, 1876-04-08

!Gt Cats. JDhr GAIT, Spencer anu vi"
Kellogg settled near him no: long after.
Nh Moore is the only oas Of these now
living 'hrrc.
Settlements now extend abou; eight miles
M river. The river bottom lands are
harder tr clear below than above the jams.
The lower portion resembling the snoho-
mish Bottom Land, the upper the SkaSi'.
The Upper S,laguamish is rapidly SIT.
Ting up. a large portion L'inE s"e>Ies,
Mr.. o. Z. Iyglsun il intgrp.tcd largely in
trying 80 settle up the river He came "
this country about year ago from Dacosah.
We are informed that he there held n lead
ing position rs lawyer, land dealer, Com,
missioner Of lunliu ration iUr that Terri.
tory, and tina. he III y private way is us.nS
his knowledge OF these matters to assist in
building up his new home, and settle up the
river. A large immigration from his old
home, where he is personally known being
expected. From What we saw OF him, We
were very tavorably impressed with him,
and hope his enterprises for the public eood
may all be successful lie proposes to dike
in AN Island at the mouth OF the river,
some 200 acres, this summer
Mclaughlin and Mcnamara will also
probably enclose their whole CentreNiile
property by Il dixie this summer. The exact
Number Of acres has escaped our mind
though not far from $50. These gent. men
bought out the store, hotel and ranchcprop-
cr,y Of Jas. CuhIon last winter. Both of
them have been long and tav"rIhly known
on this river. Mr.. Mcnamara WAS for y
lon. tune clerk IN DR.. Suiths store, at Tu'
lalip. afterwards u partner with Mr.. Bart
lcltn, Qulco or the forks Of the Snoho'
mish.
Mr.. Mclaughlin was for FIVE years in Govern
mcnt employ as blacksmith ut Tulalip, and
kept the hotel there. They expect /" get
in new stock OF goods sh ntIy, build IA
blacksmith shop, dwelling house, repair the
store house, An bu ID \ new s'ors bailling
~ soon after ns circumstances will allow.
rhry have fine chance Tor business, We
wish them success.
They have the only suitable location i0r
a town. or they and Mr. Oliver, their places
being adjoining, of alyonc lear the mouth
=, ii, .,.,t, ali, anil
up behind the dik,s, 1t would cover II good
portion OF their and Esq. divers ranches.
There is very fine anchorage Tor steam
rrs, odt Of thY river current, in front OF NJ,
divers house, at the mouth o. Records
s ough. This is only u very short distance
rom NJ. M,Ltusnln's AL McNtmImS
buildings. There being no opposition be-
tween them.
There will he some 500 acres ofhni d;krd
near the mouth ot the river this year, aud
there is about 20) acres in other tracts out
side oS the mAia hlts already akId. ofwhich
Kyle has 10 acres, Iyrrsoi 40, HlloSI u
similar amount. Five ye ars ago there WAS
only some two or three white families on
the river, now there IL snme fifteen. 1t is
expected that this year some twenty families
more win settle there.
Capt. HILL now of the Fanny Lake has
he honor of bringing the first steamer up
he river. II was in the summer of 1866,
he took the BLACK Dilmond' some five miles
up the river with scow each side Of her.
Gardner Goolrch,,, ,,Thos. Rdanels and others
were aboard.
Mr., Runnels, the same season, opened che
first logging camp ON the river, Mr. Mar
snail having cruised ont the timber tor him.
There is camp still running near the same
place; the only one on the river. There are
l-ur more cmaps now running on Port Susan
Bay, botwced HATS Slough and Tululip,
Mr.. Hntt has some 9j or 30 acres of land
cleared, near the mouth of the slough namcd
after him. lie keeps public house there.
The location is excellent for town site.
Good steamboat landing. Bottom land
out of the reach of freshets.
o. B. Ivcrson is the only lawyer, hut he
does not pretend to practice. Esq. Oliver,
their Justice of the Peace, draws most OF
the nee, ssary business papers to the ats
faction or all, we supphsc. Peter McLaugh
lin is Notary Public. Dr. Rhodes is
the only physician. s.. Adams is lele'
grrph operator. The office is about two
miles from Mr.. Hntt's residence There will
he another telegraph office, probably NJ Cen
trcyie The wire running through the
phce, and nm Office bring needed hy the poo
pie thre, all the cost of establishing it,
being battery, and chemicals.
The most pressing immediate want is direct
steam communication with Seattle. What
we have said of the rout up the Skagit COW
erS the subject. We hope before long TO ex.
plore the upper portion of this valley for
the benefit Of our readers.