The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-01-06
From WILDLY Island.
OAK llAKHoR, Jan. lst 1877.

Ed. ISIEILIGESCER:- \ dancing
school has been IN operation mere ior
the past several weeks every saturday
evening. in the spacious hall "f the
Granger building The room Is nicely
lighted music sJuLds well III 1t, and
Mr.. Vim. HASTE is the teacher, v!o.Inist
etc The pupils were OIL the evening
OF the Seth ult., afforded delightful
and unexpected treat by the mastery
aud highly finished performance OF Mr..
:. CLARK on the violin. and Mr.. Finn on
the cornet. also by Mr.. NJ. Cohan Oh
| the I'd violin. The pupils and visitors
present threaded the intricate figures
of the quardriile also dong full JUS
tlce TO the fas .inating round dauces
such as the Scholastic, Polka, Waltz,
valse a yieune aud Mazourka
each other IN rapid succession un-
til / o'clock with great eciat When
Sylvester Clarke rendered - Home
/ Sweet Home" the young folks, wish
ing each other happy New Year. de-
/ parted Il, route 10 tur.r holmes highly
| pleased with the agre. able evening
passed,
| We have had pleasant AID mild
/ weather so far, farmers being able 10
i. pillow OH the upland>. Cleaning and
| piling brush, ran making, ditchIng and
hau.iug produce are being pushed. The
winds are SOFT aud iAild '.ud very
spring-iike.
We paid visi. some time since to
the farm OF Mr. Geo " Morse. This
gentleman has been putting several
improvements OH his place, among
which Is u new tide-gate working with
a wheel and weighted SO rs to open and
shut promptly The gravel outlet has
been deepened, being some Is feet wide
and seven feet deep, the outtali beng
into Dugualla Bay The bitches have
been deepened, cleaned, etc, in the
marsh, one of which is ] feet deep, cut
through the rich. black loan, peculiar
to this justly celebrated valley. Mr..
Morse has made some choice butter tie
past season, he having several fine
cows pastured Oh red top grass. We
noticed some 60 acres of tame grass; al.
SO some large piles of willow chopped
already for next summers burning.
We also noticed two large hay sheds,
one OF Which, close 10 the meadow. is
6OAgO feet aud well filled with hay.
Mr. Morse informs us thahhc has sold
l 500 tons of hay from his place during
the preyiops seasons Mbsq. &er syn
number of men with hand scythes
making it long and expensive job
wages were then 81 per day aud board
Now this gentleman Is fully alive to
the requirements of 1877 and has one
of the famous Clipper mowers; also
q Lucky hCrse-rake and hay feeder
a machine on two wheels with long re-
volving tines, which turns the hay
completely saving it from dampness;
also horse hay pitchfork, which re.
moves large load of hay into shed
in five minutes, and many other agri-
cultural implements equally useful and
expeditions. In the same bottom is
three other places owned by l.. Walker,
ii. l.. Marriott, and A. s. Garnett, Hay
goes from three TO four tons to the acre,
according so the manner Of drainage.
MIR, Walker had - tons bailed from
isa acres of this kind of land, the piece
being measured by the County Survey
or
Experienced loggers inform us that
their teams cat this hay with great
aTidity. AS it is of a soft nature, being
easily masticated by the cattle. They
prefer it to hay of more w,ry growth.
New Year will DO kept by farmers.
entertaining their acquaintance at their
homes with good iare-cider, home
made wines and any quantity of apples,
social games, such rs cards, dominoes.
ehequers, gifts being distributed at the
same time. RAMBLER