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to the Puget Sound and Alaska
Steamship Company was $ 225,000, which included $ 200,000 for its construction, $ 20,000 for delivery from Philadelphia around Cape Horn, and $ 5,000 for repairs in San Francisco. The
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can justly be described as the handsomest steamer on the Sound, both in construction and furnishing."
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616:. December 27, 1890. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
577:. December 24, 1890. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
536:. December 11, 1890. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
511:. December 27, 1890. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
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left Philadelphia on September 21, 1890, and because the
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737:"Local Docks Ready to Receive Seattle On Maiden Voyage"
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