The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-29
BY THE WATER SIDE.
The Snoqualmie Hop Picking
Season Opens.
INDIANS START TO HARVEST.
Democrats Visit the charlottesville
Warship Oils Up-Queen Of the Pa
ciic Will Lay on.

An interesting spectacle along the water
'front.' during the last two DAYS has been
the embarkation of large numbers of In
dams for the snoqualmie hop ranch, to
harvest the crop which now is nearly ripe.
The most of them now go there by rail-,
but many still make the trip in their
canoes The northern tribes especially
stick to their large chinook canoes, coming
down from Alaska and making their way
slowly up the Snohomish, and thence
up the snoqualmie river TO
the fails, near which is the
large hop ranch. About sixty OF the
Chinook Indians were transferred with
their camping effects over the Seattle, Lake
Shore Eastern to Snoquaimie Wednes-
day. and yesterday large number of the
northern tribes arrived from Cape Flattery
on their way to the ra nch in canoes. Be
tween 400 and 700 Indians go to Snoquaimie
to pick hops every fall. The season usu-
ally lasts about four weeks, depending upon
the force engaged. When the siwashes be-
gin their return trip they are flush with
money and always patronize every store
on their way to salt water.
DEMOCRATS on THE CHARLESTON.
The water front was alive with Demo-
cratic delegations yesterday forenoon.
They visited the flagship Charleston in a
body, and in turn were heartily received.
As the different members Of the party re-
turned from the warship general smile oil
satisfaction throughout their number be-
trayed the extent to which they had en-
joyed the feast aboard her.
oILING THE CHARLESTON.
Whilst tho Aooshi,, Nh. -Ias%o,, hoe hoox,
coaiing up she has also provided against
friction on the next voyage which she shall
make. Yesterday her officers purchased
$50 gallons of lubricating oils which was
shipped aboard with tug boat and scow,
The oil was of the finest quality and just
the liquid for new machinery like the
Charleston's.
WATER FRONT NOTES.
The Queen of the Pacific arrived from
Alaska at IL o'clock yesterday morning.
She brought but a very few packages OF
freight She will coal at Nanaimo and
leave for San Francisco where she will be
laid up for an indefinite time.
The ship Dora Bluhm finished discharg-
ing and was towed to Port Discovery yes
terdsy morning by the tug ]. Z. Royden,
where she will load lumber for Lower Cali
fornia.
1t was rumored yesterday that the
schooner Maid of Oregon was sunk in De
ception Pass with cargo of rock.
The City of Topeka left for Portland
with $50 tons OF coal yesterday afternoon.
She sails for Alaska September 5.
The Walla Walla discharged 200 tons oil
merchandise at Schwabacher's yesterday
morning and left for Tacoma.
The Haytian Republic sails for San
Francisco Tuesday. She is now discharg-
ing at Tacoma.
The Lucy Lowe went to Olympia yester-
day morning with 200 barrels of lime.
The bark Aureola Is moored at the buoy
waiting room at the bunkers.
The Blue jacket is on her way from San
Francisco to load coal.
The Wasco was expected to be off the
beach last night.
The ships Spartan and lvanhoe are still
at the bunkers.
The Wasp went to Dogfish Point after a
scow OF stone.
The Biz went to the Islands for a cargo
of rock.
The Hornet finished her repairs yester.
day.