Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-12-24

tract in Levi. county which they vii
plant in hops, Hop growing in tina
county j. a new industry and this vii
h.. tn, largest h"iryard there, They
have been tried and iuund to do wei
in that section.
The Puget Mil Company own 30,
600 acres of land in King county, an,
in the Territory about lOO,ooO acres
In a lawsuit recently held against ON,
OF the settlers whose claim ON Mercer
island he attempted to" jump tn,
attorney for the company made the
following statement: We have tn,
money and the brains. and vii
knock these men (>cttlrr-) out ii il
! takes ten wears.
The latest reports received from
! the great bore say the mountain has
been pierced $40 on the east and
800 feet on the west end, Il total oi
$3.50 feet This leaves about 2OSt
feet to bore to complet" the tunnel
\ large force of men is at work, and
the tunnel is extended twenty feet
each day. Work upon the switch
back is progressing rapidly. and it is
expected to he ready for trains ncai
March or April.
Policeman Smart has sued John
Anderson, an old settler i'll King
county, for $4,000 damages for alien
ating his wifc's affections, and worse
Judge Greene issued an order of arrcs;
under the arrest and bail act of the
Washington Territory code. for And,r
son. ana place bail at 5000 which is
considered very heavy bond. 1t is
presumed also that Anderson's pro-
pcrty will be attached. The scandal
has created Il great sensation.
On the 10th instant, the bark 1ricu
Captain Lowman, dragged her anchor
in Ncah Bay, during southcrly gale
As she ncarcd tine shore, the sea break
ing over, Pilot Mcfarland boarded her,
took charge and rescued the vessel
from her pcrllous position. Both cables
Were slipped, leaving the anchors and
$50 fathoms of chain. Captain Me
Farland sailed the vessel out between
Waddah Island and the mainland, and
took her safely to Esquimalt, b. c.
Saturdays Lcdycr: The Revenue
Cutter U'olcoH arrived in Tacoma yes
tcrday morning, in charge OF Lielt.
Tuttlc. The latter met Capt Russell
Glover, who is to take command of
the vessel in the future. Capt Glover
has his family at the Tacoma He
has been in the naval service TWEEN V
four years, and lately commanded the
Galldin, ut Boston. He talks of max
ing Tacoma his headquarters. Capt.
Glover lived at Chimmcum, ON the
Sound, in 1872
A new mine OF coal waS lately dis
covered near Napavinc, the product Of
which is claimed to he equal to hat Of
the Pennsylvania mines The property
is under the control OF company in
which Il Mr.. Brooks is Il prominent
member. The syndicate are DESTROYS
of developing their hidden wealth, and
it is reported that they are inyiting
outside capital to help them. The
present vein is ut II depth of about
fifty feet in the ground and is full Of
great promise for the future.
In several localities in Lewis county,
butchers are complaining that their
pork is being spoiled by the hogs eat
ing dog salmon, which now abound in
all the small streams and are left ON
land after each freSh,t. 1t is sad that
hog flesh becomes easily tainted with
salmon, and that it takes long time
to eradicate it. One farmer ON the
Snohomish last summer had the car
casscs OF ten large hogs sent back to
him on this account, and they had not
eaten Il salmon for six months.
+ Under the provisions of a law enact
ed by the Legislative Assembly of the
Territory of Washington, approved
January 30th, 1856, appropriating
money and providing for the sinking of
artesian wells, Governor Squire an
nounces that he will receive bids 1.-THE
Executive Office at Olympia up to ~
NJ. of the Goth day Of January, 1887,
for the sinking of an artesian well or
wells on the land selected in the coun-
ty of Adams, by the Commissioners
appointed for the purpose. The land
selected is near the railroad station of
Ritzville, w. Il.
The MteNigencer says that Captain
Gilmore states the reason that he did
not charter the Mdstick to the people
of Olympia, to dredge out channel
from the foot of Main street to deep
water, was because he had already
commenced taking her machinery to
pieces, preparatory to taking it out Of
her, to make room for new and more
powerful engines and boiler, which
will soon be placed in her. The cap
tain says that as soon as the Mastick
is fitted up, he will be glad to enter
into arrangement with the people of
the Capitol City to dredge channel
for them.
The leading counties of the Terri
tory were little changed in their rela-
tive positions by the late election
King county is yet foremost, with over
300 votes to spare between it and
Whitman, the second county, which
in turn leads Pierce, the third county,
by nearly 300 votes. Pierce exceeds
Spokane only 90 votes, and Spokane,
Walla Walla 554 votes. Two years
ago Walla Walla was the third county
III the number of votes, but it is now
the fifth, Pierce and Spokane both
having passed it. Should Pierce,
Whitman and Spokane maintain their
recent rate of increase, they will lust
about tie each other in 1888.
Walla Walla paper: According to
the reports of the county Assessors,
which were prepared by DIR. Jorgenson
there are 10000 acres of plowed land
in Walla Walla county and 2S0,OOO
acres of plowed land in Umatilla
county. This area is 35 per cent.
greater than last year. 1t is estimated
that each acre will produce half ton,
or 162 bushels of wheat for export, or
total of 2l2, 800 tons. Without full
data from other wheat growing por-