The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-28
DOWN BY THE DOCKS.

Handling of an Ocean steamer in the
Coal Trade.
The coaling steamer Willamette arrived yes
terday afternoon from San Francisco. little
more than three days out. She had smooth
passage but found the heaviest fog In the
straits Friday night that the ships officers had
ever experienced. The vessel brought only
fifty tons of freight, but the big tank In her
hold contained 745 tons Of water for ballast IL
takes only three hours 60 Ill the tank and four
hours TO empty it The Willamette usually
makes . round trip, from Seattle to San Fran.
cisco and return, in twelve days, taking on and
discharging cargo in that time but was twenty
days away from this port on the last trip, being
laid up on the dry dock for repairs. The vessel
Is very heavy one, aud the hydraulic elevator
used to lift her at the dry deck requires a
pressure OF $50 pounds to the square inch to
raise her, and $50 pounds 10 the inch steady
pressure TO no d her in position The steamer
will take on 200 tons of coal at the bunkers
which will require three or four days, but the
machinery at San Francisco will lift it out oil
her hold In twenty hours.
The City of Topeka, Captain David Wallace,
arrived at $50 last evening, three days overdue
from Alaska She was delayed by gales and
rough weather at the beginning OF her voyage
homeward, and very heavy fogs in the Straits
and sound There were sixty cabin passengers
on board and eighty.fve steerage. The vessels
cargo consisted OF 10000 and 800 barrels oil
salmon, 100 tons of merchandise for sound ports
and 1875 tons OF ore for Tacoma. The greater
part OF the shipments OF salmon 60 to Astoria.
The vessel leaves this morning ~ O'CLOCK fol
Tacoma.
Captain Frank Mcdonald had work begun las,
Monday at Port Hadlt OK on new freight
steamer, to be called Rapid Transit The boa,
will be l40 feet long and 2Sfoot beam. The hull
will be fnished about December Is, when it viii
be brought here and the machinery put in. All.
mond 4 Phillips have the CONTRACT for the en-.
gines, which are to be pair of vertical marines
ten inches In diameter and fourteen-inch
stroke.
The Wasp brought In big raft OF logs from
Anderson island for the Stetsoa & Post Mill
Company, Il containing fifteen sections OF ahou,
$1,000 feet each. total Of 10000 ieeI The tug
went out later with q scow of $1,000 brick for
Olympia. The Wasp viii be fitted shortly with
. new propeller wheel, to increase her power.
The fog Friday night was one OF the heavies,
Of the season. The T. ]. Potter won't TO West
Seattle for wood about midnight and was over
an hour working back to the deck.
The Henry Bailey was on the ways at Ballard
only one tide, aad came around estercay TO be
loaded. She goes out this morning with = cargo
Of nfty tons,
The State OF Washington goes on the ways at
once. and the Skaeit Chief goes out tonight in
her place.
The schooner American Ranger sailed for
Quiicene with load of twenty-five tons OF feed,
powder and lumber.
The George K. Starr was aground on the mud
fats OF La Conner the greater part OF yesterday.
The Mabel F. Pealey came mp from Tacoma,
took on supplies and left for La Conner.
The Hornet brought scows OF hay and brick
from the Duwamisn river.
The w. F. Munroe takes q steam fire engine to
Mt Vernon Monday.
The Lucy Lowe was loading nearly all day al
Hatheld's dock.
The Greyhound did not come mp from Tacoma
last evening
The Tacoma is high on the ways at the dry
dock.
The Violet viii have q new propeller wheel
put in.