, 1877-10-13

| anu tIl0 mOucy put up. AIIAVou ~
Tacoma, the agent decided adverse
to the purser, and Mcdonald
pocketed the $40.
From The Daily Of Tuesday.
JAM REMOVED. gratifying
intelligence was received here by
telegraph to-day stating that the
huge jam in the Skaglt river-which
has so long been a source of annoy
anee to the people, preventing
steamboat communication and the
settlement Of that fertile region
had been entirely removed by the
recent freshet. 1t is confidently ex-
pected that within two or three days
steamboats, will be able to run up
the river distance Of 60 miles, thus
opening up to settlement a section
of country Of unsurpassed fertility.
1t is hardly possible to estimate the
immense benefit to accrue to the
whole Territory from the removal OF
this formidable obstruction. The
jam was situated about ten miles
above the mouth of the Skagit
river, in Whatcom county, and
distant from Seattle about so miles.
It was estimated by competent
engineers that it would cost the
government $4,000 to remove this
jam, but enough money had been
raised by private subscription to pay
for removing so much of tho OBJ
struction that the grateful food had
a comparatively easy task in COM
pleting the good work.
RElIcs.-All through the Cas-
cades may be found rude images and
formations in stone, but whether
formed by man or nature, it is i'm
possible to predict. In riding
through the Yakima country the
writer came to q place where, deli
cately poised over huge cave,
stood an immense rock through
which was bored a large hole capa-
BILE of receiving an ordinary cannon
ball. Numerous indications of q
prehistoric people, which are plenti'
ful il southwestern Colorado, have
lately been discovered in western
Nevada. Antique pottery and unde
cipherable writings on the rocks are
the most common tokens. At one
place, engraved upon rock, is the
nude figure of a man, holding in his
right hand a shrub, the outlines OF
which show considerable artistic
skill.
WE'LL DoNE.-We are glad to be
able to chronicle one fact in relation
to the Puget Sound Fisheries. We
{ q informed that Tull & Co., form
erly of Mukilteo, now of Seattle
after q careful trial, have concluded
to discharge all of their Chinamer
and employ white men in theil
places. We are glad there is one
firm operating our fisheries for the
benefit of our own country insteae
of the Mongoliau empire. There
are hundreds of white men on thi!
coast, who are knocking at oul
doors for work. and yet Capita
brands them Tramps, casts then
rudely aside, and negotiates will
some Boss of % Chinaman, for .
cargo of Coolies, to flood our lant
with this class of laborors, an(
grlndthe face of our poor still deepe
into the dust. Shame. e.-SMr.
OUR friend Knowlton has connect
ed himself in business with Capt
Edwards, in this city. The nev
firm is now opening out new stool
, of goods at their present salesroom
where quite display is being made
-1rOnsa Herald
+ Mr.. Knowlton was formerly
resident of this city, engaged her
at different times in the printin,
business. Having had much expert
ence in the mercantile line, and be
ing a courteous, obliging gentleman
. he can't help but succeed where
ever he pitches his tent. He is a
present in the city on business.
The Olympia Courier has cease'
to exist. Mr.. Bagley will devot
his time and attention to the Terri
; torial printing. When he ha
nothing e!ss to do. he will reviv
Aha Go>srsase