The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-05

Influx OF Immigrants-Fruit Growing ON
Orcas Island.
EAST SoUNp, May notwithstanding
stormy Sunday on the 18th nit. the men,
bers of Mount Constitution Lodge, No. IS,
/. o. o. f., attended church in full regalia.
At 10 80 they went to services at the Meth
odist church, and at 1 80 to Emanuel
church (Episcopal). where special SER
mon was preached by the chaplain This
lodge has obtained a lot overlooking the
bay, and has commenced to build fine
two-story hall 25x60 the lower to rent for
entertainments, and the upper hall for
lodge room.
Mr.. Sutherland, proprietor of the East
Sound hotel, is adding on a large two-and-
one-half-story wing to the hotel, which
will be ready for use by the list of June.
New houses are being erected by Messrs.
Geoghegan, Killing, Donohue, Drinkwater
and others.
Sales on the island average one a d3y,
mostly of ten and twenty acre tracts. al
though several large fruit farms have
changed hands, most of which viii be di-
vided up during the summer. The Orcas
Island Fruit Company has planted 5000
Italian prunes and 900 winter apples, and
is preparing to set some 5000 more apples
in the fall. This company has introduced
drain thing into the county, and Is laying
two miles of it on its own property. Straw
berries look well, and the crops have been
contracted at the usual good rates. Cher
ries promise a good crop and prunes show
WELL Notwithstanding the number of
sales and the amount of trees planted only
very small percentage of island lands
have so far come into fruit-growers' hands,
and there is room for 5000 people to find
homes and to make good incomes off fruit
and vegetables. This summer will see
large number of summer cottages erected.
A trail for horses is being made from East
Sound to the top of Mount Constitution
and sidewalks are being laid through the
village Four steamers run regularly from
Bellingham bay. Anacortes and Port
Townsend On Tuesday last the new
Canadian Pacific steamer, the Empress of
India. passed in full view on the north
side of the island.
Mr.. l. Mills HELEN, superintendent of
schools, who died from the grippe and
pneumonia on the 21st ult.. was buried
from Emanuel church on the sd in the
new cemetry. He leaves young wife and
two small children.
Mr.. Carrier, the advance guard of an
Iowa contingent. has taken possession of
his own farm, the Randall place, and q
large number of Nebraska farmers are now
making their homes on the island. The
new schoolhouse, which will soon have to
be enlarged. is being fitted with desks and
seats of new pattern. Everywhere on
the island prosperity and improvements
are seen At Olga village has been laid
out and wharf erected, with new store
Mr mt orto nd
has erected a new and large store, and is
LAYING out village. At Newhali there is
now a postoffice, and the mill is turning
out a large quantity of lumber, boxes and
barrels. The signal service report for
April, taken at East Sound, is as follows:
Daily mean temperature, 479; highest
maximum temperature, Is; average maxi
mum temperature, SIS: lowest minimum
temperature. 43.4; average minimum tenn
perature, 422; rainfall, 2.9l; average rain
fall, or.
The most important deeds recorded since
January are as follows:
Hill TO Hills. 10 acres, 500, unimprovcd: Van
Gohren TO Fry, 5 acres, $50, unimproved: FIRE.
Ghetto TO NoIand. a acres, $780, unimproyed:
Robinson 4, Robinson. 80 sores, S. 900. partially
improved; McGuieon 20 Head. 10 acres, 1890.
partially improved; Westfall 10 Newhall, 10
acres, 500, unirnproved; Hclkow to seaaier' ~
acres, 500, unimproved: Anderson to Killing, 10
acres $500, unimproyed: 0hiert TO Keddiek, lots
and ., block /, olgs, SIS; ohiert to Reddiek,
lot f. block L. Olga. $50: Ohlert TO ohieyf, lot ].
block s. I. acre, olga. $50: Hsmbly 70 Williams,
lots " and y, Village de Haro, $50. Clark 70
whifeley, 20 acres, $50. unimproyed; Bowden to
Van tsohren ct al. lot G. Village dc Haro, SO:
clark 10 tombstone, . acres, 81 go, unim proved
Martin to Chase, 50 acres. 81 90, urinproyed
Iadebranche TO Martin, acres, $780, nrstm-
proved; westfsii 10 Rndow, 10 acres. s'.soo' par
rally i.nprored: Nichols 20 Nichols. 10 acres.
sso partially improved: Nichols 70 Nichols. 10
acres 500. partially improved; Nichols to
Nichols 5 acres, 500, partially improved Ohlert
10 wessfaIl, 1857 acres. $500, improved Yer
mouth 70 Mcdonald, 80 acres, a.ooo, unam-