, 1883-09-13

Steamer Gypsy loaded about 80 tons o
general Chinese merchandise at Uniol
wharf. lately from the bonded warehous,
here, last evening. consigned to SIM
Lee, New Tacoma.
The raised lettering on the new
stone bank building. First Nationa
Bank, 1883" has been FURNISHED. and
the beautiful gold coloring is only al
index to what its vaults Will be giving oul
industries ere long.
On THE BAK.-The steamship Oregon
was delayed three hours last night by
running on the bar at Swan Island. The
company sent down steamer to take of
her passengers, and she arrived at about
9 o'clock. Portland Standard.
The steamship Dakota sailed from this
port for San Francisco at2 o'clock this
morning, with the following passengers:
Special Agent J. F. Evans and daughter
Mrs. J. +. Murry and child, Mrs. A. H.
Webster and family, J. Russell and II in
| the steerage.
Mr. Sandford Fleming, accompanied
| by his son and Principal Grant, left
Winnipeg on the 10th ult. for Victoria,
via Kicking Horse Pass. The object of
his visit is to arrange for laying a cable
between Japan and British Columbia, a
stretch of 1000 miles.
The two buildings west Of the Central
Hotel, the smaller one of the two belong
ing to Chas. EisenbeiS, the other to John
Sterming, are exchanging positions with
each other. The small one, next to the
Central was moved into the street to let
the other pass and they will soon be
placed back into position and ready for
occupancy.
Hearing it rain (ed) an ARGUS report
er went forth upon the streets today to
ascertain the facts in the case, and after
wandering about some time and being
slightly sprinkl=d returned with the
gratifying intelligence that there had
been several slight showers during the
day, and as we go to press indications
are very favorable for good rainfall
and consequently a clear atmosphere
once more.
The Seattle Executive Committee of
the Gold Spike Celebration, have ar
ranged to receive dispatch today as
the gold spike is being driven. Upon
receipt of the news of the last spike
being driven, salute of 13 guns will be
fired, and it is requested by the Execu-
tive Committee that all the bells in the
city commence ringing, and all whistles
commence blowing as soon after the
first gun is fired as is possible.-POst-I.
Mr.. VIM. Nelson, of New York city
owner of the fast sailing ship Mercury,
has been in Port Townsend admiring
our CITY and its prospective commercial
Importance. He called on the ARGUS
and secured 4 few copies of our paper
which he will send to reading room in
his far away city home. In speaking of
our scenery he said he had been enabled
to discover but little of it owing to the
smoke which prevails not only on the
Sound but all over the coast.
EASTERN WASHINGTON MINES Since
the discovery of copper mines in the
upper Yakima country company with
315,000 has been organized to protect
and work them. The Kittitas Locdlizer
says: ''There is gold, silver, copper,
galena and iron IN what is known as the
Cle-el-um mining district. The copper
lodes and beds of iron ore are very ex-
tensive, and of iron there is the magnet
ic and manganese. The copper mines
can be easily reached by going up the
Teanaway. A person can now ride on
horseback within few hundred yards
of them. A wagon road will not be
difficult to make right into the heart of
thesdistrict. There is a wagon road now
all the way to the Teanaway crossing,
and the distance to the copper regions
is not to exceed forty miles from Ell
lensburg; and, with good horse, can be
reached in one days travel.
OFF FOR THE SPIKE.-At I O'Clock
Wednesday evening, the grand excursion
train pulled up at the lower depot for
the west end guests, and vas to have
started at s o'clock sharp but as the
Oregon did not arrive till past nine the
train did not get away until IL O'Clock.
There was three baggage cars fitted up
| e., of1anu fhpoo anaahhS fnT1r
sleepers, two dining cars and the mana
gers car All were handsomely fes-
tooned with wreaths, bunting and ever
greens. II. P. Eastman was the engi-
neer Palmer fireman and Ed. Lyon
conductor. A gentleman who came from
Missoula on the evening said that the
people all along the route were on the
qui viue for the train.-Portland Stdn-
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