Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-08-12
FROM DAILY OF WEDNESDAY.


FROM DAILY OF WEDNESDAY
PUYALLUP VALLEY IrEMs-Our CORES
pendent Maple Leaf" writing from Sum.
ner, under date of Aug 4th, says:
Farmers are still busy hayiug. The yield
is large. On account of the backwardness
of the season, harvesting is much later than
usual. The late rains did but little damage
| to hay, as, fortunately, but few had com>
menccd cutting. Hay is selling here at Sc
per ton in the field.
Grain is about ready for harvest The
yield to the ton will be unusually good But
little was sown this season, as farmers turned
their attention mostly to hops.
The hop crops generally appear well,
though in some places, owing to the extreme
ly wet season, the yield will be light. The
average will be from! 1000 to z. 800 pounds
per acre. There are about $50 acres under
cultivation in the valley, most of which are
old hop.yards. 1t is thought that hops will
not be ready for picking before the middle
of September this year, about ten days later
than usual. About 800 pickers will be re-
quired to gather this seasons crop. Indians
mostly will be employed for that purpose,
if they can be obtained, although it is feared
many Cinnamon will have to be used, as In
dian labor is scarce at present. Five cents
per bushel will be paid for picking.
Fevers, measles, diphtheria, and kindred
complaints are prevalent among the children
of our usually healthy valley. The epidemic
| which has been creating sad havoc in other
communities, has but reached US, and al.
| ready eight or ten persons are dangerously
afflicted and one death has resulted-that of
the eldest child of Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Kelley,
which died on the list inst
The prospect is that the potato crop will
be almost total failure in the river valleys
Many fields show indications of blight, and
the tubers are already beginning to rot. 1t
is noticeable that the older varieties, and
those longest in cultivation here, are the
worst afflicted, hence il is evident that it will
be necessary to have thorough change and
renewal Of varieties for seeding. before the
disease that has been affecting the crop for
years past is eradicated.
A party of Olympia excursionists, con-
sisting of several ladies and gentlemen,
passed through the valley, one day last week,
on their way to Snoqualpie Falls.
A PARTY just over from Portland repre-
sents the smallpox as much more prevalent
in that city than the newspapers admit in
their statements. 1t is hoped that all Ordi-
nary precautions will be taken by our peo-
pie against the introduction of the disease
here. With the close connection between
this place and Portland and San Francisco,
the danger is imminent. Everybody should
be vacinated, who has not already adopted
that means of mitigating the effects of the
disease; and would it not be well for our
city authorities to have an eye on some con-
venient building suitably removed to be used
as pest-house, in care the disease makes its
appearance in Olympia: I'm time OF peace
prepare for war"
The Pacific Mail Steamship Co steamer
Dakota, Capt Morse, left this port at eight
O'Clock Tuesday morning. with the following
list of passengers: s. Coulter and wife, NJ.
Blinn, wife and daughter, Mrs. Warbass.
Miss Warbass, Miss Allen, Miss Barker, Jos.
Allen, Hi Allen, J. NJ. ShOtwell and wife, W.
f. Wiley, Capt. Watt, Jos. Wilson, Gen.
Howard, DR.. Webb-18 cabin. 3steerage: Ex-
ports consisted of $50 tons water pipe, 10
tons ship knees and tons assorted freight
total 296 tons. She was to have received 70
tons wool at SteilacoOm and 1GO thousand OF
hoop>pOles. Mr. Crosby and several ladies
accompanied the Dakota as far rs Steila>
COON, returning on the Zephyr.
THE Unitarian Society at business meet
ing held after the services Sunday evening"
elected Samuel Coulter and wife, ]. s. Dob
bins and wife and Mr.. Blinn and wife, dele
gates to the biennial Unitarian Conference,
which meets at Saratoga in September. ih'se
parties will represent the Olympia and Tum>
water Societies. A resolution was adopted
tending the thanks of the First Unitarian
Society to Renton & Co., of Port Blakely'
Puget Mill Co.. Of Port Gamble, Mr.. Phinney,
of Port Ludlow, and Marshall & Co., OF
Freenort, for generous donations of lumber
for their Hall.
THE Buildings are making some important
improvements in the approaches to their
boat house. A wharf is being erected on the
alley which runs through the block on Main
street. fronting the boat house. from when
the causeway will lead directly to the noa!'
ing platform, where the boats are moored.
This will save considerable distance to al
who embark 10 small boats and prove SUD-
slantial convenience TO the numerous fshihg'
sailing and rowing parties organized at this
season of the year.
A NAN named Drury. logger in Turner'S
camp, had about half the tendons OF the leu
leg severed by glancing blow Of an Ak, yes
terday, while engaged in chopping. lie
came to town with the blood gushing from
the wound. aud patiently sat down to await
the coming Of the doctor. who was at supper
when the patient called The wound was
not, Of course, dangerous. but necessarily
very painful, and We apprehend that such
stoicism under trying circumstances 10 seldom
observed.