The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-03
CHANGE OF PROGRAMME
Moran tn Build River Steamers at
Dutch Hnrbor-Hueneme' Cargo
to BE Replaced.


the wrecking Of the schooner Hueneme on
Unlnak pass. Dutch harbor will; for the
coming winter. he transformed into a busy
ship-ou!lding port. and the treasure ship
Portland will not again visit ST. Miohael
this season. Instead, the returning Klon-
dikers and their gold will be taken to Sc
attic by the steamer Cleveland. now on the
way north. The foregoing decision has
been reached by Secretary Charles II.
Hamilton. Of The North American Trans
portstion & Trading Company; Capt. Will
lam kidston. master Of the Portland, and
Paul Moran. in charge or Moran Bros
Company's shipbuilding operations for the
Yukon, after a conference in which the
unexpected complications were thoroughly
canvassed. All of Moran's snen viii be
left at this port, and the Portland will at
once begin dseharging cargo, while the
Fortland's passengers including the hotel
men In charge of Capt. Charles II. Barber.
II Chicago and the representatives of
various newspapers, will be transferred to
the Alaska Commercial Compsny's steam
er Bertha, leaving here Friday next for st.
Michael.
The shipbuiiding Plant.
II shall have forty men busily employed
this winter" said Paul Moran today. we
have already laid our plans to begin work
I have selected as a site for a cookhouse
and domltory. 4oxeo feet a tract immedi-
ately north of the North American Com
mercial Company's bunkers here. There
IS plenty Of lumber here and at Unalaska
10 furnish us the material. and the house
will be under way in few days Before
the work in hand is completed. the mate
rial lost on the Hueneme will have been
duplicated. and operations will proceed as
II nothing had happened. The only effect
Of tho disaster so far as we are concerned.
viii he TO transfer operations from St
Michael to this point"
NJ serious Delay Incurred.
Secretary Hamilton does not regard the
loss OF the Huencme as a serious setback to
his company. we intend TO proceed as II
nothing had happened" he said. I'VE
VIII arrange at once for steam schooner
20 leave Seattle with material 10 replace
that lost tn the wreck and without ques-
ton the aucucstes timber. wlu he landed
here h,.fora the middle ~ oc,ohsr Refora
n.xt lime the Ion, g. R,rr and tho o,n.r
,..s.als win ba 80. nm here ~a.s, for ~.
moval TO the Yukon. and the onentnr ~
spring vii find u well equipped for the
trade. our material on the Huaneme was
f,,Il, ios,res and the eonnsnv v,iyl -..,
pa ,r.,r,snta,caa asiia sror Inc 49,,
forced ,bs,ee ~ nfen..'
can't Klds.oe saws tho-e vii, 10 M 5,f-
r,,,,,v 81, rar,o,inp the Steamers - 6,
Nrchae, IN June At that time NJ wear 80.
no saws. one IS able TO ana favorsbls
weather. The run rs abou, sa miles bu-
the course e. well sheltered exce,, alor..
d, tyv, aavs vovaea s., the omen uss 0~,s-
,,,,tt, che ,r., c,ils r.. rr,ye v.i,t,.., -,,...
han.
Tn. c,.,.,,,s.. r,,,, ri,
The Portland vv.0 d,z~A,rra care, her.
and as sooa as coal can re- oataines. will
leave for Seat-le sfrec.. The Cleveland
win also discha-ee large par: - her
cargo here. calling et f,ufrh hareor on
h.r return rtip. Her say at s.. Michael
viii be much shorter thar anuc.natea
Her refarn to Seattle is likely ~ bring
out she Yukon story ~ tAe YEAR. as there