, 1878-06-01
The SKAGrT.--A channel il now
open through both Of the jams
which hava haretnforo ohstructed

which have heretofore obstructei
the navigation of the Skagit river
The steamer Fanny Lake. on hel
last trip to the mouth of the river
passed up to the second jam. where
the channel was found not quite
wide enough to admit of passage
This will be opened at the June
rise, VIXEN there will be uninter-
rupted navigation on the river fol
more than sixty miles from the
Sound, with deeper water than the
Willamette and through better ag
ricultural district than any in Ore
gon, in a belt from 10 to 20 miles
wide. the upper portion, near the
foot hills, being prairie, and the
balance covered by the rank growth
of vine and tree peculiar to river
bottoms. The opening of the navi.
CATION of this river, of such inesti-
mable value to the country, has
been accomplished entirely by vol
untary contributions. without the
aid of Q dollar from the General
Government, the proprietor of the
domain through which it passes.
An appropriation was made by Con-
gress for . survey of the Skagit and
an estimate Of the cost of removing
the distractions. Tho survey was
made and tho cost estimated at $40,
600. The work has been accom-.
plished and We have to thank the
fer nothing. It is . re-
fact that Washington Ter
ritory, with larger natural resources
than any other section of the Union
of the same extent, and with a larger
ocean line than any other, has never
yet had dollar from the govern
ment for ary work of internal i'm
This fact ought to i'm
pei every citizen of the Territory to
go in for . State government, with
votes as we'll as a voice in Congress.
GENERAL REsULT.-Mr. J. Levy,
who returned from Victoria this
on the steamship Panama,
speaking Of the contest yesterday
between the Victoria and Seattle
rifle teams and base ball clubs, says
that on the ninth inning lin the ball
game) the score stood II to IL with
the Seattle nine in. On that inning
the Seattle club failed to make a
run. The Victorians then led off
with a rounder, which so Gemoral-
lied the former club that they threw
up the sponge. The Victoria rifle
team won by % points. Very good
shooting was done on both sides.
Messrs. Glore and Hall, of the Seat
tie team. made the best shots. On
the score that one good turn de-
serves another, the result is not to
be deplored. We beat the Victor
ians on our national holiday. and
why should they not beat US on
.heirs?
The OPERA.TTh Rose Man
ming Opera Bouffe Combination
presented the fine opera Of
Mime Angot's Daughter" to
fair house last evening. The un-
fortunate failure of this troupe,
through the irregularities Of
their agent, to appear at the
lime first advertised, has worked
% their great disadvantage.
Their merits are acknowledged
oy all who dave visited their
oerformance-their acting and
being pronounced sur
passingly artistic. We trust our
citizens will give them a full
house tonight, when the same
opera will be repeated.
ARR1vED.-The steamer City of
Panama arrived here at 9 o'clock
this morning from San Francisco,
and will leave for up-Sound at three
o'clock this afternoon. The follow
ing is list of her
PASSENGERS:
5 G Mott, J H Harrison, D Burnett,
Mrs c Furlong & 8 chill, Miss E
Jennings, II Bunster & wf, J H Nc
Donald, J II McKennon, S Laird,
H F Heisterman, E N Riotte, Thos
Gowan, NJ Bate Jr, Fl Somner, G
A Holding, R J Van Voor-
hees, F II Robson, L Oliver, S B
King, G Sharkey, Mrs ] C Budy &
2 chill, E Dewdney & wf, J II lib
belts wi & 2 daughters, Mrs E Dill
Ter. I Bowman, G West, H Stuart,
J Eaken, B Thain & VT, r 3 Fulton,
NJ M Harrison & son, Mrs Wood
land, Miss Lizzie Fulton, Mrs John
Patterson 4 3 chill, J j Robertson.
A Ross, IA in the steerage.
A Wolf, 3 Murphy. Boyd Poncin &
Young. Chilberg Bros. Chas Naeher,
Crawford & Harrington. E l. Mar
shall. Frauenthal Bros, Fred Bar
ker, F w Wald, F w Wusthoff, Hall
Bros. Hall & Paulson, Fl E Levy,
II McAleer & Co, J Levy. J Beer,
J Sullivan, J Wenzlsr, Levy Bros
L S Rowe, NJ A Kelly & Co, NJ r
Maddocks, O McCallister, P Law
ton, r G Graves, Schwabacher Bros
4 Co. s Baxter 4 Co. 8 l. T, T G
W, Thos Lyle. T Carkssk, T 2 Free.
man. T w Prosch, Toklas 4 Singer
man, W L & Co, Waddell L Miles,
W q Wa1lAi0h. Nm MaYdAnhanar