The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-07-13

Union has the following to say about
the fruit prospects, and gives Mason
credit for big cherry yield: '1n the
southwestern part of the state the
prune crop looks well, and will be of
excellent quality, and IL paying guam
titles The cherry output has hardly
reached the expectations of growers,
owing to the cold snap during the
b1ossoming time; but the quality. for
all that, is very good, and it is only IN
certain unfayored sections that the
crop has been really short. Five trees
in different sections of the state have
grown over thousand pounds of fruit
to the tree. These are, one N Union
City, Mason county; one i'll Thurston
county, east of Olympia; one on the
ranch of d. M Ross, at Payullup; one
in Kent, owned by 7. M. Alvord, and
tree in Snohoinish. When It is I'M
derstood that from 400 to 500 pounds
to the tree is good output, it will be
seen from these instances that the crop
i'll certain localities is exceptionally
good, and that only where high water
nd frost has worked a heavy damage
has the fruit proved failure.
| THE TIDE LANDS.-The Tide land
| Appraisers John E. Forbes, Chas.
Saegar and Robert Fairbairn, have be-
gun surveying the oyster lands, being
at work in Oyster bay this week, The.
appraisers have been allowed the priv
| i1ege of selecting their own surveyor
and are held responsible to the Land
Commissioner. The board have al
ways contended that all persons who
have planted oysters or made bona
tide improvements on tide land prior
to March, 1890, we're entitled to secure
such lands, and they have been sus-
tanned by the supreme court. 1t is GER
tain that if lands valuable for oysters
are held in reserve by the state, that
it will work injury on the trade, and to
the interests of Mason County, and
the apprairers will do all possible to
aid the holders of these land to secure
title thereto.
| THE NEW BOAT.-Capt Tew is per-
fecting his arrangements to build a
new boat for the Shelton route in
place of the Willie. He expects to
build the boat in Shelton, using all
home materials and as many local
workmen, as can be utilized Mer-
chants and business men are expected
to help the work along by taking stock
and in other ways so that each will
have an individual interest in sup
porting the boat after it is completed.
Capt. Tew's idea is to construct boat
not as large as the Aberdeen, but on
similar lines and one that will prove
nearly as speedy We hope that the
project will be generally supported,
good boat can be maintained. which
will always work for She1ton's best in
| terests.
For the convenience of the farmers
residing between Shelton and Olympia,
and for an improvement in the mail
service at Kamilchie, mail route by
land is being talked up; together with
the establishment of post office at
Mud Bay. The farmers in the Little
Skookum valley, and especially the
farmers and oystermen about Oyster
Bay, haye d miserable mail service,
worse than it was twenty years ago.
The mail route, as suggested, would be
a great convenience and benefit ito
several hundred farmers.
A meeting of the residents of ALLYN.
Detroit, Hartstein Island and other
North Bay points is to be held with
view of establishing closer trade re-
lations with Tacoma. The business
men of Shelton should encourage a
steamer to increase the business with
this place; and also handle the pro-
duce of these ranchers.
Talking about terrible, hair splitting
Oaths, that of the heather Chinese
is peculiar. III the municipal court at
Seattle the other day six chinaman were
called upon by the court to take the
oath. Over the carcasses of slaught-
cred hens they swore to tell tbs truth,
the whole truth and nothing but the
truth.
CARD OF THANKS.-Shelton Lodge
@ 1. o. o. F. wish to expires their
thanks to the Ladies who so generously
assisted in preparing the supper, to
the Shelton band for music and the
public who so generously patronized
our Ball on july 4th.
By ORDER OF COMMITTEE.
Base ball was played on the prairie
last Sunday between the Shelton
scrubs and the scrubs of Shelton. The
scrubs beat and will try it again next
Sunday for practice.
Olympia is still train1ess but three
steamers are making up the transport
alton, Capt. Hatch's Monticello, the
Multnomah and the Aberdeen.
T. HE bark r. X. Ham Port Blakely
/ lumber vessel went ashore on Dunge-
E ness Spit Sunday night, while enroute
e from San Francisco to Port Blakely
for lumber, will be total loss. A
heavy westerly swell and a stiff breeze
have embedded the bark deep in the
. shifting sands. Four tugs made an