, 1876-12-16
SwilAOEnisll Items.

DlKtNG THIS YEAR ON THE SwINOM.
ISL. Last week we walked from Sknpit
City to La Conner crossing the Skagit
ut Mr., Talbot's place, theucc hy trail and
wagon road to the house OF Mr., Corncl.
ius, along what is known us Pleasant
Ridge. This ridge extends into the cen.
tie OF the Swinomish flats somewhere
like three miles from the Skagit From
the end of the ridge one of the finest
views in the Territory may be witnessed.
The place OF Mr.. Cornelius being situat-
cd at the foot oi and around the end of
it, and covering some 20 acres or SO of
the end Of the ridge, forming one of the
mast beautiful, picturesque and fertile as
well ms productive ranches found any
where. Coming from the SHagit, one
secs to the right of the road tract of
level marsh, mostly above tide level, con.
tanning several thousand acres of land.
But little of this is covered with timber.
1t requires diking, not against the tide
so much as the annual overflow of the
Skagt, caused in part by the backing up
of the SkaSit by the jam. 1t hns been
estimated that over 100000 acres of the
very hest kind OF marsh land could easily
he reclaimed in body here by slight
dixie, on the removal of the jam.
For several years past number per-
sons have been at work trying to dixie in
tract of land situated on the east side
and adjoining Pleasant Ridge. The task
commenced is now just about finished,
the tract enclosed being about as fol.
lows: c. ], Chilberg, 100 acres Robt.
Kennedy. 100; c, II. Chamberlain, 100;
Isaac Chilbcrg, 240; Nelson Chilbcrg, so
Albert Leamer, 100; S. Calhoun, 100; ].
Cornelius, 40. Total, l,160 acres. Be
sides this tract there will be finished this
year, of dikcs commenced in part previ.
ously, dikes enclosing the following
lands on Swinomish and Sulllvan's
sloughs: j. S. Conner, l40 acres j.
Sullivan, l72; NJ. Sullivan, 40; Geo.
Alden, 60; Culver estate 60 Dodge g.
Lindsey, 20; ID. B. Jackson, 800; Isaac
Jennings, 16O Edward Ballou, 100 c.
Miller, 100; Robt, White, 80 J. F. Ter
rice, so Jas, II. Mcdonald, l60 Total
1889 acres. Forming total Of 2,752
acres of tide fats enclosed this year on
the SwInomish flats, in addition to what
was previously under cultivation there.
VIEW From PLEASANT RIDGE.-The
editor of the West Shore is in the habit
of obtaining pictures Of representative
buildings, scenery, etc, found on the
northwest coast, and having en-
cravings or cuts made OF them, 80 they
appear in his journal. We wish he
could get view of Swinomish flats as
they appear with the grair stacked there
on. The view alone will well repay a
visit from Oregon. After viewing for
miles tield after field of such grain as can
only be raised from such land as this, one
could not well say that this Territory
was not good agricultural community.
Forty ACRES OF OATs.-Two weeks
ago Thos. Lindsey threshed his oats
raised the past season on forty acre
tract. They yielded 5000 bushels, or an
average ot 80 bushels to the acre.
TWENTY. EIGHT ACRES OF BARLEY
Messrs. L. &. A, Seightred raised the
past season on % acres, part OF j. s. Con-
ner's town claim, crop Of barley aver
aging over 90 bushels TO the acre.
TELEGRAPH OFFICE AT LA CONNER,--
Arrangements have been made TO erect
Building. The citizens of La Conner
have raised the funds to establish an Of
hce at that place. 1t is expected that
the Office across the river ON the Swino-
mish reservation will be discontinued,
and the telegraph Office Of the Western
Union Telegraph Co. established at In
conner instead, rs soon as the building
ETC. ts ready for its removal.