Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-10-20
BREvlrIE..

Henry Abbott. ESQ.,, of San Fran
cisco. is at the Arlington.
A large load of hay was received at
Yesler's wharf yesterday.
Eshelman, Llewellyn d Co. advertise
large sawmill with logs and timber
land for sale at great bargain.
A large quantity of brick, together
with some stone and other building ma
teriaI, Is lying on the railroad wharf.
A few hundred loads of sand dumped
into the clay on Washington street
would render it passable for light We
hicIes.
DIR. +. NJ. Gobhart, from Kansas City,
No, Is Al present IN this city. The
Doctor Is hunting new location. and
will probably settle at some point on
this coast.
Kennedy and Mcbride, in their Irish
eceentricities. continue to draw large
houses at the Maison Dore. They are
unexcellea by any IN their line IF char
acter acting.
Sunshine and shadows alternated
Yesterday. Altogether it was success
Providence always does the square
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knowledge II.
A foot path across Front street at the
intersection with Mill, is much needed
improvement. In the present condition
of this crossing it is almost impossible
for pedestrians to make the passage.
Mr.. VIM. Bishop, the fast runner of
the lower Sound, announces his readi-
ness to meet Lormie Kuighton any time
after the lst of November for from 500
to $500 side. best two in three. 100
yard heats. Bishop has beaten Ridge
Harmon and Packard, and thinks he
can get away from knighton or any
other man in the Territory.
In their complaint against the Pacific
Coast Steamship Company, Wells, Far
go Il Co. state that their express bust
ness now occupies the railway facilities
over 100 miles of road for the conduct
of its business, and upon 1000 miles of
interstate steamboat lines, 1000 miles
of stage routes and 1000 miles of ocean
| steamship lines; and that it has 100
employees and 1000 agencies.
Zamloch, the conjuror, will give a
series of entertainments in this city
next week, covering four evenings. One
| feature of the entertainment will be a
distribution of gifts, the Zamloch per
Torrance being quite like that of Prof.
Taylor, which proved 50 very popular
here four years ago. The California,
Nevada and Hawaiian papers speak of
Zamloch IN the most complimentary
terms possible.
There is considerable ripple of ex-
element over sundry finds" of gold
and silver-bearing quartz in the foot
hills of the Cascade range not very faI
away. Spring will witness good deal
of energetic prospecting in many hith-
erto unexplored localities. The ears OF
old Californians and Nevadans are al
ready tingling at reports brought in 10y
the indefatigable prospecter, in whom
hope springs eternal"
The following fiattering notice is from
the Waiia Walla Union: The season il
far advanced, but solid improvements
90 forward in all parts of Washington
showing the thrift by which the Terri
tory is surrounded. This seasons build.
ing operations will exceed any former
year, and yot, when the cold weather
puts stop to work, vast amount
which it was hoped to accomplish vii
be unfinished. Washington is healthy
in more ways than one, and in all re-
spects the present season has been the
most encouraging within her history
Speaking of the meat interests OF
WalIa Walla, w. r., valley, the States
man says: After this contract is com
pleted, these companies, Dooley x Kirk
man and Ennis IL Co., will at once com.
! mence driving 1000 head to this immed
late locality and keep them here in pad
docks, feeding them the entire winter
so that they will be in good condition
for butchering in the spring. Prepare.
tious have been made and the firm.
have $50 acres of corn, GOO tons of hay
all the barley straw in the country anG
many tons of bran with which to feed
them. Last winter 200 head were KEEP
up here for the first time, aud hereafter
no more dependence will be placed OF
allowing beef cattle to run loose on thu
range as has been the custom. In ordel
to commence the drive early the forc,
of men have been increased and the
first lot will be here in about ten days
time. The Ainsworth market alone re-
quires eighty head of beef per month
which is supplied by our own CITY com
panies.