The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-16

the j. r. Light and the +. X. Gustin.
Each of these boats will have capacity
of 300 passengers and 200 tons OF freight.
The third steamer will be a tug for use
In towing barges up the Yukon. II will
he called the T. j. sullivan. and VIII be
able TO carry fifty passengers and seven
ty-tlve tons Of freight. The three barges
are 10 be named the Mars, Jupiter and
Saturn. Each will have a freight-carry-
ing capacity OF 200 tons.
While not properly coming under the
caption of boats building in Seattle, the
Morans have now under construction in
Dutch harbor two Yukon river passenger
and freight steamers. eacn 100 feet long,
32 feet beam: one Yukon river towing
steamer. I'D feet long by 26 feet beam; two
Yukon river barges. each $50 feet long by
IS feet beam. These are for the North
American Transportation and Trading
Company. and added TO its fleet now on
the Yukon will make six steamers. two
towhoats and barges The steamers Will
be towed to St. Michael early In June.
For the Boston-Aiaska Company.
Very near the Moran yard two steamers
and two harges are being built by the san
Francisco Bridge Company. The frames
Of the two steamers are well along and
the completed shape OF the craft is already
well Indicated. The dimensions of the
boats are as follows: Length. 40 feet:
breadth. 81 feet; depth, feet; draft,
light. u inches; draft. loaded. feet.
/ TIE Washington Iron Works has the con-
tract for supplying the machinery and
| boilers. The vessels will be completed by
| March ST. They Will be knocked down
and taken from here hy schooner TO Dutch
| Harhcr There they viii be put together
. picked up by the ocean steamship Brix-
nam. operated by the same company. and
| Iowed to ST Michael The passengers Of
the larger vessel viii then be transferred
for the NOylrA ghN river
>tetson ~ Post.
AT the Stetson & Post mill two stern
wheel steamers are building, to lie COM
pieted and ready Tor launching before
March Is. under contract with II. !. Spaer
X son. Plans tor the boats, designed %
combine light draft and durability.
+ were prepared by Z. l.. McAllaster, Of
! this city. In dimensions the largest Of the
Speer boats viii re "a feet long by 90 feet
| beam. ana IL VIII provide for ~ passeu-
| gers and 30 tons OF freight. The smaller
| boat Will he lis feet long by - feet beam.
| ard II VIII carry is passengers ard 10
i tons q freight They will be taken from
/ here 70 81 Michael on sailing vessel, 10
, be dispatched from this port March IS.
The Colorado Prospcc.ors.
| While !. is the intention OF the Colorado
party. led by J. IL Mackenzie ana James
! casey, - butld two steel steamers, only
| enc has been contracted for with Percy
S-tSkfe A++t& tAAS s~tA&i$ ~ Asir Eh{sNIACL 10.
! the second depends upon success with the
| rvst. Good progress Is aeing made VITA
/ the Nork, which is under the supervision
/ - E;.Gtueer =. !. Bell The hun Is t,e-
! irr constructed IN n large empty built
/ irE IL North Seattle.
The beats win he % srae. not only trs
/ aUil. bat also. as ~ as practicable. the
I machinery. They WI! - built with the
! particular tdea q combining strength
/ with tas 5lSE;est possible draft. The
( & rueasio"s over all are as follows. Length
! - tset. beam III. tse;. depta feet TIE
contract for the engines Was given to the
! WASHINGTON iFor Works. ard their work -
+ now hal; completed, The boilers are be-
/ .ns made hy the Sumner Iron Works, os
I Everett
| Ii IS rot understood that these craft are
| ~ &c used in the freight and passenger
/ business, They Will he sent nortA IN 1
| sailing vessel. scheduled u leave hare
! May Is At the mouth az the Yukon ina
/ e2Slnes Will Re pu; In the huiis and the
/ hats all convey prospecting party ~
/ 'hlriy Up tire Yukon and lis larger tr5b-
Gtsrtss.
Taree steamers and tcwboat for ire
Alaska Commercial Company % Sa7
/ Frsnr3ScN, win bNhGilt In this city next
. A2rch- \ contract t0- the construction
~ TIE machinery has been 1T - Can't.
Id J. Howard Of JeGerSonyf,le. Ind T7g
contract : worth So. 90 and will - fai-
allei aoag; March l. IRE steamers wsa
lie - tees lc1s. Q. the z,ern-waeel type.