The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-11-04
OLGA NEWS ITEMS.

On January LIST the order of the day
will be "Sharpen drills and advance on
Mt. Constitution"
Nils Matson is not pulling up any
fruit trees these days, but is clearing
and ditching land to put out more.
John Ohlert is expected to return
soon from the Trail Creek country to
commence work ON the Skylark lead
on Mt. Lake.
Payton Reddick has a fruit house
well-filled with apples, and has conf
dence in the future of this county for
both fruit and mineral in pay streaks.
Messrs. Gray, Moore, Doak, Cum
ningham, Emch, Davis, Jones and
Snowden all display fine samples OF
choice fruit from young orchards this
year.
Some of our citizens have recently
removed to Whatcom, but as they final
lY decided to leave us the pOstOtfice and
wharf we are still able to do business
at the old stand.
Anthony Ohlert's trading schooner
Illiamna phys between Olga and What
com and makes an occasional trip to
Seattle with fruit aud produce. This
weekly service gives good satisfaction.
Joseph Hilton says Orcas has as good
prospects for mineral as Mt. Baker ana
he has prOspected both. He is now in
WhatcOm to organize a company for
diamond drill prospecting on Mt. Con-
stitution.
The Greenhorn Mining Co., capital
500, 200, is reported by Mr.. Holmes,
yice-president, to have perfected ar
rangements to commence active devel-
opment work on their group of five
claims on Mt. Lake in the near future.
To Anthony Ohlert belongs the
credit of discovery of the groupings of
the first good quartz lead on Orcas
island. The work done on this lead
shows up solid body of ore % inches
in width, increasing in width and as
savs showing increase of value with
depth. The value is mainly in gold.
Klondyke and Mt. Baker are all
right, but what's the matter with Mt.
Constitution? According to good au-
thorities the formation and surface in
dications on Orcas are similar and
equally as good as on Texada island,
where capital is developing many good
claims and shipping some high-grade
ore. Lack of confidence and capital
and too much KlOndyke seems to be
the only difficulty. Distance is playing
his old tricks i'm the loan business in
1 the matter of enchantment.
Tn the contest case of F. r. Walker
and 8. D. Robertson on behalf of the
neople of Olga VS.. James Mcdonald,
before the State Land board, October
20. protest was made against an appll-
cation to purchase tide land fronting a
dedicated street OIL which is free pub.
lie wharf built by the people. AS the
testimony of the protestants developed
these facts, OF which Mr.. Mcdonald
claimed ignorance, in part, he agreed
with the commissioners to waive his
rights of purchase and appeal for The
land under contest and was therefore
awarded the remainder fronting his
INLAND. The total cash expense OF this
nrotest was 81. No lawyer was EN-
nloved. and the thanks OF the com
mnnity are due to the board for thu
very fair and considerable treatment OF
this case on behalf of the people.
The champion stingy man used Z
live on Orcas. According to all &C
counts he was world-beater. 1t wa!
in boom times and spuds were scarcel
| than nuggets in the Klondyke. Thi!
man-caIi him Ben Franklin, for shor
had q few mighty small potatoes
they were not up to the Orcas standard
Int neighbor wanted q sack for seed
!. The neigRbor offered Ben fiye-dolla
bill in payment. Ben had no change
Int the man took the spuds and thre'
months later offered payment again
Ben charged him $3.50 and 10 per cen
} interest. Shortly after this deal BEL
, cot in debt to the other man for abou
the same amount; it ran on for a6ou
{ the same length of time, and when Bel
came to settle he insisted on dlsc0un
- - - GOLD BUG.