Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-07-22

1ays ago. and like all our Summer Wis.,
'..r> was delighted with Olympia and the
,rr.nndipg country. Capt. /. is an exper-
,o, mariner, having commanded the Da-
- m her trip to this Coast. He is con-
.o1 with the Board of Underwriters in
Francisco, and confirms the statement
'a1c in the OLyMPIAN some time ago, in re-
,'.;,, the rating of vessels constructed Of
n,,,., s,und fir. They now stand, if their
.,o haujsm passes inspection, L., ranking
,. n iron bottoms, the only difference be-
;nr in the length of time for which the GER
.;+.o,c is cranted-the latter being for thir-
wears while frst-class wooden vessels
.riven only eleven years. Wood is far
.to-,ble however, for the construction of
..4|s designed for carrying wheat, flour
ami other perishable cargoes, which can thus
J., insured at less rates. as iron hulls possess
.,,Jsncy to absorb heat in warm ATTITUDES
,dc, has,eus the decay of some products
,,,, are shipped by the cargo to distant ports.
\ The discrimination of the Underwriters, and
H.. recent action of the English Lloyds, has
r.n,ycl the only obstacle to ship-building
~ pn-et sound We regret that Capt In~
,or,ou'. STAY was necessarily brief, as a gen.
.I.mon Of his intelligence would doubtless
have found many objects of interest in a pro-
, Ionsea visit
rryrr,I. OF CAPT. STARR.-The Victoria
Co,onist contains the following in relation
"a the funeral of Capt. E. A. Starr,
which was numerously attended by the resi-.
,,eu, incubation as we'll as friends and ac-
,,na;utances of the deceased from this side
The body was taken from the steamer Isabel
+, the residence of L. NJ. Starr, Esq, James
Eay whence the cortege proceeded to st.
Johns Church, Douglass street, and thence
I, Ross Bay cemetery. The Rev. Percival
J.pus performed the burial rites of the
Church of England, Of which deceased was
4 member in the most impressive manner,
and Capts. Morrison and Watt, and Messrs
Forbes. McQuade, Goodhue, Spratt and Glea-
son acted as pall-bearers, these gentlemen
being all very intimate acquaintance of de-
ceased A past mortem examination held on
? the body of the late captain ny DR.. Helmick-
en- eives conclusive evidence that death en-
sued from congestion of the brain.
THE SIOUX lND1ANs-The Sioux Indian
Reservation in Dakota comprises larger area
than any State east of the Mississippi river
1t includes sc, 092 square miles, or 81, Se6, $50
acres The number of Indians supposed to
be dwelling upon it is 4O,391. If this land
tad been assigned to these Indians sevcraly,
tina, is, an equal number of acres TO each
buck, squaw and papoose, every one of them
would have been entitled to 1888 acres, or 5!
times the quantity allotted to the homestead
>of white family of two or more persons.
F'The Black Hills are included within this res
erystion, and comprise of it the greater hall,
945e square miles.
THE Ast0rian affirms that the little town
81 Oysterville, IN this Territory, can boast of
as fine schoolhosse as any town in Oregon.
Indeed, for the size Of the place, it is better
than the schoolhouses at Portland, and it
asserts without fear of successful contradic.
ton, that Portland, Ogn., has much better
NuuOllVuSCo tunu CNu w lOuuO III uuy Y0tt
of the world, in respect to size and conven-
fence, and the proportionate number ia at
tendance. 1t is a matter Of congratuiation
that our Territory possesses so many truly
creditable institutions of learning 1t is an
index of the progressive ideas which prevail
even in the sparseIy settled communities on
n the Pacific Coast
ANuMBER of politicians have gone on a
fishing excursion. We await returns with
considerable interest. They have hitherto
been SO successful in batting their hooks, that
4 We apprehend a glorious victory is in store
for them. If they once get the finny tribe
into convention, adopt caucss rnles and use
the proper bait, their success will doubtless be
unparalleled. As primary requisite, we
understand they were supplied with all the
necessary appliances for landing their fish af-
ter it is caught, and doubtless will return
thoroughly imbued with the spirit usual on
such occasions
A CALIFORNIA paper states that Mr.. II. I.
Chapman, formerly of this Territory, has
been awarded patent on an invention for
propelling canal boats" The specifica'
tions are not given, but we presume the de-
vice has reference to saffOrding a motive
power which will not wash the banks by the
"sQuell' which has hitherto attended the mo-
ton of all heavy bodies through the water.
TleState of New York offers large bonus
to anybody who will devise means of over
coming this Objectionable attendant OF wa
ter communication.
THE Grsppier ran ashore on Darcy Island
Saturday night, the 18th, while on trip from
Victoria to Fort Wrangel. laden with feed
and grain. The steamer lies in dangerous
situation, with the water flowing through
her hull. Efforts are being made to recover
the cargo, and it is thought that the steamer
may he saved il the weather continues favor
able. She is owned by VIM. Moore, of Vic
ioria
An agent for sCalifornia colony recently
made an inspection of the county bordering
on the Snoqualmie river, and returns to Seat
tie we'll pleased with the result of his observa
tons. He found much fertile land, and pre-
diets a prosperous future for the settlers
The scenery at the falls he declares excels In
grandeur and picturesque beauty the famous
landscape of the Yosemite valley.
The chief officer of the Dakota, Mr. Gold
tn. was seriously injured at Seattle, on the
s,~a