Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-03-31
TERRITORIAL NEWS.

A Cheney corner lot has lately been sold
for s3,4Oo.
Twelve thousand dollars have been
subscribed to the canal project IN Seattle.
The RICH. pronunciation of Kittitas is
Kut-ta, fash. 1t means "steep and rocky
bluffs"
Between thirty and forty land patents
were received at the Olympia land office
on tie 18th.
The heavy snow in the Simcoe mount :
aims mas driven large bands of deer to the
valleys and the Ahtanum mountains.
George Smith recently purchased at FL
lensburg, eleven good horses for the Sound
country, at prices ranging from $l25 o
$175.
During the season just passed the Day
ton packing company have butchered 240
head Of hogs, aggregating about $4,000
pounds in weight.
Seattle school directors are having clock
dals placed ON the dome of the new
school house, and it is proposed to soon
have clock placed therein.
Mr.. G. w. Elliott, of Kittitas valley,
has been in YAKIMA City recently, pur>
chasing number OF valuable horses, to
be taken over the Snoqualmie pass.
r. r. Rocket, a deck hand oh the Van
couver, while graphing for lost freight
package at the Portland dock, to his sur
prise fished up the body of one Sullivan,
who was accidentally drowned Feb. 18th.
Damphoffer's brewery at Vancouver was
burned on the 14tb; loss, $4,000, no in
suiance. Two men narrowly escaped.
The 21st infantry fire brigade went to the
assistance of the citizens with their ewn
engine.
The Kanaka, who as he alleges, has
discovered new oyster bed, few mil
from our harbor, heretofore unknown to
cviliz ,tion, is in fair way of making u
bonanza out OF his enterprise. olympia
Transcript.
Last Chance is the name OF new town
on the Northern Pacific road, $50 miles
from Portland. The town Is composed
OF one barber shop, three China wash
houses, six restaurants, eight stores, and
only thirty-two saloons.
frederick Ebersp ,cher, native of Ger
many, aged 30 years, a prospecting mer-
chant tailor ut New Tacoma, shot himself
on the 18th inst. with q shotgun. He
put the mrzzle to his forehead and scat
tered his brains on the wall in his bed
room. He leaves q wife and three small
children.
Dayton Journal: From 70 to 90 emf
grants arrive daily on an average. Most
of them come as land huntcrs and are
directly from the East. Many are from
California, who after several months res
itlenc, there are dis,atisfel with the 81 :
mate and country. LIST Wednesdays
train brought l0) passengers.
Nathan Eaton died at Elma on the 9th
INST. Mr.. Eaton was one of the old Ore
gon pioneers, having come to the territory
in lS45. settling in Yamhili County. He
was a soldier in the Cayuse war. aud after
its close settled on a fam twelve miles
from Olympia, where he lived uatil two
years ago, when he removed to Elma.
Tacoma News.
Alopg the line Of hills which bounds
the road from Lewiston, Idaho, to Ponce
roy, for some distance Immediately after
leaving Whites terry, are numerous car
cnsses OF cattle. These did not die OF
starvation during the cold snap like so
may others along the way, especially
about Pataha and Pomeroy, but met their
death by accidentally sliding over the
bluffs in icy weather.
Tacoma News: Returning miners re-
port that rich developments have been
made in the Tip-top and Peslastin Co. .
mines, aad the certainty is that work in
both the Swuuk and Peshastin districts
will be vigorously and systematically
pushed during the coming summer"
There is little room for doubt that the
precious metals will be extensively mined
in Washington Territory this year. and
the new discoveries that will be made
will astonish the incredulous and exceed
the expectations Of the most sanguine.