Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-06-30
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per week.
The tug uolyoke passed through this
uarbor on last Saturday wit, boom of
logs for Seabcck.
The new town of Lumml, near the posts
nfhce of that name, at the mouth Of the
Nooksack, has recently been laid off and
plated.
Subscribers receiving their papers with
an Y marked upon them are reminded
that their subscription has run out, and
they are requested to renew.
Alf d. Bowen, business manager of the
Seattle Chronicle. visited his mother at
this place this week. All. has been doing
the down Sound country.
A vein of coal, fifteen feet thick, of su-
perior quality, has been found on one OF
the branches of the Nooksack. Coal has
also been discovered on Whatcom Lake,
Mr.. Jas. l.. Davis and his son r. E.
Davis, late engineer on the steamer Dis
patch, were at AnacOrtes on Tuesday.
They left on the Hope Tor their home on
Lopez Island.
]. & G. Caches have Just received di-
rect from the Oregon City Clothing Man.
uiactury large lot of clothing, bought
for cash, that will be sold at prices that
defy competition.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Taylor of New Era, Oregon,
who has been visiting the GrahamS at
Anacortes, has returned to his home on
willamette River. He is much pleased
with the salubrity and beauty of the
islands
p. II. Lewis of Seattle Inns been here
this week, looking after land Interests on
Fidnlgo Island. He entertains no doubt
that the coal, iron and timber of the
Skaget River will find their outlet on
Ship Hurbor.
The boom of logs lying in Shannon's
Cove, Ship Harbar, was taken out 10y the
tug Blakely on Wednesday and towed to
Tacoma. 1t came from nc Sumisb, con-
tanned 100000 feet, and belonged to Clo-
thier & English.
The rush OF travel to the lower Sound
is now so great that the two steamers
plying here are often found insufficient to
carry all the passengers and freight. A
daily line of boats between Seattle, Ana
cortes and Whatcom is needed.
Deputy Sheriff Porter of Sterling
brought an insane settler named j. II.
Dart, from the Skaget woods. to Anacor-
les on Tuesday, and had lis case adjudi-
Gated before Judge White of this p ace.
lie was sent to the asylum at Steilacoom.
Rev. E. o. Tade and wife, Mr.. George
Hagadorn, Mr.. VIM. Deutscl,, Mr.. Henry
Wooten and Mr.. Barkhousen went to Se-
attic on Tuesday on the steamer Idaho, to
attend the temperance convention held
there, in connection with Miss Wizards
visit to the Pacific coast.
The boom Of logs from Padilla Bay,
which has been lying in Ship Harbor, in
front Of our Office for some time, was
towel out by the tug Mastic on Wednes-
day evening, and taken to Port Dis
covery. 1t belonged to Jennings and
contained about 100000 feet.
The surveying party lately at work in
townships ~, SO and SO, range 4 east, in
Whatcom county, report the entire dis
trict surveyed around Whatcom Lake as
mineral land; consequently numbers who
have located and already made improve
rnents will have to relinquish their claims,
or buy the land at $40 per acre.
The single mill at Whatcom is de-
cided success, and as single making is a
profitable business, a prominent citizen of
Whatcom suggests that the owners OF
threshing machines provide themselves
With the necessary machinery for the
manufacture of shingles, and turn their
engines to account instead of letting
them remain idle for nearly ten months in
the year.
A couple of miners who have been
prospecting tor gold ON the upper Nook
sack returned to this city last Saturday.
On Monday evening they lett on the
steamer Idaho, taking with them several
oudces' of the yellow dust. They will
visit Portland and fit up for the purpose
of seasons campaign in the mountain
gulches on the extreme headwaters of the
Nooksack. In mining circles 1t is pretty
generally believed that the richest gold
and silver mines on the Pacific Coast will
In the very near future, be opened and
worked on the Nooksack, within the
bounds OF Whatcomcounty.- Reveille.
The annual meeting Of the Ladies' Mis-
slonary Society of Fidalgo and sdjacent
Islands was held at the residence Of Mr..
II. A. March, on Saturday, June s3l.
The meeting WAS well attended, and was
one OF the most enjoyable gatherings that
mas taken place upon the island during
Tue present season. hey net under
nc trees IN the orchard amid q pro-