Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1882-07-01

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Tie to.a c1al shipment E.oa New
Tacoma dsras .-. D.>--l q. May >e.@
1901 joas.
The asssssne1. q real estate in Seattle
figures rp $a,8l9.55s. while It's persona.
property oalg reaches e7a163l
TIE P.7al.ap sts7e Gn.ory will close
peIanertly soon. T4s 1.-,-.-sry VII.
be taken 10 Seattle.
The Grand Lodge Of United Wartmea
for Oregon, Washington and British Col
unbia, viii meet in Olympia On ;l-e seq
ond "Wednesday in July.
The harvesting Of barley began At
Wa!Ia WaIl2 last week. The grain Is IN
usually Gne and the yield large. The
wheat harvest g.A begin about JAY 10th.
The steamer Idaho made two trips
from San Jaan TO New Tacoma last week
carrying 1900 BARRELS Of Iiae sar ship
ment By rail 10 Portland.
A terrible cyclone visited the States Of
Illinois, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri, on
the 17ta ult., caRaiDg great destruction Of
life and property.
TIE Sheriff Of Spokane county offers
500 reward to any person who will give
information that win lead to the arrest
and conviction Of The parties who lynch
ed Aldey Neil near tie towE Of Rockford,
several weeks ago.
The W. n. .Uuion gays: It IS reported
that j. +. Mclean IS on his way home
from the east and that he is bringing a
large number Of colored people to take
the place OF the Chinese house servants.
They viii be in great demand.
A party Of hunters just from Sboalwa<
ter bay report that they found fine val
leg between the same and Cape Flaitery.
IL Is about five miles wide and seventeen
In length, and is without settlement, or
even the appearance that white man had
ever been there. There are 10000 acres
OF fine farnigg open to those hunting for
homes.
Hops in the PugalIup valley are get
ting to the tops of the poles, and there is
every prospect of large crop. A rep
resentatiye Of large hop dealing firm in
San Fradcizco las. lately been in the val
ley buying hops. lie pail about fifteen
cents ponnd. and secured about $4,000
pounds.
The schooner st. George, Of San Fran
cisco, came ashore about ten miles north
OF Gray's Harbor, bottom up, on tie 18Th
inst. No bodies OF log book was found
on her. She lays on the beach, the tide
leaving her dry at low water. A hole
was cnt in her. but no yaluables, except
a little money was found on beard. She
bad a cargo of choice lumber which
can probably be saved. II is supposed
she was bound for Alaska.
The steamer North Pacific will he
ready for iservice on the Victoria route
by the 1st OF July. She is said to be
much improved in appearance since she
went into dock for cleaning and repairs.
She will come out in.good condition, and
ready for another long campaign with the
wind and wave. She will take the
place Of the Geo, i. Starr, which in turn
will take the place of the Idaho; the lat
ter, tits reported. going on the Olympia
route, the Otter being withdrawn and
the Welcome continuing on to Sebome.
Three parties Of Northern Pacific sur
yeyors are now in the field. Wmds
party is@on the eastern slope OF the Gas
cades. locating down the Yakima river,
and continuing the work done by G. A.
White; Sheets party IS in the Green river.
region, working east; Clark began in the
Puyallup, and ig tracing out the old sur
vey Of ten years ago, leading into Seat
tie. The company now has three passes
over or through the mountains, variously
known as Tacoma Pass, Sheets Pass,
Garfield. Pass, and Pass No. /, No. 2, No
3, etc. Garfield Pass is said TO be the
best of the lot. and If the Snoqualmie is
not adopted that will, or maybe both.