The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-04
WATER FRONT NOTES.

The American bark Matilda arrived in Port
Blakeley Thursday, from San Francisco, for a
cargo of lumber for Honolulu. The captain re-
ports prosperous voyage since he sailed from
Poff Blakeley December g. He made the run to
Honolulu in twenty days, took q cargo of sugar
from there to San Francisco in thirteen days,
and made the run up from San Francisco in ten
days.
Mr.. J. F. McNaught's steam launch Aquila
came down from Tacoma yesterday. She is q
beauty and moves through the water without
causing wave much larger than ripple. She
is finished in mahogany throughout, has triple
engine, and from her shape and the quality Of
her machinery it IL evident that she is flyer.
The following weather dispatch from the
signal service Office at San Francisco was re-
ceiyed last evening: "Hoist information signal
pm. Storm of Vancouver island moving east
ward. High easterly and scutherly winds, with
thick weather and rain OF Washington coast
next thirtys six hours
Captain +. Bioudi, Lloyds surveyor, made .
flying visit to this city yesterday to hold sur
vey on the steamer Eliza Anderson, which went
on a rock near Deception pass last week. He
recommends that she be taken out on the ways
fer further examination.
Tugs Wasp and Hornet yesterday towed the
British bark Cromartyshire from Smiths cove
to the grain elevator on the west side of the
bay. She viii take on wheat for stiffening at
the elevator and then so to Tacoma for the rest
OF cargo.
Tug Mascottee towed the machinery of the
burned tug Bee to Port Blakeley yesterday on .
scow The machinery is to be put into a steam
launch, which is being built there for John
Johnson.
Steamship Cosmopolis arrived from San Fran
cisco last night at 1850 o'clock, bringing in .
large cargo OF freight and full list of passengers
The Cosmopolis takes the City Of Pueblas run,
etc.
Steam barge J. C. Britain unloaded cargo OF
stone at Port Townsend yesterday and then went
to Nanaimo for q cargo of coal to be taken to
Whatcom for the steamer City OF Seattle.
Ship Prussia, Captain Reynolds, sailed from
Port Blakeley yesterday with 1,o0o0O feet OF
lumber bound for Sydney, Australia The tug
Nanderer towed her to sea-
American Barkentine Catherine Sudden, laden
with lumber from Moodyviile, passed Port
Townsend yesterday, in tow OF the tug Dis
covery, bound to Puntsin.
Captain j. b. Cliff, marine surveyor for the
board of underwriters of San Francisco. has
been appointed to survey the wheat ships, with
headquarters at Tacoma
Sea tug 5. /. Mastick has gone to Vancouver,
B. c., to work for the milling company there by
which she is owned. Henceforth she viii ny
the British dag.
The American bark Arkwright has finished
loading lumber at Port Ludlow for sydney, and
was towed to Port Townsend yesterday to ship
her crew.
The British iron bark Woolahara, Captain
Barneson, loading lumber at Port Blakeley for
sydney will be ready to sail the early part OF the
week.
Steamship Cosmopolis is due from San Fran
cisco this morning on the St. Paufs run. The
latter steamer goes ON the Alaska route in short
time.
Purser Dearborn, OF the Alice Blanchard, has
resigned his position on that vessel, and &C
cepted clerkship in the Tacoma -four mill
Steamer W. r. Munroc yesterday brought In
fourteen head of horses TO be taken to Olympia
for J. K Murphy, q railroad contractor.
The Alexander Mcneil is the only ship now
left in the harbor, and none are reported en-
route from San Francisco.
Bark Bonanza arrived ct Port Townsend yes
terday. and proceeded to Tacoma to load coal
for San Francisco.
j. R. Blanchard, owner of the steamer Alice
blanchard, reports revival in trafhc on the
Sound.
Barkentine ]. ii. Grifith sailed yesterday from
Port Hadlock, bound to san Francisco.
Tug ST. Patrick went to Port Orchard Tor
another scow of stone for Edmonds.
Steamer J. r. Mcdonald brought in ZOO
barrels of lime yesterday morning.
Captain ]. A. Hatfield was expected back nom
San Francisco yesterday.