The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-08
A Fair Number of Charters and
Clearances Reported.
THIRTY-sEvEN TAKING CARGO
Freight Rates Arc Observation-Disclosures
of Steamers In New Positions
A Steam Sealer.

Ship America, ,952 tons, now at San Pedro,
coal from Nanai1no TO san Francisco, option of
San Pedro-chartered by John Rosenfelds Sons.
Bark Bonanza, 1850 tons. coal from Sanaiino
to san Francisco-charteredb by john Rosenfeld's
Sons.
Bark Aureola, res tons, coal from Departure
Bay to San Franeiseo-chartered by 4. D.
Chandler
Ship Commodore, I,90s tons, coal from Nanai-
mo to San Francisco chartered by John Rosen-
feds Sons
British ship cressington. e.leo tons, now at
Tacoma, wheat, thence to Cork, United King
dom, Havre or Antwerp-charterea prior to
arrival
ship Columbia, 1899 tons, coal from Nonaimo
Sons.
Bark Harry Morse, 1918 tons, coal from Seat
tie to San Francisco-chartered by the Oregon
Improvement Company.
The clearances during the week were as fol-
lows:
British ship Senator Captain Smith, with 49,
262 bags OF wheat, valued at S69.96S; for Queens
town or Falmouth, for orders.
Bark Samoset, Captain Wickberg, with 445,s00
feet of rough lumber, valued at $l,4jS; for
GuayInas.
ship Wachusett, Captain Williams with $50
tons OF coal; loaded at Nanaimo; for San Fran
cisco.
Chilean bark Emma Louisa, Captain Beascoa,
with 81, 100 feet OF rough and dressed lumber,
and 3s5 eases of salmon, the former valued at
$l0027 and the latter at 81 925; also Il packages
OF household goods, valued at slt0: total value
| Ship Merom, Captain Born, with Sss,o49 feet
of lumber and 100000 shingles, valued at 1852;
| for Honolulu.
The following changes of captains were regis
| tered during the week
| y. Hodgson to the steamer Lucy Lowe, vice
| Frank Mcdonald.
| Henry Carter to the steamer Fairhaven
Z swanbcrg to the steamer Mary Kraft, vice
John russell to the Queen City, vice e. B.
| Jones.
:. D. Troutman to the steamer Josephine, vice E.
Frank Mage to steamer Anna NJ Pease, vice D.
| r. Lord.
= Benson to the steamer Washington, vice
Henry Bailey to the steamer w. X. Merwin,
| vice d. Benson.
Tho steamer Thistle is undergoing renoya-
ton at Victoria, preparatory to her setting out
asteam sealer The necessary alterations arc now
being made, and Captain Manson is shipping
the crew of both ship hands and hunters. In
the main cabin is room for twenty-five men or
more, but only limited number will be taken.
1t is thought that the Thistle, being steamer,
will have the advantage OF being better able to
keep on the sealing grounds than schooner,
which suffers so much from adverse winds. The
Thistle can steam about eight miles an hour, so
that even If she is blown off the grounds, she
sufficient quantity OF coal TO last her four
months or more. The expectation is that she
will be ready In about month TO set out on
Captain James Bell has the keel of new
schooner laid on the beach at Upper Astoria.
The vessel viii be s. feet all, II feet beam,
and will draw 81 feet She will be about As tons
burthen, and is Intended for deep-sea fishing.
There are 81 vessels loading at the Puget sound
IS are Americans. The total tonnage of the fleet
is 4l.472 The following is detailed list of YES
sells loading:
AT TACOMA
British ship Cressington, 2,f60 tons, Captain
Jones; loading wheat for United Kingdom.
American ship Shirley, 1,041 TONS Captain Bo-
gan; loading lumber for San Francisco.
American schooner Puritan, 5Si tons, Captain
Hendrix loading lumber for San Francisco
British ship Pythomene, 1896 tons, Captain
Dexter; TO load wheat for United Kingdom.
American ship India, 1895 tons, Captain Mer-
riman; loading lumber for Australia
American bark George s. Homer, 1895 tons;
loading wheat for United Kingdom
AT SEATTLE
American bark Templar, s47 TONS Captain Car
dell: loading coal for san Francisco.
American bark Sumatra, I,d65 tons, Captain
Ncverick; loading coal for San Francisco.
American bark Alex. Mcneil, 1875 tons. Cap
tam Monroe; loading coal Tor San Francisco.
AT PORT GAMBLE.
American bark James Cheston, 9is tons, Cap
tain Plumb; loading lumber for San Francisco.
American bark Sycamore, 1910 tons; loading
lumber for San Francisco.
American barkentine Amelia, 769 tons: Cap
tain Newhall; loading lumber for Honolulu.
AT PORT LUDLOW.
American bark Arkwright, 1857 tons, Captain
Keller; loading lumber for san Francisco.
AT PORT DISCOVERY.
American bark Agenor. 1.4l4 tons, Captain
Frost; loading lumber for West Coast.
American schooner Corona, 297 tons; loading
lumber for San Francisco.
AT GIG HARBoR
Chilean bark Anna Catherine, $50 tons. Cap
tain Johnson; loading lumber for Valparaiso.
AT PORT MADISON.
Americad bark Oakland, $50 tons, Captain
Welfare: loading lumber for San Francisco
American bark Northwest, 4s9 tons; loading
lumber for San Francisco.
AT PORT BLAKELEY
American ship Topgallant, l,297 tons, Captain
Jackson loading lumber for San Francisco.
Norwegian bark semiramis, 1901 tons, Cap
tain Nelson; loading lumber for United King
dom.
American, ne bark J. Russ, 4aa tons; loading lupi-
AT PORT TOWNSEND
American bark Theobald. esl tons, Captain
KjlIman; loading lumber for New Caledonia Ia
'' British IS Ship ipflntihsowshire tons. Can
tam an st3;t d sesoopssr gss
Am. American Oarkentina kitsap, 4ss tons, for
ATSEPABruRE BAY, BE-
Amerlcap'<ship Prussia, liz TONS Captain
AnsTcan bark ]. d. Peters, l,072 TONS Captain
sk9K; loading coal for San Francisco.
AT NANAIMo, B. C.
American bark Oregon, l,374 tons, Captain
Boyd: loading coal for san Francisco
American bark Carroton, 1851 tons, Captain
Pierce; loading coal for San Francisco.
American ship Glory OF the Seas, 2007 tons
Captain Freeman; loading coal for san Pedro
American bark Seminole, I,472 tons, CAPTAIN
Whean: loading coal for San Francisco
Nicaraguau bark Bundaieer. OF tons. Captain
Waite; ioading coal for san Francisco
American bark Bonanza, 1887 tons, CAPTAIN
stetson; loading coal for san Francisco.
VANCOUVER.
British bark Nineveh, l,I72 tons CAPTAIN
Broadfoot; loading lumber for sydney
VICTORIA, B. C.
American ship Henry Willard, SOS tons Can.
tain Perkins: loading lumber for London
British bark tornosa. 9l5 tons, CAPTAIN gob
ertson; disehsrging general cargo
REHABILITATION.
| Ports M ro,,u.
/ Tacoma .-............,-... 59 e
| Port Gamble .....4. eaasl
j Port Ludlow ....... Sso-L
/ Port Discovery. ...... -,
| Gig Harbcr. ..-..........,...s 10
Port Madison. .......... . -
| Port Blskeley ........ a'e,d
Port Townsend .-.......... Sn9
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