Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-05-23

NO. 81
manzanita, which was thought TO have
Deen Killed, Is showing signs of life aud
WIN pull through all right. On his
"Trip Mr.. Henderson sold fine fruit
ranch at West Sound to d client.
The Langdon limestone quarry at
East Sound has received orders enough
to keep IL running for year and will
give employment TO twenty men. The
orders received were from the smelters
at Everett, Tacoma and Portland, and
the limestone will be used for huXing
purposes. The limestone quarries of
the Islands, with the development Of
The mines of Western Washington, will
prove bonanza for their owners.
William Miller, an old.time resident
OF Crow valley on Orcas island, has
among his curios an antique threshing
machine. IL Is Of the old sweep class,
and was imported from England to
Victoria by the. Hudson's Bay company
In 1913. -Four years later Mr.. Miller
purchased 1t from the company and
took IL TO Orcas island, where il did
good service continuously until 1889.
Now Mr.. Miller keeps 1t as a curiosity.
j. Wayland Clark, of the Fairhaven
foundry, Is something of "A horticul-
turist. He has a fruit ranch ON Orcas
island I'm which he intended 10 take
great pride. Last fall he carefully
planted sixty fruit trees as a starter.D
This spring when he visited his ranch
with some expectation OF finding the
trees in healthy condition, me found
that some party wanted the trees so
much that every last one Of them ex-
cept three had been stolen. But Mr..
Clark has added so much TO his horU-
cultural knowledge.
News comes to Fairhaven that w.
Denmark Mckay, erstwhile citizen
OF Fairhaven, and very popular Young
man withal, is shortly to lead "A wealthy
Portland belle TO the h altar. Since
leaving Fairhaven Mr.. Mckay has
been travelling for Il Portland house,
aud it would seem making love in the
meantime.
The yacht Myth sprang "A leak on
Saturday afternoon shortly after she
left New Whatcom, and was forced to
put into Smugglers' cove, where the
leak was stopped, and Sunday after
noon she continued on her voyage To
Victoria. A number Of the yachts
were seen by some parties who come in
from Victoria yesterday, among them
the j. j. Hill, on which Max Kuner
was photographic artist. According TO
report Max was taking the titude Of
the surrounding mountains, instead of
the soundings Of the gulf, but all the
same the J. j. Hill was doing fine sail
ing, and is now no doubt anchored i'm
Victoria harbor.
On Uncle John Benefits ranch be-
yOnd Squalicum there are lots Of rho
dodendrOns. a Blaine lady Yesterday
had basket full, all in bloom, which
she procured there and which she was
taking to the international city. The
rhOd dendron Is popularity supposed to
be the state flower, aud Il is stately
Hover, although IL does seem 10 be
somewhat scarce. Kitsap county il
said 10 be the home Of the "rhody,"
and there ii ilourishes like green bay
tree.
day from u business trip to Tacoma.
Mr.. Atkinson reports the greatest con-
lidence expressed by bankers and busi-
ness men Of the City Of Destiny in the
future Of Bellingham bay, both COM
mercially and as n place for invest
ments. 81 Is tho best place today on
Puget sound" said Mr.. Atkinson en-
Enthusiastically, "and the people Of other
Sound cities admit the fact. And fur
ther, there Is no better time to invest
than right now"
There IL an unassuming young man,
30 years Of age, In New Whatcom, who
claims 10 have solved the problem Of
perpetual motion. Four months ago
he perfected the machine, and since
that time, by night and day, it has
never stopped moving. And he claims
that IL will continue 30 move until it
has worn itself out, which, If prop
erly made, will not be for
century at least The man
il an inventor, IA born mechanical
genius, as a number Of inventions
which he has in his room shows. lie
is goldsmith ana jeweler by trade,
but does not work at his calling for
some reason or other, and his nights
are devoted to working out and improv-
ing upon bis Inventions. a FIRE in a
New York hotel about year ago, by
which some thirty-six people lost Their
lives, set him TO work on fire escape.
He completed IL, and without doubt it
is the best yet invented. A pump. "A
newspaper folder and several other inn
proved mechanical contrivances attest
to the mans inventive genius His
name Is withheld at his own request.
Captain u. w. Benson took the fish
ing schooner Bellingham out for "a trial
trip on Sunday, accompanied by IA
number Of friends. The schooner
worked like charm. Point Roberts
was reached i'm fifteen minutes and the