Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-12-24

oeived pDsrrt1l .t-,m q ny by tie
steamship idano fun San Franz l>s> ,
This pump siti be l.nsnedi stely y a,sj
| IN p ,sitiou in the Chase river niue aud
the lower levels Gle ,rei of watsr.
Tue work at Port Moody is going on
constantly, despite the moist weather
ve have experienced lately; she track il
being cleared rapidly; stumps sre bein0
taken out by the summary process OF
blowing them up. Buildings at the ter
minus are going up here and there, the
progress Of building will undoubtedly
b very rapid in the spring. Sales are
being made, of lots, aim ,st every day,
and fair prices are realized.
We understand that two gentlemen
now IN this city are making arrange
ments for tue building Of large brick
hotel in Victoria. The building will
have frontage Of 36 feet and . depth
OF 1S5 feet; three stories high and fitted
With all the modern Improvements.
Both gentlemen are well acquainted
with the hotel business and should be
encouraged in every way possible. as
this city is greatly in want of more hotel
accommodation.
Messrs- Dunsmuir, DiRRle & Co., in
sinking their shaft ON the bluff near the
South Wellington colliery, at depth Of
$50 feet, struck a small seam Of coal.
During the past few weeks they have
drlfted into this seam and it has opened
out into ten-fOOt seam Of coal Of a
superior quality. The upper strata is
SIX feet thick, and the lower layer four
feet. Active steps are being taken t.
open out this seam and win the coal for
shipment.
This morning eight Chinese women
Who arrived here ON the steamship Vol
mer from HOnRkong. via Yokohama,
will be brought up before Chief Justice
Sir Matthew Baillie Begbie under writ
OF habeas corpus. 1t appears that the
women came to Join their husbands,
who reside in Portland and San Fran
cisco, but that owing to the restrictions
of United States Chinese Immigration
Act they cannot enter the States unless
accompanied by their husbands, being
merchants or eertificated to return. In
the meantime they are claimed by some
~ Chinese OF this city, Who contend
that they are their property. The case
Is an intricate one involving some nice
points of law.-Stdnddrd.
John Sullivan, an old settler. was
found dead on the 3Oth in Dog Greek.
From evidence, it appears he crossed
over from his cabin in the morning to
assist one Of the nsi9hbors. When bis
work WAS finished he drank at several
places, and when last Seen alive was
much intoxicated. In crossing over
fOOt-lox on the creek he fell of and
died in about twelve inches of water,
without making struggle. His body
was examined by six of the residents
and no marks Of violence found. He
had very little estate. Particulars have
been handed to the Government agent
at Clinton.
The articles Of association Of tho syn
dicate which has acquired the Albion
Iron Works property were regis' cred
yesterday. The Provincial Board of
Directors are Robert Dunsmuir, Presi-
dent; Robert p. Rithet, Vice-President:
VIM. G. Ward, Joseph w. Trutch and
Joseph Spratt. Messrs. Davie l. P0oley
are the solicitors. The capital stock il
100000, divided into 500 shares of
$1OO each. The object of the company
IL 70 manufacture agricultural imple-
ments, stoves, nails, machinery of all
kinds, boilers and every description of
iron work; to mine and smelt iron ore,
etc., etc. The enterprise il the most
important that has ever been started in
this country. The company have nc
quirsd two Aourishing iron manufao-
turing businesses, valuable iron mine;
magnificent city prOpsrty which COM
prises q whole block covered with great
buildings fitted with powerful aud mod-
srn machinery. New Appliances for
the more successful prosecution Of the
business in the existing az we'll as in tho
new branches have been sent for, and in
the course of very few months large
army OF busy workers will find constant
employment ut the establishment.
Every one must wish this enterprise all
possible success and will exteud to It
warm emo JuraRsment. It is another
development of the policy Of our busl-
ness men to make Victorie the great
manufacturing ~ we'll az tue great com.
mercial center of the British Pacific
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