Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1889-12-08
DAILY POST IyfELLIaEyCER.

The Geo. E. Starr had on board sixty
passengers from Olympia and Tacoma,
last evening.
AD. Blowers. of WILDLY Island, goes
hack to CoupevilIe today, after a short
stay in this city.
Mrs. Jas. McElroy, of Samish. who
has been visiting friends in Seattle for
the past ten days, returned home yestsr-
day.
Today being a holy day Of obligation
for all Catholics, High Mass will take
place at the new Catholic Church at y
Am.
Cant. Or claims that the Emma Hay
ward can beat the North Pacific every
day of the week. She's good one II
she can, that's all.
s. Kenney is furnishing hats az well
A. others, and al cheapIs and satisfac-
toriIy. See what he says In another
column about hats.
We learn that, after all. the wee
Regal party will not go south Dy tne
way of the Columbia river. but VII, tako
massage on the Com u for ban FRAN
cisco direct.
Mr.. I. v. Mossman. of Olympia. has
been spending few days in the queen
CITY. He expresses himself both sur
prised and pleased at the grand growth
since he was here last-three years ago.
According to United States Census
Bulletin No. 3D3, Washington Territory
contained in 1890. 3l9l persons unable
10 read and 1889 unable to write. who
were ten years Of age and upwards. vi
those unable to write 6J5 were native
white persons. 534 foreign born white
persons, and 246o colOred.
Passenger fares On the lower oound
east side route have been down 70 %
cents on one boat and 3 on the other
for two months past, but they are 10 go
still lower We hear 1t reported. IL ~
said thai one line will shortly begin to
carry the dear people for nOthiug, charg-
ing only for beds and meals.
Mr.. G. X. Barnes, general passenger
acer Of the Northern Paciil;, says MS
company has just made a contract ior
the construction of twentv-three new
Pullman sleepers and forty-eight new
day coaches, besides large number OF
freight cars and locomotives. ms Is
in view of the enormous passenger trai-
fic expected next year.
The steamship California WAS de-
tanned off the Columbia river ON her re-
cent trip, and for that reason will he I'M
able To return To San Frauclsc0 rs soon
IA expected. Her delay IN sailing &C
commits for the nOn-arrival yesterday oil
the Comus with the Governor General
and his royal spouse on board. These
DISTINGUISHED personsges Will merely
mass through the country, and have NJ
desire to be detained at any place On
the route.
Geo. w. Barnes is just down from
Alaska. where he has been three years.
Mr.. Harness avs he has been III worse re-
oions than Alaska, and ones where the
ordinary conditions Of life were lar less
agreeable. His time has been princi-
pally spent at Sitka. in latitude 81 north,
and at Juneau in So. The weather at
Jnneau ia perhaps three degrees colder
than at Sitka, and at Sitka IT 1mpercep
tibIy colder than here. 1t Is wetter,
though, and for this reason Is not -
we'll adapted to the purposes OF agrlcui-
ture. Peas, cabbage, turnips ana the
like grow there luxuriantly, and It ID
fine region for dairying. The nights In
winter are two hours longer than here.
and in summer there is hardly an, night
at all. A form of Government II b Oily
needed; and also the extension over
the country of the United States land
laws. In Juneau are about three hun
dred inhabitants; in Sitka not quite 10
many. For a new town Juneau Is well
built, with regular streets, blocks and
lots, board houses, etc. Way on be-
yond, some six or seven hundred miles,
the Russians and halfbreed Indians
have quite a settlement, where they
raise cattle and vegetables, and do SOME
hunting and fishing, Mr.. Barnes knows
no reason why Alaska should not one OF
these days be- population as densely as
the no more hospltable regions of Can
ada, Newfoundland. scotland and Nor
suuu Aa will rxtnrn.