Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-10-26

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PoaTLAED. Ogn., Oct. n, 1851.
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Our little metropolis presents quite
. lively appearance just 1t this time.
The "appls season" 10 "upon ~" and
every day our streets are throngd With
teams, loaded with appIea There il .
contrast, however, between the man.
ner iu which the trade 10 CONDUCTED
NOW and what it was few years ego.
Then every one who could raise few
hundred dollars WAS in the business,
eager to lmy, and had their "drum.
mers" out in the country offering the
best price, fur aif's-s delivered in P"ri-
land. and where they could not be
readily obtained on these terms, the
best prices were given for them in the
orchards. the Spectators gathering
them and hauling them to town them.
selves. Now they are pronounced .
drug in the market, and if . farmer,
after hauling them 10 market, meets
with ready sale at fifty cents per bush
el. he estee,hs himself fortunate. There
is "a contrast in the price too. you will
perceive. Four years ago they met
with ready sale at from six to twelve
cents and upwards per pound. l heard
a dealer yesterday advising a farmer,
who has large amount of fall apples
on hand. to keep them at home aud
manufacture them into cider ar dry
them. remarking ut the same time
that il he hauled them to town it was
doubtful whether he could find sale for
them ut all. and if he did it would be at
prices which would not return him the
expense Of transporting them. But "it
is an i'll wind blows nobody any good"
You remember the ole stories-which
had "more truth than poetry" in them,
too.-how apple.growers used to take
their visitors into their orchards and
point out their nice varieties Of fruit
and never ask them to "partake," and
when they did open their hearts, it
would only be to give them half al ap.
pie. A hint to dealer that his apples
looked beautiful" used to meet with
the response, "Yes; just bit piece"
Now o careless remark Of that kind
ELECTS hearty "Help yourself, SIR"
Again, the young folks in the country
are beginning to talk Of "apple-cut-
tings." But must not dwell too long
upon this subject; for it calls to mind
Thoughts Of the "good old days" when
I was courting-she knows who,-and
of how I used to 60 from one to halfa
dozen miles into the country to an ap-
pie cutting, and peel apples (while the
aforesaid good.natured little girl corcd
them) until "ten o'cock and past" and
then clear away the peelings from the
floor. and while someb"dv who knew
how to play the Devils Dream" and
the "Arkansaw Traveller" fiddled for
us. stripped the light fantastic toe"
until long after the "wee s,na hours"
Besides. I have no notion Of narrowing
up the feelings IF any Of your readers
who may be thus sentimentnlly in
clined. Suffice it that those Wfre "good
old days." and the scenes that were en-
acted then will he reproduced Ivy other
in this shutdown land.
But other causes than the produce
trade tend to increase the liveliness of
our city. A Kirkam says of the SCI
ences, Improvements in our city this
have been marching onward
with gigantic strides" A larger num-
Der of substantial buildings than were
ever erected before in one season have
gone up this summer. The west side
of Front street is almost one solid block
Of "bricks," while the east side-the
old levee, which has heretofore been
such fruitful field Of litigation be-
tween the "levee" and anti-levee"
men-is almost all occupied with neat
frame buildings and excellent wharves.
Late accounts from the gold region
in the north east are to the effect that
richer mines than have ever before
been discovered north Of California
have been found on Salmon river, a
tributary of Snake river, md only few
DAYS Journey from Ora Elmo. S"me
contend that this is report gotten mp
by the steamboat men. and Others in
terested. to ensure hig rush to the
mines next spri"g. Bnt be this a. it
may. the report comes well aothentica-
ted.
The steamer Wilson G. HINT, from
Victoria, arrived here yesterday morn.
ing. She is to he placed on the trade