The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-10-01
News ALONG THE RIVER
Steamer Ruth Started on Her
Regular Schedule.
Spokane Helped Out An Auto

The new steamer Ruth started regu-
lar trips Monday, Sept. % on the follow
ing schedule; Leave Newport Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays at II a. m.
Arrive Cement p. III. Leave Cement,
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at
J a. M, arrive at Newport at 2:3O p. m.
Leave Newport, Tuesdays and Thurs
days at } p. m, arrive Cusick p. m.
Leave Cusick, Wednesdays and FRIDAYS
at a. m, arrive Newport at 10 a. m.
Connections are made at Cement for
Metaline by stage and.boat. The Ruth
is landing at the Stevens dock.
One Of the Kennedy barges, loaded
with lumber for the Fidelity mill across
the river. sank while the Spokane was
towing it up the river. The barge was
reached near TRIMMINGS place and a
crew put to work Tightening the load,
and the Spokane was engaged for cou-
pie OF days IN siphoning it, bringing it
Newport Wednesday,
The Nancy arrived in port on Sunday
night. This is the first trip OF the flyer
to Newport since early in the season.
She has been running the canyon and
lower river. She will be fitted up for
winter service and probably operated
between Newport and Metaline, run
| ming the canyon as before the last change
OF her schedule.
The Flynn Bros. have purchased the
| old boat house at the Stevens dock and
have moved it up stream several rods.
new boat house is being constructed
by Stevens at the docks to provide for
the increased amount of business.
! The management of the Ruth are now
operating a free bus from the various
hotels to the Stevens docks. Passer-
gers and baggage are carried free to and
from the boat to the hotels.
With the lone, Ruth, Nancy and Port
land all after passenger traffic out of this
port, ssand the Newport attending to
lower river navigation for the Naviga-
ton Co., and the Spokane doing towing
for. the same company, the river pre-
sents the liveliest appearance in its his
tory. The Metaline and the Defender
are the only boats not now in commits
sion.
The Spokane had peculiar expert
ence recently. She is probably the first
and only steamboat that ever towed an
automobile. Capt. Stewart has lowed
all kinds of barges and brails and during
high water has even snagged on to a
house or a stack of hay that was floating
down the river and towed them to the
shore.
according to a native of Blueslide the
captain turned the Spokane into an
automobile tower about week ago,
when r. +. Blackwell, general manager
of the /. & w. n. road, visited that place
in company with his chief engineer.
The Blackwell party had large touring
car, and had inspected the right-of-way
for the extension of the road from New
port to Metaline. Arriving at Blueslide
they were unable to climb the hill,
which is one of the worst in that vicinity
| After several unsuccessful attempts to
make the grade they called on Captain
Stewart, who happened to be at the
Slide with the Spokane. for assistance.
The captain was there with the goods.
| Rigging up a tackle, ne hooked one end
of the rope to his capstan and the anto
| mounted the hill.
twenty-five young people of
Standpoint came near drowning On
the lake, when the launch they
were in, collided with the mail
steamer Edith Mae. The passen-
gers of the launch were badly
shaken up and the boat was in
lured to the extent of $3.50.
Standpoint is assured of the es-
Enlistment of state fish hatchery
at that place.
The Stevens county Producers
Association fair is being held at
Colville this week.