Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-08-18


The Treasury Department at Washing
ton has made n ruling tina, Canadian tugs
clnnot tow American vessels from Cana
dian waters into American waters, beyond
the first American port at which they
make entry.
The Alaskan. an iron side-whcel
Steamboat built for the Oregon Steamship
Company, for Puget Sound, was launched
at Chester, Pa, on the 9Th inst. The
vessel is 2G0 feet long, 80 leet beam and
ii feet hol
The contractors for the White RIVER
l,ranch of the n p. r. r, are pushing
work ahead with all possible dispatch.
Some 400 men are employed. They hope
To complete the road SO that the party
who intend witnessing the driving of the
last spike may run their special train t.
Seattle.
The Northern Pacific r abroad will be
connected about sixty miles west OF I!ec
m, Montana, on the 2jth inst, but the
formal opening will not take place until
S ptcmher 9Th. On and after The 95h
j. s. the company will be ready to receive
ciiic Northwest. Rites between st. Paul,
Duluth and Portland will be the same as
between Council Bluffs and San Francis
co. Through traffic rates to Portland and
other Pacific Coast points are now being
prepared, aud will be ready for distrll
ton in a short time.
The Portland News says that the VOL
ume OF water is steadily diminishing in
the Columbia and Willamette rivers, and
unless rain soon comes, and in quantities.
much difficulty will be experienced in
navigation circles All steamers cargoes
will have to be lighted to permit the vee-
sells to approach the whaives, and saili' G
VESSELS, both outgoing and incoming, viii
be Inject Ia the same expensive process
OF unloading.
During July six vessels sailed from
Puget Sound for foreign ports. Three
were from Port Bskely, two from Taco
ma and one from U'sslady. Two went
to Sydney, two to Honolulu, and one
each TO Guaymas and Callao. They car
ricd 1888 023 feet rough, S54,252 feet
dressed, al 600 pickets, 10000 feet floor.
ing, 202, 200 Hath and $500 shingles.
To Callao was also shipp d 200 cases OF
salmon and 100 cases OF canned goods.
In the same time seventeen vessels a..
rived from foreign ports.
The increase of travel over the Pacific
railways has brought about the intro
duction of large locomotives from time TO
time. until the common freight or p essen
ger engine of to-day is don. the work OF
two engines sIch as were IN use dozen
RS ago. The Central Pacific Company
have had built q class Of ten wheelers
These engines possess the novelty of hav-
ing Mi the machinery located outside, so
that uader the boiler theie IS nothing but
til axes. A new md novel valve mo-
ton is is operated hy the crank pins. do
ing away with cans, while v,ry impor-
tant feature is that Of tho cylinder, SO OPP
Grated MS to use steam most "a Oncmicnlly
and secure full benefit OF it's 70" c.. Th sc
engines weigh s. veu,y>threc tons empty
and eighty tons steamed up.
General Manager Huupt OF the Moth
Pacific is cut with sweeping notice
concerning free passes on that road, and
issues the following instructions: " M
passes Will be given to Iulluence business
none 10 parties who wish t. see the
country and write notes none to parties
who visit the country with view to set-
Il meat noae to employees Of other roads
WAC wish TO see the country, except VIII IN
special request is made 10y the general
manager none to employees OF the North
ern Pacific beyond the division to which
they Leong. Alter june /, 1881, no