Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-01-14

Mf,|Hyrncer:
QUICKEST TRIP on REcoRp-Thc bark
Tidal Ware, Capt. Reynolds, of Port
Madison, arrived at the wharf at that place
on New Years Day, having nlsde, the
round trip to san Francisco and back in
the unprecedented time of twenty-five
days. She was seven days going to San
Francisco. where she discharged 10000
feet Of lumber; remained there week,
and sailed ON Christmas for Port Madison
Upon going out Of the Golden Gate"
she encountered uoriherly winds, and
stood off to the westward and southwark
$50 miles, when the wind hauled to S.
w., and continued fair to Carc Flattcry.
from which poiut to- Port Townsend was
run inside Of six hours. This bark was
built at Port Madison, Of Puget Sound fir,
for Meigs & Gawley. She is the largest
single deck vessel Of which we have any
knowledge; is one Of the staunchest aAoat;
is commanded by an able and experienced
navigator. and her trips average with the
best. The three quickest round trips re-
corded arc: The Ifdal Ware, Of Port
Madison, ~ days; tie barkcntinc Con-
SiifutiOa, of Port Gaublc, some years ago.
% days; and the schooner Normoy, of
San Francisco, to Tacoma and back, arriv-
ing May 9th, 1870. in 26 days. One
pleasing feature in connection with this
unparalleled voya"c. aud which has rcn.
icrcd its accomplishment matter of in
tercst and PRIDE is the fact that there has
been standing ofcr made hy the proprc-
tors of the Port Madison Mills, Messrs.
Mcigs 4 Gawley, of Il rcw suit Of clothes
throughout to any one of the Captains
of their vessels who should make the round
trip to San Francisco and back inside of
twenty five days. and we congratulate Capt.
Reynolds upon having won the prize, and
more than Surprising the expectations of
the Company. and expect to see him, the
next time he comes to Seattle. riH"cl ont
in new apparel from heel to truck In
thus referring to Capt. Reynolds, it dc
tracts in no dc.lcc from the rEiccnt char
ac.cr of any of the commanders growing
gray in that splendid line Of freight and
passenger ships. To add, still further, that
he is richly Gc+crv.n, of this distinction
which he has attained.
ARRIVAL FROM KrTErAs VALLEY -
Mr.. VIM. WRIGHT. who left here last fall.
arrived here direct from ki;cias Valley on
Thursday evening. having left l,nre eleven
days previously. He reports tho snow in
the valley TO have been six inches deep
when he left. and in the Snoqualmic Pass
three feet deep when he passed through.
For fifty miles he had to travel GA snow.
shoes, and experienced considerable diff
Guilty on account Of the snow beng very
soft The weather on the other side of
the mountains. Mr.. W. states was very
cold, but stock was in first rate condition.
and plenty of feed for cattle was to he had
'Mr Wright left Yesterday for S cilacoon,.
in The nci.hlorhotl Of which place he in
tends to reside until next spring, and then
return to the valley.
AN ISD,AN MURDEE-.Jim Kcokuk.
an Indian. of hn'l reputation. was killed
ly another Indian. named foley. on
Thursday night, on the beach short dis
lance from Bay View House. The act
was committed while the parties were I'M
der the influence Of liquor. IT appears
Jim was striking "'ulcy with club. when
the latter drew Il knife and stabbed him in
the heart. There was no commoton in
this community concerning the matter.
From the Port Townsend Message of
January 10Th:
SURVEY or WEST SIDE or ITooD's
CANAL.--Wc learn tina. early in the spring
engineers of the Northern Pacific Railroad
will survey tho route from the head of
Hoods Canal. along its west side. past
Colsced lnlct. to the head Of Port Discovc.
ry bay and thence to Port Townsend
RELEAsED-'rhc North German ship
Herman aud Emma, which was seized at
Port Discovery for violation of the revenue
laws, has been released; compromise
having been effected by which the goods
were taken by the Customhouse authori-
ties and the vessel given up. The articles
seized we're lot of cheap German wines,
cigars, bittcrs. etc. Tho whole affair
seems to have been ga great cry and little
WOOL" as tho devil said when he shaved
the hog. The ship cleared. yesterday. for
Peru: but still lies at anchor in our har-
Dor. -....
REMOVAL OF THE MESSAGE TO OLYM-
PIA.-The Olympia papers, upon the
strength of report of a lying correspond
ent ofthc Tsib,nc that tile Message was
to be removed to Olympia, have aired their
sentiment pretty extensively regarding US.
1t never has bccQ our intention to remove
the Message from Port Townsend; on tho
contrary, We arc, making arrangements to
enlarge and improve it in every respect.
We intend to remain here and make tho
Message one of the best papers on tho
Sound. IF our brother editors have no
better authority to go upon than that of the
lying Tribune, we trust they will here.
after make no comments upon our sup
posed actions.
EATAT To THE Trrr,J -Aro al oor;1