, 1878-06-12

II A couple ot weeks since, WHICH "" VIC
Aleamrr Libby, Capt. Brannan requested
ahnt we should observe the dis'dvant'
Ages Of calling ut that place with the
mail. AS they presented themselves ut
ssmt time, they were enough to Cause
Wlost any one to desire to avoid the
a.le.ay OF stopping for that service, II
thcy could not be rcmcdled, or II there
kas no olhe, compensallnS circum'
stances to make up for such an incon-
kcnlencc.
The water is deep in the channel, but
khc channel is quite narrow, and Tor
kbuthcrly wind, the real bnrbo- is not
Eeached until the sand spit opposite the
ltore and warehouses is rounded. At
Liyh tide, vessel can come up to Bar
lingtons, or to the new wharf, but at
low water tue flats are bare Tor some six
hundred feet from the real shore line.
A portion of this land barred ut Low
Eater is firm sand, some is soft mud,
home covered with mussels and some Ot
ID is quicksand. Where Il person knows
Ehc whole bay, they can walk to the
jtore ou firm sand at low tide, from II
boint directly in front of it; but Capt.
brannon had tried several times to send
Freight and mail matter ashore rom tie
teumer at low tide, and so deep mud
|nd been encountered. that when spoken
b by him to observe the disadvantages
the situation, the steamer had stopped
3cArly one half mile below the end OF
lc sand spit, in the open roadstead,
Tbere firm ground could he found on
Which to walk to the high ground, but
trvquired) the mail to be carried over u
,sa-4Rp ri lch the Post Office, and freight
bn equal distance; thereby OBTAINING the
,he steamer couple or hours for little
p,urc than the delivery of the mail ut the
Oak lIarbor Office. This mail it was
amei, could be delivered by II carrier
fom Coupeviile, as heretofore, as if it was
Necessary to have steam mail service. by
establishing the service at Mills Point
Y HE eastern end Of Crescent Harbor, in
place of Oak Hrabor, the steamer could
peliver it; at any stage of the tide, with
no appreciable delay.
III When it is considered that the service
from Seattle to Bclljnghan Bay is one of
thc most difficult in the Union on ac-
Count OF the great amount OF tide navi-
CATION; delay of few minutes, oitcn-
grmes, making it impossible to 60 through
thewS'nomlsh slough until 10 or "a
pours thereafter and except under very
favorable circumstances and with fast
Steamer it being impossible at any time
70 have tue tide favorable ut Coupevile,
Dak iiarber, and the Swinomish Slough
on the same trip, these objections appear
eto be serious. SO much so, that the
matter caused in part trip to the pleas
amt settlement Of Oak Harbor last week
where the work done by the people there
to obtain direct mail communication was
ascertalned as well as what pains they
are taking, and the expense they are
under to meet the steamboat half way 50
they may deserve to retain it.
Years ago they say they would have
been contented with having the steamer
stop Mt MilIer's Point in preference to
the irregular service by carrier from
Uoupevillc; although the delivery of the
mail there would only Accommodate a
very few of the settlers yet they claim
the steamer refused to mako so reason.
able n concession, aud they were COMPEL.
ed TO fore 20 all regular mail service, or to
comEvdKbe steamer TO stop regularly at
Oak &ybor. This is what they are now
doing to make it not only convenient
but profitable for steamer tn stop there
An incorporated company has been
. O'gAnized which owns the Granger ware
house building aud wharf. Geo. W
Morse Keeps a well selected stock Of gen.