Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1882-04-29

morning en- route for his former residence
in Nebraska. He will bring back with
him his family, for whom he has made
the necessary preparations at his new
home. Mr.. Smith recently bought two
valuable farms near Edison, on one OF
which he is building comfortable farm
house.
The clerk of the southeast wind hav
ing a wcll-known spite against MIR. Geo.
N. Crandell, who sails the sea with a
wooden leg, caught him beating through
Samish slough Sunday "a foul disadvan-
tage, had Mr.. Crandel but been alvarez
carrying cargo of 1900 pounds of oats.
Suddenly squali was raised, which cap
sized the boat, and threw Mr.. Crandell
himself clear over on to the shore. BY
way of calculating to the offending sailor
the philosophy of this palpable hint, he
| was allowed tine for reflection thereon
during the balance OF the day and the
following night while camping and sleep
ing out. Mr.. Crandell got home on
Monday, since which time he has been
navigating the orchard, and taking re-
newed interest in bees.
Touching the paper mill it comes to
US in a roundabout way that somebody
in California wrote to Mr.. Radebaugh at
Tacoma of the opportunity for manufac-
turing wrapping paper from oat straw
and cottonwood; and that gentleman
referred the matter to Mr.. Power, of La
conner. These are the materials required
for the coarser kinds of paper, includ>
ing strawboard and building paper, and
they are superabundant in this quarter of
the Sound. For white paper linen and
| cotton rags are used. 1t is understood
that all agent of the California paper
manufacturer will come to look up the
matter. If so, Fidalgo will give him land
and water most conveniently located for
the utilization of both materials gratis.
80 we are authorized TO state.
Capt. P. W. Lake, of Seattle, is build
| ing a stern-wheel steamer for Burns &
Co., to be used for the Skaget river trade,
a light draft, shovel-nosed pattern de-
signed expressly for shallow, swift run
ming water. 1t is 80 feet long, with 16-
foot floor and 10 feet across deck. The
steamer will be propelled by two engines,
| S>inch bore and 48 inch stroke, first class
| ond of home manufacture, the Wash.
ington foundry having the contract OF
supplying the engine and machinery, and
| A. Foster the boiler. She will be launch-
ed on or about May 10th. The vessel
when completed will cost about $6OOO
Capt. Lake is confident that when built
| she will be one of the best crafts for river
purposes ever put adoat in the west.
Following are the road supervisors
elected in Whatcom county, 80 far as
reported at the auditors office: For dis
trict No. /, E. Connolly; No. 2, F. Benn;
No. 8, Peter Downy; No. 9. Perry Poison;
No. 10, c. Vsgt; No. II, Herman Sebert;
No. IS, s. Leckie; No. IA, P. c. Bell. No.
10, w. J. Brown; No. 10, G. Cowden; No.
%, C. c. Hoskins; No. 90. E. Hammond;
No. 81, David Wight; No. 80, s. P. Olson;
No. IS, Geo. Savage. Mr.. Connolly lives
near Whatcom; Benn at Fidalgo, Downy
and Poison near Laconner; Vogt at Birch
Bay; Sehert and Wight at Nooksack;
Leckie at Lynder; Cowden at Ferndale;
Brown east of Edison; Hasking near
Indian reservation; Olson near Ferndale
and Savage at Birdsview, Skaget river.
The remaining 20 have either not been
elected or have not been reported.
DIR. J. r. Lansdale, of Olympia,
cruised Filalgo island on Sunday and
Monday and Tuesday of this week, re-
turning south by the Nellie Wednesday
morning. Dr. Lansdale was not un.
familiar with the ground, having been
here before. His visit was personally OF
interest to the residents, from the fact
that he is the oldest living American
settler north of Olympia. He accom-
panied Col. Ebey in 1850 from Olympia
north, when there was no one living this
side OF Nisqually, to Wildly island,
where he lived for several years. and