Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-04-21
BRIEF ENTION.

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is neatly completed
The new hotel at Whutcom was opened
on Monday, the 10th inst.
Will D. Jenkins will soon have his new
Whacom paper in running order.
A new store will soon be built al East
Sound and conducted by Mr.. Hemenover,
from Caribou.
Mr.. Dan Harris of Faihaven is report =
ed TO he negotiating for the erection of q
sawmIl at his place
Mr. Leckie of Whatcom is putting an
addition to his hotel and will have it
finished IN few days.
Mr.. 7. B. Mangan has purchased more
lumber at the Port Madison mills for his
lumber yard at Guemes.
The Brawley Bros. Of Seattle have pur.
chased II scow 20xS0 feet, and will proba,
bly, fit it up with piledriver.
Orcas Island is settling up rapidly. and
the people will soon have two adjuncts of
tivilization-a church and saloon.
The Washington Colony's mill hes
three fine booms of logs ready, and will
probably have them towed to Whatcom
this week.
Real estate investors from the UPPER
Sound country and Oregon are purchas,
ing town lots and other valuable property
on BeIlingham Bay.
Whatcom has laundry, but whether
it exists under the mana cement of an
acknowledged heather Chinee, or not, our
informant ialed to state.
Alf Bowen and Frank Walsh have se>
cured positions on the Chronicle at Seat
tie, where they will be pleased to meet
their friends from the lower Sound.
The present activity in lower Sound
real estate marks the beginning OF the
biggest boom ever dreamed of in the
Pacific Northwest. Please don't forget it
Mr. B. L. Martin. the enterprising La
conner merchant, says that he has deter
mined to sell goods cheaper than ever, and
the way to prove this is to patronize him.
Mr., Eldridge has commenced the sale
of town lots at Bellingham, the surveying
having been completed. Mr. E is also
preparing to erect wharf and warehouse
ut his place.
The new wharf at Whatcom will be
about 5000 feet in length. The piles for
its construction have already been cut and
will be delivered when the spring rise in
the Nooksack occurs
portable sawnil. is wanted at Fern
dale on the Nooksack, and it is to be-
hoped that some enterprising umberman
viii see in such an enterprise a profitable
investment and supply the demand.
ID. K. Hnnteon of Seattle came down
on the Idaho last Tuesday to complete the
purchase OF the Storrs property, recently
bonded by him, but the negotiations "fell
through, and Mr.. Slorrs retains posses
sion.
Messrs. Miller & Chambers have the
foundations laid for three new buildings
at Whatcom' One of them will be COX
800 feet and another 60x12e feet. Several
business enterprises will occupy them as
soon as they are completed, among which
furniture and dry goods stores, a saloon
and restaurant.
The lime XII In owned by Robert Gaines,
on Orcas Island, has been leased to Mr.
Shipcy OF California for a number OF
years, Mr.. Shipley is an old hand ut the
lime business, and he will repair the Old
kin, build new one of larger capacity,
and soon be prepared to throw large
quantity of fiTst-class lime on the market.
j. Ii. Swerdiger OF the ENTERPRISE
force, Mr. Wellington OF Chicago and
MIR. Columbus Nelson of Fldalgo Island
lett Anacortes, in whitehall boat, on
Tuesday afternoon, bound for Orcas ISIS
and. The first mentioned two are land
hunters. We hope they will find their
hearts desire in the fair domain Of Orcas,
one OF the brightest gems amongst the
many beautiful isles of the Fuca Meditcr-
ranean.