Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-10-15
new TACOMA.

X. W. DeLion d Co. are about 70 Oc-
cuuy for tho transaction OF their bust
ness, the quarters recently vacated BY
the Western Union Telegraph Company.
Owing to the failure of material 70 Ar
rive on the last steamer, len than one
fourth the usual number Of men are
now at work in Listers boiler shop.
At the Mechanics Fair in Portland,
the Northern Pacific railroad company
received a diploma for specimens OF
minerals found upon and near the Wes-
tern divisions.
Frank Young. Of Puyallop, reports
that the hop growers in the valley ap-
pear in no hurry to sell their crop, and
that more than one-haR OF II y being
held for higher prices
Careful inquiry among real estate
owners and dealersS elicits the encour-
aging news that there has been well de-
lined advance Of at least Is Per cent. in
real property within the past ten days.
Those who had left their property in tho
hands Of agents TO be disposed OF. hav-
ing raised their figures about that rate.
Mr.. j. H. Beckett, son Of Harry Beck
cit, Of Orting, met With q serious mis-
hap at the lime kiln on Wednesday
morning last, when about 8 O'Clock, he
Was kicked BY horse and Knocked q
distance Of ten feet, lying in an inseasl-
BILE condition for the space Of an hour
aud half. On examination IL was found
that his lower jaw had been broken. DR..
A-hmore being called started in the at
tern0on in company with Mr.. Hunt, Of
the drugstore rode to Orting in buggy
and did all they could to repair the
wound.
Mr.. Onus, tho Tacoma boat builder.
has Just completed for Nick Larsen the
wellknown conductor, the hull and
wood work of n trim an staunch little
screw propeller. She is 81 feet long, with
7-foo. beam, and 3-foot depth of hold.
She will have foot wheel of greatly
improved design, and unusual propell-
ing power. Her engine will be III 10
horse power. and she il expected to b.
very fast. She was brought tn the wharf
early this week. and Lister l. Co. Who
built her engine and machinery, aro now
engaged in fitting il ON board. She il in
tended for light work on the Sound land
her first business will be to carry aal-
mon from the fishing boats tn Williams
cannery. 1t ia expected she will begin
business In few days.-Lsd0er.
CoAsr FisHERIss--At q recent meet
ing of the San Francisco Academy Of
Sciences, DR.. w. F. Dali, Of the U. g.
Coast Survey expedition, related some Of
his experiences and: discoveries in the
Arctic regions, and stated that he, in
company with Mr.. Bean, had left the
city ono month later than usual last
spring, but owing to favorable winds
they had been able to sail over larger
surface than they had ever before done,
their journey being over $4,000 miles in
length. They had sailed over the North
Pacific into the southern part Of the
Arctic Ocean. They had found the flsh-
ing to be similar on both the American
and Asiatic side. A large number Of
California fish had been found north Of
Sitka, and the Goldfish and halibut were
numerous, in fact, they formed . large
part of the food they had In those 70
Rions. Among the important things
which they investigated was the deter
mination AZ 10 whether there were diff
ferent species Of salmon, or whether the
salmon were Of the same specimens in
different grades Of Development. They
found the Columbia kiver aalmon
throughout all sections Of Alaska. and
Mt first came to the conclusion that all
salmon belonged 10 the same species,
bat they finally found salmon which had
TO DO chased ~ a different species; for
instance the king salmon which fro
quently weighs 100 pounds, and the
humpback salmon. 4 largo number Of
trout WAS found ON both aides. The
common Pacific brook trout was found
on the Asiatic side and have been
caught In salt water. After examination
in the merits Of tho cod and halibut,
DIR. Bean became convinced that the
Pacific cod was the Same ~ the Atlantic,
aud there was no reason Why the Pa
ciilo God fishcries might not become ~
important ~ the Atlantic.