet, and the city coun-
Gil considering that wide enough, it was
thought nothing was in the way of the inn
mediate construction of the bridge. How
ever, notice was given of an appeal to the
superior court, and application for q re-
straining order to prevent the council
from granting the franchise. There. are
several ship captains IN port who have
been accustomed to pass draw bridges. and
they are unanimous in the opinion that an
opening of 100 feet is ample. The river
has scarcely any current except the tide,
and the proposed bridge win cross at right
angles.
The six vessels at Aberdeen this week
loaded q little over two million feet of
lumber for the San Francisco market, ex-
elusive of $4,000 feet carried Saturday by
the steamer Point Iona
The largest vessel now here is the four
masted schooner e. K Wood, which car
ries $50, 600 feet and draws 1111 feet of
water. This is the most profitable class OF
vessels in the trade, and while they are
coming in and going ont every week in the
year, not one has ever been lost On the
Gray's harbor bar.
The schooner built at the Weatherwax
ship yard by Captain Mcdonald will be
launched Tuesday at ! o'clock. She has
been named the y. NJ. Weatherwax" after
the gentleman who owns the largest amount
OF her stock. and is fit ship to carry the
name of so worthy citizen. The Weather
wax is 15S feet long. thirty-eight feet heam
and eleven feet depth ofhold. The viii draw.
when loaded, fifteen feet. and will carry
65000o feet of iumber, for which purpose
she was especially built She is schooner
rigged. with topmast and top-sails. and
will carry about ), 500 yards OF canvas. No
expense has been spared in furnishing this
vessel with the latest and most approved
appliances Cor loading and handling
freight, and as all the work was done at
Aberdeen. it speaks well for this ship
yard. The vessel has cost, in round num-
bers, $35, 900.
A 5-year-old son of Robert Kiehi. who is
employed in the Weinhard brewery in
Portland. was drowned in the bay. The
father was telegraphed for but did not ar
rive until after the burial.
Parties Just down from Porter creek,
some twenty y-fine miles east of Aberdeen,
say that Hunts railroad surveyors are set
ting their permanent grade stakes in the
cut made by the Northern Pacific. AT this
Point as at several other places. the North
ern Pacific has built its road right on top
of Hunts location. and the latter claims
that he has the right to go on and occupy
the ground notwithstanding the fact that
the Northern has finished the grade ready
for the iron. Hunts engineers have been
taken off of the proposed route on the
south side Of the Cnehalis river, and are
locating on the old route. III their claim is
substanfia,ed, the Northern has built
good many miles OF costly roadbed for
Hunt. From Moniesano TO Aberdeen the
former has secured the right-of-way by
purchase or condemnation, put Hunt has
considerable yet TO secure.