Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-11-12
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

There was light fall of snow a
Scow Bay, opposite Port Townsend
Sunday night.
The trial of George II. Miller fol
murder of Colman and Pattcn, at Lake
Washington, last February, began al
Port Townsend last week before
Judge Greene.
The newly discovered coal mine.
three miles east of the Cascade tunnel
which promises to he more extensive
than any claims i'll that section, has
been recorded i'll the names of J. W.
Shull, f. NJ. Reed and Frank Cook
The ledge has been covered for dis
lance of three-quartcrs of Il mile.
Kittitas Localiser: People of the
Big Bend country are much worried
over the delay that has characterized
the department in surveying this valu
able portion of Washington Territory
1t is difficult to account for such tar
diness. 1t is the most valuable unset.
tied portion of land in the Territory
yet there only few townships that
have been surveyed in it.
The Satsop railroad company has
awarded to the Mossby Hematite Iron
and Steel Company, of Workington,
England, n contract for two thousand
tons of 4l-pound steel rails, to be dcliv-
cred on dock at Seattle, to be shipped
not later than November Isl. This road
has already been built over seven
miles inland from Skeletons point and
will be pushed towards Gray's harbor
as speedily as possible.
Judge Turner has decided in n Yak.
ina case that the local option law OF
the last Legislature is valid His de.
cision is a strong document and is
supported by formidable array of jul
dicial decisions The turning point in
the decision is, that the local option
law of this Territory is not delega.
ton of legislative power, but merely
the delegation of the power to deter
mine upon what contingency the law
shall be operative.
The Aberdeen Herald describes Alb.
erdeen as a rapidly growing town OF
from $50 to 400 inhabitants, situated
ut the mouth of the Wishka river, on
Gray's Harbor, about Is miles from
the ocean. Samuel Benn, the pioneer
resident, located there 80 years ago,
but the town began to grow in 1884
and now has three sawmills, two ho-
tells, an iron foundry in course of con-
struction, and is the headquarters for
loggers and fishermen of Gray's har-
Dor.
Since the first section of the Satsop
railroad was built from Shelton's
point, timber to the value of 10000
has been carried over it to salt water,
the daily haul at present averages co.
GOO feet. The company carries upon
its pay roll 225 men, and expends $14,-
600 per month. Skeletons point is al
ready a bustling village, which prom
Uses soon to develope into thriving
city. Its school is now attending by
126 pupils, although year ago the at
tendance was only "a.
The LaConner Mail speaks of the
improved condition of farmers in that
vicinity. Not long ago they found it
not any easy matter to borrow money
at IL per cent, and now they can get
all they want at 10 per cent. or less.
Then farmers raised nothing but oats
had no cattle, sheep or hogs; raised
nothing that they consumed, but paid
high prices for California and Oregon
bacon, butter and other products of
the farm. Now settlers are in every
sense self-sustaining by a system of di-
versified farming.
A considerable force of men have
been at work for the last six months
cutting ship canal between Lakes
Union and Washington in the rear of
Seattle, and have cut from lake to lake
width of twelve feet, and level with
the surface of Lake Union. The sur
face of Lake Washington is ten feet
higher than that of Lake Union, so it
is the intention to construct lock on
the Lake Union side of the canal 1t
will probably take six months longer
to complete the work. By means of
this canal, steamboats, can enter Lake
Union and reach the city.
A man name Kenealy, travelling I'M
der the name of Jay Good, recently
employed on the Cascade branch of
the Northern Pacific, was foully MUIR
dered in the ruins of the Willard house
in Portland, on Friday night, being
cut almost to pieces. He was about
35 years old, and wore a duck canvas
coat with red flannel lining, two pairs
of blue overalls, checked wooden shirt
and coarse boots strapped at the top.
He arrived from Tacoma the day be-
fore, and had 1926 in gold in his pos
session. Just before he was killed lie
stated that he travelled under an as
sumed name because he had had trou-
BILE with his brother. He also said he
had a mother in Canyon City whom
he had to care for. Several persons
have been arrested on suspicion.
The Northern Pacific has announced
81 ton rate to Portland from all
points on its Spokane and Palouse
branch. In other words, the Northern
Pacific, the great oppressor of the
people," went to the trouble and ex-