The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-13
THE wArER FRONT.

Steamship Wafla Walla sailed for San Fran
cisco lsst evening with cargo OF 800 tons OF coal
from Nanainao and 200 tons OF grain and sixty
tons OF general merchandise from semitic
Among her cabin passengers from seattle were
j. A. Chestnut, Tufiy Royce, Mrs. Loui N arshan.
Mrs. j. +. McFadden and child, Mrs. . A.
Marty and daughter. James z. Holmes, Mrs. :.
A. Holmes, Mrs. q. Fl. Britain, II. koyslen and
wife, Mrs A. g. Teresa and son, Emerson Han
non, 7. Keogh, Hans Johnson, Miss Alice Cow
den, Mrs r. d. Gains, Miss Josie johnson. Mrs
T.. Lynch, Mrs shaw j. NJ. Loche, wife and
child, J. 0'Donohue q. L. Jones. T.. G. Aarum,
q. III. Melody, Miss Belle Young, Miss Flora
Friedln. A. StoiI. Lieutenant r. H. Falkcnstein
Joe Richards and Fred Harris. There were
thirty steerage passengers
THAT'S only keg OF cider from Captain Mil
ler's ranch," was the oftFePeated explanation
OF Port Warden Rogers yesterday. as each IN !,
several glasses sitting IN corner OF
his office. The captain seemed to
practice Of visiting his ONCE. especially the re-
porters know the readiness with which he can
make explanations when in tight corner, and
that they would draw their own conclusions IN
spite of his explanations; so that there might
be no doubt about the contents of the keg, ev-
erybody had to drink II really was cider, and
OF tine quality too
The water meter at Baker & Co.'S wharf i a
faithful city servant. II was put in two days
age, and six boats. mostly small ones. have since
taken water Yesterday the meter showed 1J6,-
90 cubic feet-about ,Iso,ooo gallons, which, at
ID
most 500. According to the meter,
the little steamer favorite took
at one time 1000 cubic feet-about
20 tons. not a bad load for the favorite- Had it
been pig iron II would have made pile hal; the
size OF the boat itself. The agent at the Union
Pacific dock thinks the meter there has made
quite n good showing for the city also. IL has
registered almost 6o0,ooO cubic feet since the
first of the month
Captain j. A. Hatfield, local signal service
officer, yesterday received the following tele-
Francisco: "continue information signal
thirty six hours from II o'clock tonight-anofher
cyclone, with increased violence, approaching
oil Vancouver island.
The steamer City of Seattle makes an excur-
sion trip to Blaine tonight. She leaves Yesier
wharf al Q n. M. reaching Blaine at 80 o'clock
tomorrow morning. She leaves Blaine on the
return trip at p IN. tomorrow and arrives in
Seattle at 10 m.
The tug Wasp went to Port Orchard last even
ing for a scow Of stone for the Great Northern,
to Mukiiteo. She will also take a scow of lum-
Der down from Seattle.
Tug Violet yesterday brought in another scow
OF brick from up the Duwamlsh river, to be
taken to Port Townsend for the new court
honsc.
The steamer Grace was on the beach yesterday
near the bunkers 10 have some slight repairs
made on her stern. She VIII resume her run
today.
The steamer Detroit was laid up yesterday,
having lost her ruddcr on her last trip ont.
She win be ready for her run again in a day or
SO.
Tug Queen City has gone 10 Richmond beach
with scow of stone. She viii take scow of
lumber from there TO Crescent bay.
Steamship ua.ilia arrived yesterday from San
francisco, bringing In 500 tons of freight for
Seattle and twenty-five passengers
steamer J. r. Mcdonald was in yesterday
with very light cargo There was fair cargo
awaiting her out trip last night.
steam schooner Jennie was twenty -four hours
overdue from San Francisco yesterday, but
nothing had been heard from her.
Bark sumatra was ready for sea last night
with cargo of $50 tons Of coal for San Fran
cisco.
Steamer South Coast is losding at San Fran
cisco for Sound ports, and sails on the 18th inst.
The tug Bee went TO Port Madison yesterday
10 repair the telegraph cable across the Sound.