Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1882-06-17
LOCAL.


tends going into the hop-raising business
MFR. G. F. Stevens and wife, former
residents of the Samish, returned by the
Welcome Monday night.
Collector Bash returned to Port
Townsend from his trip across tn e noun
tsins last Thursday.
MIR. A. Furguson, recent arrival from
Iewa,:is erecting substantial dwelling
on the Nooksack.
Special revenue agent Horr passed
here on the Dispatch last week, on a tour
of inspection around the Sound.
We received this week from Mrs. j.
J. Edens, of Guemes, very handsome
bouquet of choice flowers; wherefore we
are dev0utly thankful.
The recent warm weather has made
the snow on Mount Baker look scarce,
and several of the smaller peaks. are look
ing bald already.
The barrel factory of Eugene Field
at Semiahmoo, is very busy at present,
and is turning out some first-class work.
They are now filling an order for $50
barrels for parties at Point Roberts.
The pile driver of n. Bowman 81 Co.
is being repaired and fitted up for bust
ness by J. G. Sullivan, who has two OF
three men at work upon the same. He
will be ready for all kinds of business in
the bridge and wharf line in week or
two
1T 10 estimated that the damage
caused by the food of the Skagit will be
100000, principally among those living
on the Swinomish fats The total
amount Of acreage inundated is about
$500.
"A substantial, hard finished schools
house, 22x2s feet, and 10 feet high, has
been erected at Enterprise district, west
OF Ferndale, for the accommodation Of the
children in that neighborhood. The
building cost $500.
M. A. Mcpherson and j. Y. Collins.
president and treasurer of the Wnshihg>
ton colony, returned by the Chehalis on
Monday night. They inform us that sat-
isfactpry arrangements have been made
tor the purchase of the machinery to be
used in the new mill.
"A man by the name of jackson, log
ging on the Skaget, has his logs towed
10 the mill at Utsalady without being
measured by the government scaler, In
defiance OF law. 1t is reported that he
will test the law, and thus satisfy him>
self and Others as TO its validity.
The Edens Bros. have just got out
$40 piles, amounting to 10000 feet,
which are ready to be towed to Utsalady,
thence to Port Gamble, and from there
they will be shipped to San Francisco.
Their boom of logs, consisting of $780,
900 feet. was sold last week to the Utsal-
ady mill for Tor $6.5e per thousand.
The schooner Fidalgo Traveller, be-
longing to A. Bowman & Co., left Thurs
day morning tor Port Townsend, with
Capt. N. w. Lakeman in command,
where she will renew her license and be
ready for the trading business. She will
probably take load of sheep sfrom the
Pass mill to the Stillaguamish on Der re
turn from Port Townsend.
Not to be outdone by their neigh
bors, the people Of East Sound, Orcas
islsad, will celebrate the national ami
versary in an appropriate manner. The
names Of the gentlemen comprising the
committee is a sufficient assurance that on
enjoyable time will be had. For further
particulars, see advertisement in this issue.
Mr.. Shade Wooten has, recently pur.
chased the trim little sloop Nip and Tuck
OF Capt. Edwards, OF Edison, for $500.
This boat was entered in the races at Se-
attic for two or three. consecutive years,
and successfully carried of the prizes as
fast sailer. Mr.. Wootcn will probably
astonish the Seattleites on the 4th this.
season BY her speed.
Preliminary arrangements have been
made by Messrs. Tarte s. Martin at Sem
ishmoo for the establishment Of cannery
at that place. They have already pur-