, 1884-03-20

We learn that seven new settlers
have recently gone into the strip of
country between the ChimacUm set
tlement and that in Leland valley
They are building houses and i'm
proving the land, our informant says.
and are forming a little settlement
through which the proposed new road
must pass. Part Of the roads. too.
in the logging works, back Of Dclau-
tvs camp, can be utilized in locating
and opening the new road, and this
with the assistance Of the settlers
who will thus get Il direct and neces-
sary outlet, Will enable the road 81
pervisor III that district to use what
ever appropriation Is made by the
county to good advantage Indeed,
if four or five hundred dollars are
laid ont from the county fund, it Is
almost certain that Il good wagon
road can be opened connecting Port
Townsend with the most remote set
Elements in the county by next fap.
A correspondent Of the Cheney,
W. T., Tribune. writing from Har-
rington, Lincoln county, W. T., says &:
New enterprises commence with the
opening of spring and bid fair to a
career of prosperity. The moral
standing of our citizens would be
a credit to any community. They
are enterprising and Industrious, and
are taking hold with Il determination
to improve their places and make
pleasant homes. There is plenty of
vacant government land awaiting the
homesteader and the preemptor with
in Il radius of six or seven miles Of
the town. Timber cultures may yet
be taken from eight to ten miles
south or west from here. The soil Is
all that any one could ask for, Is
easily put III cultivation, being almost
entirely free from wool grass. which
is a pest to other portions of Eastern
Washington, and when brought I'M
der cultivation yields enormously.
1t is fortunate thing for Port
Townsend that a brick yard Is 10 be
started here, The sad experience of
other towns through destructive fires.
coupled with the outrageous insw-
ance rates demanded Oh wooden
buildings. have brought more dur.
able building material into favor.
Stone IS desirable, but if good brick
can be obtained at cost far below
that of stone, it viii not only be used
in preference but Will be used by
those who now feel unable to erect
anything more substantial than
wooden structures. Then. too, it i
expected that the price Of good brick
VIII be materially lowered from pr,-
en- tiylres With Al a5uuIlnt sup
ply at home at so or ST. per thous-
and. the cost Of building would he
materially lesseEel win" at the
sIm" time those engaged il tie man
ufac.urc If brick would rrcrir. sond
living prices for their product
Tom Suatton. the wide awake
CIaIanite, makes some timely sug
gcsdoaa II am eastern firm asking
about a location Tor a Touring mill
He thinks Duugeuc-s needs ju-t aIch
an institution, and tLas it furnishes
a promising location ana desirable
opening for such business; also, that
a little sawmin in connection with It
would receive extensive local patrou
aga From personal knowledge. We
can supplement the" suggestions
with endorsement. II the eros -iug
on Dunganess river where that
stream is >panned by q bridge, half
a mile or more above the mouth,
would bc an excellent location for the
mill 1t ! q project that has been
talked IF Tor v-;.C-- and now that the
settlen..u, tkrr,tJl IL h;:- grow 20
such proportion It j. the til. people
We're making their own hour and
lumber.