The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-04-26
Ship Load of Freight in for
 Shops and Road.
SHIRLEY MAKES PORT
Car and Bridge Stuff, Ties and Pow der Comprise Consignments--Nsw Bonded Warehouse, and Extsn- sion of Terminal Tracks Begun.

The dismantled ship Shirley, belonging to the Alaska Steamship Company, made port yesterday morning from Puget sound loaded from keel to hatch with one of the most important eargoes that has come to the port. It Is entirely railroad eonstrue- ton material, some for the building of cars In Skagwav's healthy ard growing car shops, some tor the building of bridges, the making Of roadbed in the rock. and for other general extension work. The cargo comprises 6oo,ooo feet of lumber, ties and car material, 800 tons of rails and Goo cases of powder. All Is being dis charged as rapidly as possible at Moore's wharf.
 A little army of fifty men are rushing the cargo ashore and making every effort to have the vessel unloaded In six days. SO she may start back to the Sound. The work of dlseharging the Shirley Is being done under the direction of F. H. Twlteh- ell. The greater part of the Shlrley's cargo will be used along Bennett lake in construction cf the extension of the White Pass road.
 The arrival of vessel like the Shirley. formerly one of the proudest sailing ships of the Pacific, now dlsmsntIed, with q full cargo of freight, while performed without ostentatlon, Is not only significant but also adds to the activity on the front.
 Moore's wharf, the actual sea terminal of the White Pass & Yukon railroad. Is one of the busiest places in Alaska today. The air of erteprise Is dominant there, and the visitor cannot but be impressed with the scenes of activity worthy some of the greater seaports of the world. Just now there Is the throb of life on the wharf ln> cident to the construction of fine new bonded warehouse, the extension of the railroad tracks to give more room and fla elllty In taking cargi from ships to cars. the eesseIess movements of the 'ionesbore- men, and the coming and going of the shlps and mosquito craft. i
 The frame for the new bonded warehouse Is already partly up. and carpenters are rushing work on the structure. The frame will be covered with corrugated iron, and within short time the building will be ready for use. It will be used exclusively for goods going through to Brltlsh>Yukon points In bond, and neat and comfortable office will be fitted up in the building for the accommodation of the American cus- toms officer who will be stationed there In charge. Heretofore the customs officer has had no place on the wharf that he was proud to call his own.
 With the completion of the new bonded warehouse the Moore's Wharf Company will hive three large warehouses on Its wharf. The new one Is fartherest to the south. The second or middle one has been used for boded goods, tut will be given over to the accommodation of American goods going through the port to British Yukon territory. This house will also be used as bonded warehouse in case of an overflow from the new warehouse. The warehouse on the north end, and the first met In going out from the town. will bc used for goods consigned to the city.
 It Is the Intention of the wharf company to later build a cold storage house, a big siotkvard and other improvements on the wharf.
 The railroad company has now a crew of men extending the railroad track 200 feet farther south, 50 as to give room for switching cars out of the way after thev have been loaded with material from tho wharves. The coal eonveyor will be put In near thls extension of track soon.