, 1876-09-09


hE-G II ,ri, Calvin Haskell,
.'t" b. james CMnton,
Intt.r NJ N'"rson, Charley EIwell,
N,ivl E,rguson, Sherman Bennett,
49,. Prckard, Leslie Packard,
" Wtrl, lIinman Witter,
" - Il skcii. Howard Mastcrson,
sta BAIT, Harry Mastcrson,
'tri uf'cc was snlivtl,d by the ap
, a..p'.n". lay or 50 since of L. Samuel
h. rotcrpi'lng editor Of the West Skore,
romoly pictorial journal published at
ppGut Oregon.
hj4 paper is pioneer in the field it
r presents, is doing more than any other
irruNl ON he Northwest coast to make
Gown the local features and resources of
IA, Territory and Oregon. Its able
manager came to the Sound to study our
rsourcrs so he could the better represent
pur interests. He deserves aud will get
II very large circulation in our Territory.
During the time the FhRRy Lake is
hcing rcmodeIcd Capt. Hill has caused
the otter to take her place on the route
between this place and Seattle. She ar.
rived here on her first trip under this
arrangement last Tuesday, with goodly
number Of passengers and freight for
various parties on the river, Her cabin
accommodations are excellent, and she
is clAsscd as bcins among the fastest aud
hest stern wheeprs on the Sound She
can not fail to be popular with two such
excellent steamboat men as Capt Jack
son and Hill to run her.
Mr.. w. NJ: Tirtlot, whose professional
card appears ON our first page, came to
this place few days ago and has finally
located here with the intention Of prac-
tcing his profession and assisting in
huiIding up and developing our commu-
nifty. His familiarity with dcpartmeo tai
business ut Washington will make his
services OF value here. We are favOrably
Impressed hy his appearance, and be-
speak for him reasonable, share of pro-
trssional business here. Mr.. 7. was
,tudent at Wheaton College, Illinois, at
the commencement Of the war. Enlisted
in the summer of 1852 as a private, was
promoted ut the battle of Stone River,
Tenn, to 2nd Lieut.. was with the army
OF the Cumberland up to May Is, 1864,
at which time he was wounded ut the
battle Of ResaCa, Ga, while in command
of his company, from which he is cripple
for life. IN 1866 he WAS appointed
clerk in the Gen. Land Office Mt Wash.
ing,on, d. G He graduated from the
Law Department Of Howard University
IN The class ol 1872, and was admitted to
to,he bur the same year; came to this
Territory in 1873, and has been at New
Tacoma about light months in the prac-
tee o! his profession.
SwINoMIsH CRoPs.---The yield of grain
on the Swin0mish 10 larger than last year
from increased acreage sOwn rather than
increased yieId PR acre. The crop will
he saVed in so much better shape by i'm
proved ma chinery used that all Will be
much better of than from last years
crop. Messrs 0Loughhn q Wllka in
form rs ,hat they have this year cult
waited for j. S. Conner about 1G5 acres in
barley and oats--barlty all threshed.
TIE Weld of the whole will he, barley
1000 bushels, oats 5000 bushels; max
ing total OF 10000 bushels of grain of
lG5 acres OF land.
Not all the oats on the flats ARE cut
the barley is cut and about $50 tons car
ricd away from the flats, about 100 tons
on tho YaLima to Port Gamble, the rest
in schooners. Much more would have
been taken away by this time were it not
for the unusually low price Of barley,
making farmers unwilling to dispose OF
their grain ut current rates.
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