, 1878-11-02

ignitinG to b" 50 slight, that none ot the
refuse is r'mlvtl, ouc is piled up at
tie foot Of the trrstlc and around the
bunkers.
THE TOWN OF wILKEsoN.
One ycar ago, the town was rough
mining camp in the Il ountuins. build.
ings nearly all nf snlt cedar etc. Now
many substantial improvements are IN
progress brsldrs those made hy the
RdIrolo company, All the land is
owned by railroad. who lease at n slirbt
ground rent the land. with building
privileges, and give The right To the lessee
oI r'moving any or all buildings at the
expiration ct tenancy. The most i'm
portant improvement there 10 the new
AMI large hotel.
THE CARBON HOUSE.
+, G. Ene!c New Tacoma and Geo
u. Arnold ot San Francisco built this
ho;rl last winter. The main building
has "a icet pus's, is two stories in height,
and is 4OSOO feet. with wings making
i; nearly GJxG0 feet. The hotel is stu
atrd north ot the railroad track. and Iaccs
the south. 1t has verIn,h in front,
and II double platform eXtan Is to the
track from the house, Between these
platforms are neatly arranged beds OF
tlowcrs. Down stairs, there is y Hall,
Rnlroad office, Sitting room, Billiard
troom, larg' drawing room, kitchen,
suite of rooms for family use e;c
Bunk room very conveniently arranged
for "a men. situated so feet back of the
h"tcl, In all there are accommodations
for go men. Besides there is an outside
wash room for the m reI'i who come off
the shift, where they ca find both hot
aud cold water ut any time. A warm
supper is ais provided tor the miners
who conc off the nig ght shift at 1 1 O'Clock
at night, This is II temperance hotel.
No liquors are sold in the town, therefore
it is y very quie' place. j. P. Janes
keeps Il store. There are two shOcmaker's
shops, boarding houses etc. 2. A, Stnc
moved to Alflerton last January, He
will return this month. One Of the
busiest men in that locality is
JOHN sToNE.
He runs large farm at South Prairie
where he keeps IA cows, and furnishes,
milk for the mines. He keeps a butch
crs shop in town, where he kills three
beeves IL week, besides mutton and pork.
He also runs a logging camp, n mile or
so below WiIkeson, where lie has u crew
Of six men and eight oxen. He furnishes
onIy clear stuff, which SELLS for six dollars
per NJ. When there he had shipped
this season owe. 100000 tert. The rail-
rond Ga. charge him two dollar pei 900
freight, The logs i GO on platform cars
Of the cnmpopy ~ New Tacoma, con
signed to L G. EigIcs, On Aug, i2tb,
he shipped ',nr logs 'r0m one tree TINT
sealed 5000 feet. \ Jew days utter that
date, Aug, I5th he jnmcd his right band
while coupling cars ut his cnmp, 81 MS to
loose his middle finger, and to come
near 10 sing lis tore finger. AS we
heard oi hlh as g,nug all over that couu
try since, he prob ally is all right long
bctSlG TINS.
BUILDING STONE
About ont: haiI mile below town, on
the north side Of tl,c track, Is Nil oi
sandstone rock, that appears to hr every
tbiuo that cnul,l hc desired as building
s,ouc. The company are using 1t i"f
various purposes. Sbnnid il st'n '''e
test. it wiz come into general use and n@
valuable.
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E.A. Cronin Esd, of O;esm electoral
ro,efi,,y. dirl in PotGlanl on the ljih,
after a lurg i!nc.s.
Stn Jlan l-.uud has supplied Portland
with 9 nUO htr,,l- al lime ..nrr Mtrrl ~.
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p,4.u.s-.ut structure, vii. bc dga.ea''H
an ttI.. Is .u-t