The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-10-06
Growing Lime Industry on San Ja&s
f<iantfsA Fruft Cuitare


EAsr SaySD, san Juan coaaty, oct. -
The limc industry Of the islands Il eu the
Increase. New companies are starting and
values art on a steady fisa. AT RoeAe iz2f-
Dor tire nsHaiscturo = teiR< rapidly desel-
oped. Two years ago iie aeosaa cosareny.
whe purchased the WORKS from SOUR Rrn<.
gave sialn0 To-day the wotks could net
ae heueai for probably iess than ssuaoon
This company has increased tbA nursfser
of eraw kilas from two 70 six. thrce II
which are const-uried partly OF iron ca =
new principle, and rtrcc more. Of the sasfr
rsiitru. are ia course Of erection. the,
whsrves sad buildings are all Of a very
substantial type. Ahoat 80 men are en-
reis per day. AZ Pcnrlyn, Eass sonEd.
R0wcn nr0s. & tgnieser. anethtF Tacome
hsua. are rapidly opeuiue up their lstiKrxcf
lirsc and iron. They have ttectrd perhaps
;he aucsi stone draw Kiln IN the eannsy
(which Is noN enrniuEi very suhSsanfisf
The irou, which j. high grade lInenitc.
promises very well, and improves rnrfaiy
as the vein is developed. The erss carxo
az orc WAS shipped to irendmie last week
Nr, coweh. The san Ffancisce live mil
liorRirs. is pest developing his San 5aHa
praperty--the old McCuriy icdee-&nd
will probably, as soon a. the law suit with,
the Roche Hafbof Company IL settled erect
several kiins
The McCprfy Lime Co. al Easi sound
arc bnFuing two potk kilns aad making q
very nnc grade 0f lime, They are erecting
large wharf. and tscir buildings sre
rapidly approaching completiun TlH
major portion Of lime lodges In the sreht
peiago are situated around East sound
sud generally over Orcas ssland. At Foint
fawrcnce NIa. Bird has a large force ol
men erecting pot-kilns and bunkers fe<
shipping 1nx aud Limestone. and q uen
company is now devsi0riug 4 taiuahsn
iedEc close TO the East soand poztsfier.
snd right on the water. u Is strange that
seattle capital does not tafe mold sf this
and the marhlshadnstry.
THE gnUfr INDUSTRY.
The fruit Industry az Fast SQUAD and
throughout orras island Is stili on the rlse.
i9-atre tracts are being sold es ranidiy &
they are put ON the market The frnit
harvest this year is heavy ore. eppie<
siiIl wholesaisiug on the wharf n g. cfnis
large quantity Is being sAipped 10 Vsn-
coayes. Van 10hsen 4 Van sAnt'S nursery
is doing quito large business, aud they
slem - BE- making quite good name f1r
sending cut first class frFcf. TIE fruit In.
dBstry az this y Ylst Il rniy IN It's insAnrs.
The day Is not FAR distant whan 0rras
island viii he enc vast fruit ranch, larnsesf
IN 10 aud 2e-aerc tracts. The cFara on al
the isiaRds have been especially good
rhe farmers on San Juan and fsopMx
Islands, which are wct kn0un for their
fine farms, ara feeling well satisfied with
She seaScA.
The oatmeal factory A. Argyle hss ~
Gently pa. in machine for making Faiie5
cats.
VISITORS
MIR Peter kirk, Mr. Williams. and oslsef
gonticmep. recently spent fhfee or fnaf
days az Friaav IfarbcF.
The vgry Rss. Dean wnfsou, The Rev.
y. u. Wilson and the Rev. !. G. Tsyiof ttiIn
new rector az Port Townsendl sfenf fa9
weeks at East Sound with the Rev. Mr.
Gray. the fail d,auery n,cSk<xsx ku1mr 81
during their vista No u
Taylor were 90 charmed ~ .
Of that lovely Inland Sc ~
they have determined - WXM [r
cottages close 20 OEuanpEW@1X
NoTKs. - -
Last week the Eliza ! M N
two men from hn ove1 4.
Had 10 not been mail ni u
probably have been lost. ~
were picked up they wfr9 n
-. Pauis church ~
com Is rapidly getting Z y
neut rector. The parisis q
under tie temporary cil tI -
Mr.. Gray, and fsie nunirff " hiffnbtr4t6
constantly on the increase. The church
has been carppted throughout and ueN
lamps and chancci fnrnitare inirotnceQ,
the exterior is beipg paiuied, and when Al
Il finished 81. Paul promises 10 ha oae 81
the preitiest churches In the territory