The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-16
BREApsTUYFs.
THE WATER FRONT.

Steamer J. r. Mcdonald came in yesterday
with $50 barrels of lime, of which $50 were for
Seattle; the w. F. Munroe went out with forty
six tons OF freight for Skagit river points; the
tug st. Patrick brought in thirty five tons OF hay
on scow; the w. X. Merwin brought in twelve
tons and took out twenty-five tons on the sno-
homish route; the Garland took forty tons for
Port Angeles and way points the Evangel went
out with twenty i've tons and brought in fifteen
tons on the Port Townsend and island route:
the Eliza Anderson brought in fourteen tons
and took out about the same amount on the
Whatcom route; the City of Kingston took
twelve tons for Victoria: the Washington went
out with eighteen tons for Port Townsend; the
Annie NJ. Pence came in with sixty tons OF lum-
Der and oats; the l. j. Perry brought in thirty
five tons of hay for Baxter & Co., from La Con-
ner: and the Henry Bailey went out with thirty
five tons for Skagit river points.
The steamer Bailey Gatzerts hackers are not
satisfied with the outcome of the race between
their boat and the T. J. Potter Sunday. They
still maintain that the Gatzert can beat the Pot
ter, and would at least have given her very
hard pull of ii Sunday were it not for the fact
that the Cap was blown OFF her exhaust. c. z.
Baldwin, ticket agent for the Union Pacific
Company, was riding on the Potter, and in
speaking of the matter yesterday he said: "Just
as we passed the Gatzert there was loud report,
and saw something about the size OF q straw
berry box go flying up about forty feet above the
top of the smokestack. No one seemed to I'M
derstand what had happened, but the Gatzert at
once slowed down. | guess" said he, with
smile, "they must have made mistake and
thrown in can of powder for a can of resin
Steamship Umatills was expected in from
Nanaimo with her cargo of coal for San Fran
cisco last night. She sails tomorrow evening at
6o'clock. The Haytian Republic also sails for
San Francisco tomorrow. Her cargo will prob
ably consist OF oats. And the Mexico sails for
Alaska tomorrow morning at O'Clock. The
City of Puebla will be due in the morning from
San Francisco.
Captain Charles E. Wilson has resigned his po-
stion as mate of the steamer Wasco to take
charge OF the tug Mystic. Last evening he took
| her out TO Salmon bay after boom of piles for
| the San Francisco Bridge Company.
Steamer City of Seattle has gone on the dry
| dock at Esquimault to have her bottom cleaned
| and some general repairs made. She will be out
| in two or three days. The Edith and Eliza An
derson are covering her run.
Steamer Multnomah did not make her regular
run to Olympia yesterday, having blown off a
steam cap while testing her boilers Sunday. She
will go out this morning all right
The steamer San Juan seems to be doing quite
athriying business on the Port Orchard route,
notwithstanding the fact that three other steam
ers take in the same route daily.
LeBallister d Fox took charge of the steamer
Henry Bailey sunday and went out on their
| first trip Sunday afternoon, returning last ev-
ening.
| The ferry boat City of Seattle, which has been
1 laid UP for the past two or three days having
some repairs made, win be out again today.
| Itwas rumored yesterday that the tug J. E.
| Boyden had lost boom of logs while making q
| tow in the Lower Sound.
The British ship Macmillan sailed Sunday
| night wheat laden for the United Kingdom. Tug
| Mogul towed her to sea.
Tug Wasp went to Richmond beach yesterday
| with supplies for Shepard, Henry & Co.
Steamer Glide brought in forty crates of straw
1 berries from Yashon island yesterday.
Tug Virgil Price went to Union City yesterday
| after another piledriver.
Tugs wanderer and Discovery came in for
| coal yesterday.
Tug Portland came in yesterday for inspec
| ton.