The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-08-14
Correspondence And County Notes.
Hoop CANAL. Aug. IL. 1906.

Correspondence And County Notes.
HOOD CANAL, Aug II, 1896.
| BORN, July 26, at Skokomish to the
wife of J. M. Spar, son. Also on
the 30th to the wife of A. p. Peterson,
| son.
Died at Stevenson. Brithish Column
bia, Calmen Whitney, aged twenty
one, half breed of the reservation.
He was born near Seabeck, and his
father was one of the first captains on
the st. Patrick, the first steamer to
run regularly on Hood Canal. ca1mon
left the reservation about two months
ago for Frazer River to fish for the
season, but was taken with fever
and died. A party of eight left last
Friday to bring home the body.
The bark Canada, Captain Wickburg
arrived at Union City last Friday,
where she will load with piles for San
Francisco.
G. A. Hill, of Tacoma came over last
Friday, and brought grave stone
which he put at the grave of Della Lee
Claire, Nowitch Man the grandfather
of Miss Della had it done. It weighs
eight hundred pounds.
A quantity of early potatoes have
been dug in the Skokomish bottom for
market at Shelton, mainly by T. Webb
Sweetland, and Spar. All complain
that they are turning out very poorly
on account of dry weather.
A few tons of hay were caught out
in the late rain, but most of it has been
sheltered and is in good condition.
E. Simpson has established small
camp near Hoodsport, where he is get
ting out telegraph poles.
Mr.. Clark, of Dewatto is spending
the summer in the mines of British
Columbia, thousand miles north of
Vancouver. He is fortunate however
as he has drawn good wages since he
left Vancouver.
Mrs. Montague was taken from Har-
rison to Seattle last week, very sick
with dropsy. The doctor there said
she could not live but few days.
We regret to learn that r. Wyatt, of
Holly is dangerously i'll with hemor-
rhage of the lungs.
DR.. Davis with party from Seattle
have a camp near Holly. Mrs. Se1vig
wife of the cashier of one of the Taco
ma banks is at Mr.. Christianson's,
near Holly, with her -mother-in-1aw,
who is sister of Mr.. Christensen.
In fact the whole Canal is lined with
campers, and many a sail whitens its
water. The Delta has been doing a
thriving business with tourists, one re-
port saying that she is clearing seventy
dollars a day, though that may be
somewhat exaggerated.
Messrs F. and C. Wyatt and A.
Pfundt, of Holly, returned to night
after a three weeks cruise on the
Queets river. beyond the Olympics.
Your correspondent recently spent a
night with J. B. Lorain, of Holly, an
old soldier of the civil war. We be-
gan to realize something of the cost of
our country, when he said that his
regiment, the second Michigan Cavalry,
went in the war 1900 strong and after
ward had 800 recruits added to it. and
yet came out with only III men. Also
that on Missionary Ridge, they were
compelled to drink water, which was
bloody with the human blood.
Mrs. c. S. Eells left for her sons
home in Fremont.
While burning brush week before
last, the barn of ]. Robinson on the
reservation caught fire and was entire
1y consumed. The house of Chehals,
Jack also caught fire, but was discover
ed in time to save it.
The order for changing the Union
City mail schedule came today. Our
mail carrier now intends moving to
Shelton soon. S.