Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-08-27
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

Major Jones, inspector OF customs
at Seattle has been relieved.
t. q. Nicklin, without any foolish
badinage of words, says he wants to he
representative from Whatcom county.
The Grand Lodge l. o. q. r., elected
the following officers for the ensuing
year: nj. A. Root OF Olympia, G. C..
r.; a. Wisner, OF Coliax, q. c.: Miss
NJ. Wagley, OF Chehalis, G. V. r.; Rev.
JAS. Campbell of Olympia, G. Treas.
Last week Tuesday, the shingle mill
of G. &. Rulifson, at Carrollton, four
miles below kalama, was destroyed by
fire, together with about 100000 shin
giles, and some timber. The fire is
supposed to have caught from spark
snOuldering in the sawdust.
In many small towns in Washing
ton Territory, the word comes that the
saloons are still in full blast, and those
who thought the fight ended when
they put in ballot for prohibition are
not heard from, even where prohibition
was carried by the heaviest majorities.
Mr.. Veazie, of Tacoma, has bought
for $1,000, Machette's logging camp
and outfit, near Browns point. The
camp has been closed for three or four
weeks, hut will resound with the wood
choppers music as soon as possible.
The camp employs usually about Il
men.
The Post-Intelligenccr says: The keel
OF barkentine was to be laid yesterday
by Hall Bros, at their shipyard in Port
Blakely, composed of two pieces, one
100 feet and the other 81 feet in length,
being l6x27 inches, making $500 feet
of lumber. The log from which the
shorter piece was cut measured 1898
feet, making beside the keel, some
beautiful deck and side plank.
About four o'clock Sunday afternoon,
as the steamer Idaho was rounding
Race Rocks on her way to Victoria
from Portland, EN- route to Alaska, the
Captain observed smoke issuing from
the fore hatch and at once gave orders
that the hatch be removed. On this
being done it was discovered that the
whole of the lower hold was on fire.
The hose was promptly brought to
play, but the dense smoke prevented
an investigation for some time. The
fire was confined to the freight. No
damage was done to the ship, outside
of the main decks being little charred.
The fire broke out among some mis-
siOnary effects. Between twenty and
thirty tons of Alaska freight was dam
aged.
Five miles southeast of Oysterville,
Washington territory, says n contem-
porary, is Long island, upon which is
a deserted town, Diamond City, which
was settled twenty years ago. 1t was
once fiourishing city. Several years
ago 275 persons were Clustering in the
place and oftentimes ut night $50
plungers lay at anchor in the bay off
the port. Now it contains thirteen
houses, only five of which are fit for
habitation, and not one is occupied.
The last resident to leave Diamond
City was Lyman Seaman, former
POrtlander, who two months ago
moved with his family to Oysterville.
The site of Diamond City is a splendid
one for hotel. 1t is Mt the base of a
hill ITS feet high and commands the
entire bay. The beach is formed of
decomposed shells. Diamond City
went down with the decline of the
oyster business.
A valley hop grower was on the
streets of Tacoma, Monday, offering
to pay for picking hops at the rate of
$1.25 per box. This is an advance of
25 cents on this seasons standing bids,
and so cents excess over the figure for
last season. Considerable alarm is
felt by growers that pickers cannot be
secured to gather the crop this year.
Last year prices of hops were SO low
that the price of picking was reduced
to Is cents per box. The Indians had
previously receive 81 per box, and they
accepted the reduction with a great
deal of reluctance. Although the price
this season has been restored to 81 per
box, but very few Indians have yet ar
rived. An Indian from Frazer river
stated that parties had circulated the
report among the Indians in that sec
ton that there was smallpox on the
Sound, and that on that account the
Indians are afraid to come.