Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-06-23
BRIEF ESrI0N.

trip. had large huuiOei VI P"S9e"S'A''
The steamer Gypsy passed up Wednes>
dav with cargo of stone for Seattle.
Mr.. Van Valkenburg of Fidalgo is
erecting a neat and commodious dwelling
on bis place.
Mr.. s. Conner of Laconner eft by
the steamship Dakota for San Francisc"
on yesterday.
The steamer Libby and the tug Mastic
with large boom of logs were in Ship
Harbor on Wednesday.
VIM. Munks of Fldalgo was an up
Sound bound passenger on the steamer
Washington on Tuesday.
Laconner is preparing for grand cele-
bration on the Fourth OF July. DIR. YER
non will deliver the address.
Purser Lyons of the Washington. who
has been ashore a trip on account OF q
sore hand, is again at his post.
The demand for lumber all over the
Sound is far in excess OF the supply and
building is much retarded IN consequence.
The Fourth is to he celebrated in good
e.yle on San Juan Isl,.nd, and three Gems
pel,ag points are striving for the homer
Of the place of meeting.
Hon. C. II. Hale OF Olympia, member
Of the Territorial Council for Thurston
and Lewis counties, visited the lower
Sound towns this week.
The Skaget River will have steamer
mail service, after the list OF July, from
Muckilteo, to Mt. Vernon, calling at Tu-
lalip, Stanweo6, Utsalady, Fir and Ska
get City.
The litigation likely to grow out of the
claim OF Frank Peabody to the Peabody
homestead, back of the waterfront at
Whatcan, will in no manner interfere
with the growth of that town.
Mr. Clothier Of the firm of Clotliier &
English, Mount Vernon, arrived on the
sleai ship George W. Elder from Cali
iornia, last week, and visited Fidalgo ard
Anacories before returning home.
Friday HarIor is moving along stead
iIy. On Saturday the bids for the new
county buildings will be made there.
Lots IRE said to be selling we'll A COM
mndious two-slory hotel is going up.
The Whatccm Reveille has made its
appearance. II Is a 28-column paper
neatly printed and ably edited, by jenkins
d Nicklin. We wish it the success which
is due to such commendable enterprise.
Mr.. Joe Lynch and Mtssrs. Bonn g.
Christianson are talking OF surveying a
town site on their land near Deception
Pass, and will soon build wharf and
make other improvements. These gen.
tlemen are energetic and will make times
lively around at the Pass.
Dr. S. NJ. Childs, wife and two chill
dren, OF Austin, Nevada, arrived at Ana
cortes, by the idaho, last Wednesday.
They come to visit Mrs. Amos Bowman,
sister of Mrs. Childs. We may soon be
able to chronicle their intention of max
ing perman mt residence here.
The steamer j. b. Libby with boom
Of logs containing 100000 feet, from Jen-
ning's camp. on Padilla Bay, arrived in
the Karbor on Wednesday night, left It
here, then proceeded to Moan & Monroe's
camp to tow boom thence to Utsalady.
The tug Mastic will tow the boom left in
the Harbor to Port Discovery.
Or A. C. Bowman, of Grand Rapids.
Michigan, accompanied by his mother,
wife and four children, arrived on last
Monday and will make this his home.
D.. Bowman will take hand in the
NORTHWEST ENTERPRISE and other en-
terprises in this neighborhood. The
Doctor 10 brother of Mr.. Amos Bow
man of Anacortes.
The steamer North Pacific. having on
board Senator Edmunds OF Vermont and
son of President Arthur, and Vice.
President Oxkes of the Northern Pacific
Railway and party, dropped anchor in
Ship Harbo' "a Sunday night. A portion
Of the pn,ty went ashore at Fidalgo.
whittier the steamer went for water. On
Monday morning they made soundings
u different portions Of the Harbor and
Burrows Bay, then proceeded through
Deception Pass and south 10y the inside
route to Seattle. We hope the excur-
sionists were pleased with their visit to
the finest country in the Northwest, but
think their stay was too short to allow
= full enjoyment of its scenic beauty and
grandeur, and full appreciation Of its
almost boundless resources.
Seine time ago q company of eastern
capitalists was formed for the purpose OF
building railway from the northern
boundary line to some port or ports in
Whaicom county. Recently gentlcm,n
representing that organization came 10
Wha:com to look over the greand with .