A big barge belonging to the Bermuda Steamship Co, of Vancouver, BC, laden with 450 tons of ore from Texada Island, in tow of the tug BERMUDA, was wrecked last Sunday on the southwest point of Orcas Island, near the entrance to Deer Harbor. It was the one hundredth trip of the BERMUDA with ore in tow for the Tacoma Steel Co; the scow and cargo were valued at over $6,000 [1906.]
The wreck was immediately reported by Capt. Babington, of the BERMUDA, to the customs office here and permission was obtained from Collector Harper, at Port Townsend, for the owners to bring wrecking appliances from Vancouver and make an effort to recover a portion of the ore and perhaps raise the sunken barge that had been in use only a few month, and cost $3,000.
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