The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-22

married Mr.. Cannon located at Spokane, then
in its infancy, and later induced Captain Pease
to come there and build asawmiil, which be
did after putting In the first and best dam that
has ever been put In the river at that point
In telling the story Captain Pease relates that
after running the mill few years with indiffer-
ent success, because there was no one there to
buy LUMBER and what few settlers who were
there had little or TO money, he sold out to MI
Cannon for $500. Mr.. Cannon paid the captain
1850 cash and was to give a note for the re-
naming $1,000 Before delivering the note
he said: Now, Cap, instead of this note
i will give you your pick OF the
best ten lots in Spokane Falls" The captain
preferred the note to the lots and said be
wouldn's give 81 900 for half OF the townsite
That's where he got left If he had accepted
the lots he would today be worth at least $780,
OO0"
The cloud which hung oven.the crest OF Mount
Rainier yesterday was noticed by many in this
city, and gave rise to some apprehension.
number OF people thought that perhaps the
sleeping volcano had reused and was showing
signs of activity; while others were OF the opin-
lon that the steam, which is always rising from
the crater in more or less volume, was sufficient
to form the cloud. 1t is quite possible that the
unusually warm weather OF the last two days
may have had something to do with the phe-
nomenon. Warm air laden with moisture ris-
ing from the valleys would, on becoming cooled
by the SHOWS and ice of the mountain peak,
make such clouds as were seen yesterday, and
small suowstorms might have been raging about
the summit.
v. A. Pussy, superintendent of county schools,
was busy yesterday in sending out blank forms
to the clerks OF the different school districts OF
the county, for the purpose OF securing STATS
tics. The clerks are required to furnish the
school census and a report of the standing OF
their respective districts. Mr.. Pussy says that
the increase in the population of school age has
been very large for the past three years, being
5000 or 1900 per annum. In 1883 1t was about
5000 and last year it was something over $500.
This year the superintendent expects 1t to reach
at least II, 900.
James B. Pearson, vice president OF the Mutual
Benefit Life Insurance Company of Newark, and
f. II. Wright. OF Newark, one OF the directors OF
the company, arrived at tho Rainier hotel yes
terday. Their company has invested good
deal Of money in the West, some OF 1t in the
Puget sound country, and they are out here to
get an idea of the general situation and the out
look for investors here Mr.. Pearson made
similar trip about this time last year. "There
is plenty of money" he said last night, "and
the man who offers good security can get ell no
wants Of it."
John Quirk, representing the National Mail
ing after his company's interests here. This
company had the principal mail contracts on
the Sound in early days and still holds con-
tracts on some of the smaller routes here. It
also owns the steamer Volga, which was brought
around from Portland some time ago and has
been lying idle here since. This boat has just
been chartered by Captain R. G. O'COnnor and
E. T. Bullene, and may be given one OF the
minor mail routes.
J. B. Mcmillan, of Edison, is at the Arlington
hotel. He says that the Skagit county seat fight
between Mount Vernon and Anaeortes will
probably be very lively this fall as Mount Ver-
non will make every effort to hold her own, and
Anacortes will be equally strenuous to secure
the prize. "Anacortes is asking for nothing but
the county seat" said he ''and she seems ready
to let the rest of the county have the Offices. At
present Edison 10 neutral in the conflict"
l. Fl. Griffith, president OF the Consolidated
Street Railway, said yesterday: 81 have been
examining the reports of electric roads in other
cities, and find that considering the number
OF our cars, our operating expenses are just
about the same as In Eastern cities. Labor Of
all kinds is higher in Seattle and that item 10
considerably larger, but We make up in fuel
We burn sawdust, which costs practically moth
ing but the expense of handling"
A private letter, dated New York, May 16, con-
yeys the information of the arrival there, on the
18th instant, of Hon. and Mrs C. n. Ogden
Mr.. Ogden was exhausted by the journey
and only rallied after several days of rest
Dr. LOOMS, the a minent specialist, has advised
him to follow an open-air life as much as posi-.
Bile He will probably remain in New York city
until the weather becomes warmer
l. 8. Willard, accompanied by his wife, re-
turned to the city Friday evening after an alb
sence in the East of six weeks. Mr. Willard
visited his aged mother at Pennington, Ill, ar
irving at his boyhood home April %, after an
absence Of 50 years. While in Illinois Mr. Will
lard visited many old.time friends and enjoyed
family reunion at Galesburg.
Mr.. Hamilton Catlin, of San Francisco, is here
on business. He represents, as assistant man
ager, D. Appleton & Co.'S business on the Pa
cfc coast Mr.. Catlin is the son of Jerome Cat
lin, one of Seattle's best citizens.
A party OF seventeen members of the Mechanic.
cal Engineers Society will arrive here from
Portland on Monday. They are travelling in
special car over the Pacific coast and will come
over the Northern Pacific.
L. G. Randall, who is connected with the Van.
couver land Office, arrived at the Dlller hotel
yesterday. He was accompanied by Mrs. Ran
dali aud Mrs. Bigs, Miss Hartman and Miss
Freeman, of Tacoma.
Lorimer Johnston. who is in Cordray's COM
pany, comes of one of the best known families
in the country. He is grand nephew OF Gen.
eral Albert Sidney Johnston, the famous Con.
federate general.
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