Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-06-20

81, 100000, for the purpose of con-
structing q road from Lewiston to
Wheatside, where it will tap the Scat
tie, Lake Shore & Eastern.
A branch OF gooseberries was picked
at Centralia which was fourteen inches
long and held over 100 ripe gooseber-
ries. They were clustered SO thickly
that the wooden stem was concealed
from sight.
Klickitat county will ultimately
prove a good numbering region, al
though her forests are neither as dense
nor rs abundant rs those OF the Sound.
The supply would be considered, never
theless, extensive in almost any
other section.
Mrs. o. H. Waldo, of Chicago, a
noted traveller, has been visiting
friends in Walla Walla. She used to
be one of the lamented DR.. Marcus
Whitman's pupils years ago, and was
at his wedding previous to his depar-
ture for the wild and woolly West,
where he lost his life.
The Hoquiam Nashingtonian says
there is movement on foot to build
line of railroad from Port Orchard
bay southwest through Allyn, to con-
meet with the Port Townsend &
Southern and the Tacoma, Olympia
& Gray's Harbor roads. The Golfers
Creek road, already in operation half
way from Allyn to Port Orchard bay,
may form part of this line.
Mrs. 1. d. Fields, wife of R. o.
Fields, of Tacoma, has been sent to
the asylum at Steilacoom. Mrs.
Fields trouble is the loss of memory,
supposed, to be caused by childbirth.
On several occasions she has requested
her husband to end her life by poison
ing her. When told she must go to
the asylum yesterday she broke down
and wept bitterly.
Twenty men in line slept on their
arms in front of the United States
Land Office, Seattle, Sunday, waiting
for the hour OF 9 o'clock next morn
49, o., Glo ~, 1,cd -, yXybot too,,, oo,,rtx,
which is to be threwn open to settle
ment at that hour. The tract which
the settlers are after is township 81
north, range 5 east. There is some
valuable land in the piece, and the
first applicant in the morning gets the
choice.
A. J. Carey, who is sinking an arte-
sian well at Tacoma, found at the
depth of 200 feet cedar log, in a per-
feet state of preservation. Chips,
knots, and quite large piece of the
wood have been brought to the sur
face. Mr.. Carey says that he has now
passed through second distinct sur
face indication. The strata passed
through in penetrating to the depth
reached are recurring, including a
second deposit of soil.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed by the Mason County Mining &
Development Company, to build and
operate railroads, steamers, mills, etc.
for the purpose of numbering, mining,
etc. The incorporators are John Nc
Reavy, John Dow, d. M. Duckworth
and Vincent Finch, with capital
stock placed at 100000. The COM
pany has bonded the place of Vincent
Finch, II short distance below Union
City, and will found town to be
called Hoodsport.
Superintendent Dunn, of the Seat
tie, Lake Shore & Eastern, reports the
finding of an old mining tunnel near
the top of Old 81 mountain. west of
Snoqualmie. The tunnel is square
one and is nearly closed up with tim
Der and dirt. The dump has evident
| ly broken off and slid down the
mountain several years ago. Mr..
Dunn says from appearances he judges
the mine was opened at least 100
years ago, perhaps by some OF the
Hudson Bay Company. The tunnel
will be explored in few days.
There was very narrow escape
from drowning at the Little Dalles, on
the Upper Columbia, last week. Two
men-one we'll known along the line
OF the Spokane Falls & Northern as a
bridge builder, by the name of Wis
ner, and the other a young man by
the name of Haines, from Portland,
Oregon, started from the mouth of the
Pen dOreille river in a Chinamen's
boat, with Chinaman named Hang
as pilot. All went we'll until they
struck Sheep Creek rapids, where they
upset the boat and Hang was drowned.
The two white men drifted down OH
the upturned boat to the mouth OF
Onion creek, where they were rescued
by Indians. In very few minutes
more they would have gone over the
dalles to certain death.