Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-03-10
FORT GAMBLE.

Special correspondence Of the Standasd.
OLyMr1a, W. T., March Z, 1877.
ED,ToR STANDARD: During the early
part of tho week your correspondent
paid flying visit to the famous mill
ing town of the Sound,
PORT GAMBLE,
and from the quantity OF bunting
displayed on the public buildings,
not excepting the 2x4 ho;sted by our
friend ST Lowe, ] had no doubt that
lie news had been received Of The
Presidential count, and OF reaching
tcwn I found WAS right, and that
the event was to he celebrated by q
sheet and pillow case party, on Mon
day evening, the 9Th inst. Having
some little time at my disposal, I
wandered around town picking up
any stray items, shingles or lathes
that I might find floating around,
and was rewarded to a certain ex-
tent, by witnessing the departure of
the bark Ra1,ier for San Francisco
with 10000 feet of lumber, and
to land-lubbsr like me it did seem
strange to see tho aforesaid lumber
piled up ten feet above the deck, and
to think of the lively times there
would be in matches and toothpicls
should the gallant vessel encounter a
gale on her trip down. Ialso learned
that this vessel is on her return, to
carry lack tho new boiler intended
for the steamer Goliah, which blythe
by is completely gutted to mako way
for improvements to the tune of
about $4,000. Perhaps your read
ers may consider that sum consider
able, but l assure You it is only a
drop in a bucket down there, and
everybody seems to have plenty of it
too.
ONE MORE UNFORTUNATE.
About a week ago, poor fellow
who was working on the Steamer
Yakima, happened to be going on
board somewhat the worse for
liquor, when he probably fell off the
wharf, striking log in his descent,
and next morning his body was found
and laid out in The old band-room,
and after an inquest it was buried in
the cemetery on the hill, furnishing
only another proof of the dire effects
produced by alcohol. This poor fel-
lows name was Ed. Parsons, and he
has left mother and sister mourn
ing his untimely fate, away back in
Maine. At the wharf I noticed the
English bark Kedar awaiting q cargo
of perhaps 100000 feet of lumber.
Through the kindness of Mr.. Bene-
dict, the gentlemanly telegraph ops.
rator, I learned that the King Philip
was due, and the Bueno Vista, Sag
amore, Darid Hoadley and atlanta
were all on their way up.
LIVELY BUSINESS.
Both mills are running on full time,
and the number of men on the pay
roll is about two hundred and twenty.
five, including Kanakas, Chinese and
Siwashes. As many of your readers
are ignorant of the extensive bust
ness transacted in this little town, it
might be we'll to mention the name 8
and positions Of the principal persons
connected with the mill and store.
First we find the head of the entire
establishment to be Cyrus Walker,
Esq, who is we'll known over the
Sound as one of the most liberal and
best business men in the country.
Next in order, we find Messrs. G. A.
Kellogg, Chief Superintendent OF
the Mercantile Department; s. W.
Hovey, Cashier; Will Walker, Chief
Machinist; D. B. Jackson, Log
Agent; NJ. S. Drew, Superintendent
of Mills; p. Foster, Superintendent
of old Mill; D. W. Scott and G.. A.
Jacobs, Chief and Assistant Book
keepers; S. G. Benedict. Postmaster
and Telegraph Operator; P. McIntire
s. G. and G. W. Lowe, Clerks; F
NJ. Sargent. Chief Superintendent o.
the Company's Boarding House. o.
the latter gentleman, I must say
that it was practically demonstrated
to my entire satisfaction, that b.
knows how to give a man . regular