The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-03
THE WATER FRONT.

Steamer Mary F. Perley was inspected yester-
day.
Steamship AK sailed for Portland yesterday
with $40 tons of coal.
Ship Mercury has sailed from Port Blakely,
loaded with lumber FOR san Francisco.
Steamer Grace broke her cross-hesd yesterday
ana had TO lie up for repairs. She will be out
today.
steamer Clara Brown broke her journal-bo
sunday and had to lie over one trip. She will go
out Wednesday
Steamship Hsytian Republic sails from San
Francisco today. On her arrival here she will
proceed to Portland to load return cargo OF
grain.
Steamship Mexico is due back from Alaska to-
day, though she is evidently "a day more be-
hind time, as nothing was heard from her yes
terday.
The new light draft steamer Monte Cristo
left for her run on the upper Skagit river yes
terday morning, with cargo OF seventy tons OF
freight.
Owing to a mistake in bringing in the wrong
coal from the mines, the ship Iyanhoe did not
finish loading until yesterday morning. The
tug sea Lion towed her out 10 sea.
Finiey's weather predictions for twenty-four
hours from clock last evening: Change to
cautionary southwest signal and continue
twenty -fOur hours from a. IN. tomorrow.
Storm moving rapidly eastward over British
Columbia Wind shifting to westerly
Captain Pritchsrd, of the ship Blue Jacket,
made an effort TO drop his vessel in at the bunk
ers from where she was lying at the Mechanics
mill wharf dscharging ballast without the aid
OF tug In proved to be more OF job than he
anticipated and he was finally compelled to
anchor her out in the bay.
The tide tables for the Pacific coast of the
United states, together with ~ stations in
Lower California, British Columbia and Alaska
territory, for the year ls92, published by the
United States coast and geodetic survey, are
now ready for issue, and copies can be obtained
Ut the agencies OF the survey in this city, or by
addressing the Office at Washington City. Price,
% cents.
A scow belonging to Captain Stevenson, of the
tug Violet, was lying in the city slip at the foot
of Washington street Sunday night, loaded with
brick from 4 Xxi point When the tide was I'D
the scow moved by some one To make room
for the steamship Xxi TO land alongside the
Ocean wharf, and was tied so that the edge
rested on the abrupt slope OF Ballast island.
When the tide ran out the scow was listed and
when the tide in again, it filled with
water. It can be raised without much diff
cuty-by unloading the brick, much of which
will be lost.
Steamer w. F. Nunroe brought in twenty Fl We
tons of oats and left with twenty-eight tons OF
general freight on the Skagit river route; the
Angeles brought in 2jO,G00 shingles and took ont
thirty-five tons OF general freight for Port
Angeles and way ports; the Wasco brought in
ten tons. mostly apples, on the Whatcom route;
the Glide had eleven tons ont for Nashon island
aud Tacoma; the MUltnomah came in with fl
teen tons on the Olympia route; the Buckeye
had ten tons cut for Richmond Beach ana Ed
lnonds; the State of Washington came with
forty and left with thirty-five tons on the What
ba
eight tons for Skagit river points; and the Mary
F. Perey brought in eIghty-ive tons OF oats