The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-06-08


the Editor left for the Satsop last
Saturday afternoon, bound, in part
for fishing on the West branch. The
storm caught us at Bingman's place
On the East branch, and we accepted
his hospitality, listening to the patter
of the rain globules on the shakes and
growing at the powers that be. Sun
day afternoon we got over to Jos.
Cartairs, inspected the splendid farm
and spent the night with the hospita-
BILE farmer, returning Monday with
out fishing the West branch, 20 miles
from Shelton. Bingham tried hard to
help us capture several fine trout.
plainly seen in the stream at his place,
but two hours of hard work, failed to
hook a single fish. Flies, trolls,
worms, meat or salmon roe, Bing-
mans trained fish were alike disdain-
full, and we could hardly repress a
secret desire for a dynamite cartridge
or something to get them with. How
ever, Barger spent all last week try
ing to capture one of these fish, so we
have no complaint. The Carstairs
holdings are the largest in the valley,
although several of the settlers are
fast making splendid farms. This
farm contains about 100 acres, 100
under fence, and mostly in cultiva-
ton. Hay is the main product, as the
Carstairs make business of raising
cattle. Fine grazing lands surround
their fields and their cattle are in fine
condition. In year or two all the
land will be slashed, and the whole
will be in one large tract d mile long
by over quarter wide. The CO mfor
table log farm house and large barns
are on a 40-acre tract short distance
away. Six miles west they have
another $50 acre tract, with about 100
acres slashed and in grazing condi-
ton. James Carstairs occupies this
place, and takes care of the large
number of cattle being fattened there.
They find stock raising most profita-
bic because they find market on foot.
Soneday the railroad will reach them,
and the extensive Satsop Valley will
be found the most valuable and ri CHI
est farming section in the state.
SUNDAYS SToRM.-A thunder storm
of unusual severity broke over the
Northwest Saturday evening and con-
siderable rain fell during tn e next SO
hours. Although the thun der was
loud and the rain h eavy in this vicini-
ty, no damage of any kind was done
about the county, and the streams
rose but slightly. On the exposed
Sound many small boats were capsiz-
ed by the opening squal1, but fortuna
tely none of the occupants sustained
greater damage than a wetting. In
Tacoma flimsy FLAT" fell down, in
juring several inmates, and a large
mill shed blew down in Cheha1is.
This is the extent of the damage near
the Sound. The shower proved very
refreshing to vegetation, and every
thing has made a rapid growth since.
The storm was said to be severe off
the coast. Telegraph comn1unica
ton was irregular all over the state.
JUDGE IRWIN A BENEDICT.--It is re-
ported that Judge Mason Irwin was
married Thursday at Montesano, but
as to the bride deponent sayeth not.
The Olympia bar selected and for
warded an elegant silver pitcher ap-
propriately inscribed, with their con-
gratulations in a docum ent of legal
phraseology, such as the Judge has
been inf1icting on other suitors before
the bench. 1t is safe to say that the
Mason County bar and those who en-
joy personal acquaintance with Judge
Irwin, extend their best wishes.