Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1882-07-15

be furnished by san Francisco contract
ors. and the three VIII oest half million
dollars.
O.P. Mason and ". S Bcehe, counsel
for Carrie Bradley, who were recently in
dicted for an attempt to bride jurors,
will be tried this week.
The employees o. the Pacific division
of the n. F. r. Il. maintain hospital at
New Tacoma, paying physician $3.50
month to attend them.
The Dalles Times says 1t is reported
that the Democratic Territorial Commit
tee have decided not to nominate CAM
didate for Delegate.
Capt. jimmy Jones, we'll known years
ago on the Sound, was paralyzed in Vic,
toria the other day, and placed in the
hospital.
1t is reported that two Clarke county
miners. on one of the tributaries of Lewis
river, have struck quartz ledge which
assays $50 to the ton, gold.
The steamer Phantom has been sold by
Jacob Scotland to D. X. Howard, who will
employ her in the mail, passenger, and
freight traffic on Hoods canal.
During the month of June the 0. |. Co.
shipped from Seattle 1925 tons of coal
from Seattle Besides this amount at
least 500 tons per month are consumed
by the Sound steamers.
A vessel viii leave San Francisco next
month in charge of Lieut. James s. Pow~
ell for the relief of the expedition to
Point Barrow, the most northern point of
the continent of America.
immigration 10 the line of the Northern
Pacific, east OF the Becky mountains, has
scarcely begun; yet the trains from Du
luih and st. Paul are crowded to theil ut
most capacity with settlers.
The Qnilleute and Neah Bay Indians
are preparing for grand potlatch, and
have invited the siwashes from British
Columbia and other points, and an ur-
usually good time is anticipated.
The people of Walla Walla are now
considering what material to use in their
new $4,000 school house. Brick is fav-
ored, but brick costs more than lumber,
and the money in hand will not put up
large enough house if brick is used.
The bark Roswell Sprague, which was
burned while leaving San Francisco har-
Dor on the Cd inst. was owned by Pope
& Talbot, of Port Gamble, and was
valued at $4,000. Her cargo was worth
$4,000.
On June 9Th Delegate Brents intro
duced bill IL Congress for the construc-
ten of ship canal between Lake WASH
ington and. Lake Union, to connect Will,
the waters OF Puget Sound. The bill was
read twice, referred to the Committee on
Railways and Canals, and ordered printed.
The city assessment Of Seattle shows
total of 70 taxpayers on $4,000 and up
wards. The largest ringe taxpayer is A.
A. Denny, who is assessed at $l43,625.
The heaviest corporation is the Oregon
Improvement Company, which pays taxes
on Sl49,295.
A bill was recently introduced by Rep
rescntative Cassidy, of Nevada, to au
tborize the Legislatures of California and
Nevada to detach from California all the
territory embraced within the limits of
Alpine and Mono counties and attach the
same to Nevada.
The Philadelphia New Northwest says:
A large force of laborers is engaged in
planting forest trees on both sides OF the
track the entire length of the Missouri
division of the Northern Pacific road.
When the whole roadway across the con-
tinent shall be shaded and adorned with
walls OF every-hued foliage in summer.
and buttressed with wide forests of living
snow fences in winter. people will begin
to talk Of the Northern Pacific as the
queen OF railroads.
On Sunday, May 25,h. the infant son
OF j. F. Tarte and wife was baptized at
Seabeck hy Rev Z Eells He hears the