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mill owners and merchants on the
Soundar are now coming forward with
their subscriptions for the purpose
of helping those energetic men who
have undertaken the removal of the
jam in the Skagit river. That the
brave men who, of their own motion
have undertaken this herculean task
should be helped, everybody will
acquiesce. The river, when the work
is done, will not only open up vast
extent of territory to our mill men.
but will add, also, to the commerce
of our steamboat men and our mer-
chants. Hence, our capitalists have
come to the sensible conclusion to
take the necessary steps for the
consumation of this enterprise. Ma
tional aid has been invoked for this
improvement in vain, and now act
ing under the proverb, "That God
helps those that help themselves, ;"
our people will soon complete the
clearing of the river, and the broad
fields of the Skagit will be soon
opened to commerce and settlement.
New MoNTHLY.-We have receiv-
ed advance sheets of the North Pa
c!fc Ru''ol, published by Mr.. B. L.
Northrup of this city. The paper is
a monthly. four PACED paper, devo-
ted to agriculture and the develop
ment of the agricultural resources
of the Territory. It will be sold at all
the principal news-stands through
out the country, and its subscrip-
ton prices is 81 so per annum. The
school teachers of the Territory will
have column for their exclusive
use and benefit, thus giving them
an organ through which to ventilate
their views in regard to teaching
and its local requirements. Mr..
Northrup will doubtlessly make the
success we wish him, in this ven
ture, and will aid the daily press
greatly in advertising the resources
of the Territory.
The HoL DAYS. The most cheer
full month OF all the year (for the
children) now approaches. Santa
Claus will soon be here, and that
he may prove as agreeable as Of
yore to the children, our merchants
ale now laying in good supply Of
Christmas goods. Not only our
merchants are thus busy in render
ing thei, aid to good cheer for the
coming festival but everybody is
busy thinking whay Will most please
his or her friends in the matter of
presents. To-day, thanks will well
from many hearts, that as people,
there are so many homes among us
that are able and willing to sing
the Christmas carols of 1876.
A Enthusiastically some one
threw turkey into our establish
ment, and living in the sweets of a
bachelors life, we had no oven for
it. and. so, with lofty waive of our
hand, we turned it over to our COM
positors. They, fed by the know
ledge that daily emin es from the
DISPATCH, held consultation and
concluded to send it to their be-
nighted brothers that spend the mid
night oil, working on our morning
contemporary. Such benefcence
can only be found in the news-room
of Democratic sheet. They expect
due acknowledgment from the Intel
lgencer for this good deed.
Boar BUILDING. While taking a
reportorial stroll yesterday, in the
south part of town, we dropped into
Yarno's boat house, and found him,
as usual, busily engaged in boat
building. Besides several skiffs in
: course of construction, we noticed
the frame Of large fishing boat that
is being built for scme of our fisher
men, and by the material used in its
construction, gave promise of doing
good service. This business has
fourished greatly in Seattle for the
past year, and will, no doubt, form
one of our leading business in the
near future.
SHIPPING NEws.-Bark Marmion
hauled down to the Seattle coal
bunkers yesterday. Bark J. B. Bell
hauled out from the Seattle burkers
yesterday aud will probably sail to-
day for San Francisco. Bark Sea
Waif sent up from Seabeck for a
crew yesterday, 70 shipping master
Ballou. Barkentine w. H. Gawley
bo. 1oo1>d ~ Do,.4 Madison I'D Is