The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-05-25
TERRITORIAL NOTES.

MS Tie GYfW N8f1f t1t Mfat NC VI
season last "wednesday on Peacock spit The
lockout sighted = eaSsixsd fishing boat, and
flred the signal gun, the crew cleared the
boat aud soon picked mp the two men aud
landed them NJ the cape.
P1fosss 6asetfe, The fine stallion Auto
crat has been purchased by James l. Jones
horse Of the best pedigree, his sire being
the famous srotter George NJ rafchen. and
his descent traced hack 20 Basnaw and
Eclipse. He was brought To Oregon by =.
q Reed seven years ago from his home In
New York.
Daysoa chrenfe,>: About 1 O'Clock sun
day morning. fire vas discovered In the up
per story Of a building adjoining Brady a
kush's store. Five STREAMS 81 water were
soon playing upon the FIRE. which In short
time was literally drowned out without
damage to other buiidings. The aouse be-
longcd to man ty the !, name ..a.,. Of Thomas
furniture store. There WAS an insurance
Of 500 on the house aud st5O0 ON the stock
which will cover all losses. The origin OF
the fire II unknown.
Daysos Ghrvnicic: The question has been
recently raised here a. to the acreage and
bushels Of grain raised in this county In
1857, In the fhroaici, OF July 9TH, 1877, we
flnd the Official figures. taken from the
assessors books. Number acres Of wheat,
$50. barley, s.aaS: oats 4.tsD: corn 4,ssss;
total 63.757 acres In grain. Putting the
average OF 10 bushels for wheat. ss for bar
ley. 10 for oats and % for corn which ex-
perts pronounced about right, the grain
product Of 1887 was rs follows Wheat L.
AZ. 600 bushels. barley y. 0l5; eats. III 30:
corn. y, no. total. .sks ,s75 bushels. This Is
q record 10 be proud Of. aud which will BE-
exceeded this season, unless all signs fail.
OysferriilS Journal; Railroad work at
Ilwaco Is progressing very satisfactor-
lily. Capt. Spencer has his graders
over the hill. this side Of llwaco. and
the work win be advanced on the
marsh back Of Sea View. Piles are be-
| ing driven across the lakes and low
places near Ilwaco, and next week
Spencer expects to begin laying iron
and get the locomotive, which Is on
the way, at work. Quite a number of
wood choppers are ut work along the
road cutting wood for the company,
and number OF teams are employed
In grading. The contract for driving
piles for the wharf on the hay has been
| let to Nick Clinton, Of Astoria. who
will crowd the work for all II Is worth
Joe Snprenant viii superintend the
driving.
Iaiess~ Gazette One day last week
George Hunter. of Pullman, had oc-
casion To make a trip in the country.
I and used his saddle horse instead OF n
buggy. On his way he had occasion
| To pass over a road which was Travelled
regularly, although not an established
county road. He rode out i'm the af-
/ iernoon and did not return until after
dark In returning he was travelling
/ along hriskly when his horse and him.
self wore violently checked by barhed
+ wire fence which had been built during
the afternoon, and thrown 10 the
ground. His horse was badly cut by
the wire, aud he received several Sc
we're cuts on his face and body. one
cash being especially painful and dan
Herous. the tendons on his left foot and
| ankle being cut in such a manner that
he may he crippled for life. The es-
cape OF Mr.. Miller from fatal injuries
was remarkable, a. he had been going
at considerable speed. and had no
thought OF danger.
Bfaias Journal, The fires have be-
gun 10 roar in the woods, and the
| strong winds Of the past few DAYS
have made things quite interesting in
some quarters. On Tuesday great
clouds OF black smoke rolled up over
north ct the Camhcll river reservation.
/ The wind was blowing almost gale
from the northeast. and drove the fire
down towards North Bluff through
the trash left by Murine & Elwood :
/ logging operations. On the way il
burned up Mr.. McElmon's cabin,
which is an the damage we have heard
OF there. The wind changed yester-
day and blew the fire back eastward.
and last evening II was burning sigor-
Dusty about Eiwood's old logging
camp buildings, which are very likely
to he destroyed. One spot Of fire Is
within i've rods Ut the iine bridge over
Campbell river at the northeast corner
OF the reserve. and should strong
wind prevail any time during the next
few DAYS tina, structure viii he in great
danger. a Il Is surrounded by high.
dead stubs. and there are great piles
81 dry trash almost against il. That
stuff should he removed and the place
about the bridge scwn with white
clover or something ~ prevent IRE
from communicating with the thinkers.
We also ncsiee that large fires are
raging east OF blaine. but a. yet have
heard Of no particular damage done.