Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-07-19
TERRITORIAL HAPPENINGS.

Some rich strikes have been lately re,
ported in the Conconully district.
A vein of coal twenty feet thick has
been struck in the Skagit county.
The output from the Carbonate
coal mines for the past quarter was
56,9S7 tons.
A new iron mine will shortly be OPEN
ed few miles above Hamilton, on the
Skagit river.
+. ID. Nelson's sawmill, northeast OF
Goldendale was burned recently. Loss
about $4,000.
During the recent hot spell, the Their
mometer at Yakima, registered ITO de-
grees in the shade.
The excitement over the discovery
of gold in well at Rockford has sub
sided. 1t was "salted."
The Fair building at Aberdeen was
broken into by burglars few nights
ago and robbed of 81 co..
A Bellingham Bay mill which has
been lying idle for five years is about
to re-commence operations.
About 1000 front feet of brick build
ings have been contracted for in Ellens-
burg since the fire occurred.
Tacoma's new postoffice, it is said,
will be the most commodious structure
of its kind in the northwest.
1t is estimated that the wheat crop
of the Territory will be one-third larger
than that of any previous year.
1t is reported that a movement is on
foot to form new county from portions
King, Ki!sap, Mason and Pierce.
During the six months of 1889 ended
June 30, the real estate sales in Walla
Walla numbered 625, amounting to
sos, 1923
1t has been reported that tin and
mica mines have been discovered near
Spangle. The tin assays as high as
80 per cent.
A Light and Water company has
just been organized at Chehalis, for
the lighting OF the city and furnishing
fire protection.
The ship Palmyra, chartered to load
at Seattle, has, by reason of the fire,
cancelled her engagement and is load
ing at Port Gamble
Mrs. Laney was thrown from horse
she was riding near Walla Walla and
severely injured, striking against a
barbed fence in her fall
Several Japanese murderously as
saulted n constable at Seattle yesterday,
who was engaged in searching their res
idence tor stolen jewelry.
The road over the mountains from
Ellensburg to the Okanagan mines is
in good condition, and the travel over
the road is quite extensive.
The Farmers Water Company has
been organized to furnish the farmers
around Sumner, Pierce county, with
water for all needed purposes.
The wheat crop in the region of Wal
la Walla has been damaged by the un.
usual hot weather, and the acreage will
not be as great rs was expected.
Information has been received, via
New Zealand, to effect that boat
loaded at one OF the Sound ports, has
been wrecked off Savidge island.
The carpenters Of Vancouver are on
a strike, demanding $3 per day and nine
hours. Builders and contractors are
firmly opposed to granting the demand
Walla Walla Watchman: VIM. Kirk.
shipped two car loads of cattle to
Olympia. That is sure sign that
the Constitutional Convention won't
starve.
Chehalis proposes to construct big
fume seven miles long, from the Ne.
waukum river to the city, to transport
logs and lumber to the city, and furnish
water power.
Seattle may well feel satisfied with
the result of the pleasing evidence Of
progress already made along the water
front, all thus far accomplished having
been done in less than month.
The st. Paul & Tacoma Lumber
company are shipping lumber to Anar
conda. to be used in the large smeltel
being erected there. Some of the
pieces are 12xl2 inches and SO fee,
long.
The Gig Harbor saw mill is making
2,5N,OOO feet OF lumber per month fol
shipping to foreign and coastwise ports
The company's logging road, running
back four miles into the timber, will
be in operation in midsummer
Seattle is profiting by her fire lesson
and the blocks going up are mostly o.
solid brick. The flames destroyed
about 81 100000 worth OF brick blocks
and she is now erecting in their place
fine brick stores to the amount of s.,
O0O,O0O.
Walla Walla Watchman: On the
field adjoining and belonging to the
penitentiary, they raised this year &c
acres of barley, 10 of beans, Is of po
tatoes, $50 tons of wheat hay, all
stacked, and acres of corn. That:
not bad showing; is it?
Mr.. Rattlemiller, worthy farmer
living about four miles below Walla
Walla says the late heavy rains did him
more harm than good. Some fine
wheat, which would have yielded forty
bushels to the acre is now down and
has to be cut for hay.