Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-12-21

feet two stories high, plastered, has
iron shutters, tin roof and was built in
1858 1t WAS very fortunate thing ,
TO- the early settlers that this building
was constructed OF br ok and that iron
shutters We're put over the windows
and doors, for during an Indian out
break in 1862 the handful oi people
sought rGiuge i'll this building and
the savagcs made fierce onslaught
during which bullets were rained
against the walls, and one ball pcnc-
persons We're killed in front OF the
door
Many years ago when the Frazer
river gold excitement brought thous-
ands OF people from California there
were at one time not less than 10000
people living at Whatcom. a ship
company of California desired to buy
property and build up Il city at that
point. The town site proprietor asked
fabulous price for water frontage. I
The company went over to the island /
OF Vancouver, and the tlourishing city /
of Victoria is the result. Had the ,
town site man sold for Il reasonable /
price there would in all probability
have been at Whatcom to-day a city
OF 10000 or 10000 inhabitants. There
is danger that the people OF some
towns hereabouts may in ways some
what similar put hampers on their de-
velopement.-Iort ToWHsend Argus.
, Arrangements are being made Tor
| the erection of another sawmill at
Vancouver, the site for which has
been definitely determined upon, on
the river front. Building will be COM
t menced Immediately. Although this
= mill is intended to exceed in capacity
those already in operation the supply
v OF timber will in few weeks be far in
excess OF the working capacity of these
J. mills. Millions of feet OF timber are
S ready for transportation along the line
r. of the Vancouver, klickitat & Yakima
railroad. The first five miles of which
! road will be ready for business by the
end of this month. This road cuts a
IN belt of magnificent virgin timber only
r. about two or three miles from Van
couver Two additional miles of rails
'' and one of the engines arrived last
as Monday and are now being put on the
in road as fast as possible. Surely the
. new year will mark a new era Of pros
" perity for Vancouver and Clarke
,r' county.
II. The Tacoma News is agitating for ;
II new name tor Washington Territory
y, when it becomes Il State, and in cours,
i" Of its remarks i'll view of rivalry be
g tween the would-be cities, proposes to
nr take the first syllables of their name
l. and place them together. For in
- stance, Tacoma, El-lensburg, Seattle
= Yakima and Spokane; the result
"a would be Taelseyaspo. Now come
n in the Walla Walla Journal man VIII,
ut wants the first syllables of his tow
10 tackled on, which would be IL kind o
- double shot; making Wa-lla Wa-lli,
y adding together we have Taelseyaspo
III wawa. To complete the noble struc
IT. ture, it is only necessary to add thu
nd first syllable of As-otin, with yer,
:, large as" then there would be
. harmony between the first and las
- syllables that would be truly refresh
lr- ing. Down-Easters, on getting sigh
of of this wonderful name, would pull u
L. stakes at once and come West, if 70
no other reason than to see what kin,
of II set of asses We were anyway, nc
Ia to let we'll enough alone, and still r.
is tain the name of the most illustriou
character in all history. This non
10 sense Of a new name should be rid
W uled out of existence, for there is no
nj one particle of sense or reason in tn
ill move to substitute another. Tn
time spent could be more proftab!
employed in reading the farewell az
dress-and studying its precepts-
of that grand and good man, who's
Il name We have borne so long, an
- should retain while time lasts.-Aso
Sentinel.