, 1888-11-29

Wien the British ship Great Nic-
toria was lying at Tacoma i WAS
learned Is G'Obe reporter that
the romniauI Of the vessel to the first
officer at Port uwnsend. The Cap
tain intends retiring from the sea
and spending tho rost oG his days
midst the vines aud orange groves OF
balmy California, where he has pur-
chased a beautiful place.
| The IdaIru is IL from A !aska this
uIorDiBg and reports very stormy Wy =
age. BetweeH Kiawak aud DiXuhs En-
| trance the steamer was IA exfren" dsu-
| ger tor three days and nights. Two an
! chors were cast ont ard lost; lie steam
! er went On the reefs. and WaS 50 damHg
I ed that five pumps were Necessary tU
| keep her atluat. TIE main mast was
! cut for relief of the vesse! It enc time.
All PERSONS aboard had life belts on, and
for a whole day expt cfed the vessel tU
go 10 pieces. There were ID cabin p4s
| sensers, one lady in this numbcr. Al
conducted themselves in very c. M
mendable way during the danger.
4 ten inch band saw has been put
in the Pacific mill at Tacoma Mr..
Geo. Atkinson, who still retains an
interest in the mill Notwithstanding
his resignation, said that he was sat-
isfied that ten inch saw would be
found too light for good work in pine
lumber He based his decision on
the experience of the ten inch saw in
use at the Port Gamble mill which Is
said net to be by any means perfect
success. sfr. Atkinson believes that
a twelve or fourteen inch saw with
teeth further apart than those in use
In the East, say five in the same space
as six, and somewhat stronger would
work.
The Tacoma Journal, noting the ru
NOR that the Union Pacific is likely to |
get control nf tie Seattle Lake Shore &
Eastern railway, from SpOF"ne Falls, |
continues: The journal la
directly that it is also the puI
Union Pacific TO extend the
road from Portland to Pu
thus paralyzing the NORTH
from that city hither, and se'
nus at some available pointCn III,
er west side of the Sound. It may form /
a connection with the Port Townsend |
& Southern that Is making its way up
the west coast. The next two years will /
practically establish the railroad system |
of Washington Territory and the vari-
Gus terminal points thereof on Puget /
Sound.
Fingal 8 Kinds, of this city, J. w. |
Kinds, of California, and o. Lewis, re-
Gently from Iowa, have purchased the |
interests of the Commercial Wharf Co.,
OF Port Townsend, and will take posses |
sion of the business on the 1st. of Dec.
These gentlemen express unbounded 1
confidence IN the future of the port of /
entry. The members of the new firm are |
men of sterling business qualities and
III them Port Townsend receives valu-
able acquisition to the commercial cir
cies of that embryo city. Fingal s. |
Kinds will leave for San Francisco in a
few days to perfect arrangements for |
their California shipments.-Tacsma l
News. /
x. K. Robb, recently from Tuscarawas /
county, Ohio, made the ARGUS Office q |
pleasant call yesterday. Mr.. r. has |
been here only few days. but is already /
well pleased. Not being able to secure /
a dwelling house, he and his son are now /
building a two story one, 24x14 feet on
Mr.. Kunkler's lot. Mr.. Robb is not a
but newspaper man. New
eTtheIess the work is being done in |
worknanlike manner. This gentleman
Informs us that many people ia bis part
of Ohio are looking toward Washington |
for homes in the future, and he expects 1
to be able to furnish them such informa- /
tion as will turn them in this direction n.
A walk on the outskirts of the city con-
vinced him of the fertility of the soil
hereabouts. Mr.. r. and family would /
have been here so oner, but being an old /
soldier and Republican he, with his 1
TWO sons, waited to cast three votes for |
Gen. Harrison.