The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-04-26

Raee- Track to Fort Dtscovsry--A
furniture Fsetory Many ships.

Furniture Fhctnfy-Many ehips.
PoHr TowssTxp, April 2s.~-As soon
as the contractor, Mr. w. G. Williams.
puts in about three weeks more time
on the Port Discovery road, Port
Townsend will have the finest drive in
Washington. west Of the Cascades.
The road Ii seven miles long and the
heaviest grade IL 50 feet 90 the mile.
Mr.. Williams contract with the
county commissioners called for
widening the road to Is feet evening
down all the hills. making tangents
and taking out curves where possible
ditching on both sides. and grading
the driveway 40 that the center Is 3
inches higher thap the sides, How
faithfully the contract has been car
ried out. everyone who has been
driven lately to Port Discovery will
attest. Fer more than half the dis
lance the road IL q perfect race track.
and team can be speeded for the
entire distance The rainfall on the
Quinlpef peninsula being only 10
inches year, roads In and about Port
Townsend are easily and cheaply
maintained when once properly built.
and the discovery road promises To
be tine drive for all time.
Mr.. II. J. Lpsitt has bought out the
interest OF James Jones In the store OF
Jones & Church ut Dungenness.
A furniture factory Is about to be
established here By firm composed
of Henry kunst, VIM. Mohr. Albert
lseohi and y. GugelherPer, under the
name Of the Port Townsend Furniture
Co. Buildings will be erected ON tho
hour lots ut the corner OF Calhoun and
Water streets, the factory occupying a
main building that will probably be
two stories in height and t4oxt0 feet,
Adjoining this wlli be q iry-hoS.se
20xip feet. and such other buildings as
the nature OF the business demands
will be erected from time to time.
Preparations are being made To ceie-
brate the Fourth Of July at Port
Townsend. and a finance committee
consisting OF Il A. Bartlett, j. ]. Cal
boan aud d. III. Hill. will make gem
ersl canvass OF the business men and
citizens for the purpose Of soliciting
subscriptions. The gentlemen In
charge of the arrangements propose
TO exert every effort 60 insure the sue.
cess OF the occasion. and their labors
will doubtless be recognized by liberal
subscriptions ON the part Of the citi-
zens.
SHIFTING.
The following vessels arrived during
the hight; Am ship Alex. Gibson.
from san Francisco. 80 load coal al Sc.
attic FOR san Francisco, An shin
Eureka. from San Francisco. To load
coal NJ Seattle for San Francisco. Am
bk Carrie Winsiow, from san IRAN.
cisco, % load lumber at Port Biakelry
Tor Valparaiso per orders: Ger ok st.
stra. from san Diego To load lau1he :
az Fort hiakeley for Valparaiso fer or
sters. Nor hk Rainbow. from Mel
bourne, % load lnmher At Port Riake-
ley tor Melbourne, Nor hk Carl Haas.
tired. Ia load lumber az Port Rlakrley
for L. n. Swedish TX Magnet. trs.ta
Tasnan.a. 20 lead lnnsher at Port Dis.
coFesy FOR london. Besides tBrse
theEr wese six or eight coasters naSss.i
hy 10 0p.Soand ports Sixteen ve.s
ssiS in all. arrived inside tsare Eiat
terry yesterday. all af them sailing In
Steamship idaho arrived herr
AZ II a, ns.a on her initial trim from
Portland, She brings tgn ton, -
freight. principally Tor Alaska.
Steamer NORTH Pacific. which Ia.
been disabled At Nictsgia since Mon
DAY with lFekea cfans pin, ,sia net
arrive np this morning. and TIE infer
ebee Is repairs haze pot yet h.rs
maize. The steamship fdaho. satin,
at ssoosi te-sias toas she DELAYED a. II
= n passengers ap The Sound,
PERSONAL
NJ. Rsxst. eg seattle. Who Ia
been eooslned H. bis roam herr b,
trcp>s, will be renewed 10 h;S has.,,
Saturday, hF sssvies q ply xie.anS.
Capt. Rainhfl1gx, commanding For
townseisss. ans family returned freu