The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-08-08
Correspondence and County Notes.
HoOD's CANAL July Both 1890.

HOOPS CANAL July Both 1890.
The Lillewaup Townsite Company has
been incorporated and is now engaged in
surveying u town at Lillewaup. DIR. A
j. Anderson OF Walla Walla is president
OF the company, and they have bought
the places of Mr.. w. S. Taylor and Cap
tain D. Troutman, who however are
shareholders in the company. Twenty
men are now employed in making a
wagon road from Lillewaup to Lake
Cushman, and six more in building a
wharf, besides six or seven more who are
surveying. Lillewaup has long been
noted for its beautiful falls, and hence il
has become quite pleasure resort and
summer camping place. 1t is the lnten-
ton to reserve quite a place near the
falls for campers, and to build large
hotel on the ridge between Lillcwaup and
Little Lillewaup-Captain TrOutman's-
for buarders, A sawmill is also in con-
temptation.
In connection with this place the
Hoods Canal, Steamboat and TranspOr
tation company has been organized,
which will build and own steamers to run
from Lillewaup to various places on the
Sound.
Berger City and West Detroit are the
names of two new places which have also
been surveyed into tOwnsites, both OF
them being on the south side of the "a
nal, above Union City; West Detroi The
ing about seven miles from Union City,
and Berger City three or tour miles
further at the place where the trail leaves
the canal for North Bay.
nj fOx CIT oc
on the Canal, Clifton, Berger City, West
Detroit, Union City, Hoodsport, Lille
waup, Saratoga, Hoods City, Scabrc K,
Quilceed and Port Gamble. May they
all grow to be as large as Seattle and Ia
coma.
Mr. John Knox and wife of San Ber-
nardino, California, came on the twenty
second to spend about month on visit
at Mr.. Thomas Webbs, Mrs. Webb being
their daughter. Mr. Chas. Leake OF
Shelton is their grandson. MIR. Knox
came here in 1862 as Indian Agent on
the Skokomish Reservation, set out the
orchard here, which is said to be the best
ON any reservation in the United States.
and previous to the coming of Mr.. E..
Eclls as agent, was about the only agent
of whom the Indians ever spoke well.
He is now about eighty years of age, but
appears much younger, and with his wife
| celebrated the golden wedding several
years ago.
Mrs. Henry Hale OF Port Madison, also
spent a few days last week on visit at
Mr.. Webb's, being sister of Mrs. Webb.
MARRIED:-At Union City, on the 23rd
by Rev. DR.. Mark Bailey. DIR. Edward
Bailey, physician on the SkOkOmish res
eryation, and son of the officiating cler-
gyman. and Miss Florence Brooks
Those acquainted with them think that
each has done we'll. Miss Brooks having
been known US one of the best and most
successful teachers iu Mason County.
MARRIED:-At the Puyallup reserva-
ton. near Tacoma, on the 23rd, by Rev
DR.. Cushing Eclls, assisted by Rev. NJ.
Eells, Mr.. G. A. Fairchild, government
teacher of the Indian school at Port
Gamble, and Miss Harriet Russell of
Oconto, Wisconsin.
Mr.. Edwin Eells, Indian agent, met
with quite an accident last week One
evening after dark he was waiting with
quite Il party on the platform at the rail-
road station near his house, ON the Puy-
allup reservation, for the train, when &C
cidentally he stepped backward off the
platform. and fell about four and half
feet. His face, back and leg were injured
quite seriously, though he will probably
recover, without being permanently dis
ablcd.
Lieut.. J. +. O'Neil was in last evening
from his exploring expedition in the
Olympic range. His camp is now ON
the divide. from which one party will
80 down the Quiniault river, and another
will explore the region about Nit. Con-
stance. After this he will 60 down the
Quillayhute river, and the other party
will 60 down the Elwha
MIR. M. Olsen diea near Bald Point on
the 18th inst, OF fatty degeneration of
the heart. lie was q shoemaker, and has
been resident of onion City for several
years.
A large amount of telegraph wire is
now lying at Union City 10 be used in
constructing the Mackey's Postal Tele.
graph line from Olympia to Port Town.
send. The right OF way has been granted
for this line TO run across the reservation
Mr.. M. 5. Phillips has bought the gro
ceries in MIR. j. McReavy's store, and
will hereafter supply that line OF pro
visions TO the people in this region.
| a call is out to organize Republican
club at Union City, next Saturday even
ing. August End,
MIR. j. ID. Hannegan returned short
time ago from Il visit of several months
in the Eastern and Southern states. He
stopped Il short time ut Union City on his
way to Whatcom.-S.