Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-04-14

Rcmuining at Whatcom few minutes,
WAS informed that bed could not he had
for that n ght, SO ;ook good LOOK at
one Of the grandc>t water powers IN the
Territory and o't excellent saw mill
that does credit 10 Whatcom and the skill
Of its builders In the morning we left
Bellngham Bay for Seattle, which place
we reached in due time. | met with an
old gentleman there who sad Seattle had
more boom expectation and hurrah than
capital. He said he had little capital to
invest, and sharper having found that
he had small surplus of ducats, led him
up to an exceeding higl. eminence and
tempted him Ivy showing him the whole
bay with its ships. Yesler's addition and
Others together with piles of fir logs that
will, in course OF time, be chemically dis
posed of 10y nature. The old man invest
ell, but thinks he will enjoy the benefits OF
his purchase when the millennium comes.
Our School Supervisors called meet
ing this week and adopted ways and
means tor building schoolhouse 24X40.
10 feet high, with belfry feet square on
top and hip rooted. A bill for lumber
and other material was made out and sent
for by the steamer Gazelle, which deliv-
cred the lumber on the river bank last
Saturday. Building Will comm ence on it
next week. l also learn that Methodist
church is soon to be built.
Mr.. Tenant, our practical Methodist
clergyman, is an old resident of 90 years
experience in this country, and anyone
coming into the Nooksack valley will do
we'll to call on him and look at his prem
Uses in order to see what industry wlllrdo
in the way OF improving farm.
Mr.. Thomas Wyman, our worthy and
noted blacksmith, is also another old res
ident, who knows how to pound iron aud
steel into all shapes. He is the inventor
of a gang saw-tooth Golfer attached to
plows. 1t gets away with those cedar
stumps and roots that perpex the farm
ers. Besides he has paid some attention
to raising clans. For instance, he says,
pillow rows feet apart and plant the CLAN
in the row Il inches apart, and when ripe,
harvest them in the usual manner. He
proposes building a new shop ana intends
to deal in machinery.
Mr.. Sisson, one of our pleasant and
agreeable merchants, dealing in dry goods
and groceries, ETC., has purchased small
stock of patent medicines to keep his Gus
toners healthy, SO that they will be able
to come into town to trade The way he
does up goods in brown paper and shows
them out on the counter to customers in
dictates that trade is brisk with his firm.
Our popular saloon>keeper is all out of
sorts, but is doing good business in his
line. He says he is not satisfied, owing
to his plans not working 10 suit him.
Some time ago he bought sewing ma
chine, which has almost proved a failure,
as it won't run alone. Yesterday he be-
come erraged, rushed into Mr.. Sisson's
store and exclaimed. ~ w-w-w. want
washtub and wringer," smiling and chuck
ling under the 10th rib Whispers now
of union-l suppose some nice young
lady.
A portable saw mill is greatly needed
here, and to anyone coming here Il bonus
will be given to put upa 80 or 40 horse
power mill. No risk to run, and better
than an interest in a gold mine, tor one
can see the timber all over the land. Yet
we have to go to Seattle and other places
to buy lumber. Some one with small
capital of $4,000 should look into this
matter, il he wishes to double his money
in one year. First come, first served.
il w.