, 1871-04-13
TIE WEEKLY ARGUS.
THURSDAY, APRIL. IL, ls7l


F'Se Hu'e business appearance,
on account OF trading and fishing vessels
fitting ont for the north. The schooner
Nanaimo Packet, Cap,. Stevens, filed nm
with articles for the Indian trade on the
north coast, and sailed hence OH Sunday.
She is under permit, from the Custom
House. to trade in American waters, b v.
ing made application to come under the
United States fl g. which application has
to bs considered by the Department at
Washington. The schooner Experiment,
partly loaded with lumber and mprchan
disc at this place. under charter by Hon.
Allen Francis, sailed on Saturday evening
for Victoria, where she will fill up, aud was
TO have sailed from that place yesterday.
The Shooting Star, fitted out for a fishing
cruise aud sailed Tuesday. The schooner
Alaska isuowin he harbor, fitting out for
the Okhoisk; but we understand she has
not yr; shipped her full complement of men
seventeen. She will go to Seattle for
her saIt.
.SIMIAHNoo.-W We had some convnsa-
tion yesterday with Messrs. Clark Broth>
ers, who have established a store on the
spit at Simiahmoo. They informed us
hatth"re is tract Undesirable agricultural
land extending along The foothills of the
mountains about one hundred lies in
length by f'rty miles in width. and that the
same is bring very rapidly settled upon
at the rate OF one or two families a week
are going in there, and it is estimated that
IN Te than Oue hundred families viii seltlr
there IN the course Of the coming summer.
Apetition has bern arnr to the postal agent
TO establish mail route to Simiahmoo.
THE CALIFORNIA The propeller Cali
fprnia arrived here on Friday morning
two days from Portland After landing
about so tons Of freight, considerable
portion Of which was consigned to Allen
FraReis and destined for the north, aud
Al passengers, most of whom are bound
for Omineca, she proceeded up the Sound
She returned on Sunday, and after taking
in freight sailed for Victoria. She also
took on board, at Orcas Island, eco bar
rrls OF lime, aud, at Neah Bay, some
$4,000 worth Of fnrs for BoscowiiE 4
Francis
OF P,rt Angeles, has bought into the bust
ness Of the Pioneer B kerry, and the bust
ness is now cnrrird on by Eisenb~is &
StOrk. Mr.. Stnrk is an old resident oil
Por Townsend, having resided here Tor
length uftimr several yea ago. and at one
time carried on the business where Roths-
child & Co. now are, undr the firm name
Of S Stork & Co. We welcome our old
friend bSck. heartily and warmly. \
THE SHOOTING STAR.-This trim little
fishing schooner l-ft here on Tuesday
morning, bound TO the Ch1mnisin Isianis
alter \ fare of Goldfish. She will call at
Victoria to take in salt, and also to wait
for u hawS-r which will go over to her to-
day by the Isabel. The Stars crew con-
sists 0f ten men, us follows: Sumner A
Nickersnn, master, Herbert German.
mate, John Lr Maistrr, H-ury NJ Stone,
German G Lewis, ichSrd Fawks. Chas
Brakley, Ben Johnssens, r NJ Gaines. j
w A Simmons. cook.
COMMISSION AND FoRwABDING Mr..
II. l.. T'ibballs advrriiSes in this issue that
he is ready to do commission and forward
ing business. We can safely recommend
Mr.. Tibbans as one Of the most energetic
men in the place and a thorough business
man. Goods aud business entrusted to
his care will receive prompt and careful at
tention
The MCGISLEY TROUPE This in
t,restiog corps of family tal'ut gave an
entertainment here ON Saturday last. o,
Monday night, on account nf the lister
business of the audience, the company did
not perform. This troupe is the must
complete, Of the kind, that has ever visited
the Sound; it has been approached but
never exc-ll-d, and it Is = matter Of some
surprise that 30 much native talent his
been allowed to get awny frnm San Frau
cisco. Mcclure could never have. seen
them.
A LARGE SrEAMsHiP.-The Egyp',
recently launched at Liverpool, Tor the
National Steamship Company's New
York and Liverpool line, is said To be n
larg 81 steamship in the world. rxc"t h
Great Eastern Her length is 44O 4 Z;
breadth OF 6ram A feet depth si hold,
so feet; tonnage, $3.50 tons.
ACCIDENT At THE School H"UsE.-A
Young lady attending The I.ub'ir scho i IN
The hill. fell firm swing the oih'r ii y
and fractured her collar hone. Tue irar-
.,ro -,,s r.duerd by Dr. Minor.