, 1888-12-20
From ruesaax,s Daily.

Discovery Sunday evening, Dec. %, and
at ort Ludlow Dec. 30.
Working-men are always glad TO get
their families to Port Townsend. This
place is very mach the beaitbiest locality
on the Sound.
Mr.. A. NJ Elston, of Woodland, Cal,
who was here for some time last sum-
mer, arrived again yesterday on the
Walla Walla to remain permanently.
The citizens are sratifcd at the au-
nouucement that the CITY council has Ia
ken measures that will in all probability
| result in the building OF the much need
ed street crossings.
Capt. deLion has had shipped from
San Francisco today 100 tons Of inner
chandise for his new business here.
More is en-route from Chicago and st.
Paul. The Captain expects to open up
| by Jan. 1st.
Capt. Harvey G.. Hannah, of Friday
Harbor is in the city. Mr.. Hannah is
one of the most efficient captains. Re
Gently as pilot of the Queen City he
made the round trip from Port Townsend
| to Whatcom in % hours.
New GOODS OPENING. -Peyser Bros.
are just displaying find stock OF holiday
goods. 1t will pay you to inspect their
stock.
Several of our California tourists will
| return ere long. Mr. Ensembles intended
70 be absent only few weeks, and Mr..
Landes not more than month or six
| weeks. DR.. Hill and Mrs. ID. III. Hill
will return next week. MFR. and Mrs.
F. w. Hastings expect to be absent sew
| eral months.
From notice in the columns of the
Call We learn that the regular annual
Meeting OF the stockholders of the First
National Bank will be held on the 9Th
of January, 1888. This is a sort of 14th
century notice. We trust that our
| contemporary will not insist on put
ting the prosperous little city of Port
Townsend and its National bank quite
so near "the dark ages"
Mr.. Vim. Caldwell, of Orcas island,
says that he can grow any fruit on the is
land that he could grow in Connecticut
| when he lived there. He thinks that
| the islands arc destined TO be very popu-
| lar places for residence after few years.
A nephew OF Mr.. c., from the east, who
| has travelled considerably in Europe
| spent few weeks with him about year
ago. 1t was in the summer time, and
the gentleman was quite delighted with
| the climate and scenery ,andipredicted that
these islands would ere many years be
very popular as places of summer resort.
| 1t seems that the dry dock over at
| Victoria is not quite as it should be-
| Then too. there are indications OF not a
little "red tape business" in the manage
ment OF affairs. The Times ofSaturday
says: "The steamer Olympian did not GO
into the dry dock this morning on &c.
count OF there not being a full flood tide
to float her guards over the entrance oil
the dock, dispatch was sent to Otta'
wa requesting permission to remove q
few of the coping stones, which would
have admitted her, but permission was
refused. Another foot OF water will be
needed to float her in and it is expected
the tide will be high enough tonight, as
it is full moon; if not it will be Im
possible to dock her. In the opinion oi
many, it was q stupid bluuder not to al
low the coping to be removed. The ex
pense would not have been $3.50, while
the name OF the steamer not going IN
will injure the business of the dock {
thousand fold"
| Ihere is no doubt, says the IOrtianC
Telegrdm, that the commissioners ap
pointed by the secretary of the navy t.
select suitable location on this coas
for the establishment of the naval quar-
ters are coming here with the almos
fixed determination of choosing place
on Puget Sound, probably near the en-
trance, the place at first selected. Blu
the Telegram continues in the following
, strain to which we call the epecial at
tention of our board of trade: "Bu
, when they arrive here, it may be that
close examination will result disadvan
tageously to the Sound as harbor. Ii
= the first place their attention will bt
called to the dangerous and treacheroui
/ straits OF Fuca, which alone is almos
enough to condemn the Sound. Again
at a navy yard it is necessary for wa
: vessels Oftentimes to remain severa
months, either for repairs or awaitin:
} orders. In the Sound this would be al
} most impossible on account of the raw
. ages of the dangerous little teredo 9th
er facts will be discovered showing tha
while the Sound may be used success
2 fully for Il harbOr it would not be wise o
2 prudent to locate the navy yard there.
2 However, the Telegram, after refer
L ring to Yaquina Bay, Astoria and Alas
r ka, says tRat ''the fight so far is between
1 Puget Sound and the Columbia river
r with the chances in favor OF the former.