The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-11
WATER FRONT NOTES.

schooner Lena Sweasey sailed from San Fran
cisco Saturday for this port
Ship Yosemite is loading coal at the Oregon
Improvement Company's bankers
Steamers City OF stanwood and Annie NJ Pence
brought in hay from La Conner yesterday.
The work of extending Commercial wharf
farther on, into the bay will begin in few days.
Steamship Haytian Republic arrived yester-
day afternoon with ll0 tons of freight from
Portland.
There was q change Of masters on the steamer
Aiki, the command being transferred from J. E
Moore to N. Hartman.
Gillian barK Ema Luisa, now ct Port Town
send, has been chartered to load lumber at Port
Blakeley for Valparaiso.
Steamship City OF Pueblo will return here to.
day aud take a cargo of coal She will sail for
San Francisco Thursday.
Mr.. Post has begun building a new dock be-
tween Bakers and schwa bscher's wharves. 1t
will be sixty feet front and thirty feet long,
Alpheus Byers' observations Tor the twenty
four hours ended At O'Clock yesterday were:
Maximum temperature. 81 degrees; mean As S.
minimum. 81; NO precipitation; wind south
west aud fair.
The steamer Michigan has not yet been with
drawn from the Blakeley routs Capt Nusent,
hsr owner. has had several offers for the
steamer, but says he il not anxious to sell,
although he sets . price at which she can be
bought
The papers in the appeal OF Capt Ed Parker Of
the steamer State OF Washington from the de-
cision OF the local inspectors susrending his
license were presented to the supervising in
spector at san Francisco last Thursday, A
decision In the case il mementarily expected
Hsrbormaster Jelich yesterday ordered Bart
letts boat house removed from its present moor
ings at the ire slip near Sctwabaehers wharf
rs the hareor regulations require that the slim
shail remain open. He also gave directions that
some of the yachts in the cluo feet anchored
there, be anchored nearer shore, go as not to be-
In the way OF steamers
When the steamship City of Topeka arrive.
here from Alaska, being due next Saturday, she
III be LAID up TO AFFORD opportunity to II her
up for the summer business to Alaska, and the
steamship Alki, now in san Francisco will tax.
the Alaska run. The Alki will leave San Fran
cisco 10. the sound tomorrow II Ia not Wei.
known whether tie City OF Pueba will be
doeked.
". Dunbar. OF Portland, president of the
Merchants steamship Company, was in the city
yesterday morning. on the way 70 Vancouver
IL {. lie stated that the Hay,ien Republic
would continue 70 run heretofore, and that
the report of sx-Aate Stoiiard that che won A
not run unless chartered by the Uaion Pacific
was made entirely without authority, anu had
no foundation in fact
Diver Christensen made two successful de-
scents 10 the suukea Mystic yesterday after.
noon. The first time he remained under water
twenty minutes. aud when he came I'D signaiel
10 be transferred 10 the other line attached 10
the Mystic. and without having his helmet,
opened again went to the bottom. 1t is SO dark
ee.ow that ne must hold 70 one Of the anchor
hnes in order to descend directly to the Mystic.
tic was examining the sunken tug preparatory
10 adjusting her il a sling 20 be raised.
The tAree-raasted schooner Norma Cant G.
Thompson, arrived yesterday morning, eight
days from san Francisco, being towed from
Port townsend by the tug Discovery. she II,
loading csrso Of lumber from the Western
Nil Company st Bakers dock Capt Thouuaon
carries noa-unton crew. and in view O. tha
rscenI troubles o. other vessels here, took the
pFecs1aoG 10 have q deputy United sta,es
MARSHA sworn ID 10 see thai no damage l. done
IN tae vessel while loading. Mitchell Wilson
VISA depci.ze1 as marshal aud qualified tefora
ConmlssaoneE EwsTy. Chies Jackson wa. Also
Appealed 10 oy Capt. Thompson aul eouneilm.,
Bruce president Il tue Western Mil ,>omasrx,
aud police efsleer was detail I'll for ar,v ~ ~.
vessel.