The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-21
COAL FOR WARSHlPS.
1t Will Probably Be Supplied
From Seattle.
MAKING TESTS OF THREE KINDS.
III Gilman Wins the Contest. All the
Boring Sea Fleet and Revenue
Cutters VIII Outfit Here.

Seattle is likely 20 supply coal for al OF
Uncle Sans vessels visiting the Sound
during the coming year. In case the coal
contract comes here the merchants or Sc
attic will also supply the war vessels and
revenue cutters comprising the Boring sea
feet with provisions which in itself
means the sale OF good many thousands
OF dollars worth OF goods. with other IN
cldental benefits derived from such a
source.
Lieut.. @. L. Garden. commanding the
United states revenue launch Scout. ar
rived in the city last night. and today VIII
make a test of coal from the Gilman
mines The Seattle Coal and Iron Com
pany some weeks ago sent bad 10 the
treasury department 10 supply all revenue
vessels with coal during the coming year.
and as the bid = stated 20 be better che
than that of the Blue Canyon Coal Com
pany at New Whatcom. when has had the
contract for the past year. II VIII be ac-
cepted n the test shows the Gilman coal
TO be OF as good quality as tne BRIs
Canyon. II this test proves satisfactory,
It means that all the revenue cutters as
well as the rnen-of-war comprising the
Bering sea feet and all government Tcs-
sells OF any description visiting fu$e.
sound VIII come 70 Seattle 10 coal. The
contract. which is rade with the treasury
department carries with 70 the night -
supply all vessels belonging TO the navy
department as wen. During the past year
the Blue Canyon Coal Company has sold
thousands Of tons of coal 10 the govern
ment. and the contract has been Of the
greatest benefit TO Beilinghan bay cities.
At any point where the war and revenue
vessels coal they necessarily buy a good
part of their supplies. which. II the con-
tract comes TO Seattle, means great deal
10 the merchants Of this city.
The contract with the Blue Canyon Coal
Company was made for one year. and ex-
pires on July 1. az which time another con-
tract will be let for the new fiscal year.
About six weeks ago the government
called for bids and IL is stated that three
bids were considered. that Of the Blue
Canyon Coal Company. of New Whatcom.
which has the present contract; John
Kaugley & Co, of Tacoma, who own and
operate the Kangley mine, and the Seattle
Coal and Iron Company, of Gilman
Written orders from the treasury depart
ment were sent TO Capt. Fralk futile.
who was recently promoted from the po-
sition Of first lieutenant of the United
States revenue cutter Grant. and who Is
now senior officer of the Sound. with
Headquarters at Port Townsend, to detail
a vessel at once 10 make test Of the Gil
man and Kangiey coal and to forward
the result TO Washington city. The Gill
man test was made vest erday by Lieut..
Garden and the company feel sure that
the results will be satisfactory. ana
Lieut. Garden will now proceed TO Ia
coma and test the kangley coal. A great
deal OF interest Is manifested in the test
as It has always been claimed by the
owners OF the mines in the vicinity of Sc
attic that their coal contained the same
amount Of carbon as the Comox or Ma
naimo coal, which IN the past has been
used largely by the United States war yes
sells visiting the Sound.