, 1882-08-25
From SnturdnN's Daily.

From saturdays Daily.
Mr. o. II. Holcombe arrived home to.
day, after visit up Sound.
The p. S. Iron company want an ex-
peeienced boiler maker at Irondale.
A BROTHER of Rev. j. B. Alexander
arrived this morning from New York.
Mr. JAS. McNAUGHT, of Seattle, is suf.
Turing from an attack of pneumonia.
The editor arrived home today having
been over at Utsalady on official busi-
ness.
The steamer Yaquina will sail from
Portland, Sept I'd, for Puget Sound and
Victoria.
Mr.. r. DELANTY, one of the heavy lum
bermen of Port Discovery Ray, was in
town today.
BY the ocean steamer to arrive at
Portland today, Hon. Thos. H. Brents,
NJ O., is passenger
A SHORT time ago a salmon weighing
GO lbs, about five feet long, was caught
off Guemes Island, by an Indian.
AT Utsalady the saw mill is making
telling "runs" in its quiet way, averaging
about $4,000 feet of lumber per day.
Mr.. @. f. KING returned from Port
Blakely Wednesday, after several weeks
absence loading vessels at that point.
Mr.. CIAPp's new building next door to
Waterman & Katz' has been rented by
Messrs. Charles johnson and John
Greene for beer saloon. .....
Rev. j. REID preached at Port Discov-
cry last evening to fair-sized audience.
He contemplates holding services there
on the first Sunday OF each month, and
semi-monthly on week day evenings.
DEER are quite plentiful in parts of
WILDLY Island Recently party went
from Utsalady with hounds and killed
four fine fellows which they brought
home as the result Of few hours hunt.
Mr. BLAKE is preparing to exhibit his
improved harness, patent buckles, &C., at
the territorial fair which will open in
Olympia on the 2Sth inst, Why cannot
Others find something worth displaying
at the fair.
CAPT. RACE, of the steamer Helen, has
had neat and attractive posters printed
showing how his craft runs, fare, &c. We
opine that this little steamer, in her Race
for public patronage, will secure liberal
share.
The Seattle Chronicle man is making
an effort to get up list in this place.
That paper is issued on Monday morn
ings instead of Sundays-which is its
chief claim of advantage over the Post
InteHigencer.
BY the steamer North Pacific Thurs
day morning Messrs. Jackman & Terry
received about twenty head OF beef cattle
from east of the mountains. They also
received lot of hay yesterday from
WILDLY Island
AT the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Puget Sound West Side
Railroad the following persons were
elected Trustees: 7. T. Minor, J. A. Kuhn,
G. G. Bartlett, II. ID. Attridge, r. c. Hill,
9. Eisenbeis, n. II. Owings and j. w.
Ackerson. This enterprise is in a healthy
condition.
A NEAT new building is about being
erected at Port Discovery, to be used as
schoolhouse, public hall, and for relig-
ious services. Agentleman recently from
there mentions several evidences of pros
perity, among which are the erecting of
new dwelling houses, fences, &c.
We learn that important improvements
are going on at the Port Discovery saw
mill. L@he mill building will be length.
ened some thirty feet, and widencd so as
to give the new gang saw full play. This
will materially increase the capacity OF
the mill.
IMPROVEMENTS ABOUT TowN.-Mr
Thos. Drummond, the ever busy contrac.
tor, piasterer, etc, is Just now crowded
above his utmost working capacity with
orders that will require some time for
filling. He is engaged in the upper part
Of Mr. c, G. Bartlett's stone building, fin.
ishing the same throughout The space
on the upper floor referred to, 5OxlOO IT,
II feet ceiling, il being divided into six
teen rooms, which are all being hard fin,
ished. Mr.. Drummond, who il doing