Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1882-06-10
LOCAL.

contly discovered limestone quarry.
The people of the upper crossing on
the Nooksack intend to celebrate the 4th
Of July by basket picnic and dance.
Miss White, Of Fidalgo, returned
home on the Welcome Monday evening,
from short visit to Seattle.
Capt. Beecher and wife have removed
TO Seattle. The captain is now in com>
u,snd of the steamer Otter, running be-
tween Seattle aud Tacoma.
Capt. Morgan came down on the Dis
patch last Saturday night. He will be
in command of the Dispatch until the
first OF July.
Dir. O'Kane, Indian agent at Tulalp,
went through on the Chehalis Monday
night, on the way to the Lummi Indian
reservation.
A family consisting Of six or seven
went through on the Chehais Monday
evening on their way to the upper cross
ing on the NooKsAck river, where they
have found satisfactory location.
The work of rebuilding the burnt
district at Olympia has commenced IN
earnest. N. Toklas will erect brick
building on the corner Of Main and
Fourth streets, and Robert Frost will also
put up brick building.
The Fraser river steamer Pacific
Slope has been chartered by the Cana
dian Pacific Railway for SIX months, TO
run between Emory and New Westmin>
ster, doing business along the line of con
struction as far as possible.
"A move is being made to organize an
agricultural society in Whitman county.
Suitable grounds have been selected, and
number OF the prominent business men
of the county are interesting themselves
in the undertaking.
Transactions in real estate were some-
what brisk throughout the county during
the past week. AS will be seen by an ar
ticle IN another column there were 81
deeds ecorded-including one bond for
$4,000 the. approximate value of which
was $2S 256 10.
It. b. Mangan took up a load of
sheep to Seattle lust week, where he dis.
posed of them at satisfactory prices.
Frem Seattle he took up quantity of
logging material to Tacoma, from whence
he returned home on Wednesday evening
last.
-Laccnner will celebrate the 4th in
grand style. BY an advertisement else
where in this issue it will be seen that the
programme includes a sunrise salute, pro-
cessou of tho "Muldoons," Grafton and
canoe, horse. foot and tub racing, the
whole concluding with a dance. No
doubt it will be good to be there.
The trim little pleasure yacht Olym-
pia made her appearance in the harbor
on Friday morning last, having on board
party of Seattleites, consisting of Prof
Gilman, CIas. Denny, Walter A. Hall, L.
Jacobs, Geo. Judson and c. White, on a
tour down the Sound in search of geolog-
ical specimens and other collections. They
are provided with blankets and full
camp outfit, and will be absent IL days.
They will proceed along the coast Of the
mainland and the islands.
MIR. w. E. White, late purser on the
Welcome, has been promoted to the same
position on the Idaho, running between
Port Townsend and Tacoma. Alth ough
we are pleased to learn of Mr.. Whites
promotion, we are sorry to lose such a
pleasant. accommodating gent eman rom
the inside route While running on the
Welcome, what with his prompt attention
to all business entrusted to him, and
agreeable manners toward passengers, he
has gained many warm friends, and all
wish him unbounded success ON his new
route.
--Messrs. Scurr Bros. & Ross, at Roche
harbor, San Juan island, have completed
the mason work ON their limekiln, and
will begin burning this week. sThe kiln
Is situated at the loot of q ledge OF solid
limestone, that rises to q height of about