The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-04-07
BIG TONNAGE ON THE SOUND.
Large Number of Vessels Loading-Many
Awaiting Cargoes Below.

Awaiting Cargoes Below.
Considering the fact that this is the dull
est period for freights ever experienced on
Puget sound, it is interesting to note that
there are now sixty-two vessels, with a
total tonnage of 60, S48 tons. loading car
goes at Puget sound ports. This is a re-
markable showing when contrasted with
the number of vessels loading at other
points on the Coast. The tonnage of the
vessels now loading in Puget sound ports,
including those in British Columbia ports,
is as follows:
Taeoma--Am sh Thomas Dana, ,Sss tons, lum-
Der. Valparaiso; Br sh City of Benares, l,574
tons. lumber, Valparaiso; Swd sh Hawksbury,
1,132 tons, lumber. Port Pirie Am sh Eclipse,
1855 tons, lumber, Guaymas; Br sh Gen. Cor
don. l,6l5 tons, lumber, Port Pirie; Am biz Mary
Glover, 70i tons, lumber, San Francisco; Am
sh Highlander, ,Sj2 tons, lumber, Valparaiso; Am
bk sumatra, LOIS tons, lumber, San Francisco;
Am blk Canada ,l99 tons, lumber, San Francisco:
Am sch Challenger, 2G6 tons, lumber, San Fran
cisco; Am schr Marie +. Smith, 3i7 tons, lum-
Der. san Francisco; Am schr Ssqui. 200 tons,
lumber, San Francisco; Am schr w. II. Watson
$50 tons, lumber, SAN Francisco Thirteen ves-
sells. l2.155 tons
seattle-Br bk Maude, LOT TONS lumber, Cal
lao: Am sh Spartan, l,376 tons, coal, San Fran
cisco: Am sch Bangor, 4s6 tons, lumber, San
Fan Francisco; Am schr Corona, S75 tons, lum-
Der, san Francisco Am schr Martha W. Tuft,
165 tons, lumber San Francisco: Am sh Alaska
1916 tons, lumber. San Francisco, Am bk Sadie
29j tons, lumber, san Francisco; Am sh George
). Homer, 1907 tons, lumber. San Francisco
Am schr Mary +. Russ, 22l tons, lumber, san
Diego: Am sh Z. j. Carleton, $50 tons, lumber
Port Prize Eleven vessels, 1851 tons.
Port Blakeiey-Am sh Daniel Barnes l,i36
tons, spars. Philadelphia. Am schr Barbara
Hcrnstes, III tons, lumber, San Francisco; Swed
bk Belted VIII, 77S tons. lumber, United King
dom; Ger sh Fanny, i,s00 tons, lumber, vapar-
also; No- bk Hiawatha, l.4q7 tons lumber sgd
ney. Br bk Archdale, I.i59 tons, lumber, Port
Pirie; Am schr Excelsior, So tons. lumber, san
Francisco; Am sh Mercury, l.09s tons, lumber,
San Francisco; Br sh Noun. Carmel, $50 tons,
lumber, Callao; Nor bk Mynt, l,257 TONS lumber,
Santos: Brsh Benarcs, i,6i6 tons. lumber, Callao;
Am schr Peerless, 233 tons, lumber, Fiji Twelve
vessels, lS,2s7 tons
Nanaino--Am sh Kennebcc, 2,0l5 tons, coal,
San Pedro; Am sh j. d. Brown, LAB tons coal,
San Francisco; Am sh Commodore, 1899 tons.
coal, San Francisco; Am blk Carrollton 1880
tons. coal, San Francisco Am sh W. +. Bsbcoek,
2,029 tons. coal. san Francisco: Am sh Louis
walch. 49, tons, coal. San FTancisco: Am Blk
Oregon, 1851 tons. coal, san Francisco Seven
vessels, .6S7 tons.
Nancouyer-Br BIZ Mstletce. SCI TONS lumber,
Wilmington, Del; Br hk Argyleshire, l,2Js tons.
lumber, Valparaiso; Br bk TObogan GO tons,
lumber, Philadelphia; Br bk Riversdse, / s5s
tons, lumbce sydney. Four vessels, Ass tons.
Port Gambie-Am bk CoNli,z. 40 tons lun.
Der, raku. Am blk Bonanza, l.a95 tons, lumber,
San Francisco; Am schr ". l. Baker, 2Sl tons,
lumber. san Pcdro; Am schr Hueneme, 81 tons,
lumber, san Pedro. Four vessels, 2e6l tons
Port Ludlow-Br sh star of Austria 1922
toUs, lumber, Valparaiso, swed ok Alhatross
49, tons, Lumber, Australia; Am hktn John
Smith, SIS tons, lumber. san Francisco: Am bk
Arkwright, 1910 tons, lumacr. san Francisco.
-Four vessels, 4,425 tons.
whateom--N0E bk orion, l.ls5 tons, lumber.
Melbourne; Am bk Getmau4s. 95S tons niles
san Francisco: Br sh Cromartyshire, / a, ton.
lumber. Valparaiso. Three vessels. g6S, tons
Por; Hadlock--Nor ok Mcucnto, SO tons.
lumber. west coast; Am bk Memnon, 50 tons,
lumber. san Francisco. Two vessels J. 81 tons
Departure bay-Am bktn Chehalis. G55 tors.
coal. san Francisco.
Nictoria--Br sh ThermopylR, Sts tons, dis
charging rice.
Reeap!tula,ion Of tonnage engsged-seattis
and Blakeley, q, as tons; Taeons, l2-s5 toas
Nanaime, l,6s7 tons; Vancouver, 6ST6 tons.
Port Gamble, 2,66l tons; Port Hadlock. ,4s7
tons; Victoria. e3S tons; Departure bay, 6yj
tons Total, 65,StS tons.
In addition TO this there are thirteen
vessels now idle in Sound ports. some of
them awaiting charters and others having
neen laid up on account of low freights.
helr total tonnage is Il, go tons, making
'ne aggregate tonnage of the seventy-tve
vessels on the Sound 4, as tons. Follow
ing Is the list Of dlsongsged vessels:
An Ok Nenaatun, i,leo tons, Madison; An.
% i'es wave, COS tons, Madison: Au hk Vi.
essss, 80 tons, Madison; An hk Notthwsst