, 1882-12-23
DELAYED NEvy.
Items Kept Prom us BY the Flood

understand is article upon the high license
| OF saloons in Goldendale, that the restric.
| tion placed npoa the sale Of Intoxicating
drink is farce. We draw from the wo,ds
of the article that the license tax of $1,000
for the privilege OF selling liquor In saloon
is avoided by taking ont a license for bill
lizard hall, where sweet cider il sold with
additions) At ali events it plainly say. that
',ioldendale has the honor OF possessing a
curiosity, Wis: Temperance saloon. where
men get blind drunk, not ON liquor, oh no.
| but Oh cider"
The assessed value Of all taxable property
in Washington Territory for lss2. ia So.
J6j, So. Last year it was SO. 7S4, ,4l5-the
ter .itorial tax of , mills on the dollar will
yield a revenue Of s7l,4l6 against s..,,35l
last year with ) mill tax. The territory Is
ont OF dent with money in the treasury
Oar new hailding is almost completed.
Come in and see us in our new quarters when
We get tnishtrnel around TaasB.rg
I Times.
The water was several feet deep at Mr..
Atw0od's house 4 iee miles above here
TIL residence ot Wm. Walters, S. IL. Erwin.
c. +. Buck, and II. Hart above here on the
rUuchet stood Oh isinnis yesterday.
The SiTRiT'} says: Agents far the Ore
CON Sh'ri Line are negotiaIing for large
tf-et II lanl .einUe Al!iA. iof termina. pur-
Po-cs. J'y Gyuii has gwen orders to push
;nc road 10 deep at a. fast aS money and
nu.ce vii ,.a ls. fEay wilI eat through
ETnl rIscr pas On grade jasI alnve th.,
q. K < \ lrr~. tbs gr,i= through the
/ PISS wli IA c-ssita,e thr blasting through
soal r,'s the outre l-agtL oi the pass and
al! c''-l !a-ny I.roas .nis OF d,llars more
than the lover gr.,!e ot the o. L. ( n, but
Gould aad h,s assoc,aiea are striving to reach
this port with all Dispatch aud carc little for
the cost.
The Seattle Aieiiigrncrr says it has been
informed that the rras-n why the marquis
and princes dii n": come this way vas he
cause Of the receipt Of letter warning them
not to, and Threatening them with blowing
up while passing over the Northern Pacific
read if they lid.
Says the Tacoma Ne,rs: Gen. J. W.
! Sprague has recently resigned the position Of
general superintendent OF the western divis-
ion Of the Northern Pacific railroad, it is
understood on account Of prudential consid-
Grafton affecting his physical health. Al.
though the General is apparently well pre-
served and vigorous man for his age, he has
quite recently been warned by a severe
attack OF illness, that prudence would die
! tate respite from the arduOus duties devolv-
ing upon HIM, which are sufficiently exact
( ing to tax the physical energies of young
nan 10 the utmost
! Engineers are surveying down the Little
Sandy to ascertain the feasibility of locating
the road Of the Oregon Short Line. 1t is
thought that road will cross the Cascade
mountains about ten miles back Of the Co.
lumhia rlver, on a ridge that has been dis
covered, and then cross the Sandy about
fonr miles below Revenues
For a tir..e they had If warn and lively in
buying oats on the Swinomish flats. The
price began at SD, and quickly went up to
SIC, 81, SIS, SO and SO per ton. At the
latter figure IT stayed only single day, but
all who couli DO so availed themselves Of
the opportunity to get that price, which Is
the highest paid for years, and within s. 30
per ton of the price paid in San Francisco.
The Goldendale G,r-eiIe says: The North
cru Pacific surveyors Lave arranged for a
tunnel nearly two miles long at the summit
| between EIIensbIg and Seattle. The ap-
! proaches to it are SAID TO be excellent, The
party are now surveying down the river
from Yakima.
! Saws the Dalles .MouHtdiReer: Last Tues
! day morning the greatest fall OF ram expert
| encel In this country for 4 number OF years
| commenced, and continued for two days
with undated fury, washing out roads and
| causing thousands Of dollars worth OF dam
age to property. Daring that time over
three inches of water had fallen, the greatest
| quantity ever known in this section.
From passengers we learn that the road
bed Is in a terrible plight from bonneville to
| Portland, and with ali the force OF men who
can be rut to work it will take several days
| before It will he in safe condition.
A round house is III course OF construction
at Sand Point, which, when finished, will be
capabie of housing several engines. This
work keeps several mechanics employed, and
makes times lively.
Sprasue, since the new timetable went
| into effect, has shown signs q great iiie' anu
well maintains its reputation.
The line Of the railroad from umatii!a to
| Peudle;on was washed ont during the storm
| for a distance of five miles, and the latter
town Was under water.
The First National bank of New Tacoma
has been incorporated. Gen. Sprague Is one
OF the incorporators.
Az Echo. small town on the Umatiila
road, the bridge across the Umstiiia S
washed away aud the place flooded, and the
water is deep enough to swim horse De
tween the depot and that place AT =
still farther down the Umahlis river Inc
town vas not flooded, but some OF the bank
Uas washed away.
a grouse that was killed on Pine creek
Baker county, recently, had pieces oil gold
brorin. Quartz of an aggregate value OF hi'y
cents in its sizzri." THIS appears TO DC inc
grouse that laid the golden egg.
Washington territory has population o'
100 600. Nevada was admitted as a state ID
1864 with but A.. coo, and none OF the attri'
butes of the permanent prosperity anu
assured caowth that our sister territory pos
| sassas Il ,9OridR.