, 1876-10-07

SrILLAGuAMIsu IrEMs. There being
no steam threshers on the Stilaguamish,
no threshing is done as yet, the ranch.
ers stacking their grain and letting 1t
sweat in the stack before threshiny, while
on the Swnomish, the steam threshers,
thresh right from the field.
The past ten days pleasant weather
has enabled farmers to cut all their grain
most of it is stacked, 50 very little will
| be lost.
Farmers on the flats are laying out a
gcat deal of money in ditching and fenc-
ing, adding greatly to the beauty and
value of their ranches. The county road
across the flats is being constructed in
thorough manner. A ditch is dug each
side of the road, the dirt thrown into
the centre, and levelcd, forming very
solid, even, and dry road bed. Fences
are built most all the way of lumber
which adds greatly to the appearance Of
the country.
Fruit does EXTREMITY well up river
At Mr.. Adams place, and at Mr. Good.
rich's rancho we saw apples that would
stood good chances of being first in size
it they had been at our county fair.
1t was owing to misunderstanding
as to steamer that Mr.. Goodrich and
others did not send to our fair quantity
OF stuff from the river, as was done by
the ranchers of the flats.
UTsALADY ITEMs.-This time we pro-
pose to speak Of this place and vicinity
chiefly in relation to its advantages as 0
point for excursion and pic mic parties
who wish good fishing and hunting, ant
steamboat ride among scenery OF great
beauty. The L. S. Mail Steamer j. 3
LiJJy leaves Seattle every Monday morn
ing at about seven o'clock, passing down
the Sound stopping at NGukilteo, TulaliT
and Coupville, &c. reaching Utsa'ady
about six p. NJ. thence goes on its way
to Bellingham Bay. Returning from that
point reaches Utsalady on Wednesday on
its way to Seattle, which place 1t reaches
Wednesday Evening or Thursday morn
ing early.
Suitable accommodations can be found
at Utsalady for excursion or pic ni
parties, desirous of stopping there day
or so.
The wharf at Utsalady and short
distance around it is said to furnish ont
Of the best fishing points on the whole
Sound for whiting, rock and tom cod
One man has been known to catch a
much as four or five buckets full of thesC
fish in single day, right OFT the wharf.
About three miles back of Utsalady i
situated beautiful, deep watered lak
about 600 yards long, by 400 yards wide
Until about year ago it was supposed
that no fish were to be found there, whel
Milton Leamer Te legraphic operator a
Utsalady went out there to fish. Fount
the lake full of the finest trout, catching
at one time G3 fine trout, being NOR
than he could carry.
Trout f, inches long have been caugh
there. On last week, Tuesday, the Revc
nue. Cutter stopped few hours at Utsa
lady. The officers took walk out there
and in IN hour and ope hall's tiishin:
caught Gj trout
Our attention was first called to thi
lake last Saturday. We reached Utsaad.
quite early in the morning, having walk
ed across Camano Island some sever
miles before sunrise; while at the Hote
for breakfast, we heard a number Of in
ouiries made about our old friend Mr
Thos. Griffin who left the town for tn
lake the day before, and as he WAS
cripple, and had not returned, it wa
supposed he might have been lost, o
some accident have bctallen him 50 b
could not get out Of the woods.
This led to inquiries about the lake
when the above facts were procured an,
that there WAS . good trail from town II