Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-04-08
Local and News Items.
FROM TIE DAILY or SATURDAY.

FROM TIE DAILY or SATURDAY.
PARTIES arriving at Victoria on the steam
er California bring news from Cassiar on
February 22nd. Limited operations have
been in progress during the past Winter by
tunnel companies. The weather was intense
Il cold, the spirit Thermometer showing &c de
grces below zero. Nearly all the pack an
finals died of cold and starvation Proyis-
ions were plentiful and cheap; no scarcity of
fresh meat al from % to so cents per lb: ba
con SOC. per h.: beans, - TO &c. per ID.
Coming down the river were net some $50
miners going into the mines On one occa-
sion some of them were compelled to remain
was blowing down stream, being too dread
fully cold to face. About $50 men all told
are supposed to have wintered in CaSsiar.
Their health has been good, and with one
exception-l case of consumption-thcre
had been no illness. At Dcasc Creek several
parties have attempted this fall to get under
ground; but SO far have been unsuccessful,
and not single dollar has been taken from
the mines on the Creek since the close 0. the
season, nor is there the least likliood of more
satisfactory results before spring. Two ice
rushcs have occurred, 1.-The 1st on the morn
ing of the 18th, the 2nd at midnight on the
14th Of misunderstanding everything
with destructive violence in their course.
Mr.. VIM. Hosford, his partner, Mr.. Newton,
and two friends narrowly escaped with their
wi. ~
Hilbert creek, and twenty-five at McDame
Greek.
THE Nanaimo Free Press says: "On Tues
day last T. A. Buckley, Esq, the proprietor
successfully started his new, and to this
country novel, arrangement of carrying coal
on an arial tramway. From the mine, which
is distant from the place of delivery p miles,
| trestles have been built at an average distance
of $50 feet apart, and ranging from i to 90
height, according to the rise and fall of the
ground. The wire rope, when all is in good
working order, will travel at the rate of -four
miles an hour About 200 buckets will be
on the rope at once-half of them full com
ing down and the other half empty going up
| at an average distance OF $50 feet apart
The capacity of the tramway will be 10 tons
per hour, Or 240 tons for the 81 hours"
THE steamship Dakota arrived at half-pa
eleven to-day, and her appearance was greet
ed by the firing of cannon, and the display
of bunting from every flagstaff. Capt. Chap
mans little steamer left Immediately for tho
| West-Side wharf with the brass band and 6
| large number of our citizens who awaited
themselves of the invitation to visit the ship
AS we 60 to press the Capital is making
hourly tips carrying citizens to and from the
ship, and our town has the appearance of 6
gala day.
THE new steamboat being built by Capt
| Wright at Seattle, for the navigation of the
rivers, will be so feet long, 10 feet breadt OF
beam and 4 feet 8 inches depth of hold.
She will be of the class of vessels which can
navigate anywhere after there has been {
heavy fall of dew.
| Mr.. Samuel d. Howe has resigned thu
position of Inspector at Whatcom to assume
the duties of assignee Of the Utsalady Mil
/
property 1t is reported that he will proba
bly, be succeeded by either Edward Eldridgt
or James Power
+. W. PETTYGROvE, an old resident of PIT
| Townsend and the founder of the city o.
Portland, Oregon, has been invited by thu
Centennial Executive Committee to be pres
ent at the coming Fourth of July celebration
in the latter city.
| SHERIFF Goodell Of Chchalis county tool
an insane man named Henry Roberts to the
Asylum last Thursday. He had been run
ming wild and among the Indians for a veal
or more past.
THE Tribune says Saml. Coulter, of this
city, will soon engage in business in Seattle
and that his son Clarence will live in Seattle
to superntend matters connected with the
| trade.
THE body of an unknown man was found
floating in boat on Admiralty Inlet, neal
PIT. Townsend, on the 27th Of March. lie
had evidently died from exp osure or sudden
| illness.
The bark Lizzie Williams, j. B. Bell
Eureka and Osmyn arrived at Seattle this
week. They will probably all load with coal
| The VIM Scaver sailed from that port Thurs
| dav