The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-01
NoRrHwE,r NEWS.


people should note this fact
The Steele ash trap on Sandy point. Lum-
mi island. has started TO catch Cab The
trap IL supposed to be the largest In the
world
The ChehaHs County Horticultural -
ctety has been organized, with Abel Goss.
Melbourne, - president and J. u Carter,
Of WynoochiA. secretary.
c. B. Bash. formerly auditor e okano-
gan county. but nov . rssicent Of Port
Townsend. - .nterestd IN . nicksl claim
on johnson creek. Conconuiiy.
The Fairhsvea D New Whatcom raj
way Is running = switch into the xcCue
wharf, 50 that freight can be handled from
steamers with greater facility.
The Everett 4 Monte cr.sto road b
building = side track on the Everett side
Of the river from Harris mill Lumber viii
be transported across the river In scowh
1t Is reported that the trip to be made
by the U. s. 8. Phiiadeiphia to Puget
sound VIII be deferred until after July 7.
when she viii attend the celebration Of
Mexican var veterans at Monterey. Cal
A. WATSON. ex-crstons inspector Of
Port Townsend. and W. A. Haitermal. Of
the same place. have been investigating
a number OF mining properties In the
Palmer Mountaia gold belt with . view to
making Investments
J. H White reports . thriving Republic
can club Of some forty members al Point
Roberts. They h6.d meetings In one Of
Brewsser's buildings On the West Side.
This win be the greatest Republican year
In the history Of the state. says the Blaine
Republican.
ferry on the Columbia river, says there
Is considerable travel over the route this
spring. A great many immigrants are
coming In from the Big Bend and Paiouss
countries and are taking UP or buying
ranches In Okonogan county.
The candidacy Of c. d. Timer. editor Of
the Port Angeles Trtbuas-T.mes. for the
Republican nomination for lieutenant gov
erner II announced. M. George Timer.
city editor Of the Tribune-Times. also
states that he Is . candidate for the Re
publican nomination for representative
c. n. Black ard son. George returned
to Victoria Friday from = three months
surveying and prospecting tour IN the
Peace river country. Their trip was very
successful. and NJ. Black IN highly salts
fed with the prospects for securing an
abundance Of wealth In that new gold
field
Tbs Sunday Post-Iatelligencer now
reaches Aberdeen early la the afternoon Of
the day It Is published. making the run
from Seattle by freight train and railroad
bicycle. The Aberdeen daily list OF that
valuable newspaper. says the Aberdeen
Recorder. has more than doubled within
tho past thirty days and stili grows.
People residing IN Washington. says the
Aberdeen Argus, ought 10 thanh their
stars" that they live In q country where
cyclones. disastrous storms and heavy
thunder and lightning are practically TN
known. The past week VIII be recorded
IN history as period Of vast destruction
OF the Eastern states by tornacoes, ex-
trerne heat and disastrous foods
A company has been Incorporated IN
The Dalles with q capital stock OF IS. 90
fov the purpose OF putting iato operation
general freight and passenger line be-
tween Goidencaie and The Dalles. Tho
corporate name Is DaIIes Goiiendais
Transportation Company. organized under
the laws OF Oregon to Go business Ia both
Oregon and Washington. and with ali the
privileges granted to common carriers
by the laws OF both states
This has not been such a bas season for
Aberdeen. says the Aberdeen Recorder.
Within less than two months, w!thou, a
dollar OF bonus, three industries, each en-
ploy!ng quite number Of men have loca.-
ed here. viz the Western Union Telegraph
Cross Arm Factory. established by Nc
Corrick 4 Brown: the new salmon can
merry 70 Be put n at once BY n Herrtck. as
sisted by local capital. and now the staye
factory 10 be established by Meesrs
Jones h Eastman, for which machinery "a
now on the way
Prof Langhamner Is going 70 srecs a
large milling plant On the property OF the
Wysrdottte Mining and Milling COMPANY
IN the Simtlkameen district. The mil
"a az present constructed Will ,res, from
nifty to sixty tons per day, but II Is being
equippst with machinery OF foc-ton cana
city. II is what might be termed a com
einasfon NIL. the principal feature Of
which - an improved cyanide process Of
Mf. LansSaurer's own Invention. II viii
% ouIt IN terrace style. Eve stories h.xh.
ana lighted with electricity.
Joe Irving aud Bud Ford, of Everett -.
taotishe1 two wood camps early las, ws.k
and have already started to an u. eo,-
tract with the Everett Pulp 4 PAPER Com
pany. which calls for ss.sce cords WITHIN
twelve moths. amounting 20 about Ssn ooa
OF this S,ao cords. aae are To BE- s,,.i
wood. and 1900 pulp wood, 500 each 81
mr.. spruce and cotton wood The eou.-a-t
for the latter. 500 cords Of cotton we'd
has been suelst to Mr.. Butler, a, su,,ar'
One camp has been established near suo-
ac1n.sh. where the g.as cords OF rprucs
wood VII Dc taken out and noated down
the river TIE other camp In q mile ana a
na1 oeyoaa Hartford. ca the En> of the
Esefett = Monte Crss,o read, where fsf,v
men are employed In getting out the re-
mining 4.ao cords. BIc Ford VIII put In
MOST cs MS tine AZ this camp, from which
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