, 1878-06-29

this hotel has taken its place among
the first-class houses on the coast.
The tables are constantly supplied
with the best meats and vegetables
which can be procured in this mar
ke:; the rooms and beds are clean
and comfortable; the landlord cour-
teous and attentive to the wants of
his guests; the walters polite and
attentive in their duties, and last.
though not least. the sound of a Chi
naman's voice finds no echo within
its walls. We take pleasure in re-
commencing the American to the
public.
SHEEP RANCH, a place now likely
to become famous as rendezvous
Of war operations, is situated on the
Winnemucca, and about so, miles
from Silver City. It is stage sta
tion and about the same distance
from the Juniper Mountains, where
it is supposed the savages will make
. stand. Most probably at some
point beyond there the hostiles will
unite their forces. taking in the
disaffected Indians from the NAL
hour agency, and with this force Of
several hundred they will be able to
keep up the war all summer.
PioNHBRs. The Oregon Pioneer
Association at its recent annual
meeting elected the following OFF,
GERS for tho ensuing year: President
Medorem Crawford; vice president,
W. L. White; recording secretary,
J. Henry Brown; corresponding
secretary, w. H. Rees; treasurer, ].
NJ. Baoon; board OF delegates, VIM.
Barlow, Thos. Monteith, and F. K.
Matthews. The ma III 537 con =
tributiug members are on the rolls
Of the association.
THE PRosPECT.-The steamer
Messenger makes an excursion to
Olympia from Seattle on the Sd,
the Zephyr from Seattle and way
ports, the Goliah from Gamble and
Townsend, the Tacoma from the ter
minus and the North Pacific from
Victoria and all points along the
Sound. Seattle. Olympia and Port
Gamble bands will all toot on that
occasion. and there is q fair prospect
that everybody and his sweetheart
will be there to participate in the
days festivities.
Low FARES. The result of the
of fares between Portland
and San Francisco, has been to aug
ment the volume of travel at least
ene-third. Whether this travel is
of q healthy character or not We are
as yet unable to determine, but cer-
tain it is that it will put more mon
ey into our Golfers than it will take
out. in any event. We look for a
reduction in the tariffs ON the Pacific
Mail Steamship line. when reason
able portion of the travel will swing
this way.
New STEAMERS. The two new
steamers building at Belltown, for
Capts. Cove and Smith. respective
ly, are rapidly approaching compile
ton. The one for Capt. Cove is
nearly ready for launching and will
be in running order by the 1st of
August. When completed they
will be q valuable addition to our
river craft, and will do
much to develop the resources Of
the country bordering on tho va
rious rivers tributary to the Sound.
THE brig Tanner, on her last trip
to the Sound, was ibelled by a sea-
man for wages due him. She got
away before service could be had.
and the deputy marshal chartered
the Black Diamond and started in
pursuit, but failed to catch her.
She arrived in Port Blakely on the
return trip last evening, however,
and the captain came over and paid
the amount and costs, about $50.
QUITE large force of house and
ship carpenters are just now actively
at Tacoma in repairing
and getting ready the steamers An
ME Stewart. Otter and Isabel
for carrying the mails. on and after
the 1st proximo. between Tacoma
and Victoria, as it is the intention
of the contractor to extend the ser
vice from Port Townsend to that
city.
D1scouRAaINa.-It really looks
blue, says the Astorian, to enter a
in these times and see the
empty space. unoccupied for want
of fish. Lots of fishermen are
quitting with the blues, disgusted
with Indifferent success. Every in
dication points to the fact that the
season will close early; possibly by
the 18th of July.
The new lime kiln just finished
at the Tacoma lime beds will hold
about 200 barrels, and with the two
kilns 300 barrels may be burned at
once. A tramway is to be built
from tho kilns to the railroad, dis
tauce Of about three fourths of a