Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-10-07
BRITISH COLUMBIA.

AtNew Westminster, Her Royal High
ness the Princess Louise presented tn
Mr.. Adam jackson the first "LOrne Sill
yer Medal" won in this Province for
rifle competition. Her Royal Highness
complimented NJ. jackson ON his PROV
ess.
The line OF the railway from the East
Wellington GOAL mine will be located in
h few days. It Iuns from the mine down
to Departure Bay, and the .wharves will
be constructed between the South We'll
lington wharf and the Newcastle Hare
woOd) Point. It is expected that steam
will be got up in the hosting engine to-
day. The Superintendent. Mr.. g. Win
gate, il pushing the work actively for
ward, so as to have as much done as
possible before the bad weather sets in.
Tho Standard understands that Mr..
A. Strachan will, in the course Of few
days, start a broom factory in Victoria.
A large invoice of broom coIn arrived
here BY the last steamer from San Fran
CISCO for Mr.. Strachan, which will be
made up into brooms. Success to the
new industry.
There is very small force on the
railroad works at Port Moody, but il is
understood that, as the season closes,
a greater force will be put on from the
line above. The wharf Is 1J0O feet long.
There are 1723 piles driven, aggregating
81, 73S feet lineal measurement. The
caps and strinRers are Of great strength.
The plankinR Is in course of being laid.
The freight shed is 46x2lO fest, with q
splendid roof of asphaltum. The build
ING for the station masters residence,
ticket Office. waiting rooms, offices, etc.,
is a single building 2lxa2. 1t is we'll
built. however. and is being well plas-
tered by Mr.. Julien. At the end of the
road, something like u mile further
down the Inlet, stands Mr.. Bonson's
hostelry, a spacious. and well built house
where the pleasure seeker or traveller Is
sure Of comfortable quarters and civil
treatment.
The Coionist Gays that in Victoria the
value of brick and stone buildings erec-
ted this year and still to be put up faI
exceeds that of any one season since the
CITY first spranQ into existence ~ years
AGO. These edifices will cost at least
$3.50 900; the greater part'of which sum
has been expended on Wharf street
Here Hon. Il. Finlayson has ,000
block; and Close alongside Mr.. James
Yates has expended $4,000. Further
north, on the corner Of Wharf anG
johnson streets, Mr.. Jensen has an ad
dition to the Occidental Hotel nearl,
oompleted which will cost fully $4,000
without counting the cost Of the ground
which was another $4,000. Coming
ND to Government street the expendi
ture ON The Cotonist's new three -etory
homo ON the site Of the old Theatel
Royal will amount to at least &lS, 900.
number Of smaller buildings have beer
erected. varying in cost from S4Go1 L
$500, among which are the warehouse
OF M. 8. J. Pitts. corner of Yates stree
and WaddinQton alley; the fine store O
Mr.. ]. Rhode, ON Store street; Mr.. An
derson's store, corner of johnson stree
and Oriental allsy; Mr.. Smeaton's stor
on Government street., opposite the Al
biou House; Mn. Macdonald's brick OF
the corner Of Courtenay and Douglas
the Chimes warehouse On Herald street
Councillor Boyd's store adjoining tn
Club and the additions to the publ
school or thu school reserve. Building
in wood has also been very brisk;
large number OF excellent dwelling
houses have added very considerably 4
the value of ratsabls property In thi
city.