, 1882-08-25
LOCAL ITEMS.
From Ihmr>,in,'s Daily.

SHIP Matilda, arrived to-day from
potr Blakely, with lumber for Valparaiso.
BARK Forest Queen arrived to-day
from San Francisco, and went to Gamble
to load.
TIE building erected for business
bousc by f. Winslow, Esq, is in receipt
q, stock of goods today.
LAsGusFoRD's social party will take
rlace Thursday, Aug, oath, and not Fri
day. as previously announced,
Mr.. HARKER is industriously employed
decorating the shelves Of his capacious
store with new stock of goods.
THIRD Lieut.. Geo. A. Cook arrived from
Boston yesterday to fill the vacancy on
tbe Wolcott, caused by the absence of
Iieut. lockwood, who went east some
ago.
IMPROVEMENTS are constantly occur
ring in the business portion OF our city,
while new buildings are rising in vari-
Gus localities on the hill.
I1rrr F. GREEN, OF the U. S. Signal
Service, was in town yesterday on busi-
ncss connected with the signal service
telegraph line from Port Angeless to
Cape Flattery.
THREE ships are now loading at Port
~ ~ H., al - n,l
Oakland. Two left last week, the L. w.
Lucas and Revere. The mill has been
cutting 10000 feet OF lumber day, but
will soon double that quantitS. 1t is said
the new circular gang will cut 100000
feet in ten hours
The Victoria Colonist says 1T is re-
ported on good authority that the iron
mine on this island has been sold to
San Francisco syndicate for consider
able sum of money, and that the prac-
tice of mixing the Texada magnetic ore
with the .bog ore Of Washington terrific
ry will be continued
A CORRESPONDENT OF the Kingston,
(NY) Freeman has the following to say
descriptive of Western Washington:
ave come to West Washington, or what
il better known as the region Of Puget
Sound. And here how shall We find
words to express the grandeur, the re-
sources, the prospective greatness OF this
vast region? Twenty thousand square
miles OF rich woodlands, prairies and
fertile soil Two thousand square miles
Of calm peaceful inland waters, without
srock or shoal to impede the progress OF
aseventy four gun ship! Ten million acres
OF the finest timber for ship building and
all other industries surrounding it's nu-
merous excellent harbors! Its rivers and
bays teeming with salmon, and all other
kinds Of palatable fish; its growing towns
and its giant like strides in commerce,
carried on with San Francisco, Southern
California, South America, the Sandwich
Islands and Australia With its mines
Of coal and iron now just opening up!
With the Northern Pacific Railroad soon
to unite the waters OF the great lakes
with shorter lines branching out in all
directions With climate that is neith-
or cold, nor warm enough to be enervat-
ing! With an intelligent and enterpris-
ing population, and immigration build
ing up her towns and starting new in
dustries In contemplation Of all the
mind becomes dazzled at the brilliant
future OF this new state The statistics
, OF her commerce, too dry and too lengthy
TO be inserted here, are absolutely start
ling for such new place, and for less
man lOOOOO population. There are over
iorty steamers already belonging to and
@illng on the waters Of Puget Sound.
lhere are $50 sailing ships that trade
WITH and carry lumber, beef, mutton,
wool, wheat and other products from her
lorts' She is enabled to set lumber of
@e best kinds down in San Francisco
tor less than San Fancisco can bring in
nom her foothills. Her canned salmon
packed by the million cases (although
sui IN Its infancy is supplying the mar
SS OF the world. She unites in herself
|e resources OF the greatest of our east
''n states; and in the words of the elo-
tueht Albert Brewster, the Star of EN-
que on Its westward way now shines over
W % grand and beautiful territory OF
";,a'nihgton. 1t is reflected by the pla.
WI waters of its magnificent sound"
LHSirUARY. Mrs. Deborah Van Box.