Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-09-22
SEATTLE. W. t. MORNING. SEPTEMBER g. 1888
PIERCE COUNTY.


S. D. Bakers catamaran took a somer-
sanlt in the bay last Monday evening,
giving those on the craft an involuntary
bath. An Indian. who Was close by in a
canoe, demanded $40 for rescuing the
party, which Was refused.
Geuefal crops are very good this sea-
eon on the NisquaIly river; hay better
than evef before: root crops excellent,
fruit light. A good many settlers are
coming IN trsing to pick up farming
lands, which are pretty much taken up.
The man who sells cents worth of
soap for 20 cents. and gives away $40
bills, was here last week, and many of
the boys have several small pieces of
soap, which Is not cheap at 25 cents a
pound. As the poet says: "A fool and
his money soon," ETC.. etc.
Capt. Day, of the ship Hecla. now in
port. Is quite young man, yet he has
sailed 80 times around Cape Horn,
though this is his first visit to Puget
Sound. Mrs. Day and their three chill
dren accompany him constantly. their
home being literally ''at sea- and they
seem rather to like it. The Hecla halls
from Bath, Maine. Is six years old, and
has been commanded by Capt. Day
siuce she Was launched. She will take
a cargo OF wheat here for Europe.
1t wiil be recollected that there was a
story a6oat here last winter that Frank
G. Shaffer, one Of the Challenger's Grew,
and principal witness in the cases
against the officers of that vessel, had
been murdered and thrown into the
Columbia river. The story il now dis
PEELED, letter having been received
from him recently by a member of Mr..
I. w. Shaw's family from Germantown,
Pa. Ii appears that he sailed from Port
land last inter in a Scotch bark, and
has recently returned from the voyage.
Eight coal cars broke loose from the
main train the other evening, and start
ed down the track after two engines
moving along ahead Of them. When
they were observed coming behind, the
engineers started ahead as fast as pos
sible to keep ont of their way, then be
gan to slow up to catch them, but it
being dark they could not see how fast
the runaway cars we're coming and were
struck by them, doing some damage to
the caboose, entirely wreeking three of
the coal cars and ibjuring others. There
was one passenger in the caboOse, but
no one was injured.
Joseph Hartman, whose farm is on
the Nisqually river, about ten miles
from SteIlacoom, in Thuiston county,
has nine acres of hops, which will aver
age about ton to the acre, or 1900
pounds, which he sold to Pincus q Pack
scher, at IL cents. They are good hops.
Last year he raised l4.000 pounds from
the same fields, and increased his pres
ent crop by putting an additional pole
in every hill. Washington Hartman,
adjoining Joseph, has four acres equal
ly good, and Mr.. Shanuan, in the same
vicinity, has II acres. Stephen Rud-
dell, on Chambers prairie, has 8 acres,
pretty fair. and Mr.. Rowan, of the
same place, six acres, John Hughes IA
acres.
There is no excitement in Tacoma
real estate, though there are occasional
sales, and none of the dealers will con-
fess that buyers are not seeking them
for bargains. Judging from the plac-
ards exhibited, there ia plenty # prop
erty ON the market, and prices seem
very reasonable in prospective point
of view. 1t does not matter materially
whether the CITY is confined to 10000 or
runs up to 1900 people within few
years. In either event Pacific avenue
lots will pay good interest on double
or treble present values, and residence
lots will advance accordingly. Irre-
spective of the blow and buster of rival
cities the impulse which Tacoma has
received this year will easily carry her
up to standard of 10000 people and a
corresponding business la very short
time, and there is no use in fretting
about the future.-ye,rs.
OREGoN SHORT LINE-'rhe Salt Lake
Tribune. of September llth, expressed
the opinion that the Oregon Short Line
will not be built down Snake River, and
by 30 doing it has secured the undy-
ing hatred of the Lewiston papers.
Says the Tribune: The Oregon Short
Line reached the n"rth side of Boise
River, thirty five miles Glow Boise City,
ON last Saturday. At this point the
supply of steel rails became exhausted
and there will be short halt by the
track layers. superintendent DoddridRe
issued orders yesterday for the erection
Of a depot, and for that place, called
Caldwell, to be n terminal station for
the present. FROM Caldwell to the
junction with the Oregon Navigation Il
Railway Company in Burnt River it is
some thirty or forty miles, part Of which
will be very expensive to build. Snake
River is to be crossed Just above the
mouth Of Boise River, after which the
track will ran on the west side few
miles, then cross the river again to the
east side. and afterwards back to the
west. thus making three long and ex-
pensive bridges. This 10 made neces-
sary by the broken condition Of the
country. Teere has been considerable
talk about the road being run down
snake River to Lewiston, q distance Of
lS6 miles from the point of junction
with the u. Il. & N. Co. The route has
been surveyed and plated, but it would
he 10 expensive that there is no prSs-
.pect of il being built. Such q road
would have 10 pass through great
gorge or canyon thirty miles long. Very
few persons have ever passed through
this canyon, because OF the difficulties
and dangers attending the trip. We
learn that the road IN carrying many
passengers and much freight between
Granger and the present western term
iuus, large percentage OF business
being with the Wood River csuntry.
expressive DnroRArsoxs.- the
Waila WaliA Journal Probably the
most tasteful aud appropriate OF the
decorations Vas that made by Rees, W.
mans a Co. An Immense banner almost
covered the front Of the second story,
on which was the inscription, West
ward the Star Of Empire takes its Way
This was most artisticaily trimmed with
heads OF wheat, and was TIE admiration
OF all. On the sidewalk massive Pile
OF wheat and nour, decorated with mon.
ster bunches Of grapes and mammoth
vegetables, bore banner informing the
guests that "We vill raise the wheat
grind the fiour and feed the world
This Was going Minneapolis one bettel
on iss statement Of "Furnish the wheat
and We viii grind the hour for the
world
Tae Great E&ssern Msstodoa Amuse
ment and Comedy Company. that has
showed all through the Eastern ~ vel
a Wssfaru Sfatusa with great success