Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1882-03-25
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Portland is to have new depot, which
will cost when completed 81 ,5's ,0,s.
Judge Green has decided that bar
" or shops may be kept open Tor business
ON Sunday, under the new Sunday law.
The steamship Walla Wala will short
Nv proceed to China for a load of Coolies
for a contracting firm in Portland.
Mr.. E. Hammond has returned to his
romantic home at Eagle Harbor, Cypress
Island. Mr.. H. spent the winter working
at his trade Of ship joiner, at Seattle.
Mr.. Geo. Tobin returned from Seattle
las, Tuesday, on the Welcome, where he
has been spend ne few days, looking
over that busy little city.
Miss Alii,lctta Storrs returned to her
home, at Anacortes, on Tuesday, from
Seattle. where she has been visiting.
The brave little mail steamer Che
halls, Capt. Brownliold, came in from the
Aoisterous sea of the Chuckanuts on
Wednesday right side up, though little
battered about the port guards, and with
her mail agent minus hat.
BY late enactment of the legisla,
turc, it is made unlawful to rake, scrape
or gather oysters, from June 18th to Sept
tmbcr LIST, Of each year, under asenaity OF
$50.
The Fidalgo hog law, prohibits the
owners of hogs from permitting them to
run at large, and makes the owners
liable for all damages done, on the de-
mand of the damaged party, the same
to be established before justice of the
peace.
Considerable excitement is reported
at Vancouver, on the alleged discovering
ofgold, at depth of IS feet, in well
being sunk by the proprietor of Van
couyer hotel. A saucer full OF sand is
reported to have "panned out" 12h cents
worth of precious metal.
We learn from the Seattle Chronicle
that w. ID. Jenkins, late of the Smith
County Pioneer. Kansas, has arrived in
Seattle. Mr.. jenkins is q well known
newspaper man in Kansas, and we hope
he will succeed In finding a suitable place
to locate in the territory.
The law prohibiting the killing of
deer between February lst and Septem-
Der LIST, beng now in force, every one
will be called upon to decide for himself
whether it is constitutional or not among
these islands-suhject TO appeal to court.
The Edens' brothers have put into
Ahe water over $1,000 worth of piles this
spring. The are now logging on the
sumo claim, owned by them, on the north
west side of Guemes Island.
-"Confound that Seattle market-for
eggs, at fifteen cents dozcn!' Exclaims
an honest farmer. from Cottonwood Is
land. "They never go below twenty-five
cents at Victoria. have the finest hens
in the territory, but will kill thcm.'
Item for Brents.
"A party at tho residence of the
Sharp family, between Langley Bay and
Deception Pass, Fidalgo Island, came off
last night, in honor of the recent visit
and intended departure of Mr.. John
Sharp, Minnesota brother. That gent
leman may be congratulated on having
won tho hearty esteem and good will of
his acquaintance in this community.
The sloop Top, Capt. Foy, of Ship
Harbor, owned by Mr.. Mangan, posts
master of Guemes. left for cruise up the
Nooksack river on Monday last. This
vessel was framed at Secret Harbor, on
Cypress Island, where it lay tor some
years, to 1880, when Mr.. E. Hammond
completed and launched it. The Top
wos sold by Hammond to Baxter. the
tanner, and by him to Mangan.
The work of clearing out Nooksack
jam is progressing satisfactorily. No
better evidence could be adduced than
this, of the progress OF settlement and
development generally in the Nooksack
river yalley "a IL ia Onlv the nrooauro of