, 1878-04-17
TERR1ToRLaL ITEMS

TERRITORIAL ITEMS
From the L,tcliigsnctrl
Capt. M. G. Wilkinson, of Gen. How
ards staff, came up on the Dakota, en-
route for portland.
I. A. Navarro, formerly with Nc
Na1ght & Leary, Of this city, is at present
employed at tho Tulalip Indian reserva--
tion as clerk.
Judge Lewis and family leaves this
week for an extended tour though the
Walla Walla country, and will probably
visit Spokane Falls. They viii be absent
about one month.
J. II. Long is going ahead with pre-
parations for his cheese factory at Claqua-
to, and expects to be able to be furnish
ing the Sound markets with home
mads article of cheese in short time
1t is resumcred that the little steamer
Nellie Taylor will shortly be hauled off
her present route and be taken up to
Olympia.
The mill at milton, which had been
shut down for repairs, resumed work
yesterday.
The fine, new Prebytenan church at
Summer, in the Puyallup valley, Is to be
dedicated next Sunday, the 14th inst.
Revs. Lindsey, Whithworth and Thomp-
son will be present.
The removal Of the lower jan in the
Nootsack has been great benefit to the
commerce of that river. There will he
no let up by the settlers now until the
remaining upper jam is out opening the
navigataiiop Of the river for 30 miles
from salt water.
A sawmill will be erected at Deception
Pass between WILDLY and Fidalgo
Islands. The machinery for the new mill
will shortly be constructed at Nations
foundry and machine shop ia this city,
where large gear wheel fol the new
mill will socn be cast.
Robert Story, who las FOR some time
past been employed rs a saw filler in the
Tacoma mill was suddenly sticken with
paralysis at that place on Saturday, and
came down to this city, where he died yes
scrday. Deceased was 81 years of age at
the time of his death. He has son and
daughter residing in this city.
Information is wanted as to the where
abouts Of Samuel Shannon, aged SO; a
native of Canada, who left British Col.
umbia in April 1876, for Puget Sound or
Oregon Any one giving such informa-
ton will confer grear favor on Joseph
Shannon, New Westminster, B, g.
From the Tribune.
Mr.. G. d. Young, guardian OF tue min
or heirs efthe late o. w. Weaver, has
brought suit in the District Court Of tins
city torecover between twenty FIVE hun
dred and three thousand dollars from J.
r. Robbins and his bondsmen, Messrs, s.
p. Andrews, d. N. Hyde, George d. Hin
and q. W. Lawton. AS Robbins is gone
and left nothing behind, the suit will be
really against the bondsmen, who will
probably make a big fight over it.
The little steamer for the GilbeYt par
| ty will be finished by Mr.. Mitchell before
the close of the month, and will pc in
sertice by the tst Of May. She is one
half bigger than the Ellicot boat AMI
one-half smaller than the Lively. Mr..
Mitchell has jdst finished new boat for
the Lawson party, which is lak feet long
and Of the Whitehall pattern. On Mon
day he will commence on the Lively.
which will be almost entirely recon
structed above deck, and next week he
will have the putting-in of new main
mast for the schooner FauntleEoy. Mitch
oil seems 10 bo the Government ship
carpenter and boatbui!der, for be gets all
tile work in that line il has done on the
Sound, which, with the four surveying
parties--Cutts, Lawson, Gilbert and
Ellicott-amounts TO a great deal
The Dakota, which went out last night
was more heavily freighted than she had