The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-18
che WATER FRONT.

iorce oil men were at work yesterday shovel
ing the lime out of the hold of the burned
steamer Rapid Transit, which was raised sun
oay oy making hole in the hull when the tide
ran TO let the water out of her 1t is quite Job
10 get all the loose lime out as it is ell mixed
up with the broken barrels and thoroughly
soaked with water. No estimate o. the damage
70 the hull can be made until the lime is taken
out so that survey can be held.
The stern wheel steamer Mary F. Perley, now
lying at the City dock, foot of Spring street, viii
De sold at public auction by United States
marshal at l o'clock this afternoon The Perley
is new steamer built in 1888, is of l27s net tom
mage l0i feet long, twenty feet beam, five and
hve-twelfths feet depth Of hold, we'll equipped
and ready for service.
The American ship Guardian. Captain Marden,
which sailed from Port Hadlock April 10 with
cargo OF lumber, arrived at sydney July 8, and
reports heavy gale experienced during the
passage, causing her to lose her lower foretop-
san and mizzen topsail. While hove 10 her
oeck cargo shifted over TO port, giving her list.
steamer Henry Bailey went out for skagit
river points with twenty tons of freight; the
w. F. Munroe had fourteen tons out on the
same route; the Mcdonald came in with $500
barrels of lime from san Juan islands: and the
Clara Brown left with sixteen tons on the
Olympia route.
Steamship Queen arrived at Victoria yester-
day from Alaska, and will probably reach Seat
lie today. This 10 the last trip she Will make 10
Alaska She now goes to san Francisco, but IL
has not deem decided yet what will be done with
her. She may be laid up again until business
increases.
Owing to the large feet of vessels loading at
Port Blakeiey, one of the companys vessels, the
bark X. X. Ham, was ordered 10 Port Ludlow to
load for San Francisco. The schooner Peerless
was ordered TO Port Gamble to load for Numea.
Bark Hope, Captain Matsen, which sailed
from Port Blakeley, lumber laden, March Q,
bound 10 Sydney, reports having lost some of
her deck load in a gale OFF the coast OF New
South Wales on June 20. The cabin and galley
were flooded.
Captain w. Crichton, of the British bark veri-
itas, has resigned his position in favor OF Chief
Officer Bragg. Captain Crichton will locate with
his family at North Bend, where he has pur-
chased property. The Veritas sails today for
Sydney.
The fine schooner Prosper, Captain Johnson,
the asst vessel built by the Hall Bros, at Port
Blakeey, arrived in San Francisco on the sth
inst, making the passage in nine days.
Captain E. Biondi signal service officer at
Port Townsend, has established signal stations
for the displaying of the weather signals at Port
Ludlow and Port Gamble
Schooner Teaser will be taken from the ways
tomorrow, and the tug Poiitkofsky is to be
hauled out for some general repairs, her hull
having sprung leak.
Captain w. III. Moore, formerly of the ship
C. F. Sargent, commands the bark Sycamore.
now loading piles at Port Ludlow for San Fran
cisco.
Tug Wasp went out on the steamer Michigan's
run TO Port Blakeley. The Michigan lost one
trip to have her boiler repaired.
The barkentine John smith, which sailed
from Port Blakeley with a cargo of lumber May
9, arrived al sydney August.
Bark Seminole, AS tons, loads coal at Seattle
for san Franeisco-ehartered by the Oregon I'M
provement Company.
Tug Rip Van Wrinkle came in with boom of
piles from North bay for the san Francisco
Bridge Company.
Repairs on the steamer Msrgery are almost
completed. She has been neatly painted and
looks very trim.
Schooner Frances Alice, l25 tons loads build
ing material at Port Townsend for Sand Point
Alaska
Bark Detroit Will finish loading 1850 tons of
coal today and sails for san Francisco to-
morrow.
Norwegian bark Cypriau, $50 tons. now at San
Diego, loads lumber on Puget sound for Mel
bourne.
William Walker and wife, OF Port Gamble
have gone East over the Canadian Pacific rail-
road
Steamship City OF Puebla comes down today
from Tacoma TO take on a return cargo OF coal.
British bark Lanarkshire, 794 tons. now at New
Westminster, loads wheat at Tacoma for Cork.
Tug Mystic is on the WAYS NJ Lakes ship yard
TO have her bottom cleaned and painted
Schooner Robert Levers, 696 tons, now at Port
Gamble, loads lumber for Honolulu.
Nicaraguan bark Don Carlos, 694 tons, loads
lumber ON Puget sound for sydney.
American ship McNear, Captain Swan, loads
coal az Tacoma for san Francisco
Barkentine Modoc, $50 tons, loads lumber on
Puget sound for Guaymas
Barkentlne Klckitat loads lumber at Port
Ludlow for Honolulu.
steamer signal loads coal at Tacoma for San
Francisco