The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-26
THE PASSING THRONG.

A. b. Howells and Mr.. ana Mira W. E. Smith.
OF Port Angeles, are stopping at the Grand, on
their way home from Olympia Mr. Howells 10
chairman OF the county board OF tide land APP
praisers and associate editor Of the Democrat
Leader. Mr.. Smith and his brother, the mayor
OF Port Angeles, are the engineers who surveyed
the tide landA 1.-THE appraisement of the Port
Angeles tide lands has been completed" said
Mr.. Howells. "ano Mr.. Smith and myself went
up to Olympia to file the plat and appraisement
with the state land commission. The whole ap-
praisemens aggregates about $4,000, and 10 a.
follows: Laurel street to Oak street, 500 per
acre: Oak to Cherry. 81 500 per acre; Cherry to
Valley. 81, SO per acre; Valley to Pine, 81, 500 per
acre; Tumwate: to D street, $500 per acre; D
street to the Lagoon waterway, $500 per acre:
Lagoon around the spit three miles, $500 per
acre; head of spit to Eiwah river. SIS per acre;
Laurel street to Lincoln street. $3.50 per acre;
Lincoln to Chase, 500 per acre: Chase to Vine.
500 per acre: Vine to Francis, 500 per acre;
Francis to east end OF townslte, 500 per acre;
end OF townsite to Morse creek. SIS per acre.
At these figures there will be no difficultv in
selling the entire tract in one day, providing
there are no obstacles 70 periecting title. The
people are very anxious to have the land put
more quickly sold. Our city Il wide-awAke
and stirring, and no city on the Sound 10 more
prosperous. The railroad to Port Ludlow 10 q
sure thing, a. the entire amount OF the subsidy
asked for has been subscribed This line will
make our city almost - near the wheat fields
OF Eastern Washington as Seattle. After this
enterprise has been cllnched We shall take up
the road prof ected to run through the Quilla-
yute country, and on which two different
parties OF capitalists are now figuring"
Warmer z Smith and Mfs. Smith. OF Port
Angeles, have been in the city for . few days.
Mr.. Smith il by occupation asurveyor. a. IL also
his brother. Norman smith, the present mayor
OF Port Angeles. w. Z. Smith was county sur
veyor Of Clallam county for the past two years
and has become thoroughly familiar with that
country, not only - such official but from
having surveyed several townships OF govern
ment land there. Last year he was interested
with his brother Norman who ran preliminary
survey of q railroad some thirty miles west of
Port Angeles. finding and occupying the only
practicable pass from that part OF the coast
through the Olympic mountains to Solduck
river, one of the streams that form the Quilla-
yute, which drains one Of tho most fertile val
lsys in Western Warrington.
Frank Farrar, publisher OF the Inter Cascade
Miner, ct Galena, 10 stopping ct the Grand.
When no located In the Silver Greek district
only few months ago, the route thither led
through An almost impenetrable wilderness.
He loaded his printing Office into Indian canoes
and padded his way up the skykomish a. far -
he could, ana tnen packed IL ON the backs OF
animals the rest of the distance Since then the
building of the Great Northern has plsced this
district only eight miles away from the station
OF Index, with which it 10 now connected by .
good wagon road.
CR Zsbriskie, Of Tacoma. was In the city yes.
terday. He IL one Of those who has had his all
of baseball during the past two years and does
not enthuse In the least over the prospect for
baseball the coming season. Notwithstanding
the violent opposition to the scheme Mr.. Ia
briskis 10 strongly In favor Of the contemplated
purchase of the water plant In Tacoma. and has
it at his tongues end to show a. we'll % figures,
without actual experiment can show anything,
that the purchase would be advantageous to tho
city,