The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-03
NEW SOUND SHIP.
,...,ru Oregon Arrives and
Makes q Trial Trip.
!. 80 SHORE ROAD INSPECTION.
:. oregon Improvement Company
-ruiou Pacific surveys-Move-
uepts Of Railroad Men,.

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- The steamer was recently pur-
80 bv the Oregon Improvement Com
...v 70 run daily from Seattle TO Fort
T..usend and BeIlingham bay points.
s....sr Il. w. Mcneil decided to make
...1 Tin to Tacoma and return yester-
- .fternoon. and several officials and
100 we're invited to enjoy the trip. The
a,:a~;no we're on board when the
r.s,srn Oregon pulled out from the
- deck: Manager II. w. Mcneil,
vs-s.-;ct.ndent F. A. Hill, Land Agent z.
harrison, DR.. r. E. Merkel, Columbia
p.srt Sound railroad physician; Master
s.ehsric J.. r. Mccormick. General
s,s;gbt and Passenger Agent O. F. Briggs,
rs;,f Clerk D. I. Carr. Mrs. F. A. Buck,
~ O. =. Briggs. Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac
s-;rnev Mr.. and Mrs. l.. NJ. Wood. Miss
usrtin. Miss NJ. Martin, Misses Maud
a H.rsl Hill. Miss NJ. S. Bucg, Miss
n,.rs Keene, Miss Hanefa Wood. C. p.
w.Iory. N. Gallagher and T. A. Keogh.
=. st.aner started for Tacoma at 4:l2
"a reached that point precisely two hours
- where she was made fast few
.;nutes at the wharf. At that time the
secisls and guests were enjoying
rry tine supper. At 6:l5 the steamer
s,rted on the return trip and
J. ia she had reached the City dock,
,.kine the run in two hours, or sailing at
a. rae OF fourteen knots an hour. The
r.st<rn Oregon, or City of Palatka as she
q originally named. was built in Chester.
p.un.. In 1888, for the Charleston d Florida
rramship company. and was required TO
hss draught of II Ieet. 8 inches, owing
the sand bars at the mouth Of the river
Johns, Florida. She was then command
4 b. Leo voegel. well known in the South
"a skiIIful navigator, who was formerly
sish the sseam-hip Dictator. which took
k1nd in the civil war; The City of Palatka
~ sfseyward placed on the Palatka and
oafieston route for the purpose of cap
ming the orange trade, bnt soon after the
9snes groves were destroyed BY the
elebrated freeze In 1856 and the
hippiug was damaged by the
willow fever epidemic. the company failed
nd ihe steamer was sold to John Howard
n $1,000 for the Oregon Development
Company, OF San Francisco, TO which port
hs steamer was taken and laid up at Oak
had. She was recently bought by the Ore
IA Improvement Company and fitted up
ascoss Of $500 Her machinery Is new
nd stiff, and IL is thought she will make
Msn better time than she did yesterday
vhen she has been run q few times and
has good coal to use. Her crew consists of
Capssin J. w. Gage. Chief Mate NJ. Pierce,
second Officer B. Palmer, Chief Engineer
James McKeon, two assistants and six fire.
"a. Purser W. Anderson, Steward H. E.
Cook and two assistants, three walters, one
nessman, one messboy, one porter, one
nntry-man, six sailors and one watchman.
The Eastern Oregon has thirty-four double
statefooms, steerage accommodations for
tfty, has very fine dining-room with six
tables capable OF seating fifty. and has q
WY fne after cabin and her appointments
~ all that could be desired. The new
steamer Will begin regular trips from Seat
anext Monday.
The Chehalis correspondent OF the Posr-
iHEILIeEScER telegraphs: Colonel heus-
y and &. A. Webster are registered at the
uehalis hotel. 1t was learned in an inter-
Hsv with the former gentleman that
6nggs & Heustis have the contract for
Gearing. grading and building the line
nom here to Wiliapa harbor complete, in
Guiding depots. They have a small force
100 men at work near South Bend in
order to keep faith with the people of that
raee. but the greater portion of the work
wi be done from Chehalis westward and
commenced just as soon as the engi-
nsers have completed the work of locating.
I1ey will without doubt have dirt flying
y TIE end OF the month, aud the line fn-
hned BY December. Colonel Heustis, ac-
aompanied by Engineer Marion and e. A.
wooster. superintendent of construction,
warts out this morning over the whole line.
Acting Superintendent F. w. Dunn,
kosdmaster A. Dinsmore, Master Me-
.aanie W. II. Garlock. Superintendent of
bridges ana Buildings Fl. Middaugh and
.fahmaster NJ. K. Jones, of the Seattle,
LAKE Shore q Eastern, went out over the
aae Yesterday to make the initial quarterly
Inspection of the track. They 60 to Black
asn nrst, back to Snohomish Junction,
aen 70 South Bend and return to Seattle.
A.er the inspection has been completed
WIG an average OF everv mile made, prize
soo VIII be awarded to the man having
ne section in best repair.
iae Pacific Postal Telegraph Company
.ss'eruay commenced the construction of
slne between Port Townsend and Olvm-
This line will give Seattle another
TUT townsend route, via Tenino. The
se VIII be pushed from both ends. and
~ PROBABLY be completed by September 1.
lseinc Postal is raising its cable be-
~ sn rort Townsend and Victoria, and
M probably have it repaired in a few
sass. The local Office of the Puget Sound
as.apn Company has been removed to
street. VIZ
.s Ae people OF Aberdeen are making
c. s 70 secure telegraph line into the
..,. naroor country. At present dis
ss'.oss all go TO Olympia, where thev -
sa' BY telephone to Aberdeen 60 1KS
ss s q tne Olympic & Gray's Harbor -
s.s nc company, the service of NJ ~
rsfhy unsatisfactory. The Wen
MON MON mas been urged to purchase - -.
s,s company's plant and convex q 49,
eEraph line.
po.-' osstle Rock correspondsnt 6 -
Inn p .'i :elegraphs IL M
~. aeine railroad surveyors at shio pioce
i fss' 70 meet the other corps OF nnrySvo9A
,so ss days who left Seattle tonne d.
a. aho are now near Little Fslla Wa
rsl. parties meet the work ~ r>&nlhne
ssl so' way and laying of depot nzp1la(s
ths Tss Auditor W. r. Nlhono6rseL q
Union Pacihc steambo 3 1lS1 -
.. AZ ]. W. Troup wee e -
ny Yesterday and appoi IA =
. s.lner, Who has been trsr,a;r, $500
s ~snh As purser of the stea a = 3AsS~; -
s aeeeed W. Anderson who So. - p
ASHTON of purser on the ST. ~. i 49,