Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-05-27

appears that he is still delayed in his contem
plated trip to this Coast by continued activity
in the ,hipyards. He says: Owing to thu
bad weather and delay in getting our timber
we are month or more behind on getting
Capt Ressic's banks off. We did not eXpcc
to build a vessel this Summer, but insteaC
have constructed seven, three of which arr
mostly completed, and soon as We get these
oil will slip away to the Pacific Coast AND
see YOUR facilities am convinced that il
all We have heard of Puget Sound is true, il
is a grand place for ship-building. | have
letter. from Judge Rice, as we'll as some Of
the principal men in Oregon and Washington
Territory about the advisability OF the stcI
under contemplation. | am of the opinion
that it would be better to have some one on
this side of the Continent to buy outfits.
have been getting estimates for engine bevel
SAW, which we would want and which would
pay better on the Sound, with such timber
u, YOU have than any other piece Of labor
saving machinery 1t will require fortune
90 establish the business on the Sound, but
there is no doubt Of the future OF the Pacific
Coast 1t will especially benefit the place
when the yard i located, and will eventually
bring all sorts Of manufactures, machine
shops, sail and rigging lofts. iron and brass
fouudries, etc. Ny departure will be a
month later than contemplated; but | am
coming, and that too, as soon as possibly
can"
WE find in the Victoria Coiontst the follow
ing regarding a noted or notorious old
woman named COpperman, who died recently
In SiIka; - She came TO Victoria in 1913
with her husband. The pair commenced
trading with Indians, occupying Il small
shanty on Store street. They made a large
sum OF money III short time, and thirteen
years ago her husband procured ii divorce,
divided the estate, and returned to Germany
where he married again. The old woman
continued the business at the "Old stand
for some years. Marvellous stories were told
Of her great wealth which She was said to
have buried beneath her bed. One dark
night in the winter of 1874 two robbers
planned a raid on the Ole woman's treasure
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approaching her room when Waterman,
attracted 10y the noise seized them The
ruan4 ,prang upon and beat him on the
head with their pistols. The sound of the
alray was heard by Policeman Curry-a fine
young freshman OF - years. AS he entered
the premises the robbers rushed past him,
aud the Waterman, his eyes blinded with the
blood that flowed from twenty wounds on
his head, fired his revolver after them and
9h'' poor curry through me heart. MIS-
vi 'eilltH saved Her treasure ana curry
'''' Ms me-
Rom the f|ciHc I"b""': HE steamer
California arrived from W rauLeI last Satur
day, bringing 26passengers -men who started
l"T The 'aN|Iar mines, but who returned too
discouraged to make the attempt The river
had not opened 50 as 10 permit navigation,
ana The Indians are hostile From these two
sources OF trouble, no meA have been able
!" =" INTO the mines, and they have gathered
IN at NrangeI TO tAc number of seven or
ci2ht hundred, besides several hundred Chi
hahch. HE white men VIII not permit the
Cinnamon 10 90 IN, nor Will the Indians per
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bird sbo1 through the bows RIGHT arm. near
the elbow. DESTROYING the flesh entirely. His
,,otLc, tool, him, to Seattle nm Tuesday niob,
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