The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-26
THE WATER FRONT.

Tug Biz went to Blanchard after Q boom OF
logs for Stimson's mill
Schooner viking sailed for San Francisco,
lumber laden, yesterday.
Steamer San Juan came in on her regular run
yesterday and took on about ten tons of freight
Captain jenkins, of the Keewenaw, said he
had heard that the steamer San Benito was COM
ing TO Seattle for a cargo of coal for Callao.
Tug Mystic towed schooner Teaser around the
point and she hoisted her sails and put to sea,
bound for Quillayute. She had thirty-ivs tons
OF freight
Weather forecast for Oregon and Washington:
Rain; generally warmer; change to northwest
wind; storm north of Western Washington
moving eastward.
Ship Columbia finished loading 1850 tons of
coal yesterday and pulled out to the buoy last
night. She will go to sea today unless the
weather becomes too threatening.
Steamer Evangel had TO be towed back TO
Salmon bay and placed on the ways again to
have some holes plugged in her bottom, which
were overlooked before taking her off the first
time. Tug Mystic brought her in again yestsr-
day.
Steamer Edith has resumed her run again
and the City of Quincy will be out in day or
so. The only boat belonging to the Puget
Sound & Alaska Steamship Company then lying
up will be the old steamer Daisy, lying near the
mouth of the Snohomish river.
Steamship wslla Walla arrived from San
Francisco yesterday with the largest cargo OF
Seattle freight brought up in q long time.
"Looks like old times" was the general COM
ment of the longshoremen as they trueked 1t in
and stocked IL up In every corner OF the big
wharf until the entire wharf was covered. Tho
vessel had q pleasant trip up.
Fully 1000 people visited the coal buukers yes
terday to see the whaleback, but each walked
away, chagrinned at not finding the big vessel
lying there Quite number imagined the kee-
wenaw was the object Of their curiosity and so
many boarded her with this impression that
Captain jenkins had TO put out sign. "No adj
mittance," but they continued to climb aboard
of her Jus. the same. The cause of the whale
backs delay was not learned
Steamer j. 4 Mcdonald brought in IA tons OF
freight on the Bellingbam bay route, mostly
hops; the Clara Brown had IL tons out on the
Olympia route; the Fanny Lake brought In 10
tons of hay from La Conner; the Wasco had %
tons of produce in on tbs Whatcom route tina
". f. Munroe brought in scow and deck load
OF hay from skagit river, about 100 tons in all.
and the Henry Bailey bad 10 tons of hay in
over the same route for Lilly, Bogardus d Co,
and took out about IS tons OF general freight
The big steamer Keewenaw arrived In port
Sunday night to take another cargo OF Black
Diamond coal. She made the round trip In
about eleven dsys II was rumored that she
would bring back cargo for the Wells line, but
this proved 10 be untrue, sufficient
freight could not be secured to make
II an object 10 bring mp cargo
Captain jenkins says he expects the Mackinaw
which belongs 20 the same company, win
rive in San Francisco before the Keewenaw IL
ready TO come up next time, and az the Mack
NAV has quite an amount of freight for Seattle
it will probably be arranged TO have her come
up in the Keewenaw's place, while the latter
goes in the dry dock for some slight repairs.