The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-05-22
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SKELETONS WATER SYSTEM:-JdC i
Shaw has completed the large dam a
the head Of the water supply and thu
smaller one will be completed in few
days. About $500 feet of new six incl
supply pipe has already been laid, and
will be connected with the big dam
and on completion of the other dam
that will also be connected with thu
supply line. The dams are well con
structed, bedded into the hard-pan an6
will retain all the water produced by
the springs, which must certainly keer
the big reservoir on the hill running
over all through the year. The new
supply line has been laid on grade and
there should be no hydraulic puzzles
to interfere with the free flow of the
water. The four inch pipe of which
the old line was composed will be laid
residents want water and fire protec-
ton. The improvements made in the
water system will reach $500, but the
water supply once made satisfactory
will be permanent and should cause nc
expense for years. The sy tenn is self
supporting and also pays the interest
on the bonds for its original cost, and
in the lower part of town, especially,
where the wells must be more or less
contaminated, every household will
want city water. This work comp1et-
ed Shelton will have the best gravity
system and the finest water in the
state. Settling the water question
is the greatest trouble in any town or
city, and Shelton has settled it cheap
ly.
Fresh ranch butter 80 cents per roll.
MCDONALD O'NEILL.
Isaac Dobson has recently written
to friends on the Sound, from Aratpu,
New Zealand, where he has been
engaged as lumber inspector since
February. He left the Sound last
October, bound for Sidney, N. S. w.
via Hawaii, and afterwards went
to New Zealand. He says: Men work
ing in the woods get from So to $40 per
week and board, while men at the
mills get $3.50 per day and board them
selves. will be pleased to state more
particulars about logging operations
in my next letter, such as the kind of
steam donkeys used, roads, etc My
opinion is that America can beat the
earth at getting out lumber. It sur
prised me to find such fine timber as
they have here, and lots of it. too. A
kind called kauri is the favorite, and
fetches the highest price. It contains
more clear, fine finishing lumber than
any timber I ever saw except Cali
fornia redwood. They get price for
it, too-from $3.50 to $40 per thous-
and. Logs are worth $40 per thousand
at the mills, measured around the
girth, half way between the butt and
top, allowing six inches off the circum-
ference for the bark. We are now
loading four vessels for Sydney, Mel
bourne; London and Cape Town.
There is one thing sure, that if I had
the old Commercial mill in operation
here, for, say two seasons, with the
markets and prices they are getting,
think l could give the stockholders
repetition of the memorable dividends
of 1889. It would pay the mill men
here to take a trip to America and get
points about manufacturing.
When you get sick you will save
money by consulting your reliable
druggist A. w. Shelley Quite a few
people know this now from experience.
While in Seattle last week we visited
the third annual bench show given by
the Seattle Kennel club. where about
one hundred dogs of high degree were
on exhibition. Several rare breeds
were represented. from the excessively
ugly English bulldog, labelled "dau-
gerous," to the sweet little ladies'
Spitz poodle. Several big fello = S
with heads as large as lion, were
among the lot and the exhibit WIS in
teresting to one who can understand
and appreciate dog-ology.
Did you know we are still selling
Simond Saws foe 80 cents per foot
MCDONALD & O'NE1LL.
Several parties of Shelton's young
folks visited the dance at Mrs. Nc
Donald's comfortable farm house in
Little Skookum last Saturday night,
and they enjoyed the usual good ii ne.
In fact. some of the boys are very en-
thusiastic over their reception aud
kindly treatment at the hands of the
hands of the Kamilche young ladies',
and are anxious to go again even if
some of tn EN- did come home on three
wheels.
Shelley's Dyspepsia cure has cured
hundreds of people in Shelton and Ma
son.
Sam Schumacher dropped into town
Sunday, from his sojourn in Southern
California, and he is heartily glad to
get back again. He made the trip
back by easy stages, finding nothing
so good as this vicinity for the labor-
ers. Southern California is noted for
its climate, and its chief means of sup
port, aside from its fruit industry, is
from tourists and health seekers. Phil
Ashmun is still at Santa barbara and