Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1882-10-21
IsEIEF MENTION.


Capt. Martin has shout 200 sheep on
Cypress Island, all of which have done
well the past year.
T. b. Jenkins returned last week from
past six weeks.
The steamers Idaho and Daisy were
loading grain on the Swinomlsh this
week.
The Hope took on ninety-five sheep
from Gilmore's ranch ON Lummi Island,
last Sunday, to be shipped to Victoria.
About ten days more and the farmers
will have finished threshing, providing
it does not rain too much, on the flats.
This season there are in Oregon and
Washington Territory, 1885 acres in hops
the yield will be 100000 pounds, worth
100000.
james G. Swan, of Port Townsend. has
sent his collection OF Indian manuiac-
lures to the U. s. National museum in
Washington.
The charter for the First National Bank
of Seattle has been received. The bank
will commence business about the 10th
of November.
A man named Peterson lost one of his
hands in mill at Seattle few days ago,
while engaged in shoveling sawdust into
the furnace.
Dement, Brothers & Co. have three run
of burs running all the time, in their
Touring mill at Walla Walla. The outs
put of -four per day is 140 barrels.
The Hope, Capt. Lott, came into port
Tuesday evening on her way to Victoria.
A number of passengers, and a good deal
of freight were on board.
Peter DeJorup, of Uts alady. was
nominated by the Democrats for Joint
Representative for Island and Snohomsh
Counties.
While entering Swinomish slough last
week the steamer Idaho collided with
the Daisy, smashing the latters guards
and doing other damages.
The Edens brothers have another boom
of logs, containing 100000 feet ready to
be towed to Utsalady as soon as steam
er can be had.
The o. r. & N. Co.'S steamer Emma
Hayward will be brought around and
placed on the Sound, running, between
Seattle and Olympia.
Shade Wooten has purchased the farm
belonging to j. N Griswold, on Cypress
Island, paying $1,000. Mr.. Griswold has
bought another farm on Shaw's Island, in
San Juan County.
Joseph Freeman, while attempting to
break vicious colt in Walla Walla few
days ago, had his arm broken. The ami
NAL reared and falling backward broke
its neck.
The Northern Pacific railroad has a
woodshed at Sand Point capable of hold
ing 400 cords. A saving attachment
has been arranged with the capacity of
cutting a cord every ten minutes.
One day last week seven car loads OF
lumber, destined for Sitka, came over the
railroad from Kalama. 1t WAS shipped
at Portland and is intended for building
purposes.
Northern Pacific graders in digging a
heavy cut, near Fort Ellis, unearthed the
skeleton OF large mastodon, In an ex
cellent state of preservation. The molars
are said to be about six by twelve inches
on the face.
Williams salmon packing establish
ment at Tacoma has begun operation in
earnest, as salmon are beginning to run in
quantities, as was show the other day by
one boat coming in with 1000 salmon. the
result of one nights catch by said boat.
A college has been established at
Spokane Falls, opening its first session
Oct. 18th, with president and q compe-
tent corps of assistants. 1t will have
two courses of study, 4 college and an
academic, and bids fair to become a
prominent institution.
A man in Puyallup, last spring, pur-
chased farm Of 100 acres, a team of
horses and wagon, and the necessary farm
tools, running into debt for the whole;
the amount being in the ncighborhood OF
$4,000. On the place was several acres OF
hops. This fall he is out of debt and
has 500 besides Pretty good winning
for a laboring man.
On the arrival Of the ship Challenger
at New Tacoma, Saturday, Oct. 9Th, COM
plant was made before Jusice Young by
several of the crew against the first and
second mates of the vessel for cruel treat
ment and assault with deadly weapons
upon the high seas. The first and second
mates were arrested, tried and bound
over in the sum of 10000 to appear in
the district court at Seattle.
There is considerable talk among the
officers of the Northern Pacific to the