The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-11
. B. HIRr II THE FIELD.
1arge Eastern transportation
Companies Combine.
HEADQUARTERS ~ SEATTLE.


Ihe organisation Of the Columbia Navf-
cation Z Trading Company ard the as
solution of the North American steAis-
ship Company in a result Of trips made
to the East by Capt. Richard chiIc9tt
and II. C. Coiyer. They went To ~"
York In the interest OF distinct PROPOSE
lions. and while there effected COMBINE
ton Of two large Eastern companies.
which will make a steamship line De-
tween Seattle and Dawson strong Ia CAPT
tai and well equipped for competition witn
the largest organizations Ia TIE hFi1.
Seattle gets the benefit Of being the ne~
company's headquarters Two steamers
! for the Yukon viii be built In Ballard.
and all supplies for the vessels ana out-
nts for passengers viii be purchased III
this city.
CAPT. Richard chilcott. in connection
with another proposition had given "a con
tract to Thomas Reed. OF Ballard. for
two river steamers. He went East 10
purchase an ocean steamship. but. In
stead. Joined forces with the COLUMBIA
NAVIGATION 4 Trading Company. The
latter. in turn, is formed OF "A combina-
tIon between the Columbia Navigation
Company and the Lewis-Kiondike Com
pany. OF New York In consideration OF
furnishing two river steamers 10 operate
with the ocean steamship City of Colum-
bia Capt chilcott holds one-third Ia
terest In the company, which has a paid
IN capital of $50 90. The Lewis-kIo lon
. dixie Company has one steamer now build
Ing at the mouth OK the Yukon making
three river steamers in all. Prominent
Eastern men interested in the scheme are
8, l.. Kent and Harrington Emerson. Of
PHILADELPHIA. and William II. Evans of
Baltimore.
Tao aten nlship city of Columbia VII
sail from New York December Is. aud
II expected to arrive here February IS.
She viii have about sevfnsy-Gye passen-
gers. thirty-fye of whom will be women.
The Columbia Is fhree-decker. With
caracity fer carrying GOO passengers and
1000 tons Of freight. 6he has hsen esps-
cialsy fitted up for Alaskan service TIE
between decks has been cleaned out and
devoted to passenger accommodations.
The forward part of the main deck has
been fitted up as dining saloon. capable
OF seating 20 people. while the after, or
original saloon. will seat forty people. All
the fittings are modern. The steamship
was built In 1850 In Greenport. N Y. Sac
n 2C6 feet long, 30 feet broad and 2 feet
beam. Her speed il thirteen knots.
The Columbia Is scheduled to leave here
for st. Michael May Is. and she will have
one Of the first big loads Of passengers TO
reach the mouth of the Yukon next spring.
Before going to st. Michael she will prob
ably make one or two voyages between
this port and Dyea and Skaguay, to iii In
the time profitahly until the Yukon opens.
Next "Wednesday there will be launched
Ia Ballard the first of the company's
river steamers. II H. now completed save
for the finishing touches Its length Is $50
feet, breadth of beam thirty feet and
0raneht when loaded about twenty Inches
The ways will no sooner be vacated than
the construction of another steamboat $50
feet Iong by thirty-flvc feet beam will be
started. Capt. Lewis. of Baltimore, an
old Atlantic coast deep sen captain. for
years in the revenue cutter service. Is In
the city 10 superintend the construction
Of the second boat, which Is TO be named
the William II. Evans. The two other
boats are 10 be named after Emerson and
Kent.
The largest OF the river steamers will
carry 600 passengers and 80 tons Of
freight: the next largest 80 passengers
and i5o tons. and the smallest 100 passen-
GERS and 100 tons. None Will have a
0r6aRhs of over twenty inches. They VII
leave here May J. going by the inside pass
age 10 Dutch harbor and from there
breaking across the Boring sen 10 St Mi
chael whenever opportunity offers
Capt. Chicott intends % have built in
Port Elakeley az soon AS possible three
more river steamers rs feet IN length ~
AWfuiyshiN ieet ufeluiH or BEAM They
VIII probably be run on the Yukon indie
9endentiy.
\. 4. y. =. Co. wcun: Tn
The affairs of the Eolth America
Steamship COMPANY, which has tlotr.
ished here Tor several months Under the
management o. Charles r Hat;elie. a.,
Portland. were wound up yesterday after.
rna6 IL the of,icesof Barnesan & Chilcott
Tile comns1s was organized here several
months ago those chiefly Interested beine
fattetlc. CAPT Chilcott ana H. II
Gtarkey. Of New York Capt. Chiis-f
contrarted for :he construction Of tvgf
rtesmefs aad about three weeks sgo ~ ~,
East 10 purchase The steamship State d,
Texas. If the Mallory tine. lie arrived :,
New York Monday night and on Tuesd a,
had completed all arrsr gt .1ients for IN,
purchase OF the vesse, for $4,000. Rat
tclis and Gtarkey were Interested In n,
cx.ent of saoea and Capt Chiicott ncgo
tiated loan OF $4,000 On MORTGAGE a,
tho steamer. On "Wednesday he ssesivs,
n telegram fycm iss'telie telling MIN :,
cancel all arrangements as he had ianrttc.
that the Texas was unseaworthr am
ro,ttd not ise Insured chilcolt was fas,..
n tell saos~ with whom he had bcpn +,
communication that he was unable IN a
his part and the purchase OF thu, Taxs
was sven ur. fhicott then decided =,
Identify htTself With the Columbia Nat4
Eauen 4 Trading Company. ifeoss his -
surn 10 Seattle he severed hts cenneetl.,,
With Batfelie. Whether the latter MI