The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-04
An Ocean Steamship, Two River
Boats and -Four Barges.
NEW COMPANY IN The FIELD.
4eeftle 81. Michael a. Dawson City
Transportation and Trading Com
pany Charters Bark Highland
Light. Preparatory tn Engaging
Heavily In Alaska Freight and
Passenger Trnde-Gapitat 100000

Another has been added - he list of
Alaska steamship enterprises. having been
Organized by some of the ra9xt solid ard
conservative capitalists in Seattle.
large bark la under charter and within
. week contracts will be 1T for the c9tl-
straction Of one ocean steamer. tao river
steamers and four barges. TO operate be-
tween Seattle and Dawson.
The company Is the Seattle. 81. Michael
Il Dawson city Transportation and Trad
ing Company. and IL has a cash capital
OF sI0o 90. The officers are: President,
T.. W. Price. vice president. 4. Il. Ora
ham: treasurer. Flaysus :. Cole. socTe-
tary. r Ii. Dempsey: manager, r. r.
Townsisy. II IL d close corporation and
intends 10 engage permanently in the
Alaska transportation business. SIS well Us
In trading and mining on the Yukon.
The company has chartered FOR eight
months the bark Highland Light. of 29o
tons freight capacity. which Is due here
today II Will load freight and stock for
Skagwsy and Dyea and viii continue on
that run anti! May l. when II viii be
loaded with freight and passengers for ST.
Michael
Meanwhile plans and specifications are
being prepared by L. H. McAiiastar. the
marine architect. for one ocean steamer,
two river steamers and four barges, fer
which contracts Will be let next week,
and which viii be completed ready for
service BY June l. The ocean steamer viii
b. zl2 feet long. q feet beam and = feet
deep. and viii have a capacity for f.6o
tons Of freight and at least go passengers.
Tire river steamers will be modelled after
those running on the Mississippi river.
and viii 10 10 feet long ard - feet wide
.Fa.f,s a
$50 passengers each. The barges will BE
IL IL 10 feet long and VIII have a freight
capacity Of 20 n 20 tons each. All the
steamers VIII have steam winehes and all
modern cgnxenenceE. including electric
light. marble baths. etc. Bids for the ma
chinery are now being made by several
houses In the east, bat the boats and all
the other fittings viii be built in Seattle.
As soon a. navigation on the Yukon
river opens the Highland Light will be
transferred Ia the ~. Michael route and
with the ocean steamer will run in con-
nsctiou with IN. river boats. The High
land Light has already secured almost
n full cargo for her first tslp TO Lynn
canal and contracts for freight 70 81.
Michael are being m3se 20 rapidly that IL
may he decided 70 add to the river feet.
The cost Of this feet 50 Tar provided Will
be si25esl. which Is more than the capital
Of the company. but It's financial hackers
are amply able 10 enlarge IL without as
eociating any others with them.
Bark Highland Light Is now AT Everett
receiving q consignment Of Sna.009 feet or
lumber. which will b. taken 90 Skagway
TO be- Asea ln the construction OF "A large
hotel AZ that place.
The Highland Light has just come of
the Merchants dry dock. at San Francis
60. where she has been thoroughly over
hauled. The freight space in her hold has
been enlarged.
IT Is expected that the vessel will BE-
ready for departure by February = she
81 chartered for eight moatns and her
frat northward trip viii be made 20 Skag-
WAY and Dyaa with 2 cargo of misCei'a-
neous freiShf and general merchandise. to-
ge.her with iNosso feet OF lumber ami 10
head OF horses and cattle.
Upon returning 10 Seattle The bark viii
b. lifted up far a voyage TO the mouth ~
the Yakon river with the sections NJ four
harges and two river boats. 10 be pat to-
gether on Uo0per's hay and made ready
for operation On the Yukon Ia the spring.