The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-11
THE WATER FRONT.

Tug 'rnet was supplying the bark George c.
| Perkin wi h water
Tug Mystic went TO Hood canal aft er a scow
OF salmon for Myers cannery.
The bark Detroit is discharging ballast as
rapidly as possible, and will soon DC ready TO
load.
Bark Memnon went to the bunkers yesterday
| and began loading a cargo OF coal. she will nm
ISL loading about Monday evening
The Wasco came in on the Whatcom route
with twenty-five tons OF potatoes; the Politkof
sky took fifteen tons to Port Madison, and the
San Juan had ten tons on the Port Orchard
route.
Tug Violet towed the cofferdam around to the
Victorian at Scnwabaehers wharf ani then
brought over a seow OF shingles from the Ameri-
can Lumber Company's mill for the Hatfield
Colman wharf.
Considerable complaint is made on the water
front that the Great Northern has pIllei up all
the approaches TO the wharvss and Is not push
ing the WORK OF rep. ing so that plank.ng can
be put down for teams 10 drive over.
Finley's weather predictions for the twenty
four hours following $50 last evening are:
CLOUDY weather, with rain: wind shifting to
north and east: another storm advancing from
the ocean; nearly stationary temperature
Steamer Henry Bailey came IN with thirty
tons of hay from skagit river; the Multnomah
brought in fifteen and took ont twelve tons OF
general freight on the Olympia route; the Anna
NJ. Pence brought in Il, 000 feet OF lumber from
Edison.
Steamship Umatilla arrived in port from San
Francisco on time yesterday with light cargo
of freight and fair list OF passengers. A very
pleasant trip wss reported up. The weather was
delightful and the water smooth She bad 332
tons OF freight for this port.
A number of steamers made excursion trips to
Tacoma yesterday. The State OF Washington
took over 800 people, which is all ste Is allowed
TO carry. The Eastern oregon had 70s and sent
fully 200 away who could not be accommodated.
Several of those who got left went OH the Fleet
wood and State of Washington. The Olympian
took between 200 and so over from Victoria, and
the Detroit took load from Port Madison. Be-
sides those a number OF little boats made special
trips from outside towns.
Schooner Teaser arrived in port from Quill
layute yesterday bringing in 800 gallons of oil,
few elk skins and some hops. Captain Quinn
reports having experienced very severe weather.
When part OF the cargo was discharged while
lying at anchor his vessel slipped anchor and he
had 70 run the hawser out and bouy it and put
TO sea- On returning the anchor was raised all
right. but the weather continued bad almost
constantly up to two days ago. 1t took six
weeks to make the trip. The vessel will load
another cargo Immediately for points on the
same route She viii bring back several tons of
but for the fact that the work OF baling them
was delayed through the burning OF II. Whit
tiers hop house. No hops were lost in the fire.
Steams hip Walla Walla sailed for San Fran
cisco last evening at O'Clock with 800 tons OF
coal and IS tons OF general freight from Seattle.
The rest OF the cargo was grain and salmon.
she had long list OF passengers. On her cabin
list were the following from Seattle: E. w.
Hopkins, e. McVean, II. Mathews, w. W. Dom
aldson, p. L. Prague and wife, Mrs. G. w. Harris
and child, Ii. N. Pettis, A. G. Frazer, W. r.
Hinckley, J. J. Noonan and wife, W. Thompson,
Mrs. B. Kirk, Mrs. d. Ii. Dunn, F. II. Shepard,
wife and three children, Mrs. L. Muntzer, W. s.
Little and wife, John McMullen and wife, Miss
Anna C.ances Mrs. W. 4. Mills, Mis- II. Lin
good, II. ]. Ciaussen and wife, E. D. Mcdonald
and wife, H. Mclean, G. Hansen, Fred Jones,
w. Gulrieh, ]. Aussworih and wife, c. H.
Pomeroy, C. b. Emerson, f. +. Currie, &. III.
Phillips, Mrs. W. NJ. Thomas and child, A. G.
simpson, Mrs. Brighe and son and T. UImur and
wife. There were sixty passengers in the steer