Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-02-03
DOWN SOUND ITEMS.

DOWN SOUND ITEMS.
The following are from the Mtezigcncer
of Monday:
HORTON's WHARF.-The extension of
this wharf out to deep water is now com.
pletcd, so far as the driving Of piles and
Gaping them are concerned, and it is now
in process of being substantially plankcd.
feet in length by GO in width, thus making
it one Of the longest wharves on our city
front, it being altogether about $50 feet in
length. There will be warehouse erect
cd 40xG0 feet in dimensions, upon its OK.
treme end, for the reception and storage Of
freight. Besides this addition, the old
wharf will be mostly rcplanked with new
material, and many other improvements
made, so as to render it still more accessi-
bic and convenient
ALL SAFE-Wc announced in our last
issue that fears were entertained for the
safety of the ship COncordia and the bark
Mary Glorer, which were long overdue
from San Francisco. From G. f. p Wood,
Esq, of the Port Discovery Mills, We learn
that the ship Concordia had arrived at
Port Townsend having been sixtytwo
days on the voyage from San Francisco,
and was towed up to Tacoma by the steam
or Goliah on the 2lst inst. The captain
of the Concordia reported that the bark
Mary Glover was "all right" having
been detained by adverse winds off Cape
Flattery.
CoAL-San Francisco imported last
year 304 ,40l tons of coal, nearly one half
of which were supplied by the Mt Diablo
mines. The balance was made up by
shipments from Australia, Chill, England,
the Eastern States, aud the mines on tho
Northern Pacific coast. The respective
amounts furnished by the latter are as fol-
lows: Bellingham Bay, tons 20, 2S4 Coos
Bay, tons %, 500; Queen Charlotte Island.
tons 565; Vancouver Island, tons 1861
Sitka, tons Is, and Seattle, tons 1, AS.
Loss OF THE BARK I.ocH LAMAR
The steamship Amnica, which arrived at
San Francisco on the 18th inst, from
China and Japan, brings Intelligence Of
the loss of the bark Lorh Lamar, fr"m
Puget Sound for Shanghai She got
ashore at the mouth Of the lanStse and
filled with water. The crew escaped, but
were unable to save anything.
ANOTHER BRICK BurLDING.-Wc un.
dcrstand that arrangements are being made
to have brick building erected on the lot
on Commercial street, which is now occu-
pied by the Peoples Restaurant" d.
rectly opposite the Gem Saloon. When
finished, there is little doubt bu: that it
will prove profitable investment for the
cnterprising proprietor.
To- The bark Glimpse, Capt. G Sorman,
sailed from Port Blakely on the 23d inst,,.
for San Francisco She had on board
2l6,042 fec, of rough lumber, l27 1876 feet
of dressed lumber, and 53S bundles Of
lathcs.
Dey- The Seattle Coal Transportation
Company have elected the following Trus-
tees Isaac Bluxomc. Samuel Blair, NJ. W.
Allen, P. Woods, and ii. l.. Hutchinson.
The following are from the Dispatch:
MISUNDERSTANDING the most intelligent
and cntcrprsing Of our city merchants, is
young lady in the prime of madenhood,
who came here an infant and hence was
among the first of the " old settlers" Her
business qualifications are not among her
most attractive qualities, while her modest
and maidenly demeanor disarms the criti-
csms of the most obdurate sticklers for
limiting women exclusively to the domes.
tic sphere. Unlike the tramping brawlers
for women's rights, she maintains her own
rights unchalleuscd in her own chosen
sphere. We will not mention her name,
though. she believes in the magic Of print
ers ink in assuring success in business.
ACCIDENTAL DEATH.-At Port Blakely
on the 10th of December a man by the
name of Fowler, second mate of the bark
Sampson, left party of friends in the
evening to 60 aboard his vessel, and was
no more seen alive. His body has since
been found and decently inferred. The
deceased was about As years of age, an
Enslshmau by birth, and had spoken Of a
daughter in England, but Of no other liv-
ing relative.