Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-05-04

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except what i used ia th' settle
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lcrienced men al hi-l pay toth>"ft
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Ia rc9trNAliuH, l. aIpH, the ~!Ac Of
the { hchaAo aver. an / Is OF Sufficient
depth for hSht-dlauEht STEAMBOAT
navigation to the old crossing, about
80 mile, ilOin It's mouth. ltlhdllt
Is IA settlement abrut seven ml!c>
from it, entrance, which contains a
store, hotel, blacksmith shop, AMI
other access orics If alll.a-e INn-
den, lately laid out as II tOWn~ltc hy
Mr.. Ii \. Jud,un, l. ~ miles from
the mouth, and already has Il store
aud a good beginning made for a
thriving center Of trade. The town
proprietor has adopted liberal
policy towards those who may erect
buildings, and al eadv considcIahl.
interest Is felt i'll the embryo clty.
Capt. Ellis is huildin5 a steamboat
forthc Nootsuck trade, nt Seattle, aud
expects to have her on the route i'll a
few weeks. She Is Ga feet IN len.til.
IL feet beam, and capable of culy-
ing about 80 tons. Her terminal
point will be Lyndon, unless ano,h-
er TOWNSHIP, contemplated by Mr..
Iawlcy, Il few ml.c, further up tht
llver, finally offers sufficient trade
for an extension of the route. The
principal trade OF the Noot>ack set.
Elements is with Seattle, and this
will increase the business, as hitherto
the cost of transportation has pre-
vented the people from disi ling >.
either wel8hty OF bulky PRODUCTS.
The colony mil at the Lead o
the bay is i'll operation and turns out
daily Il large amount OF lumber. Il
is driven by an ample water-power
The colony are building twenty-tiv.
houses, for the accommodation prin
cipally Of It's employees, and 4 large
dock IS to be built for the conven
fence Of shipping. Sehome ant
Bellingham, on the opposite side o
the bay have been under decline
since work in the coal mines was sus
pended, but the prospects of What
com, and other points are now stead
lily improving.
A logging camp has been estab
lished at Lynden and excellent tim
Der is obtained for the mill. Jhe
force is now likewise getting out pile.
for the wharf. The only obstacle
to these operations is found in mum
erous snags IN the river, but as Gov
eminent has appropriated S25, 600
to remove the snags from the north
ern rivers, it is expected that this
cohstaht menace 10 Navigation Will
soon be removed.
The population OF Whatcom il
500 oon r.,
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