Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-07-16
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

A mineral spring has been discov
cred near SnOqualmie Falls.
A brass band composed of Puv allu,
Indians participated in the parade al
Tacoma
Indications are favorable for large
fruit crop in the Walla Walla valley
this year.
BY Geographic order from John l.
Howard, the Franklin mine has been
shut down.
Thirty miles of track will have been
laH before August first on the extern.
sion OF the Cascade Division.
Ed. Hansen, a Norwegian, aged 81
wears, from Snohomish WIS arrested at
Seattle, Tuesday, for insanity.
The dry house of the tub and pail
factory at Old Tacoma was destroyed
by fire Saturday night. Loss 81 800.
On Friday of last week the Por,
Blakely sawmill cut 2lS,OOO feet OF
merchantable lumber in eight hours.
Walter Keyes, of Portland, has pur-
chased the town site of Mukilteo fol
5000, and will convert it into Sum
mer resort.
The hop crop of Washington Terri.
tory this year is estimated at $4,000
bales, which at 1872 bale will bring
"A, 100000.
The Port HadlOck sawmill company
located near Port Townsend, has pur
chased one vessel, and will purchase
more, including tug
William Nj. White has been sen
fenced to the Penitentiary for tel
years for killing Mcmillan, at Puyal
lup, few months ago.
Chief Justice Greene, has retired t.
IA farm on Vancouver Island, where III
will remain during the summer, il
hopes OF regaining his health.
The Whatcom RereiHe says that i
is understood that Judge Burke, Will,
in Washington, will make some efior
to secure the position now occupied
by Judge Greene.
Mrs. Sam Phinney, living about
Ieight miles above Lapwai, committed
suicide last week by shooting hersel
through the heart. No reason is as
signed for the rash act.
Numerous Indians are arrivin,
daily seeing work in the hop fields ant
finding ready employment. Quit,
different from last season when JOIN
Cinnamon held sway there.
In runaway last week, near Villa
pa, Mrs. Marion Billiard was thrown
out of buggy, one wheel passing owe
her head. She was seriously, but it j
thought not fatally injured.
A ranch woman living near Ellens
burg has 1900 hens. The egg pro
duct has averaged her $40 week 70
some time. That is better than rails
ing wheat for 40 cents bushel.
Coles circus is once more heade'
for the Northwest. At present it is il
Kansas and the papers speak in glow
ing terms of its attraction. The shOy
will, it is supposed, be in this plac
some time during the Summer.
Ledger: At Tacoma docks there ar
eleven large ships awaiting coal an
lumber for various points, besides 81
large steamers. The shipping iron
Tacoma is greatly on the increase, an
for several weeks the harbor has wOr
the appearance of busy shippin
mart, by the number of ships in port.
A general tearing down of the oil
buildings along the water line belO,
the coal bunkers Mt Tacoma, was begu
Monday by the Northern Pacific Raj
road bridge gang, to make room fC
the proposed new shore line railroad
and the sixteen-fOOt wagon rOat
which is to be constructed from tn
wharf to Old Tacoma.
The Port Blakely Company's shi
! Prussia on her last trip from San Fran
cisco brought up $50 tons of steel rail
for the Puget Sound l. Gray's Harbo
Railroad Company. The tug Blakel
lowed her up to Little Skookum Tue,
, day, where the rails will be discharge
on to scOws and towed to Claytonvillt
the Puget Sound terminus Of the roat
The following are the prices reporte
as being paid for work on the Cascad
Division: Drillmen and chuckmel
get $3 per day muckers, $3.50. This
the wages paid to men in the tunne
who are required to be first-class work
ers. Outside laborers receive S2.5
per day. Board is 1926 per week
Good timber men command $3.50 pc
day.
Prof. Thomas Raftery, formerly G
Tacoma has been elected a professo
in the University ut Seattle. He ha
made his arrangements to gotO Duluth
, where he intended to practice law, an,
had the railroad ticket in his pocket
A friend informed him of the vacanc,
at Seattle. The result was his immc
diate selection for the position. S
says the Tacoma Nems.
&. c. Phinney & Co. sent on tn
Idaho last trip five stamp quart
mill to Juneau. The mill will be take1
to Chilicoot by water than thence Oh
the backs of Indian packers to til
headwaters of the Yukon, and from
their by boat or raft down the Yukol
some 800 miles to the point where
will be put up. Very favorable pros
poets of rich quartz have been found.
Negotiations are pending between
Capt. Benjamin and number O
gentlemen for the purchase of tn
steam tug Mastick by a joint stool
company. 1t is proposed, if the sal,
of the steamer to the company take
place, to have her fitted up with com
pound engines and place her on tn
Alaska route, in opposition to tn
Ancon and Idaho, making two trip
a month.
Oysterville Journal: Visitors an,
Summer resOrters are already begin
ming to make the beach look animate,
with their presence. The facilities 70
accommodating visitors at Ilwaco an,
on the beach at Sea View, North Beacl
and Ocean Park, and ut Oystervill