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eKA0rr CETY, May 4, 1891.
TO THE EDgIon: The question raised BY L =.
ANYWAY In your issue Of April 50, weekly edition,
- to the relative merits OF the French and Ital-
ian pru1se (resit D. Agen and Fellenbsrg) has
long 80 bsen settled IN skasit and whatcom
counties The small French prune cracks 20
badly . - b rendered comparatively worthless
hers. The Italian grows % pesioction on our
warm. deep, rich bottom landa On our ridge
LANDS the troo r. less vigorous ana, In fact, II
iseblo grower. 1t win not DO 10 plant this
tree tn01eW1minstely on al coils, while the
JfencA pfune win succeed adnirably, 20 far e.
The growth Of the trss 10 concerned. Il Il also
Without doubt more productive than the other,
but the fruth even when perfect, cannot b
compared, either fresh or dry, with the Italian
peune. Let your correspondent visit some layxe
grocery house, and he win soon ascertain which
variety takes best In the market, the Italian
pruns bringing 2 TO csnts Per pound advance
upon the price Of the other. The small French
pruns, while being very sweet, lacks that Pc
Italian. The silver prune, Coe's golden drop, 10
Auef fruit than either In most respects, but has
too soft . akin and II too large to dry well, the
dried fruit having pasty and waxy appearance
One principal reason probably Of the popularity
Of the small French prune in California IL b.
cause It 10 easily and quickly cured, most OF the
drying process being performed out Of doora
The drying Of the larger varieties Of this fruit
II long, tedious process. and Il II perhaps yet
an open question whether it win b. profitable
occupation here on Puget sound except upon Q
large scale.
II the Petit de Agen variety grew 10 perfection
here there might yet Be question - 70 whether
drying purposes, but without any doubt the
italian variety stands at the head Of this species
Of dried fruit and will command the top peices.
And IL may Be that the several millions Of con-
sumers in the United States win NOT always
consent 70 pay . bonus Of csnts per pound for
the benefit Of few home pruns growers, and Il
IL Turkish pruns comse into open competition
with our small French prune. the frst being
Laid down In our ports 1t from sto eents per
pound, Il would place an ensctual danpes upon
any French pruus planting erase that may then
b raging In our country. If. Casa
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MY AvIARY.

Through my north window In the wintzy
Ny airy oriel ON the river shore
watch the sea-fowl a. they flock together
Where late the boatman flashed his Dripping
oar.
see the solemn gulls in council sitting
lkte,
While overhead the homs-bound ducks a, al.
And leave the tazdy conclave in debate,
Those veighty questions in their breasts r.
whose dsspsr meaning science never learns.
Till ct some reverend elders look dissolvtn9,
The speechless senate silently adjourns.
He knows you, "sportsmes" from ssoxrooa alzeys,
stretched under seaweed In the tseachesous
punt;
Knows ererv lazy. shUtlos lout that salies
fo'fA 70 ssasse poasdsr-ds Ae sdvs, 70 ''Asaa"
! watch you with patient satisfaction,
Wei pleased to discount your prsdsstincd
The noaI that figures in your ely sransacsiou
WIZ carry back goose. but not duck
shrewd is our bird: not easy to out-wit him:
sharp 10 the outlook Of those pin head eyoe.
Still, be 10 mortal, and . shot may hit him:
One cannot always miss him II he triee.
Thou scho corest for tie falino sparrov.
Cdasf IAcE the sinjess su6cSev p0noe fcroaS
Or - Thg dread occouHt- books p0ge so narrop
its one long column scores Thy creotares' debtS
Poor. aeasIs great, BY scture kfndyv eAert.A.a
4 World syosss dark witA thee in blisadiNo deutA.
One tftk 1dsp-ths UasrsSse Aos pe-ishfd
wrsesed b. the IDLE tAiq ,ska stole tAv breath
-Dr. q. ". Holmes.
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csuual1. ~ haunsnsd, vifneut tassying IL CO.,
panys - 1nset =; and. 1o1ng @, haa oesgnW than
otherwise shown how Is nay y met: and that
example pcovings = example always =, CO.
tas1ous - rsposesa i1sH n svuF
Widening a1rolaA More than . QuaTese
ct . century 40 an EngiisA gsnt1sman
ot 1sgeunes eultuxo ona houoEahoo
lineaGss profoundly moved b III condition a
the m0oe neolsctsd e1aaDss = Lnadon, deosr-
mind. q any mt, - ~ - unAsessand thsa
1sttess ond, that ~ nloht ooeo. usnt quistly
md lived emone then. e soemo1 . foolish and
hopeless vaste II nne p0wen end generous
Umpa4hfss upon hopsle6s and Impossible task.
But today Oxford house and Toynbeo han anA
the Peoples palace and less-knovn centers Of
ssweotnsss and light Ill over East and South
London. show. with insptrins significance, thst
Edward Dennison did not give himself 70 Eng
land's poor unv1ssly or In win. etendily has
the spell Of that solitary noblenem Seached a,
and reached out, until ~ 90 seeing e repro
ducod among Ourselves, and that b. men and
women alike In ways which, when one b
tsmrtsd 70 despair OF his kind. azs ct once rev
olafion and rebuko.
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One Tenaency Of Modern Philanthropy.
Dishop Rottey In North American Review.

But It 10 the tendency Of wsll-clsd. well.Sed,
comfortable and sheltered die 70 make such care
and. concern for others more and more tmpos-
sibls, save - Is rssolutsly seeks opportunities
for IT. exercise. Unfortunately, ct this point, .
conspicuous tendency Of our modern philau-
thrcpy interiors In . most Encouraging way
That tendency, whether in the case Of long-ex-
listing evils or of exceptional emergencies. - to
deal With the problems which confront il vicarf-
ously. The drst thought In the face OF any
great evil. injustice or suffering would seem to
be that Il must b referred TO . committee. The
history of social reforms in our day IL apt to b
summed up In story OF public meeting. with
eloquent speeches snd the appointment
OF committees and the raising of
iuuds. Undoubtedly Ill these may have
. useful place In any great and humane un-
dertaking. But IL ID interesting to note that,
in Tie history Of the greatest reforms and Of
bensvolsnt movements that have illustrated
what nay b called considerabls staying
power, their begtnninss have been Of quite .
different Kind. Some single mind has ben
stirred b.. IN emergency, and without waiting
fer Others hAs sst about doing what it could
ttnall Some one nan O. woman. kindled into
a1ans = i11ignassa ~ soms tmpseioas Ne
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BLAINE a BUSY NAN.
4 Great Number Of Problems 70 bs
solved by the State Department

wAsHNcrox CIT, May There is a vast
accumulation OF matters requiring attention
HON the state department jusi now. and Sccre-
sary Blaine VIII probably be a very busy man
curing the summer The recent events in tho
Chilean situation have added complexity 10
anatsss and there 10 now . long docket OF uri-
solved Diplomatic problems. as fellows: The
Italian and Bcsing sea complications, Canadian
recirrocaty. the newfoundland asheries neSc-
usuons. the Chilean trouble, the spanish agree
menss the Venezuela treaty, the Haitian cosiing
station, The refusal Of China 20 receive our
minister, the trouble over the failure OF tho
consul at Vancouver 10 toast the queen, and
quite humber OF minor matters, Including the
claim OF the Barrundis family.
Peru wants reciprocity with the United States
The new minister. Mr.. Solar, is now in New
YORK, but VIII co.nc 20 Washington CITY 10 rre.
cent his Credentials coon after the president re-
turns though nc comes Is the regular sccred-
tied minister. II 10 Understood that solar IN
really on special mission 10 negotiate . reel.
rrucity agreement with the United states.
Closer trade relations with the United states are
important TO Peru II h the only South Amer
iesn county bssidss Brazil which produces
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CANAL WE'LL BEGUN.


wAsuUGroH CIrY. Nay Hon. warner Nm
Ter, prssidsnt Of the Nicaragua Canal Company,
retuxued tonight from v1n1e o1 inspection -
N1caEaeuA. In IN interview he makoo most
encouraging report Of canal shatrn- The two
dredee now at work hsys already excavatsd the
canal for distance Of bali ulle % width Of
x0 tees ana depth - oovoueoou fooG Two
other drodges VIII follow theee and complies
The excavation - depth Of thirty fee1, which .
70 Be the depth Of the completed canal he
company railroad along The line = compasted Tor
ten miles, and two mtlse move graded and nearly
ready foe tacklaytng. This railroad VIII cx-
tend T. point on he een Juan Eivee called
Saiee the wassr OF sne 6an Juan up % the ievei
OF Lake hieazauSuas . disAnos Of dxfy-hvs
mile4
Afea inepecflng ne Work at Gfeytown ana
on the railroad ne party meoe march through
ne Wilderness near ehe une Of the osnal 70
Ochos. This was = work Of gzeat dimculty, b.
cause the entire distance Was snfcueh an almoes
impeneffaoie fo1ee& The paah1 through TINS
fossss wsrs those made ~ sng1neefs ana survsy.
ON The distance wns fhirty-fD o. forfy
miles, which the pef1 succseoed IN
covering In three days, thus exam1n-
ing the a0suA line OF the PROPOSED
canal and enabling Al Of the engineers @ judge
o. the character o. the wurk done, ana OF tne ms
sef1ai, rock ana earth inst nad % p moved.
They wsro enursiy sausneo VAIN the examlnar
non
Tne distance nom the lakc 70 the racine on
the western side y aDouf sixteen m1iee the
country - generally cleared, settled ana cult
vated. On this account the party were enabled
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DHTHorT, Nay THE annual report Of the
Michigan Central railway shows gross earnings
Of ~, operating expenses and taxes, $l0,-
73l.56A A 10 per cent dividend was declared.
BosfoN, May TAT the annual stockholders'
meeting OF the Mexican Central railroad yeetar.
day the boardof directors were reelected with
the exception Of Stephen w. Reynolds vice the
late Levt G. Wade. The stockholders voted 70
pay the widow Of the late President Wade
$4,000 In recognition Of his servicsa q W.
Reynolds was elected pFssidenk
KANSAS CITY, Nay IA local paper says Il II
understood the ticket agents over the entire
Western country have formed . sort Of agree-
ment to route al the business they can over the
Alton road until the Eastern lines let up ON the
boycott
81. LOUIS, May IA meeting Of the stock
holders OF ths st Louis 4 Han Ffanoisco Rail-
way Company was held here yesterday INCOMING.
No businoGs Wa transacted, and, according 70
previous agRssnsnt. The meeting adjourned to
Nay p
CHICAGO, May IA Sioux City, Iowa, special
says: II can b authoritafively stated that the
Pablo Short Line. now In the hands Of q ~
cetvsr. wiz b sold under foreclosure within Z
few weeks.
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CoNDENsED DIsPArCnns.

At Wooster, O., Hendy Bincklsy. Harry Webb
and Daniel Buckley have been arrested for the
robbery, last August, Of Michaal Shelby, .
farmer lnin3 hear hare, Of Si2,ooo ehslbxy and
men, and Shelby died from the treatment he re-
ceived. The men will also b prosecuted for
murder.
Near sisson, CAL, Thursday, Moss Glidden,
foreman at Diets mill, guarded with Jack
Copenhaar. an empleye, about horses, and was
stabbed In the LETT breast He will probably
die
The United States marshal has sent deputies
to the Coomscowie district, Cherokee nation, to
make Wholesale arrests OF negroes who reaist
Indian officers. Serious difficulty u exp.cted.
Advices received from the French scientific
expedition In Terra del Fusgo announce that IL
was attacked by Indians, and It 10 reported only
two members, Reusson and Wsllens, escaped.
Walter q. Graves, Of Denver, has been sp-
pointed superintendent Of irrigation on the
Crow reservation In Montana, Ct Q salary Of
$500 per year.
People in section Of Colusa and Butte coun-
ties, Cal. voted Wednesday on proposition to
organize the county OF Glenn. which was car.
ried, 925 to z61.
A safe in the Marinetts Iron Works, ct Mari.
nette, Wis.,, was blown open Wednesday night,
and $1,000, mostly belonging to employees, taken.
The comptroller Of the currency has Issued Q
call for report of the condition OF the national
hanks at the close of business, Monday, May 4
Colonel Prayer, . German army onicsr, was
murdered 1t the garrison ct Metz Wednesday
night Robbery was the motive Of the crime
A French torpedo boat was sunk on the
port Of Cherbourg. France, In . collision with
. cruiser Wednesday.
Lord Douglas, brother Of the MARQUIS OF
Queensberry, has been of'icislly declared insane
when he suicided.
Mrs. Caroline Alter, - years old, sister Of the
late General Crook, died Wednesday evening ct
Dayton, Ohio.
II 10 reported in London that . leading house
In the China trade has failed with Liabilities Of
100000.
At East Tawas, Mich. four children named
Purdy were drowned In Q gale last Sunday,
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Crowds u Eager Eominlno Bargaln
Seekers ThRong the Store.

V1OW0o 81 1o9er lom1D1Do B2IEo1ne
seekers ThRong the Store.
A tremendous crush Of the fair ssx, saser to
secure hargains, filled the store Of the late
Chester Clsary from the time Colonel Z. n.
Car. the administrator. opened the sale
yesterday morning ct o'clock until
the doors were closed for the
day at p. m. Not only was the store fairly
Jammeds but crowds Of ladies wsfe doomed to
disappointment, It being mattes OF unpleasant
neceastty to bar them out and keep the
doom shut during the time the sale
Wa going on inside. Several times, however.
the docfs were almost broken IN BY the deter.
mined bargain seekers, who pressed the siege
with feminine fsrvor. Mr.. Thomas Cleary states
that thousands Of ladies were turned away
owing to the utter impossibility Of accommodate
Ing them, while those who were fortunate
enough to get inside, DIDN'T stop to
price any goods, having perfect confidence In
the integrity Of the house. sixty-nve
salesmen were kept busy ct the
counters. and several men had NO
time to lose In making up the packages
alone. Mr.. Thomas Cleary returned from San
Ffancisco night before last, and expressed great
sattsfaction ct the speedy disposal Of the stock.
II II the intention to have something new every
day In the lines OF goods set out, 90 that there
shall b NO lack Of varying attraction until the
last bit Of goods has been sold.
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THE WORLDS FAIR.
0srmany O0lcially Accepts-Reply q
Colonel Ph0be Couxins.

0srmany Omcially Accepts-Reply -
Colonel Ph0be Couxins.
CHICAGO, May 7.-Secretary Blaine advises the
Worlds fair headquarters that Germany has
oficislly accepted the invitation 70 take part In
the Worlds fair.
The attorney for the board of control and lady
managers filed lengthy answer In the federal
court today TO Miss couxins' bill for IN injunc-
ton.
John Thorpe, OF New York, came Ia Chicago
for the purpose of objecting to the appointment
OF Walter Maxwell ~ chief of the department of
horticulture. Thorpe, who Is president Of the
society OF American norfsts, favors J.
II. Reynolds. of Riverside, Ill. Thorpe
says Maxwell has not had proper
training for the department. He says he 10 not
horticulturist, and a. to California, he says II
has little right to claim the appointment The
matter now rests with the directory, many mem
bers of which have signed the application OF
Maxwell for the position.
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NEWS FROM THE ORIENT.


Vhe C1nrovtech TAXING IN H0UGkOD4 AN0
Canton--Count Yoahi Vary III.
SAN EnANclsco, May 7.-Mors adviees from
Japan state that the naval court OF inquiry ct
Nhgasaki found that the British steamer Queen
Elizabeth, which was lost on the island Of
Ikishima In February, was not properly sup
piled with charts, and proper soundings were
not taken. The court suspended the certificate
Of Captain Wilson for six months.
The cxarovitch OF Russia arrived ct Hongkong
April 1, and the buildings OF the Russian con-
sulate were decorated and illuminated IN his
honor. After visit to Canton he was to return
to Hongkong and proceed to Foo Chow and
thence to hAnkeow.
The Japan Gasettcsays Captain Taylor. in com.
mand Of the United States steamer Alliance, has
received . telegraphic communication from
Washington City to the effect that orders have
been issued for his return home.
Count Yoshi, of tho japanese privy council,
who was attacked by paralysis March n, suf-
fered relapse, and on April q his condition
was very low.
A Nippon Newspaper says the production OF
rice in Japan last year showed an increase Of
sos per cent over 1889.
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End Of the sIeep-F.st.

SAN Francisco, May The sleep-fasting con-
test which began week seo with twenty en-
tries ended in W. c. Woodward, the only con-
testant who remained awake, being forced by the
management to retire at Gas this morning. He
utes, and when he finally closed his eyes he was
pronounced by physicians 70 be In danger Of be-
coming q maniac, but IL il now believed he VIM
maintain his reason. He broke the record Of la
hours and q minutes, which was made in Detroit.
woodford receives $ico, and Jackson and Harris,
who remained awake over s. hours, $50 and SIS
pnaparffvSfv
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Special Bargains faf T.

Children's hand-knit sn6lnS
Children's side elastic q 4
A new line Of ladieey -
price. from zoe upus "
Ladies' seamless knit ~
Ladies' Isle thread voDl1
Ladies' Isle thread glovu
25c ladies' handkere M r
All-silk tides for SOC.
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CHICAGO. May lit was announced that n.
Kohlsaat, the well-known merchant OF this city,
has become proprietor OF . controlling interest
In the Ister- ocsos. The entire stock Of the cor
poration Is now owned by III. Kohlsaat, Will
liam Penn Nixon and his brother, and other
members OF the fster-occss stafk There IL to be
no change In personnel of the paper or its edi-
torial conduct The capital stock Of the corpo-
ration will be increased and all the money
needed to push the paper forward TO the highest
success win be put into the business.
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We win surprias q
this week BY giving sxs
Huslin Underwear 6 g ~
low prices:
For 6Oc---Ladies' chsu,r
with lace and n -
muslin. usually rs1oiiS
For 75c---Ladies' eheniS
embroidered frout. eloS
ished. usually cold -
For S1---LAdies' chemiao. r.
For 75c---Lsdies' night l
will pay @1.25 q o.
For $1---Ladies' night 1Sr
$1.75.
For $1.2S---Ladieaf 80
worth %.
For 5Oc---Ladies' drox
price 76c.
For 75c---Ladiee' 0ranu
price u.
For 81 - Ladies' 0rowm
price q.
Our stock Of muslin r.
complete, and tn -
ohoVn In $780,
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MINIsTER swIFT.s BODY ARRIvEs.
The funeral VIII Take PIace In San
Francisco Sunday.

BAN Francisco. May 1.-THE steamship Belgic
arrived this morning from China and Japan,
bringing the remains Of the late United States
Minister John r. Swift, who died ct Yokohama
In March last On the arrival Of the steamer
this morning, the remains OF Minister Swift
were received By = committee Of citisens, headed
BY Mayor Sanderson and Colonel ehaier, Of the
Fifst infantry, U. 9. A.. and . number Of army
officers with Light battery Of artillery. The
csskst contrasting thu remains was placed on
eeison drawn By eix heessg draped in black.
ahdc6nyeysd 70 5hS mort11Sy chapefof Trinity
church. Wheee theyswtl H. u STATE until sun
day, the day OF the funeral A meeting Of the
federal, state and army bhicers was bald this
afternoon to arrange details for the funeral
& X was decided that the funeral should take
place ct o'clock Sunday, and the interment
should be In the Masonic cemetery. Federal,
state and army oflcisls Will be invited to par
ucipate In the obsequiA. The Bar Association,
Of which the late minister was member, has
notified the committee Of its intention to be
prsent In body. The National Guard has been
o dered out on the day Of the funeral, and 1t IL
expected that many ciyic bodies and societies
VIII take their place In the procession.
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HOUB MEN KILLED IN 4 MIME.
Ioxx1b1o 8xploo1on In . West Virginia
Rit-Tho Ifrn RA0oPd.

Pit-The Fire Record.
CIARxs1uRo. W. Va. May 7.-This morning q
the OCEAN coal mines terrinc explosion Of gas
occurred. eeven men had descended into the
mine when the pxploGion took place. Three Of
them were gotten out alive. Joseph Feather,
William Dousherty, Nat Gaines and Charles
welsh were killed. Feathers body was recov-
cred. but the Others could not b reached. The
mine u ouce took hrs and Is burning fufiously.
WINoNA, MIMI, May Early this morning
dre destroyed the lumber mills Of the schroth 4
Ahern MIL Company, with warehouse and
three blocks Of lumber. It has been gotten I'M
DER control, but IL stil burning 6ercely. The
loss WIN approximate >10o,ooe; Insurance about
10000.
LONG ISLAND CITY, N. r., May 7-water d
being thrown on the IRE which started last
night. The losses aggregate $4,000, the hesvi-
est loser being the Export Lumber Company.
The loss sustained by them Il 100000. Tha
Burroughs Company lumber yards come next,
with loss Of 100000 Nothing definite u
known q % insurance.
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SILK WITHOUT WORMS.


berry Fiber.
NEW YoRK, May 7.-Elias Khousi, Q Syrian,
landed here today. He IL . native OF Damascus.
and comes in the interest of Mousa Khouri, q
famous Syrian inventor. whose nephew
he Is, 20 establish q new industry.
Mousa recently dissected siik worms,
and made . study Of their stomachs,
containing fbers Of the leaves and twigs OF the
mulberry tree. The results OF his study led him
to believe that silk could be produced indie.
pendent OF the silk worm, and after many
failures 10 said 10 have evolved process 70
manufacture silk from the leaves and twigs of
the mulberry tree and has sent his nephew to
this country to start . factory, which will prob
ably b in Georgia.
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BRIBER O'MALLEY's DEFENSE.
says the Dagos Did Not XIII Hennessy-
He Wants = Square Trial.

Nav ORLEANS, May THE papers here pub
lish statement BY Detective 0'Malley. giving
an account OF his career since his arrival in this
city In 1873 Il contains nothing new, and 10
devoted to justification OF himself He says In
closing: Gas to my theory Of the murder,
have one, of course, but In the absence OF direct
evidence should not like to say what It IL. Il 10
certainly not any Malta or Dago business. am
not afraid Of investigation, and only ask for .
square trial.
have been invited to attend mass meeting at
Faneuil hall tomorrow night which il IL
announced IL for the purpose Of forming .
society for the elevation OF the poorer and
ignorant class Of Italians, whom II ID proposed
to teach respect for and obedience to the laws Of
thiR country
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Huron. S. D., May To-day was ecnsum.
mated the largest single private sale OF farm
lands ever made In South Dakota William,
Glanko, of Hull. England, sold $500 acres of
land In the James river valley to the New York.
Land and Irrigation Company, OF Huron. The
price was not disclosed. The company now
owns 10000 acres In this artesian basin.
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shipping Intsllisence.

SAN FAANcIsCo, May z.-Arrfved-Su Una
tia, Victoria; str Cosmopolis, Port Discovery:
str LAguna. T1llamook bay: ctr South Coast,
Neah bay; str George W. Elder, Portland, Via
Astoria Departures-str stats OF California,
Portland: ship Louis Walsh, Nsnaimo; bark
Highland Light, Port Townsend: barkentine
City Of Papetio