The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-15
wAHkIAKUM COUNTY NEWS.
New County Building to Be Erected ut
Once--Accident to q Logger.

Once-ACcident To Logger.
CATHLAMEr, March IA special session
of the county commissioners was held here
on Tuesday and Wednesday. An appro-
priation OF II 200 was made for the purpose
of erecting county building and vault to
afford Office room and a safe place for the
keeping Of the records.
About ten days ago a short. smooth
faced man made tour of this county. He
visited all residences and exhibited pat
terms of fine dress goods, which he claimed
to be introducing for San Francisco firm.
He sold by sample and quoted very low
prices, saying he would only sell one dress
pattern to introduce the goods TO each per-
son. Payment was collected in advance,
and also postage for sending the goods by
mail. As no goods have yet come to hand
lurking suspicion is beginning to haunt
the minds of purchasers that the short,
smooth-faced man was fraud.
Milier's Sands, which are a desirable To-
cality for salmon seining, lying between
the western portion of this county and
Ciatsap county, have been the scene in
times past of several warliKe encounters
between different factions of seiners.
Blood has flowed freely, and the inhabi-
tants carried arsenais around in the man.
ner that was the custom in the palmy days
of '49. The trou lie arises from the fact
that the only persons who have title to the
sands hold by purchase from the state of
Oregon. Now the sands are shifting, and
while formerly on the Oregon side of the
Ship channel, have for the last two years
been on the Washington side. Consequent
~ the Oregon owners have only had pos
session of small portion of the ground
now the sands are again shifting to the
Oregon side, and the men who have lately
obtained foothold are preparing for war
when they are asked to yacate.
The sturgeon business is drawing to a
close to make way for the salmon packing.
Last week the last ilsh were shipped from
Skamokawa, and next week S. Schmidt
will close his sturgeon house at Cathlames
for the season.
William Colwell, of Skamokawa. has re-
ceived his appointment as one of the COM
missioners of the Worlds fair for WASH
ington. Mr.. Colweli is probably one of
the best lifted men in the state for this po-
sition and will doubtless prove very use
full member OF the commission.
Along with the other Improvements now
being made in the mill of the Columbia
River Lumber and Manufacturing Com
pany at Skamokawa IS the addition of an
electric light plant for use in the mill, store
and private dwellings of the company.
Hon. ]. G. MegIer returned home from
Olympia last Wednesday. His bill for the
establishment of Esh hatchery in WASH
ington will be of great beneht in keeping
up the supply of salmon In the Columbia
James Murphy, hook tender in Soldren's
logging camp, met with painful accident
last Friday. Logs were being hauled by a
donkey engine. and the logs few out and
some sank deeply into his leg, and he was
also struck in the bowels by the block He
has been taken to Portland for treatment.
The appointment of Z. F. Hunter as SUI
perior Judge of our new district of WAIKIKI
rkum. Pacific and Lewis counties is re-
ceived here with favor