, 1880-01-15

MISSION OF 4 lSn anu lsneflcsAnu CtNsu. Oh |
lSS0 are connected IN the preparation Of
statistics oi tli- various products and In
dustries of the United Stares, Gen. Fran
els A. Walker is superintendent OF census.
and Prof Spencer +. Baird Is commission
er OF Fisheries. The plan of Organization !
provides tor the employment OF the follow
ing assistants: Supt. OF the Investigation.
Discussing agent, and field assistants for
csnvassing the Gull coast, Atlantic coast
Great Lakes aud Pacific Coast. Professor
Jerdan. OF Washington, takes charge OF
the first investigation Of California and
Oregon. and ia already in the field. He
will come ~ TAR rs the Columbia river ahd
perhaps to Puget Sound. 10 cnpnect his
work with the assistant here Commits
sioner Baird has appointed Jas. G.. Swan
assistant. 10 procure statistics Of fish and
fisheries of Washington Territory and the
northwest coast generally, as far AS the
Alaska fisheries extend Judge Swan has
been connected with the Smithsonian ln-I
stitute for nearly tweity years Us colec-
tor In natural history. and ne has been
particularly successful in his collection and
researches among the fishes OF the north
west coast; aud this unsolicited appoint-
ment by the commission is not only high
ly complimentary, but it Is an evidence OF
the value Prof. Baird places upon The sch
entitic services OF our FLOW townsman.
Judge Swan has already forwarded sever
al valuable papers, to the commissioner
one of wbich--oi the Surf Smelt-Prof.
Baird writes. will be published In the re-
port OF the National Museum and re-pub-
lshed in the. reports OF the Fish Commits
sion and census. Judge Swan is especialI
ly instructed to report OH the local seal and
haibut fisheries at Cape Fhttery, OH the
Eulacheon of he north. and the value OF
Eulacheon oil as compared with cod liver
oil for consumptive complaints. He has
an elaborae paper on the subject nearly
completed. He will return to Neah Bay
by the steamer Of Sunday.
MARROW ESCAPE. On Wednesday of
last week. a gentleman named Dean, con-
nected with the clam cannery at Sequin
Bay. attempted 10 w,lk across from Tu-
keys Landing on Port Discovery Bay to
| The snow had not been broken on the
road, and WIS nearly tour feet deep, The
stage driver would not attempt to cross,
bur Mr. Dean being anxious to reach this
| place in time for the Victoria steamer on
Thursday SO us to catch the San Francisco
steamer from Esquimalt, concluded to
try it. After several hours of weary
plodding he gave ont. although he had
covered the greater part of the distance.
lie was fortunately near enough to Mr..
Hammoiid's iarm TO be heart calling for
hep. One of the Hammond boys took a
horse and went to his rescuc. He was
unable TO walk. and would undoubtedly
have perished had he not heen thus provi-
dentialy saved. IL was very narrow
escape. ir
FUNNY.--The other day one of our citi-
zens undertook to swallow twenty hazel
nuts as fast rs they were cracked. No
liquids were allowed Ito smooth their
downward course" and. after the first
mouthfl or two of quick and silent mas
ticatien, things began to look $50 did the
nan) very serious. He was beat. and
after regaiuing his breath and color for
half an hour, admitted It. No one but
small boy in the PIT of a theatre was ever
known to ''get away" with many peanuts
at time. but we lave known them to
crack and chew right through one Of
Forests heaviest 5-act tragedies.
| A FEW days ago Judge Swan found
| pleasant recreation in looking over an old
diary kept by him ia lS59-fnding there
an account of 4 public meeting held In
| Port Townsend, at which he and Captain.
Fowler and Others discussed the subject of
the SKAGIT MINES. A flattering prospect
had at that time just been iound about the
head waters of the Skagit, and the people
of Port Townsend were much excited over
the tact. The Frazer river excitement.
then running high, however. diverted the
attention OF All; and subsequently the
Cariboo mines turned :he heads OF those
who might otherwise have renewed their
attention to Skagit-so it was forgotten.
All OF this shows that Skagit gold is not
| an eutjrety unhea1-of tliuO.