Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-06-16

test the value of the mnes 1t is gene
rally believed that there are some goo'
mines in Clark and Shamana counties
and that their development is in the nea
future.
The United States surveying schoone
Ernest, Capt. B,lles, commander, is now
in Gray's Harbor, engaged in making
government survey OF that body of water
She will probably remain during the en-
tire season.
The only peach orchards left in eastern
Washington are on the Snake river
Peach trees in the vicinity of Dayton and
Waitsburg we're nearly all killed, while
those on the river are but slightly injured
There Is a large force of men engaged
at the head of Shoslwater Bay, in digging
muck, sanding, fuming and the Other
operations attendant upon the planting Of
cranberry marsh. They are preparing a
large number of acres tor plants.
From and after July list, the Skagit
river will have steamer mail service
The mail steamer will touch at Mukilteo
Tulalip, Stanwood, Utsalady, Fir, Skagii
City and Mt. Vernon. From the latter
place the mail will be carried as before.
At Cheney, recently, gentleman who
had been rooming over brewery, and
whe had been afflicted with somnambu,
lism, arose from his bed and walked cut
of the upper door and fell to the ground
a distance Of some twelve or fourteen feet
breaking his neck and causing instant
dsath.
John p. Brown, an agent of the depart
ment of agriculture, who has been in the
Sound country for several weeks on in
structions to investigate the subjects oil
forestry and transportation, but Who has
had an eye out for all matters OF interest
is enthusiastic in regard to the resources
and future prospects of the country, te
which he thinks the settlers are not al
fully alive.
The U. s. surveys will be extended up
the Colville valley in Eastern Washington
his summer, and over considerable por-
ton of the celebrated "bench lands" d
the Columbia, which extend from Kettle
falls, at the mouth OF the Colville, toward
Camp Spokane. This will open up tc
settlers large extent of rich meadow
land in the Colvil.e valley and the valu'
able fruit lands of the Columbia. Sur,
veys will also be extended into the Yak
ina countrJ as tar as possible.
A gentle nan who visited Olympia last
week states that no less than forty OF
fifty persons were on board the steamer
watch landed there, for the purpose o.
settling On public lands located ut various
points tn the Sound. The land office a
Olympia is said to he continually crowded
with land applicants This condition o
affairs has continued for months past. 1
was thought last winter that the rush wa
unusually great and could not last, bu
each steamer conveys larger numbers who
have selected lands that Can be utilized
for different purposes.
TIE Tacoma national bank commenced
operations May 9th, and its progress, Ink,
most other substantial institutions Of tina
city, has been greater than was anticipat
ed at the outset. Already its line OF de-
posts reach nearly three timts the amount
OF its capital stock. which is $50 900, and
at least one>halt of this money has come
iiom new depositors who have arrived
from various parts Of the country, largely
from the eastern states. This is an excel.
lent showing, which indicates as well lh,
growth of the city in those elements most
needed to insure its healthy advance il
business.
The bank of John Davenport g. Co., al
Cheney, has collapsed, Mr.. Davenport
suddenly hicing himself away to paris
unknown and taking with him $40, 900 o.
the banks funds. The deposits, few
days before the bank closet. we're Over
SOS. 900. Davenport had the confidence
OF the entire people. He was principal
owner in tho fioaring-mill, owned one
third interest ia the suffers stores al
Camp Spokane and Cour d'Alene, and
was the senior partner in the firm Of Da
venport, Thompson & Co., Cheney.