The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-24
Water FRONT NOTES.

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The new propeller now building at Blanchard
d Wheeler's ship yard at Tacoma will be
launched during the FIRST week in September
The planking Of her decks has been completed,
and there now remains only the upper works to
be put on. All machinery connections as far az
practicable have been made. The vessel is of
the same model as the Union Pacific steamer
Michigan snd about the same size She will
cost completed $4,000. and will be. her owners
claim, the most thoroughly built boat ever con-
structed on Puget sound. The construction of
the vessel has been under the superintendence
of Joseph Deroches. from the Detroit. Mich.
Dry Dock Company, ship-builder of long ex-
perience.
The Point Arena arrived from the islands yes
terdsy forenoon with s25 tons of stone. She
leaves for San francisco Wednesday to go on
the dry dock there where she will be thor
ouehly ovefnauled. She will be:gone from this
city about four weeks
COW jumped off the gang plank OF the Pre-
mier Friday night while being taken aboard
that boat. The plunge created considerable
commoti at the time, until she was finally
gotten ont
The steamship Haytian Republic, which for
the past three weeks has been on the dry dock
at San Francisco. is expected to arrive today.
She has been thoroughly overhauled.
The bark Cairnsmore will go to Tacoma to-
morrow to begin loading her cargo of grain for
London. She will be obliged to ship part OF
new crew when she finally sails.
The tug Dispatch goes to Callam bay with q
pile-driyer today. Contractor Lang has been
awarded the work of building the wharf at that
place.
The Lille lowed scow loaded with 14o tons
of building stone from Priests Point 20 Snoho-
mish for the new courthouse there.
The steam schooner L. J. Perry arrived from
the skagit river yesterday morning with cargo
OF LOO sacks OF oats for Baxter
The J. 4. Mcdonald has gone to San Juan
after 500 barrels Of lime, the largest cargo she
has yet taken.
The Oregon Improvement Company will ship
four fiat cars to Port Townsend from their shops
today.
The steamer Fanny Lake will finish repairing
in time to go in the Samish grain trade tomor-
row.
The ships State OF Maine and Commodore
were loading coal at the coal bunkers yesterday.
The tug J.. Z. Boyden coaled at the Madison
street bunkers yesterday afternoon.
The steam barge Margey left for Wharcom last
evening with 100 tons of freight.
The W. F. Munroe resumes her run on the
skagit river route Wednesday.
The wasco is yet on the gridirona She win be
of abous Tuesday.
The Biz win tow boom of logs from samish
to Tacoma today.
FAIRHAvEN'S FIRST EIGHTEEN MONTHS.
Population June census, 4031; now 5000; as
ses sed valuation. s. 0e0.000 Great Northern
Ocean docks, costing 500, 900; eleven miles of
streets graded. plsnked and sidewalked, $3.50
gas works, 100000 electric light, arc and incau-
descent. $4,000; sewerage. s250000; public
schools, 10000; Hotel Fairhaven, $150000;
twenty -four two and three-story brick business
houses, $225,000; scores of two and three-story
frame business houses: 200 dwellings, $1,000 TO
$4,000 each: four banks, capital $500 600. three
lumber mills, $250, 900: Great Northern car and
machine shops. $25O,0o0; improvements in coal
and iron mines, 500 000 electric street railways
100000 Fairhayen has no deot
We are direct importers. Price our goods.
Chester Cleary.
Cook stoves and ranges. Loyhed & Son, cor
ner Front and Union.