Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1882-06-03
LOCAL.

The Dean Bros. schooter Maggie,
passed through Ship Harbor Oh Wednes
tlay of last week, gong north.
Mr.. John J. Edens returned by the
Chehalis on Monday, from tsalady,
where he sold his logs.
Capt. N. w. Lakeman. of Whatcom.
bonored this Office with call this week.
The captain is still vigorous, but says he
will give up farming Tor the time being.
Mr.. d. Rogers returned to his home
at Ferndale, by the Chehalis on Monday
night of last week, after an extended trip
up the Sound.
We arc indebted to delegate Thos
II. Brents for a copy of the speech of the
Hon. VIM. Mckinley, Jun., of OHIO, on
the tariff question IN the house of repre>
sentatives, on Thursday, April 9th.
Heavy fires have been raging in the
woods near New Westminster up to
May 21st, doing much damage; and un-
less the rain sets in soon fears are enter-
tanned for the provincial penitentiary and
asylum.
Mr.. Craw ford, representing the POST
Intelligencer, was passenger on the Chez
halls, going north Monday afternoon. He
will travel to the extreme northern end
of the county, and through British Co
ka olr x,;o Taxupoop1
MIR. and Mrs. Lowman, of Seattle,
paid brief visit to Anacortes on We'd
nesday, returning home on the Welcome
in the afternoon. Mr.. Lowlnan is part
per in the we'll known stationery and
music house of Humphrey & Lowman, OF
Seattle.
The steamer Yaquina, for some
time past engaged In the business of car
rying lime from San Juan island to Port
land, caught fire one day last week while
lying at the Portland wharf with cargo
OF lime on board, and was burned to the
waters edge. Messrs. Leary and Ludlow,
OF Seattle, had negotiated for the pur>
chase Of the Yaquina, to be used in carry
ing the Alaska mail. She was to have
been delivered on Thursday, June 1st,
when the purchase money, $4,000, was
to have been paid.
From private letter received by
gentleman living near Anacortes we CLEAN
the following information regarding the
PROCESS of the Northern Pacific Railroad:
The construction OF the road is going
forward with the greatest possible dis
patch. They are now grading in Mon
tana, and in about one month the track
will have been laid across the line into
that territory. Cabinet Rapids (rom
which place the letter was received causes
this point to be the head of navigate on
for the lower section of the Clark's Fork
river, q distance of over 10 miles above
its mouth, at Lake Pen d'Oreille. Above
the rapids the river is again navigable for
a distance OF about 60 miles, and will In
all probability be utilized, Demonstration
purposes at least, by the N. P. Co. An
examination of this upper section of the
road with that end'in view is now being
made.
The sheep have been run in and
counted, and there is found an unaccount-
able deficiency in the numbers. It is ac-
counted for by dogs, Indian ours and MAJ
rauders, either Indians or whites, who
have been seen on the beach in the neigh
borhood, making off just before they are
detected, however strongly they may be
suspected. Some say that the marauders,
aside from dogs are not Indians. The
latter have been watched and their moves
ments can be pretty well understood. They
are afraid of being caught by reason of
their utilization with the white sheep
owners who are under family relationship
with the Indian tribes. White "beach-
combers" have been periodically detected
as the marauders upon outlying shores.
At Sandy Point, opposite Lummi island,
some years ago g boats crew. led by red
bearded man, with 9 dark featured one as
MS lieutenant. were surprised in the act
OF making off with q cargo OF mutton,
presumably for Nanaimo. In another in,
stance boats crew, headed by vaga-
bond making his headquarters at Seattle,
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