The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-02-08

The vesther ct 9itks has been the
coldest known there for many years.
the thermometer being 10 degrees be
low sero. At the mines the A g 4 s
Meas mill Was compelled to shut
down. after hsv,ng run ten days. owing
to the snow and ice. Everything froze
add even the wstes running into the
batteries froxe fast - it came. Supt.
Pilz was only enabled 10 clean up the
aprons. the yield from which 10 one
hundred dollars. The mill cannot
start again until the weather moder.
ates. Work il the mines. however.
hes not been suspended. and better
body Of ore than ever yet found 10 now
being dumped for oilling. The Great
Eastern and tie Witch have suspended
operations until spring. The o. 8. s..
Jamestown rode the gale Of the 9th inst.
without much damage. The schooner
Nellie Edes has not returned from the
northern hunting expedition.
Joseph Thellier, commonly known as
Thousand Dog Joe.' died ct 0leuors
Landing on Dec. Sand. after suffering
for some time from dropsy. Deceased
was . native 81 France and was inter-
rcd at 0lenoes Landing. An accident
Of . very psinfal mature occurred last
month 70 Charley Alexander. . miner
we'll ksown in this city. he was fell.
ing stree near 0lenors Landing. and
ia its fall it struck against anothes
tree and the but.end slipping back
struck the unfortunate men. breaking
bis thigh and injuring him internally.
1h11t0b was yet b DR. Thsskstons.
hat l6abS ass entertained % 20 bis re-
csvery. The Indian named johnson.
ssutsnced 70 death for the murder OF
NJ Jenkinson, toll.collector. 10 still
lying il jail ct Glenors and IL some
what improved in health. It 10 now
thought that he will survive to he
hanged At Telegraph Creek and
0isnora there 10 . scarcity OF provisions
ofevery description; Desse Creek. how.
ever. il we'll supplied AID at McDame
Creek there are still some for sale.
Prices are the same AZ usual at this
time Of the year. Mr. Vowel. Gold
C0mmissiooes, 10 At Dease Creek and
Will oOb 49, Us toO Wob0G0 Stbs0
season. Tom Anderson, arrested for
the murder of On Indian woman. il still
having good time generally, much
to the Consideration sud amusement OF
other Indians. Apparently be is under
ne restraint ~ he takes his gun and
goes out Oh hunting expedition when
hsIikes ard returns % jail 4 pleasure.
PSsk sotmals. - . Suls, are doing we'll.
Notwithstanding The severity Of the
weather. At Fort Wrsngel the snow
il bstw two and three feet deep and
the population does not exceed 150-Sl.
told. The Indian warfare. alluded to
elsewhere, hss caused considerable cx.
element end Afforded the Inhabitants
some reliet from The monotony Of every
day life. Al Jet they have fortunately
escaped stray bullets and other pro-
jectiles.
A correspondent writing from Desss
Creek under date Of Dec. 18th says
that svsrytht1g y very dull in that
vicinity at present and little or no min
ing has been done Tor some time past.
90 Thibert Greek matters are equally
dull and there 10 little or no traffic tui.
winter on Dsass Lske-uothing like
whst there was last season, whom the
White and other paying claims were
puttiH6 asouey into circulation. The
weather has been terribly severe.
Dease Lake. In front Of Lakston, froxe
over on Nsvember 06th-fnurtsen days
earlier than lase year. The 'ssatis,s'
ha4 % fuu - snow fell ct tho time the
lake irose. The fall Of snow has been
Exceptionally heavy aud the wind has
been blowing from the north almost
without cessation. On Dease Creek
there - ahout ~ white men, 8 colnr.
ID people and l0k Clli.ess wintsring
q Th1bert Greek thsrs ere - white
men aud about % Chinsss. Tue pub
lilo health ~ good.-Colenist.