The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-07-16
PUYALLUP ITEMS.


Tins rain 10 JOS. what the farmers
were wishing for.
Hop vines are ioaking finely. and
yards are mostly dad by"
This rain came just in time TO pre-
vent the spreal Of fsr-st fires. which
were beginning to start up in the hills
adjacent TO the valley.
The stuck Valley f.rmers will most
likely be able TO clesr . good deal Of
their lead this SKINNER very cheapiy.
That which is well ditched soon becomes
dry enough to allow the burning Of the
brush covering it just ss it stands.
without being slashsd nr cut down, to-
gether with ell the ROOFS and brush
covering the ground. and with little
stssntion being paid to the fires. the
land 10 left clear and lsvel, ready 10 be
sown 10 grass seed snd converted into
amiling meadows that will produces
from thres 10 four tons Of grass 10 the
acre. Already farmers in the upper
parts Of the valley have done some
burning. and il il reported that the
fires thus started got beyond their con
troll and did considerable dana ge 10 one
Of their places by destroying good
deal Of valuable cedar timber. 9 cabin.
and other articles. Aud this 10 The great
drawback 10 the prosecution of this
kind Of work. Great precaution 10
necessary to prevent the fire getting
beyond bounds and doing more harm
than good
Stuck and Puysllnp rivers have been
pretty high. but are now subsiding
The waters Of the stuck. by overflow
ing the hanks. have done q good deal
Of damage TO the growing crops OF
Messrs. McCarty, Baker. Gibbs and
Dickerson.
Mr. Frank Carson il Just recovering
from an attack OF typhoid fever. which
has Frustrated him Tor the lest two or
three weeks.
Farmers have about come TO the con-
clusion that hops vill be low-priced
this fall. Jet are .saDgnine OF getting
enough for their commodity to well
pay them for its raising, and are not at
oil discouraged ct the prospects. Now
that they have the business well 10
hand they can make money raising hops
even .. ten cents pound. 60 long IS
they have no natural enemies 10 con.
tend with. Tbs yield this year will be
heavy in most oil Of the old yards. as
they hsve received good cultivation.
Many acres will most likely produce
twenty. Ave hundred aud some three
thousand pounds. There were some
afty or sixty acres of new hops planted
last spring, but their yield will be light
- . general rule. had hoped to be
abls TO furnish the IsTELLIGENcER ere
this with the exact hop acreage Of the
valley. with the Bsmes OF the growers
aud the amount belonging to each, but
have not yet been able TO ct the fig
ures. About 600 acres for tie whole
valley 10 this usual estimate.
Il 10 rather . late date to make men,
tion OF the doings here on the Fourth.
yet - have seen nothing Of the kind
IN the INrKLLiaENcER, Q short report
msy not be amiss. A bes iuful day,
plenty Of noise, large crowd. end 0
right Jelly time for all tells the story.
The Puyallup Cornet Band bowed
themselves cut Of wind in their effort.
to promote harmony. and q canneL
broaght tron Port Townsend selchei
forth the thunder foe the occasion
Special trains brought in large NUN
her Of visitors from Tacoma, Wilkesen.
and ether places. and Steilscooin and
the Prsiries were fairly represented.
The Declaration Was read by Brook
White. and Eiwood Evans delivered an
Interesting sratisn. into which he intro
duoed . gUod deal Of unwrttten history
regarding the early settlement Of
Pierce county. After dinner toasts aud
rvsponsss employed the attention Of the
intellectual portios Of the gathering.
wnile t~ot rscing and games II vsriou.
kinds diverted those having q taste for
such sport. During the afternoon q
fsw OF thsearly settlers met aud affected
preliminary organixation. which
gives promise Of sooa merging into au
active Pionesr. Association. The ball
IL the svscing vas well attended. and
10 ss'd to have been an enjoyable affair.
Aitogsthaf. the Puyaliup people have
no reason to be sshsmed OF their cele-
brstion.