Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-10-06
TERRITORIAL NEWS.

1t 10 authoritativcly denied that Judge
Vineyard of Washington Territory decided
that the roadbed, superstructure, etc, OF
The N rthern Pacific Railroad is not
assessabls under the cempanys charter.
Just how the misunderstanding which
led to the original statement arose Is not
ex la ned.
A large amount OF work is being
turned out at the Car shops OF the North
ern Pacific Railroad Company ut this
place. All the machinery seems to he
in operation, and lage force of men are
now employ d, A large amount OF sup
plies have lately been received from tue
ship Hecla, which will be used as soon
as practicable. -Tacema Ledger.
On last Friday, Captain Wilson of the
North Pacific, rs lie approached Seat
tie from Victoria, found slowed AWAY in
her coal bunkers. four Cinnamon, who in
this way sought to reach American soil.
They were promptly put in irons and IN
Saturday safely put ashore at Victoria
again
Two white men, on Wednesday after
noon, purchased a pony from an Indian
near New Tacoma, paying therefor what
! tine siwash supposed was a $50 bill. An
invest. a ion revealed the TACT, however,
that the greenback was only good for 81
over tn, figure enc of which the figures
80" printed in green, were pasted. Al
last accounts the swinllers were st i'll at
large.
The st. Helene Mist SAYS: There
are about 90 Logging camps between
here and Astoria On this side of the
river, and they employ ON sn average
ten mon e,ch, and cut about 10000 feet
day in each camp. Nearly ell OF this
/ iumLer comes this way, and u great deal
of it goes to Portland. Some idea of the
vnstness of the lum'er interests on the
Columbia river may be CLEANED from the
above, when it is understood that the
Washington Territory side Of the river
with its tributaries, has fully double the
number OF camps.
II nppe ,rs to bo an accepted fact that the
Queen of the Pacific will be placed on
he Puget Scum! route upon the with
drswal of the Dakota. The travelling
public aud the entire commercial com-
munity will hail with qualification this
change. The Queen is one ot the best
steam ships aAsat on the Pacific, aud will
I've appreciated. Hitherto grest many
people of this section, when making a
| trip to San Francisco, have made it their
practice to go by way OF Portland be-
cause Of the superiority OF the ships
sailing from that port. Hereafter this
will he less necessary, to say the least
Seattle Chronicle.
On Tuesday, Thomas Cartwright,
while experimenting unloading Of steam
or Wilming,o on at Tacoma, fell nearly sixty
five feet from coal bunker. In falling
he struck the spring liue, used in fasten
ing the vessel to the bunker, and from
there he rebounded to the fender, between
the vessel and the piles, striking it with
HE head. When picked up he presented
Il horrible spectcle, the conclusion having
fractured the skull SO that the brains sozed
out, besides which he received severe
bruises, disfguring him so frightsully
thai he was hardly recognizable. III
Vas taken to the Fanny Paddock Memoir
ial hospital, where he is relieving oil ros-
sible attention. Cartwright is strong
healthy young man. % years of age, and
has been employed at the bunkers fol-
some time. Owing to the severe nature
OF his injuries small hopes are entertained
tSr his recovery.