, 1877-10-06
Frsm the Daily Of Wednesday.

Ersm the Daily Of Wednesday.
SNoQUALMIE RoAD.--Mr. Stearns
County Commissioner from Sno
.qualmie, who was in the city yester
day, gives us what he considers thu
most feasible plan foropening ani
maintaining a wagon road from Sc
attic to Snoqualmie. He proposes
to leave the old trail at Re nton, anG
follow the road cut by the railroad
graders to Newcastle. This route
he thinks can be put in good condi-
ton by two men in two months
time. From Newcastle to Squak
distance of seven miles, the roac
can be opened for small amount
and the road-tax of the. settlers will
keep the road in repair. From
Squak to Fall City, a distance oi
ten miles, the road can be located te
follow easy grades, and part of the
distance it will border on fine body
of bottom land, which will be con-
yerted into valuable farms as soon
as an outlet is to be had. The ad-
vantages claimed for this new route
are its following the line of the set
Elements, and its not passing over
steep hills. The old trail from Rem
ton is isolated from settlements, and
passes over hills too steep of ascent
for team with an empty wagon.
Mr.. Stearns thinks the best way to
secure a good road from Seattle to
the summit is for the Territory to
donate an appropriation to some re-
sponsible company who will open
and maintain the road as toll road
By using a portable saw-mill on the
line it can be easily and cheaply
planked. Once in operation, such
a road would bring an enormous
trade to Seattle, giving fair profit
to the company building the road,
and would insure the early compile
ton of the Seattle & Walla Walls
railroad.
NATIVE WooD.--Among the finest
articles of home manufacture at the
fair were the beautiful sets of fur
niture manufactured from native
wood by Messrs. Hall Il Paulson
This firm find ready sale in Califor
nia for all the furniture they car
manufacture; they will send lot OF
the next trip of the Dakota. This
manufacture of furniture from Pu
get Sound timber will take prom.
inent place among our exports.
The firm of Stetson & Post have sc
increased their facilities for the man
ufacture of cedar sash and doors
as to be able to furnish large guam
tity of these articles for export when
prices in California warrant them in
so doing. At the present time the
lumber trade in Southern Califor.
MIA is paralyzed, and as San Fran
cisco sash and door factories are
selling at ruinous prices, about all
the trade our local manufactures
have at present is confined to the
Sound. When California recovers
from the effects of the drouth. oul
manufacturers of building material
will find demand for all they can
supply.
MARROW ESCAPE. While endeav
oring to effect crossing of the Sno
qualnie river ON Sunday last, one o.
George Smiths Indians narrowly
escaped drowning. The water wa:
unusually high at the time, and the
current very swift and dangerous
The fool hardy fellow nevertheless:
attempted to ford the swollen stream
Just above Mrs Fares place, and
when about midway across his
horses feet became entangled ii
some roots AMI ,iriftwood, and botl
horse and rider would certainly
have been drowned had not some Of
his companions went to his assist.
ance, and by means of ropes sue
Teeded in drawing him ashore.
4 NUMBER of the finest works O1
art which were exhibited at the fail
will be shown at the Territorial fail
in Olympia next week, The par
ticular piece which was most ad
mired was the worsted work picture
of the finding of Moses, by Mis-:
LOttie Harmon.
A WAGER for cOnsiderabl,
amount has been made at Victoria
that within two years from Octobe
1st British Columbia will ship he
first cargo of provincial-growl
wheat. The wager is regarded as
safe one for the party on the affirm