Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-02-19
Territorial Items.
MIR. Harmon has sold his hote
property in SteilacOom.

MIR. Harmon has sold his hotel
property in Steilacoom.
Adam Brandt, who had his hand
crushed in the machinery Of the P",t
Blakoly Mill, II few days ago. has
bad two fingers amputated.
On the 11th instant, the body Of
Isaac Peer, drowned in the Snoho-
mish river Dec. 10Th, wns found
floating near the residence of John
Hilton.
On the 81 inst. Mrs. Gilligan wife
of James Gilliran, departed this life,
at Laconner. Deceased was about
% years Old, and daughter of Hon.
Edward EIdridye of Whatcom.
The Government has paid for tho
block in Port Townsend proposed as
site for Custom House AMI Post
office. The pavment-S9 900
leaves SCI 600 applicable for brild
ing and other purposes.
The Tacoma Nrrs has changed
owners, George r. Eppersc n Ie'ir-
ing, and Vim A. Berry temporarily
taking his place. The new owner
and manager will be George II
Wheeler, late of New York, who will
take charge of the paper on the LIST
of March.
Tacoma is in trouble. In com.
pairing her charter with the original
bill, it has been discovered that the
fourth ward has been left out OF the
description. The city charter de-
clsres that there shall be four wards,
but only three are provided for.
The provisions were all right in the
original bill, as pas 'ed, but the er.
ror occurs in the engrossed copy,
which is the law.
T. W. Lake has commenced the
construction of a little stern wheel
steamer in his yard in North Seattle
to ply on the upper Snohomish and
Snoqualmie rivers. The little craft
is now in frame. Her dimensions are
IS feet long, 10 feet beam, and -
feet depth OF hold. She will have
light power, but will he well geared,
80 as to Iun well III swift water.
She will be completed in three weeks.
Captain Vim. Moore and his son
in-law Captain Vim. Myer, have let
contract to TIE Washington Iron
Works, of Seattle, for the building Of
the machinery for stern wheel steam
err, and II. i. 7. Mitchell has been
awarded the contract for the hull.
The new steamer will be S. feet long
and q feet beam, and her engines
will lave two-12 inch cylinders.
She is intended for the Stickeen
trade.
Messrs Jensen Il Harkins, owners
OF the Rip Van IVmkle, recently pur-
chased the charred hull of the steam
or Wildwood, and let a contract to
Thos. Noonan to fix it up. 1t was
hauled out in Mitchell's yard, where
it has received new frame, new
keelsons and new ceiling. The bow
has been built up Is inches higher
than formerly. Tho boat will DO
propelled by a high pressure engine
14x14 inches, which has already
arrived and will be put in position
in few days.
The few Chinese of Wildly Island
have been notified, by publicly posted
writings, to leave the country a,
once. There was no concerted
movement of the people against the
Chinese, and the notices are said to
have been the work OF single in
dividual. However this may be, the
Chinese are much disturbed, and
most of them, if not all, will leave
as soon as they possibly can. 1t is
reported that al attempt is contein-
plated to expcl the Chinese from
Port Gamble, where about % find
employment.
Terrence O'Brien recently pur-
chased tract of timber land near
Stuck Junction, and is now opening
up logging camp ut that place.
He has contracted with the Puget
Sound Shore Railroad to haul 30 900
feet of logs from Stuck to Seattle
daily, and a large logging truck is
now being built for that purpose in
the Columbia and Puget Sound Rail
road Company's machine shop.
There is large area of fine timber
land along the line OF the Shore Road
and if Mr.. O'Bricn's experiment
proves profitable, q number of camps
will probably be established along
that road. Log hauling will com
mence about the LIST of March.