Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-03-24

of laborers to work on the Canadian Pa
cifc Railroad. 1t is SAID she refused 100
tons of freight, owing to lack of accom-
modations for the increase offered
Governor New IL says the Puy get SQUAD
& Gray's Harbor Railway will be built,
and that work will soon be commenced
and pushed to completion. Al Astoria
connection is contemplated.
Mr.. AIDE, of Elma, is fitting up stsam>
er Tor navigating the upper Chchalis
River. She will DO called the Iowa, will
be sixty feet long. sixteen foot beam, and
will be valued, when completed, at $4,000.
The public will be pleased to learn that
the steamship Sardonyx, having been
greatly improved for passenger accommo-
dation, will shortly be replaced on the
Victoria and Sfn Francisco route.-Post.
Work on the Puyallup River railroad
bridge is being pushed rapidly, about 90
white men being employed. The trestle
has reached the north side of the river,
and only the north approach remains to
be finished.
Capt. James N. Selden, the revenue
marine veteran so we'll and favorably
kn ,wn, not only in Seattle, but through
out the whole Pacific coast, has been ass
signed to the command OF the U. 8. reve-
nue. cutter, Oliver Wolcott. Chronicle.
The 2. G. Co.'S steamship Idaho hrs
gone on the dry dock at San Francisco
tor thorough overhauling, preparatory
to relieving the Ancen on the southern
route, after which she will sail north and
resume her former position on the Alaska
route.
Chief Engineer Clark told US Saturday.
the 10th inst, that he had received no
news about the consolidation or freight
arrangements between the Oregon Short
Line and the o. r. & N. Co., but on the
contrary, he had received orders to push
his survey down through the Suake River
canyon to Lewston.-Id tho Statesman.
Capt. Stevens, who brought the wreck
of the c. L. Taylor into Port Townsend,
paid the tug Golish $1,000 tor the towing.
II the San Francisco owners put in no
claim she will he sold at auction. There
is said to be 100000 feet OF lumber in her
hold. Under the salvage law Capt. Ste
vens is entitled to two>,hirls of her net
value.
Capt. W. Ellis has arranged for the
construction of vessel to run on the
waters of Lakes Washington and Union.
j. f. 7. Mitchell has the contract for the
hull and cabins, the Washington Iron
Works for the machinery, and Smith s.
Penney tor the boiler. The captain hopes
to have his boat ready for service 10y May
LIST, 1883.
Jas. II. DeWolf, of Liverpool, owner of
the Lauderdale, has filed cross libel in
the suit of the Oriental against the Lau
ueTutIp, WHICH Will come up uuTlng tuc
next term of the district court. He al
leges total damages sustained to the
amount of S2,1O0 ]. II. Lewis, E. d.
S'attuck and Judge Burke are attorneys
for the Laudcrdale, and Messrs. Strive g.
Haines for the Oriental. - Ledger.
The arrival of Engineer Thielsen and
Su 3erinendent Hallett of the Northern
Pacific Railroad. at Portland ON Sunday
last, is noted. Mr.. IIallett told a reporter
that he expected to wind up work on his
division in thirty days, when his entire
force of 1000 white men and 1000 Chinese
will return to Portland. 1t is hardly
necessary to say that this movement Is
construed to mean IA transfer of portion
OF his army to the active work of cons
struction on the Cascade division of tie
N p r. r., on which large amount of
work is likely to he done during the pres
emit wear Tacoma News