Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1882-06-17

count of battle between two eagles,
which was witnessed by him short time
ago near the lower end of Ship harbor.
The fight occurred between gray eagle
and black or 6ald-headed eagle, between
whom there appears to exist bitter en-,
nifty. The gray eagle, which was much
the larger bird, seemed to be afraid of the
bald-headed one, and made several inef-
fectaal attempts to escape. 1t contrived
to keep its adversary off for time, how-
eyer, by turning on its back when the en-
envy made a descent. After worrying
each other for some time in this way the
belligerents finally moved out some dis
lance from the shore, the bald-headed
bird meantime circling around its adver-
sary some distance above, when sudden-
ly, like flash from a gun, it swooped
down on its victim before the latter had
time to turn, striking it with terrific
force and driving it completely under
water. As soon as the unlucky gray
could extricate itself, the bald head made
another onslaught on it, which the for
mer managed to ward off by turning on
its back, after which it succeeded in max,
ing its escape to neighboring island.
An amusing instance of that "vault-
ing ambition which o'erleaps ITSELF" comes
to us from WILDLY Island. The incident
is peculiarly apropos considering the
number OF incipient railroad booms
throughout the territory at present. A
short time since two gentlemen known to
be closely identified with Northern Paci-
fic railroad interests were observed by q
willy granger walking across certain
farm on the island. Immediately there
dawned on the mind of the aforesaid W. &.
bright visions of "beom," or termi-
nus, or something of that sort. Straight-
way the Indicative land shark HES him
to the owner of the aforementioned farm,
and purchases the place at a good round
sum, greatly 10 excess OF its actual value,
expecting, of course, to realize handsome
~ by selling to the railroad company.
But alas. the railroad came not; and he
now finds himself with large quantity
of useless land on his hands, and consid-
crably out OF pocket in the bargain. Yer
lily he has had his boom but it was a
boomerang.
Following is list of the committees
appointed by the citizens of Ellison to
conduct the celebration at that place on
the Fourth of July: Executive Commit
tee-Dr. j. s. Lewis, e. McTaggart, VIM.
McRea, John Miller, Jr.. VIM. Moores and
Mat McElroy. Reception - Mr.. Friend,
Mr.. Hobeson, VIM. Dale, VIM. Thomas
and Z. Hammond. Financial. Hin
man. Nj. Watkinson, Jas. Keilt, NJ. Moune
and George Brown. Music and Supper
Dan Dingwall, Frank Gilkey, Mr.. Wamp-
Ter. Sports-Wm. Dean, Charles Kerr,
George Brown, Robert Becker, John
Edens. Floor Managers - Capt. A. ].
Edwards. VIM. Gilkie, WIN. Cain. Hon.
w. H. White will deliver the Grafton and
E. Hammond, Esq, will read the Declar-
alton. Mr.. Dingwell's hall be tastefully
decorated for the ball in the evening, and
the best of music will be furnished.
The Ferndale sawmill, situated about
three miles east of the river, will shortly
commence operations, probably as sooa
as the water can be held in the dams.
About month ago the dam across tue
creek that furnishes the water for this
mill gave way, causing considerable OUT
lay to repair the damage. Mr.. Water
bury, the proprietor, is an old-time Cali
tornian, and is said to have started more
mills than any man on the Pacific coast.
The sloop belonging to John Roe,
der has been purchased by Mr.. Hazelton.
The new proprietor talks OF putting the
sloop under the English flag and engag-
ing in the fishing business.
"A postoffice is talked OF being estab-
lished on the Gulf of Georgia. Nelson
Kelly and B. F. Smith are now cutting
q road through to the gulf.
In the vicinity of the Nooksack
there is large quantity of good agricul-
tural land, which has been burnt over
onaa and can aasilu IN. cleared