The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-11
STATE INDUSTRIAL NOTES.

Wsst Coaa 7raae, January L: A new
mill plant has been located at Summer by
the Bell Manufacturing Company, TO have
a capacity of 5000 feet daily. The mill
will cut both hard wood and fiT. the pro-
prietors Messrs. Ball Il Blue. having ,s00,-
000 feet OF ash on hand ready for opera
tons
The Waterville correspondent of the Spo-
kane Rerien gives these local items Not
witsstanding the inclement weather. build
ing is going on and Improvements are the
order of the day. Our new two-story school
house is now completed. 1t was formally
opened Christmas night by appropriate ex-
ercises and Christmas tree, with dance
later al Goodman's hall.
Aberdeen Herald: G. B. Maris, of the
Satsop, has been making an experiment in
bee culture the past season. He gave no
special attention to the matter, leaving the
bees tree TO manage their own industry.
He has gathered from his apiaries during
the past season go pounds OF excellent
honey. Next year he proposes % see what
can be done by deyoting little time and
attention to the business.
Shelton Journal, January 3: There
are several oyster shippers in Big Skookum
bay this winter and they gather an ship
many sacks of oysters to Seattle and Ia
coma. This brings considerable money
into shelton and oyster men are making a
permanent industry by cultiyating and
planting their oyster beds. Prices are very
good just now although dealers are rather
wary Of a big supply at times, because of
the possibility of fresze M.
Tacoma TtaGe. January s Richard Bat.
tersby Il Co, formerly of Illinois. have
secured a large tract OF fine numbering land
near Puyallap ard will Immediately COM
mence the construction OF . mill. having
daily capacity Of 1000 feet Of lumber and
TO be run in connection with large furDi-
ture factory. The company viii also con-
struct several miles Of railway ard give
employment 10 $50 men.
Notwithstanding the report that only
three-foufths crop was in the country trib-
utary TO Pullman this year. earefnl inves-
figaiion shows large yield. as the follow
ing figures indicate: 10000 bushels of
wheat, 1906 bushels OF barley. $500
bushels OF fiax and 5o.0C9 bushels 81 oats,
making grand total Of sl0.00o bushels
Increased acreage and recent heavy rains
indicate that next year the crop win be
still greater Hea SAoee
Castle Rock tCowiitz county, Assnoate,
January ?. At present men are at work
developing a tifteen-loot vein Of coal that
i within one mile OF Casae Eock, and in
the early spring OF 1870 not less than 900
tons OF coal Will be shipped from Castle
Rock daily, The coal is firss.class. qual-
itv OF lsgnite. Resides this mine there are
four Others within FIVE miles OF tosn on
wh!ch some development work has been
done and the quality Of the coal proven 10
be good.
Port Townsend T<aser, Jan. :: L. b.
Hastings has iass closed contract with
the Port Townsena Foundry aud Machine
Company fos the building of q new boat
for general traffic In this vicinity. Ths
boat was designed eg Mr. J. c. Fox. and is
almost : duplicate 81 the Discovery, which
was recently built by the Foundry and
Maehine Company unsier Ar. Fox's saper-
vision. TAe new beat viii be eighty feet
long. eighteen feet beasn snd seven feef
hossi in the clear. The engines will te 10
and g9xgs iucses. compound. WoFk il 80
te begun on The new craft right away, and
il wia be completed By May