The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-14
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We ever had around The place. He used 20
s -. u tne cornsr and play his violin by the
I'LL. why, Billy used to take the snstrsi-
II gu, OK soak just to hear him play
ne didn't pay much attention 70 h,s
ciotnes, but he would spend hls last nieke,
Tor button hole bouquet
| hAt > fnae you say Committee sui
cue II Everett Well. that Ia news. what
90 you think Of that. boys" and he told
lei, r VIVA. joe Manson had written 10 the
observation-disclosures about the Count
Ahsre was perceptible movement along
the line In front of the bar. ana as - Nv
common assent one and all said IL was
w - pad Tor the count" 10 do such a
tnin4- Then they commenced to figure on
the possibility Of II being a fake. "The
count wes great on Jokes" said the bar
.ehoer az ne drew small keg OF beer,
punched the bell for nickel and studied
the letter Well, guess It's true the viz
ms are In soak" he continued. That was
.he reason Manson gave for the county
drowning himself In the river at Eyerett.
VINO was the count?" continued the bar
.enaer- Wen, I guess 1t would be hard
20 nnn out his real name. ] don't know II.
He was finely educated and a. one ,sna
was Henry Wizards private secretary"
Inc state Is Matching salmon spawn by
the million, according TO A. c. Little. the
state nsh commissioner who came over
- 9m Tacoma yesterday and so.ourned at
.he Northern The Baker lake hatchery
Is do'ng fairly WELL" said he "At ths
last report we had about 5000 COO salmon
spawned. and were taking more every day.
Inc new hatchery on the ChehaIis river
Is wei under way. We have the fishing
gear al complete and the buildings are
Wen advanced We have about completed
the pond 80 feet long, from which the fish
can go l.500 feet up tie stream II is well
situated Tor handling everything being
right at the head of tidewater, where we
can scow lumber In cheaply. 1t will he
Inc best hatchery on the Coast and will
nave capacity OF II. 900 go for the season,
which VIII last eight months so that we
can take one kind after another. 5000 COO
at one time. We shall spawn the black
or chinook salmon first. then The silver
salmon. and last Of all the stseiheads
We DO not propose to breed any other
KIND or nsh besides salmon under our preg-
ent arrangement but will make re-
port to the legislature recommending more
or less trout Matching That Is the only
other hsh we need to cultivate. The black
bass. pickerel and pike are very ,lestruc-
tive TO other fish. and the United States
hsh commission has refused to furnish
any more fry for that reason. The SAL
mon are small while In fresh water, bat
the other fish attain their full size there.
and prey on the salmon
The kaiama hatchery has net taken
as many fish as IN former seasons because
II Is badly located. II should have been
at least two miles lower down the river
In ordinary seasons Ii Is well enough but
In season like this. when the water is
very low, the fish cannot get UP 10 It.
4 expect soon to get ont circular let
ter to all the leading dealers and fisher
men In the state. In regard to The forth
coming international fish congress iii
Florida hav m M x,,{sA
send either delegates or exhibits of fish,
SO we shall ask the { saers and fishermen
to do what they can toward representing
the state"
A whole magazine article might easily
be written about the odd and ludicrous
signs which one sees on the streets. Lot
for SAIL" says sign board on a low
marshy fiat. Boots BACKED inside" was
an ambiguous promise that used 10 hang
on prominent Portland thoroughfare
Two of these picturesque and unconscious
bits OF humor unit, recently greeted the
eye OF the traveller In certain suburb OF
Seattle. In fact one OF them still exists.
Out on the Fremont car line stands a va
cant lot: near the center Is u signhoard
bearing the inscription, For Salc-lnqulre
Within" For more than a year a house
on Reilin street, now Westiake avenue.
bore the following legend, which must not
party: Fox Terrier Pops FOR Sale
There Is an increase OF - per cent. in
our business over year ago" said N. G..
Hall, general superintendent of the North
ern Pacific Express Company. at the But
Ter. 1T is not IN any particular line hut
seems 10 be due 20 general Improvement
indicating a tidal wave OF prosperity. The
increase In the fish business from the Pa
cihc coast IS something wonderful Our
fish market is gradually extending all
over the East but the market We depend
on more Is I'm the middle states, Wyorrs-
ing, North and South Dakota, Nebraska.
Colorado and Iowa. They formerly dsd
not know what salmon was. now they
are using tors of II. We also have our
regular business all through the East
G. G.. Tenant and w. ]. Fox who have
been In business at Skaruay. are az the
Northern, having come down on the city
OF Seattle. Mr.. Tenants purpose was to
purchase lumber for the erection OF no
tel building at Ssaguay. which he believes
will be the supply point for the Yukon
mines Buildings are going IN there. and
The town has settled down, with good
order preserved by deputy marshal The
trail Is covered with snow. which has been
framed down and Is said 70 be in good
condition man crossed the other dag
with seventy-;wo head of cattle and d!i
not lose one
There - an increase Of 20 per cent IN
wheat shipments over last year" said
Robert Burns general agent 81 the Ore
gou Railway & Navigation Company, e.
wsua waila who left for home yesterday
after a few days stay n ire Butler. The
sh.pmenss are pretty evenly divided be
tween the Northern Pacific and the -. Il.
4 ". bat the crop has Only begun -
,rsve. About ss PER cent. has been shipped
from walia Wal'a. but not over = per
cent. from the Paloase country.
az have been over the Chilkocs pass
nuisn reeently" said 7 Forbes. cf fh!la~
dalness who came down from pyea on
the CIV 81 Seattle and Is AZ the Northern.
..snd found the trail in coed condition.
,x;th me snow frozen har3 enough for Ue0
- travel H. Burns. who Is building sable
:r.r,wav over the summit Was carrying
ais rabla un from Sheep camp
Charles Q. Bates. % Tacoma came over
Yesterday - see the football game. and
brought with him n party % enthusiasts.
,,.es,fi,nr Mrs II. n. FegheTstoae. Mrs.
Fe.herstanehaugh. Master jamie fetAeT"
s,or Miss Etts C Bates. Miss Beatrice
rs,,rkmsster, Miss Susie Mulkey- IAeY
.rs.a all ar tina Butler.