The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-19
wArEK FRONT NOTES.

Tug Biz went to Utsalady after boom of logs
for Tacoma.
Tug Wasp took scow of lumber from Tacoma
to Everett.
German ship Occidental completed her cargo
OF wheat at Tacoma last Saturday
American ship wilma, Captain Pierce, sailed
from Nanaimo, coal laden, bound to San Pedro.
Ross Eckhardt, wharfnger at Harrington &
Smiths wharf, is laid up with sprained ankle
Steamship City of Topeka left for Portland at
4oclock this morning. She took $50 tons of
coal.
Steamer Clara Brown had half dozen China
men for McNeil's island among her passengers
yesterday.
Norwegian bark Guldregn, Captain Hanson,
has completed her cargo of lumber at Port Lud-
low for Adelaide.
American ship J. B. Brown, Captain Cameron,
has arrived at Nanaimo from San Pedro and
loads return cargo of coal.
Captain Nichols, of the steamer City of Seat
tie, was sick in bed yesterday aboard the boat
He was attended by DIR. Eagleson.
Tug Holyoke towed bark Canada from the
cape TO Tacoma and returnsd to the cape with
ship Dashing Wave, lumber laden, bound to San
Francisco
The little steamer Michigan brought over a
lot of bananas from Port Blakeley yesterday
which had been brought in on a lumber vessel
from Honolulu.
The Austrian bark stipan, Captain Aust,
ninety-four days from Rio Janeiro, was towed
to Tacoma by the tug wanderer. She loads
wheat for the United Kingdom.
Weather representations for twenty -four
hours from O'Clock last evening for Oregon
and Washington: Rain in Washington and
extreme Northwest Oregon; fair elsewhere;
slightly cooler.
Schooner Laura Madsen finished loading $780,
tzrs -
yesterday and put TO sea this morning, bound
for San Francisco. Tug Mystic took a lot of
supplies around to her last night.
Steamer City of Quincy is undergoing some
slight repairs and will be returned to her run
on the Snohomish river in connection with the
w. X. Merwn in a few days. The Washington,
which is now alternating with the Merwin, viii
be confined to the run between Everett and
Seattle and Tacoma.
Port Captain Rathbone of the Union Pacific
Company returned from Portland yesterday.
He says the steamer Telephone had been raised
Saturday so her lower deck was above water,
and diver was temporarily patching up the
hole in her bottom so she could be foated and
placed on the ways.
A new wharfnger has been engaged for the
Merchants wharf. He is thu son of George
Heiser the present incumbent George will
kind OF hang around for few days to help the
young man get posted, as he is only 2 days old.
He weighs nine pounds
Captain Meyer. of the ship Thomas Dana. paid
off bis crew yesterday. The crew shipped for
the round voyage, but as they wanted TO go
ashore on landing, Captain Meyer decided to let
them GO He is waiting for the agent of the
consignors from San Francisco before he begins
discharging the vessel.
Captain Ellis is not pus hing work on his new
boat very rapidly, but has a few men working
on her all the time. The reason he is in no
hurry to finish her up is because the business on
the Port Orchard and Port Washington route at
the present time is not active enough to make a
boat of her size pay. Captain Ellis expects TO
have her ready on March ].
Steamship Umatilla arrived in port early yes
terday from San Francisco. She had 500 tons of
freight for Seattle and seventy-three passengers
for various Sound ports. The officers reported
pleasant trip up After dischargiug she went
TO Tacoma ana thence 20 Vancouver. in accord
ance with the arrangements recently made be-
tween this company and the Canadian Pacific.
A. o. Decker's sealing schooner which is be-
ing built on Stetson & Post Mill Company's
wharf will be ready to launch in two or three
DAYS She has not been named yet, and Mr..
Decker says he Will confer the honor OF naming
her upon the first one TO pestow upon the vessel
the national coors. He expects 20 be ready to
start out on his cruise about the middle OF next
month
steamer J. r. Mcdonald came in with 50 tons
OF lime from san Juan islands the Fanny Lake
brought in IS tons of hay from La Conner for
Riley 4 Galbraith: the w. F. Munroe brought
in IS tons OF hops and Is tons OF hay from skagit
river; the Wasco came in with 60 tons OF pota-
toes over the Whatcom route; the Angeles had
Is tons OF potatoes in and 10 tons OF general
freight out on the Port Angeles route; the State
OF Washington had Is tons out tor LoweH ana
way points: the Multnomah came IN with 10
and left with IS tons on the Olympia route; and
the Henry Bailey had 80 tons OF hay in for Lilly,
Bogardus q Co., and Is tons out Tor skAgl1
river nninIS