Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-10-07


each mile of new road built by the
company.
During her absence recently, the
house OF Mrs. Ackley, widow holding
claim on the Chehalis river, Just
east OF Pc Ell, was robbed by Walter
Eersteg, who lived near by, of every
thing he could cart away. Deputy
Sheriff Brinker found the missing
goods in Versteg's house, but the cul-
prit himself had fled.
Duncan Mcmillan and Ben Nor
drum, Of New Whatcom, had a half
can OF giant powder which they pro.
posed to set off. They did not get far
enough away when the explosion took
place, and they were knocked down,
their faces blackened and their bodies
burned. They are under the doctors
care and will recover.
The blue prints and specifications
for the work to be done on Gray's
Harbor and for which $4,000 has
been appropriated, show that it is in
tended to entirely block up the middle
channel, and to close up the south
channel, leaving only gap 1000 feet
wide in the center OF the channel for
the passage OF vessels.
A man named Grafton started a
training school for trotting horses at
Woodland and had a number of good
horses in his charge. Last week he
sold everything belonging to the
different horse.owners and drew all
the money on the horses that he
could and left for the East. A. X.
Davidson found his trotting horses
in livery stable at Vancouver with a
bill OF SIS, besides a stable bill, against
him. There were five or six horses
pawned in that way,
John Wicks and Charles Ruckels
recently made a trip to Mount st.
Helens, in which they broke all prev.
ious records for speed in climbing the
summit of that snow-capped peak.
They made the ascent from the
timber-line in just three hours and
three minutes-the shortest time on
record. On the summit they remained
but few minutes, as it was too cold
for comfort. On returning home,
they left the foot of the mountain at
g o'clock A. NJ. and arrived at Kalama
at P. M, making two-hour stop, for
dinner.
The first case connected with the
States powers to establish harbor
lines will come up in the United
States Supreme Court, Oct. II, and
the decision will be looked for with
much interest. The case to be tried
will be that OF Yesler VS.. State Harbor
Line Commission, asking for a perma-
nent injunction against the latter
establishing harbor lines at Seattle.
The case involves many points at is
sue in the case between the Hoquiam
Mill Co. VS.. The Commission, with re-
gard to the establishment of harbor
lines at Hoquiam.
Tacoma Vest Coast Trade: The
State of Washington, though young
in years, and capable of development
far beyond the record it is making for
itself at present, is still holding its
own as producer, many Of the older
states having to take seat con.
siderably in the rear when it comes to
the value of its estimate. On a con.
servative basis the product for this
year is as follows: Grain of all kinds
produced, about 100000 bushels,
worth perhaps $1O,5OO,OOO; hops,
valued at 81 GOO, 600; coal $6,OOO,OOO;
cattle $1,OO0,OO0; sheep, $350OOO
precious metals, about $50OOOO;
fisheries, 81 800 600; lumber, shingles,
lathes, $2.5OO,OO0. These products
foot mp $22,45O,OOO. TO these must
be added the output of stone, lime
and manufactured articles that will
porbably swell the annual product to
$25,OOO,OOO.
Thanks to the active steps of the
State Board of Health, Washington
has been afforded thorough protection
from the invasion OF cholera by means
OF immigrants. Letters addressed the
Canadian Pacific and the Northern
Pacific railroads have been given
prompt attention. DR.. Geo. H. Arm
strong, secretary of the board, has re.
ceived official notification from the
Canadian Pacific road that no more
immigrants will be landed within the
borders of the State pending the ex-
istence of the disease. Unofficial in
formation has been received from the
Northern Pacific to the same effect.
Thus the avenues most to be dreaded
have been effectually guarded. Infor-
nation has also been received from
Surgeon General Walter Wyman that
financial help could not be expected
from the government except in case