The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-02-01
Correspondence and County Notes.


ydlc SCHOOL at u MON O1Cy last week
after session of four months. She
had pleasant party for the scholars
the evening after it closed. 1t has
been fortunate for those who have
been able to attend, that she has kept
the school, in the absence of a dis
trict school.
Report says that the Company who
have been running the Rainier, have
procured the Edith and will put her on
the route between Union City and
Seattle. If so this will be much more
convenient for travellers as she has
berths, while the Rainier had none,
and these are very convenient when
the steamer leaves at half past three
in the morning. She will also proba-
bly, make quicker time than the Rainier
We regret to learn that the late
flood On the Skokomish completely
carried away the school house above
Henry Lathams.
Miss Mary Graham returned last
week to the Reservation, after visit
of about tive months in Southern
Oregon.
Hon. Edwin Ee1ls, Indian Agent,
and DR.. Newburne, Supt. of the Puy-
a1lup reservation, left the SKokomish
reservation last week after stay of
two or three days. While here Mr..
Eells turned over all the property to
DIR. Newburne, who will henceforth be
in charge. From here they go to the
Chehalis and Quinaielt reservations,
where the government property will
be transferred. Soon after this Mr..
Eells will go out of Office, as the Ind
ians have advanced Sc far in civiliza-
ton that the office of Indian Agent
for them has been abolished. 1t is
twenty-three years and eight months
since Mr.. Eells was first appointed to
this Office, by President Grant. For
eleven years he was Agent at Skoko-
mish, haying also charge of the
Clallams, then he was moved to the
Snohomish reservation, and all the
reservations on the Sound, ten in
number, were given to him.. A year
later he was moved to the Puyallup
reservation, and his territory divided,
the five southern ones being allotted
to him, namely, the Puya1lup, Mis-
qually, Squakson, Skokomish and
Chehalis. Afterwards the Shoa1water
Bay and Quinaie1t reservations were
added. He also had charge of day
schools at Port Gamble and Dunge-
ness.
The Indians, tired of waiting for
County to repair the bridge across the
Skokomish, went to work yesterday
and repaired it so that it is passab1e.
There is still, however, something left
for the County to do, including the re-
placing of one of the sheer booms
above the bridge, which went out, and
the fastening down of the approach
which has been replaced, SO that
another freshet will not take it away
again.
Rev. M. Eells has given to Whit
man College, at Wa1la Wa11a, his col
lection of minerals, shells and woods,
numbering over eight hundred speci-
ments, six hundred of which are min
erals. Among these are two mani
h %sxe 4. Il
from Port Williams, Clal1am county;
another similar tooth from Point No
Point, sulphur from Sicily, marble
from Spain and Egypt, syenite from
Scotland, lava from the Sandwich
Islands, Cryolite from Greenland,
where is the only known mine in the
world, and Spar from Iceland.
Mrs. L. w. Parkhurst, we are glad
to say, is recovering slowly. Her
mother, Mrs. Capt. w. B. Haines, of
Seatt1esis still with her, but expects
to returh hope next week. S.
HooDsPoRT, Jan. % '95,
Mr.. Poole has been out en- his claim
on the big burn for few days.
Maris Hansen and WIT. Putnam
were out from the Lake ovefSunday.
The planKing on the bridge over
the North Fork on the South Fork
trail has been put en- again.
Rufus LeBar was in town for few
days. He has aft of snow on his
ranch at the South Fork, and came
near losing his new barn during the
late freshet.
Hartman and Wheeler Nance from
Dewatto, Geo Carmen, from Happy
Valley, c. J. Sund and tive or three
others from Lillewaup, and some of
he boys from Simpso ms camp, were
visitors here last Sunday.
One of the familiar sights to Hoods
port people nowadays is "old' George
KcKay on his daily promenade up the
county road toward the Pot1atch.
There is some curiosity as to what he
has cached up there,
Jack Graham is back from 2wks
trip to Hadlock and S cattle.
Messrs Palmer. Qu;mby, Look and
Church came out from the Lake and
went to Seattle.
1t is reported that Hardman Nance
will soon build house here for him
self and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vic Muller, Miss Josie
Wilkins and James Kilgallen from
Humma Humma were here for two or
three days. Jimmie looked a wee bit