The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-09-08
WHARF AND Wa We.
The Irmeard Docks-RepOrt of
Voyage.

DIAMOND HEAD, Sept. :, II PM;
Weather, clear; wind, light north. !
The American barkentine Irm-
gard, Capt. Schmidt, locked at
Brewers wharf yesterday morning
with 1880 tons of guano on board
for the North Pacific Fertilizing
Co. She made the voyage in four
teen days. having left Laysan isl
and on August 23d at 5 P. N. Fine
weather and light winds were ex-
perienced on the voyage. The 1rm-
gard left this port on August I'd,
and arrived at Laysan island on
the 9Th, her passage down being
made in three and half days, or
an average of nearly 300 miles per
day. Capt. Schmidt says that he
is delighted with the island, but
what charmed him most was the
great supply of birds, wild ducks,
pIover, etc. 1t will take the Irm-
gard ten or twelve days to unload
her cargo of guano, and it is prob
ably that she will load sugar for
San Francisco. Mr.. Freeth and
family and seventeen Japanese la
borers came back to Honolulu by
the Irmgard. Mr.. Carsen is the
only man now left on the island to
look after the 600 tons of guano
now in the warehouse there.
The steamer Mikahala leaves at
| 10 o'clock this morning for Maui
and Hawaii. She viii also touch
at Mahukona this trip.
The steamer Kinau is expected
tomorrow morning from windward
ports.
The bark Albert took in 100
bags of sugar yesterday from the
steamer J. A. Cummins.
The steamer Waimanalo arrived
Yesterday noon, nearly five days
beating up from Keawanui, Oahu.
Captain Mcdowell and Mr.. Swan
ston, the contractors who had
charge Of floating the steamer, will
receive the sum of 5000 today, as
salvage for bringing her into Homo
lulu harbor according to the terms
of the contract. The contractors
acted like real diplomats when
seen by reporters yesterday after
noon, declining to be inter,
viewed on the subject.
The Hawaiian bark Mauna Ala
is due here September 25, with q
full cargo Of hay and grain for the
California Feed Company.
The brakentine S. G. Wilder,
which left San Francisco for thi:
port on August q, has on board
among her cargo the following
% kegs and % cases of gunpowder
600 barrels Of flour and very large
shipments of canned goods, th'
, value of which is $24, 500.
Sugar is expected for the bari
, Albert by the steamer Iwalani mex
, Sunday.
One of the largest cargoes 0
, lumber ever loaded on Puget Sount
. is now being filled by the Tacom'
l Mill Co. 1t is destined to Por
IIrie, AuSlEdiid, anu Will ~ val
ried by the ship Earl of Dunmore
now loading. This will be the sec
Y ond vessel this year carrying owe
, 100000 feet to Port Pirie, tn
ship John Ena clearing Cowichal
!. in May with 2,56o,797 feet.
/, A libel against the barkentin
/ Mary Winkelman was filed in tn
United States district court o.
: August IS by the Crown Distilleria
!, Company, 1t is charged againa
: her that a lot of whisky take
:. aboard at Honolulu for the libellan
r last June, amounting to $14,OO
worth, was allowed to be damage
O to the extent of $1395.14 by ba
l. handling and improper storag
|, while on the way to this city. Sui
|. is therefore instituted to recove
the latter sums. F. Call.