The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-16
BIG PAY FOR THE TRIP.
Bow Northwestern Steamboat Cap
tain Made $25, 900 in Two Days.

How a Northwestern Steamboat Cap
tain Made $25 900 in Two Days.
IRON the Oregon Railway and Marine Gazette.
81 "Yes, they do lots of running, and they
. bave fast boats and fine boats" said
Frizzed old ex-captain, as he stood on a
Dock at Seattle and watched the airline
Make which Capt. John Jordison was
4 hying out behind the Flyer as she few
coward Tacoma. But there is an old
sieOw up town who made more money in
ksOrty-eght hours on an 80 mile round trip
#fith an old stern wheel box than all of
sheSe fast boats can make in six months"
zkOntinued the ex-captain. THE packet l
~ abiding to was the old steamer En-
erprse, built on the Columbia in the
fRarly hfties and brought around here by
h apt Tom Wright, who owned and COM
BANDED her on the famous trip OF which |
sneak, Old Tom, as you all call him
Pow, was running the Enterprise on the
& raSer river in 1858, at the time of that
hciplent rebellion sometimes known as
ped McGowan's war McGoWan and a
~ OF other Americans who We're pros
gectmg up around Hills bar on the
III raSer, had been arrested and brought
feore British justice of the peace for
sOme alleged indiscretion, and consider
SUIe leellng had been worked up over the
!. lldtter, so much, in fact that wild ru-
lorS OF war and bloodShed had reached
ihe outer world, and the British troops
we're called on. A detachment of 100
pen, with artillery and other equipments
ERaS sent out from Victoria and were
EASarng Langley, B. c., when Capt.
'rlght and his steamer arrived at that
49, Inc skipper was prompt to see
ERLldl MS boat afforded the only available
siednS Tor moving those troops up the
ler lie Immediately told his purser to
rue out a schedule of rates-passage,
- per man; freight, 500 per ton-and
- IL IN his orfice. This done, he
alkeu ashore and met Lieut. CAUSE.-THE,
no was IN command of the men. The
'Sellenant Immediately asked him if he
sO1,u take the troops up the river. The
lpsdIh RET ectively scratched his head
~ moment, and half doubtingly, said
~ imposed he could.
-, uon t know said Tom, that's
IVY Out OF my department. and l
H. remember. Twill call the purser
what are your rates? asked Guss-
Tue purser was summoned, but, like
. ~ oAA4NNAs lllo lllCLlOLD Ndo boNt
flll's Bar.
me, oet Your rate schedule, said Tom,
pppaIehtly vexed that the purser should
.C% 50 llLtle about his business.
n H. in W purser did so, and unconcernedly
IN ' n rate OF 500 per man and 500 per
n r.. Vqssette objected, argued and
sjr out the immo ,aole Skipper eX-
~, LEU VhaI II was schedule rates, and
- ne couldn't think of charging the
a. I5ulenJ less than was charged private
Lc',.U uudIs. The lieutenanU's efforts to
~ reduction were futile, and at last
ups ZOI IN number, with fifty tons
for, gtulP nents, were taken aboard.
H. ''ue Ia yored the Enterprise on that
and eighteen hours after
pstir Langley she reached her
roo Ilon, Fort Hope, with her $4,000
ZEye5 Al, Az this point word was re-
Fl ~ ~ UhdJ the trouble was all over Nc
III wan and his friends had talked them
~ ouU OF bondage, and white-winged
poe was hanging over the entire
rat ~ ms condition of affairs rem
nv ,ue presence of the troops unneces-
kents " t without removing the equip
Eabnro'',lliIi rom the boat the lieutenant again
EKbato IIVneo Capt. Tom and asked him
49, t 9 would charge to take the outfit
|hero,oo. Langley. The captains failing
'9usset${. again compelled him to refer
Kders W. 10 The purser, and after con-
III co o,e search that well trained aid Of
~ pain S discovered that the rate
IN Fa.leam was the same as up stream.
b. '- -as. rs imam sought the captain. My
n " {aaptltaln, he said, you have charged
b. ~, o.. Tor less than a days work with
.lle ne 90, aud now you want to repeat
& y nv ance. It's an outrage
lis a middling high rate, said Tom,