Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1882-08-26
TERRITORIAL NEWS.

Collector Bash, Of Port Townsend, has
returned from the East.
Nicholas Costley was found dead in his
bed at the Tacoma Hospital on Friday OF
last week
JeLn Mavor, carpenter, was killed by
falling off a building at Tacoma on Friday
of last week.
John Knox, of Puyallup, will ship 80
mich COWS to Japan, and expects to real>
ize a profit of $50 per head.-Tacoma
Ledger.
The Yakima Record strongly supports
Dir. Brents for the dclegateship, and says
nine-tentbs of the people OF Yakima favor
him.
Governor Newell telegraphed en- the
10th inst. that the prospects for the early
admission OF Washington Territory as
State are highly satisfactory.
A. G.. Mcclellan fell off the wharf at
Tacoma last week, breaking his thigh and
jaw. besides receiving other serious inju-
ries.-Tacoma News.
On Sunday the largest train over the
Northern Pacific passed down to New Ta>
coma, loaded with wheat. There were 26
cars, containing $50 tens.
T. N. Ford, of Olympia, went East on
Tuesday as Grand Representative to the
Grand Lodge of odd Fellows of the
United States.
J. G. Scurry, engineer for the Seattle,
Walla Wala and Baker City Railroad,
reports that he has found good route as
far as Meridian Prairie, the objective point
on tue first section of the road.--Post-
Iutelligencer.
The Ledger says that Indians in consid-
cradle numbers are on their way to the
Puyallup hop fields In about two weeks
there will probably he more than 5000 In
dians in and about Puyal!up valley.
Ut. Eicklin, living on the Chehalis
road, eighteen miles from Olympia. has
agreed to sell his farm for $4,000. The
new owner is a wealthy Californian, who
intends raising blooded stock.-Olympla
Transcript.
On independence Creek, % miles from
Olympia, says the Transcript, there is
body OF farming land OF about $500 acres,
offering u good opportunity for settlers.
i. consists OF both railroad and governs
ment lands. 1t is all bottom land and can
be easily cleared.
The Puget Sound Shore Railroad has
been incorporated at Seattle by Z II. Pres
colt j. N. Dolph, j. w. Armstrong and B.
Gstzert. Capital stock, $500 900, divided
into 5000 shares at the par value of 500
per share. Time OF existence, so years.
1t will run from point on White river to
Seattle.-Herald.
Thirty three Chinese passengers on the
steamer Elder, from San Francis o, were
stopped by the Collector at Port Towns
end, as foreign passengers, the vessel hav
ing entered and cleared at Victoria. Be-
ingeunable tn produce their passports they
were obliged to return to Victoria by the
North Pacific Tacoma News.
A government exploring expedition of
about 40 men, commanded by Col. Cham
beers, with Dr. j. M. Kallock as medical
director will leave Port Townsend shortly
to explore the head waters of the Dun,
geness river, IN the Coast range nouns
aims, and to find an immense plateau said
+. TO be located IN that region. The trip
will occupy from 80 to 60 days.
A British Columbia Indian, while hunts
ing up the coast few days ago, was sud
denly STACKED by monstrous grizzly,
and IA struggle tor life commenced. The
bear tore the mans neck and shoulder and
bit off his ear, while his side and legs
were lacerated by the claws of the infuri~
ated animal The bear had not been
wounded, nor did the Indian see it pre-
vious to being attacked. The Indians
cries brought to his rescue two other In
dians, who killed the bear.
The entries in the Walla Walla Land
Office for the year ending June 80, 1882,
were as follows: Homestead, 1926 acres;
timber culture, 42501; cash entries, As
9l3; presumption, $4,000; final homestead,
1901. Total, 209, 2O4 acres. Whole num-
Der of entries of all kinds, 1897. The
largest in any one month was in May,
when the aggregate was in round numbers
$4,000 acres. The land district contains
14l congressional townships.
According to the Eye, one-halt the pop
ulation of Snohomish county are Danes.
Swedes and Norwegians. The Post-Intel-
ligencer, commenting on this, says: A
better foreign element could not be obs
tanned. These men from the north of Eu-
rope are hardy, frugal, industrious. They
are Injured to toll, and, unlike some others
who come here, have no idea of getting
fine farms Without working or paying for
them. 1t would be an excellent thing for
WASHINGTON Territory If 100 600 Scandi