The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-15
THE PASSING THRONG.


Occidental yesterday, says that there Is gresf
activity in logging In his neighborhood sines
the Stimson mill began cutting timber ana
building logging road from Marysvills %
Arlington. "There are about 200 men employees
In the camps directly north of the town, aua
the stimsons are cutting logs in a great tract a
timber they own around there. There is q greet
deal of cedar in 1t, and very large stretch 81
oid-growth fr, which runs larger than aIs'
equally extensive tract on the Sound. TEa
logging road has been built for about twelsas
miles north OF Marysvflle, and track 10 now BE-.
ing laid further towards Arlington. Al ttes,
rails on the new track are much heavier thirsi
on the first twelve miles, an impression prevails
that 1t 10 intended to extend the road stii
further up the north fork OF the stillaguamis:1
and carry general traffic. The Blakeley Mel
Company owns some small tracts of timbsr
which are entirely surrounded by the stimst:n
holdings, and its logs will probably be haulel
out over the Stimson road"
Thomas McCamant, of Harrisburg, Pa, lisa
guest at the Arlington hotel. Up to May Ia
was auditor general OF the state OF Pennsy1.
vanfa, having been elected to the Office in 1Ses.
Mr. McCamant was second assistant in the ofi.s
of the secretary of the commonwealth for foux.
teen years aud first assistant for seven year,.
He went into Office under Governor Geary, viz,
was elected Just after the war. 81 left the staSe
on this Western trip" he said last night, "befo5s
the Homestead riots occurred. They will havs,
some political effect, but not enough to maks
any appreciate change in the normal Repu5-
lican majority OF the state. Pattison, the DeiJ.
ocratic governor, is simply political accidens
Harrison will get 10000 majority. We haze
heard but little of the Peoples party. but tsss
Changers are strong in our state They a4e
equally divided between the parties and a,.g
detection on their part hurts Democrats as wei
as Republicans"
Thomas H. Garfield and his son, Thomas r.
Garfield, jr., of Burlington, VT, are stopping at
the Grand hotel. Mr.. Garfield, ST., is we'll knoysa
to ID. I. Denny. Henry l. Yesler and O nuIntzr
OF the other old settlers. He is cousin OF tae
late Hon. Eugene Garfield, of Whatcom, AL
will today 60 to Whatcom to visit the widow IT
his relative. Mr. Garfield was one of the pr
jectOrs OF the Northern Pacific, took . leadisg
part in carrying the plan into execution, a1d
was one of the first directors of the road. Ee
came cut to the Coast from the Missouri ripsr
on horseback and was at the Mnllan and Boss-
man passes with the preliminary surveyors Is
early as 1862 Mr.. Garfield is well advanced IN
years now and has retired from active business.
His son intends entering the Vermont Stsae
university this fall.
E. g. Alexander, of South Bend, Is guestof
NJ X. Jones at the Rainier Club. He says that
the South Bend branch of the Northern Pscisc
is likely to be completed by October. Gradiag
has been completed from South Bend to the Hg
cut in the mountains, where work Is proceed.
ing slowly, as six-foot vein OF blue clay has
been encountered. Blasting and the pick AID
shovel have proved Intellectual, and the men tSe
now digging II ont with mattocks. However,
track is close up to it from the east side, aod
can be pushed right through when this cutis
finished. Alarming works has been tablist1d
at South Bend at a cost OF $4,000 and as there's
plenty of hemlock timber around, there is so
n M n cat fha axtr
John De There, one of the propsietors Of me
Bellingharn Bay Express. is a guest at tsle
Arlington hotel. having just returned from a
visit to q brother at Dayton. In 1876 Mr.. s)e
There worked in lumber mill at Port Blskesey
an ordinary laborer. He was industries,
and soon got position with the Puget A@u
Company. Some years later he turned his at.
teution TO journalism and secured an interest
in the paper OF which he is now part proprieGr.
He Is good writer and an ardeat Republican.
F. Fl. Mason, of Spokane, his wife and daush.
ter are visiting this city after an absence zof
eight years Mr.. Mason Is a jobber in the hszd-
ware trade and reports business as being faSty
good. He said that Seattle and Spokane were
fine examples OF cities which had prospered &c
spite railroad discrimination against them. lie
admitted that seattle firms were cutiin Ito
the wholesale trade of Eastern Washington,
and that their enterprise Was being rewarcetSoy
extensive patronage
George F. Kyle, Of Anscortes, is guest at she
SnoqUalmie hotel. Mr.. Kyle Is com,no.ly
known As one of the fathers OF Whstcom, NV.
ing settled there when the town was buz
hamlet aud contained only few people. H. Is
now largely interested in Anacortea
Judge Richard Osborn and Colonel Thors.s
NJ heeo' j., OF the United States land of.,e.
nave soae 10 LAKE crescent Tor lev oss9s.
Colonel Reeds family Is there and will retsru
with him on Thursday