, 1888-07-19
t.rn1n sarurcnx,s DatIy.

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\ cannl to CoupeviIIe! That ia the next
scheme OF our euterprising citizens.
Drummoud. with six pIasteFers. Is at
work at Iroudale, on the new hotel there.
Such steamboat men as Jacob kann.
OF POrt!aud, are especially welcome on
Puget Sounl.
W. F. Learned accompanied his father
to Vancouver, ". T., t. institute the
Lodge Of L 0. T. NJ.
Our friend J. B. Dyer, of Irondaie. is
improving nicely. He is around and
viii soon be al right.
HGdlock will build new school house
immediately. its size will be 30G50 feet.
Stuckaad is contractor.
Trerholm's pi-edriver is busy placing
row Of fender piles in front "f the
| Quimper Lumber MI. Co.'S property.
Peter Stockand is becoming one Of
our foremost contractors. He Is now
working eleven men and must soon en-
ploy more.
Just now the Hadlock mill is doing
its best cutting, now averaging about
| 10000 IT. daily. We're We 80 selfish as
! Tacoma we should say it was n Port
| Towu.cnd mill.
Mr. Gays will begin the construction
of a fac TWO story residence on Learn
els Avenue on Monday He has the
cellar and well completed. p. StockaDd
is the contractor.
Mr. Abraham, the vance agent of
Lewis Morrison's Company, is an old
schooImate of our townsmau, Mr. VI. b,
Sachs They renewed their acquaiu-
tance aud had good time together.
An immense travelling hosting der
rick made exclusively OF iron, landed by
the Oiympian, is now being transferred
to a scow to be landed at Irondale. 1t
is immensely heavy and taxes the capa-
city of the wharf 20 its utmost.
In Capt. Johnsou's letter concerning
Port Townsend there is great deal OF
truth and it will in its eastern circula-
tion, be a good drawing card for this
place It will be printed in our weekly
with much valuable matter and would
be a nice thing to send to eastern
riends.
DR.. Wilson's new hotel at Irondale
is nearing completion. Ii is fine struc-
tute 3)x60 It,. two ard one-half stories
high. The FIRST fl ,or is devoted exclu-
siveIy to parlor and dining room. 1t
has a CONF lete French range iu the
kitchen, which excels anything else on
Puget Sound.
The Foundry is fourishing. Twenty
eight men are now employed and the
pay roll is Sl,100 per mouth. 1t does
more business than any other concern
of its kind in the nation thar advertises
so little
Irundale is making a fine growth tits
season. The Irondale Go. are running a
brickyard which employs twelve men,
and expects to use all the brick they can
make in improvements OF their own this
year. They are cutting down the bank
with hydraulic power to make room ;or
twenty more kiins, and soon are TO COM
mence work IN earnest on the largest
scale of any smelter on the coast.
As will be seen by Judge Swans let
ter printed elsewhere, we have Il start
for fund to place a memorial slap at
the grave OF the late Duke OF York.
Such commemoration is due one who
did SO much for the peace and safety of
our city in its infancy. To do otherwise
will be gross ingratitude. The ARGUS
will act as treasurer FOR any such
contributions, and will give public cted-
it for the same to all who Wilt contri-
butte. a meeting OF pioneers might be
callei aid committee Of solicitation
appointed. However it is deemed best
to DO this, let us do it and thus honor
ourselves.
The steamer Libby wsnt out for the
Islands and Whatcom yesterday several
hours late. She took good cargo.
PoRT TOWNSEND, July Ia Q2:30p.m.
Arrived ship State of Maine from
San Francisco; she will go to Tacoma
in tow of tug Holyoke, to load lum-
Der for Shanghai.
TAToosH, July 13.-Two ships pass-
ed In at p. m; clear, fresh west
wind.
San Francisco. July 13.-Clear-
ances-Steamer Wellington, Nanai-
mo; bark Saranac. Port Townsend.
Departures-Sbip Detroit, Seattle;
steamer Umatilla, Victoria; steamer
Port Adelaide, Vancouver.
Steamship Dolphin of Astoria
sailed into port last evening on her
way from Grays Harbor to Seattle
for coal.
Ship Levi D. Burgess, from San
Francisco to Seattle, passed this
morning in tow of tug Mogul.
Capt G. G. Gilbert received pri-
vate letter from Capt. Berry Of the
bark King, which carried load of
lumber to Honolulu. The King
sailed for this port July 9th and may
be expected soon.
The Gloucester Co.'s schooner Si-
ezra returned from the Banks yes
terday afternoon with 10000 halibut
in salt. The captain says the fish
were biting spleudidly and but for his
salt supply giving cut he could have
easily brought twice as many. The
trip occupied but Z days.
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| From HxO=dax,s DaiiS.
The Transportation Co. is duly incor-
pora.ed.
Every loyal man is urged to subscribe
immediately.
Mr.. Bourland takes ten shares of stock
| in the p L 4 90