, 1877-03-31

known stable-keeper, had his leg
broken by a kick from another horse
on Sunday last. In former years,
when a horse got his leg broken, no
attempts to save him we're made, but
he was shot to save him further mis-
cry. We know an instance where a
little good care saved q valuable
mare who broke her off fore-leg
while galloping at Lexington, KY,
when she was two years old. Tackles
were rugged on each side of the
stall and a heavy canvass apron
made to each corner of which pull
ley hook was fastened, the apron
being first put under the mares
belly. She was then hoisted up by
it so that the sound fore,leg Just
touched the ground. The injured
limb was then bound with splints
and the mare kept in that position
for twenty six days at the end of
which time she was let to bear her
full weight upon it. Afterwards the
same mare was driven across the
plains to California where she pro-
duced the we'll known stations
Langford, Gladiator and Error; and
the mares Bonnie Belle, Pele and
Bonnie Jean. But for the care ex-
erclsed with her there would have
been no Langford and consequently,
no Waterford nor Thad Stevens,
for they are grandsons of that old
broken-legged mare whose owner
treated his dumb beast with all the
care due to a human being.
BEGINNING TO TELL-The trains
of the Seattle and Walla Walla
Railroad are now bringing in from
the Renton mine about 200 tons per
day. This time two years ago, that
Company had all it could do to get
in that much per week. On the last
trip of the Western Shore to this
port, she was ten days getting in
100 tons from that mine. On her
next visit to this port she will be en-
abled to load the same quantity in
five. The Seattle Coal Company
can put out nearly double thatqu
tity at present, because they are old
er established and have much
greater amount of rolling stock
The total receipts of coal on Mon
day last were 600 tons. of which 400
was from the old mine and 200 from
the Renton. Six months hence, one
thousand tors per day will be no ex-
ira big work, if each of the three
companies should happen to have
vessels here at the same time.
MARINE NEws.-Bark Lizzie Will
liams, Capt. Ross, arrived here last
evening in tow of the Mastick and
was promptly docked ut the Seattle
bunkers. Bark Revere will be
towed to sea by the Mastick to-day,
at noon; she is loaded with Seattle
coal =. Barkentine Webfoot from
this place, bark Oakland from Port
Madison and ship War Hawk from
Discovery, all arrived at San Fran
cisco on the Goth. .. The clearances
from SAT- Francisco on the 26th were
the ship Western Shore and
bark Gem of the Ocean, for this
place; barkentine G. L. Taylor and
brig Tanner for Blakely; brig Dea-
con, Port Discovery and barkentine
w. H. Besse to Port Townsend for
orders.
EASTERN CATTLE.-The mildness
of the past winter enabled people to
cross the Snoqualmle pass all the
season through, thing hitherto not
contemplated. On Monday drover
arrived here with band of cattle
for Phelps & Wadleigh, direct from
Yakima valley. He was aided by
some Indians, who were familiar
with all the hardships of travel in
early Spring. The snow was five
feet deep in the pass, but the mud
on this side was the greatest obsta-
Gle.
PHoToGRAPHY.-We were shown
some specimens of photograph work
yesterday executed by Charles J.
Huntington who is temporarily at
Dollarhide's gallery. He certainly
is master of one great art-imparting
repose to the subject before he takes
the picture. This, with his good
knowledge of toning down the shad-
ows, makes him long way the best
operator that ever visited this place.
Busy T1MEs.--Capt. Marshall (who
always has an eye to business) asked
Bill Jameson yesterday why he
didn't feed his horse. "Why," says
Jameson, "that horse has forty
bushel of oats up home, but he
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