Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1882-06-03


into natural prairies, between Friday har-
Dor and the Presbyterian church on San
Juan Island, recently, there appeared be-
fore us al a sudden tnrn in the road, the
vision of an aged Kanaka On horseback,
/ which halted by as, and arrested our at
tention by q most respectful obeisance.
"That is old man Friday, after whom Fri
day harbor was named 10y the English
coast survey people, great many years
ago. whispered our companion, resi-
dent of the island The old. mans chcco-
late -colored skin and his moss-grizzled
hair and beard, carried US back in one
minute to the tine-how changed!-when
the Hudson Bay Company's stations at
Vancouver, Fort Langley and Victoria,
Yerba Buena and Honolulu were the only
English-speaking settlements on this
coast. Date, about 1910: A herd of sheep
belonging 20 the Hudson Bay Company,
grazing peacefully on the grassy hills west
of the .hgrbor, and this Kanaka as hel der,
the only inhabitant of the island that was
encountered by the sailors. The next
minute we were brought back again, for
old man Friday we learned was farmer,
the father of numerous halt-breed FAM
lily, and a good neighbor, having sus-
tanned the character of an excellent citi-
zen of the United States from time I'M
memorial.
The court convenes this year on the
Goth of June. Quite a large amount of
business will be transacted, and not q
few criminal actions. The following are
the names of the grand jury selected:
Albert Hagan, Nooksack; Jas. Bremner,
Lynden; E. Holtzheimer, B. II. Burns,
Semiahmoo; J. Atkins, Ferndale; E. Ell
bridge, Whatcom; P. Halloran, A. J. Ed
wards, Samish; A. Kittles, Guemes; o.
Graham, Ship Harbor; Fl. A. March, FL
dalgo; F. A. Dyer, Upper Skagit; s.
Calhoun, s. MCGOWAN, H. B. Peck, A. B.
| Chilberg, Perry Poison, Laconner; o.
Poison, T. Hayton, o. N. Lee, Skagit; F.
Buck, j. P. Ledger, Winston Hobson, G.
E. Harrison, s. S. Tingley, Mt. Vernon.
Petit jury R Fountain, Nooksack; B
Kingsley, Job Goshen, Semiahmoo; Alex
McDougall, John Evans. Ferndale; ] X
Reed, w Utter, Whatcom; V Dawson,
Samish; E Hammond, Guemes, w R Grit.
fin, Ship Harbor; T Sharp, Fidalgo; w.
A Kelley, Upper Skagit; John Sigfreld,
H Waikle, Jennings, Peter Downey, E
Watkins, Laconner; 7 r Jones, Andrew
Scamper, T Cady, Skagit; Jas Mccain,
NJ s McHugh, Henry Cosper, NJ Cotten>
baugh, P Horn, Mt Vernon.
On the Stilaguamish the river is now
all clear, and all the logging camps are
booming tor a distance of twelve miles
or more above its mouth. The uppermost
camp is owned by Mr.. James Long, which
though twelve miles up by the bends of
| the river, is in direct line east from the
mouth, not quite six miles, or township
! in Width. Another logging camp seen in
the distance is that of John Gilchrist.
Still another has just been started by .
German, who recently arrived in a scow
from Seattle, and there are others, who
came by the Daisy. Logs are doomed up the
river and foated down 10 conveniently
shaped booms. On what is known as the
island, above Longs camp, there is fine
body of land, six miles in length and sew
ersl in width, on which there are located
eleven settlers, mostly bachelors. There
is in fact, settler for every half mile; and
all the places on the island are becoming
well improved. Nothing can be said
against this country except that 1t is q
little wet and muddy in winter.
- The sad story IS related by the
Ledger of Mr.. Evans. who accompanied
by his wife and seven children recently
settled at New Tacoma. Soon after their
arrival the mother contracted the measles
and died. Shortly after Mr.. Evans had
an attack of pneumonia, which developed
into typhoid fever. finally resulting in
death. The doubly orphaned children
were taken in charge by the Masonic fra
ternity and provided with comfortable
homes.
The steamer Welcome made az extra