The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1882-05-05
NOTES FROM TIE caHaALIs
q New Country.
,ioxrrsAxo. Ma u. 1892.

OF TIE AsToRIAN, c; which the most
! stirring, if no! the latest, is that Of the
earthquake which occurred here on
Sunday evening last ut IL O'Clock 2.
N. Il was preceded ana acoouipan-
led With a heavy Iumbiing sound
which lasted for several seconds. Its
motion wRs at first gentle but became
severe enough toward the last 10 have
shaken down brick buildings of which,
very fortunately, ne have none in
this section Of country. We ara in-
deed thankful that So little damage
mas resulted from it. Some people
were badly frightened. which feeling
also extended 10 domestic animals
such as CONS and sheep, the lowings
OF tho one and biestings Of the other
after tho shock, denoting their oTi-
dent terror and alarm. The new
! steamboat Montesano, commanded BY
Capt. Whitcomb and owned by the s.
". E. Z. Co, and intended TO run on
the waters OF Chehahs river and
Grays. Harbor arrived here Oh the
9th, making the "trip from Astoria 10
this place in about ten hours, the dis
tance bein. about 80 miles. The
people here hailed her coming with
delight as they have long felt their
great need of such craft on these
waters She ia evidently the best for
this trade possessing rs she dtes sever
al points nf excellence, being very
staunch, capacious, seawor.hy, aud
having great power and speed, as
many 9; the people residing hera can
testify tn: being carried hy hsF on y
| May dag excursion down the river and
over the waters of the h1rhrr, stop
ping at varions way points and feturn-
; ing sgain in the evening ui the Same
day. The president Of the company.
Mr.. Looms. accompanied the eycnr-
sim, who, with the officers nf the boat
tried tp maxi. the OCCASION an enjoy
abie uno for all. which they did snc.
coed IN doing. Among tue iscras ii
! iuteres; noted pn the trip was that "f
! the improvements already made and
being carried on Z, Hoquiaia. the
mil sito selected by he well koown
humber irm Of Simpson n Co for
their new staan ssH mill which is in
course Of construction, the pile
driver being basily engaged III driving
piles for the foundation. ! fine whar!
and warehouse are already bulk and
the machinery on the ground for tht
mill, which is expected 10 be finished
some time in June and will have i
cutting capacity IF about $4,000 feet
per day. There il ample room fo
several tirst-ciass sam niils ou Gray
Harbor, rs il is, IN addition to 1t
being natural depot "a recUiye tn,
supply Of timber which can be- brongh
down the many streams which ente
into it. IN. excellent shipping point
being safe aud easy of access, hayin:
seventeen. CT eighteen feet Of water o.
2 It's bar at extreme low tida and
straight well defined channel.
5 There is sn abundance Of goo,
:. timber Oh The Chehalis and all it
. tributaries as we'll as on the rariou
streams entering into tbs harboT.
> would not not be exag2erating to sa
that there is as much good timber i
> this county which is accessible, as
3 any county in the territory. En-
e grafton is slowly finding its way her
: yet We are hopeful that settlers vi
= find their way here soon in large nun
bers to occuny the extensive tracts ,
vacant land ~ tti. valley. which al
/ rich and productive. The populate
II Of our county is but one thoussr
J. while there is room aad good hom
1t for several thousands. Mnntesan
ls the county seat, is situated about Il
- head Of tide water on the ChchaI
river and has stores, . hotels,
At blacksmith shop aud l -four and fet
n warehouse, also a well finished al
rn commOdious church and 4 good schO
er house. The people Of this county al
a as a clasa, moral, temperate, intel
at gent and industrious. There has n
been a criminal case on the cot
be docket for this county for sevel
"A years, which is no dOnbt owing to I
"a absence of Saloons and PLACES wht
n. into4icants are sold. The people Z
IL, determined that whisky shall be Ike
~ out in the future. After July lst
,;, will have semi-wookly mail inste
Of weekly lnail as at present fr'
Olympia to Astoria and return passi
20 through the valley, which will be
nrl us great boon indeed 1t is the
tention ri the government to have
q, rs carried by steamer over as much %
route as possible between the t