The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-22

A. bFs5Stzs ana TIE elect Of the spread
of Christianity on the life Of the people fs
marked Yes. Japan has saorfed ths
goi6 standard the change being ras@
without any monetary disturbance Stree
the Japan-Chlneze war the former nation
has had period Of unexampiee prosper
ify.s
Dir Greene win preach a. Plymouth Con-
gregafionai csurch tomorrow. at both
morning and evening services.
DR.. +. II. Stanley IL mar who has made
oyster culture a life study. He lives az
PORT Angeles. and was Ia the essy yesser-
dag 20 interest capital fn the formation OF
company 20 dsvel3p the industry On the
Sound.
For many years Californians hare In
ported from the East car loads Of young
oysters direct from the breeding grounds
on Chesapeake bay. The oysters are sown
on the side lands OF san Francisco bay aud
other sheltered portions OF the Coast. ard
are allowed 20 grow ard fstten. Tntii re-
Gently IL has always been maintained that
tha tTanspiaated oyster never spawned
hence tire necessity Of annually rerlenish-
iag the beds with fresh ilnportations.
BY close observation" said DIR. Stan
sey. 1T has been proved that this idea Is a
mistake. and the trouble has arisen
through the fact that the oyster beds have
ever been located in such places that the
tide and current have prevented the spawn
from becoming attached. This matter of
attachment is the one important element
ia the propagation OF the oyster. for after
the spawn has been cast Il remains Sis
pended I'm the water until certain stage
Of development has been reached when IL
attaches Itself TO some object. where II re
mains fixture for life and IL has been
proven by observation that unless this be-
coming fixed takes place at a certain pre-
else period the oyster never has a chance
10 develop.
Now. the currents flowing hack and
forth over the beds where oysters have
been planted on this coast have. in every
case. been altogether too strong. and the
spawn has been washed away. To obviate
this the French some years ago invented
what ix known as the Park system. which
is simply method 81 controlling the flow
ard ebh Of the tides by means OF a dam
aud lido gates. BY this means the spawn
Is given time 10 settle. and at the same
time the waters inside the enclosure ara
allowed TO clear themselves.
About six years ago l started to select
a site for such an enclosure. and after
looking over the ground selected lagoon
at Seuuim, a short distance from Dun
geness. This lagoon by It's natural configu-
ration does away with the building of a
dam. and the only expense necessary to
prepare the beds for the reception Of the
oysters viii be the construction OF Hood
gates across the mouth OF the lagoon. As
the waters of the straits are VIGOROUSLY
cold. these gates, by holding back the
water inside, will raise its temperature
very materially, and this Will be another
means Of insuring the proper development
of the crop of shell fish. and at the same
time protecting them from their worst en-
errsiaz on the Coast--fhe sfarfish and drill
The lagoon has superficial area OF about
leo acres. and II is estimated that the nat
urai Increase OF the oysters WILL In the
course OF FIVE years. make this area worth
81 co per acre. The native oyster which Is
now supplied TO the markets In the North
west is a very small affair, and when we
are in a position to ship our homegrown
Eastern oysters we expect TO supply the
demand as far east as Winnipeg.
The Oregonian of Thursday says: MIR.
Eugene Sempie, of Seattle. accompanied
by Messrs. Edgar Ames. of st. Louis: s.
j. Sachs and l.. Reingman. of New York
city. are registered at the Portland. They
are interested in the development OF prop
erty In Washington. Mr. sempie many
Years ago was resident Of Portland. and
with Mayer Pennoyer and others pub
lishsd Democratic paper In this city.
Personals.
r. r.. Marks. lawyer of snohomish, IL
AZ the DilieT.
p. p. Bush. of Denver. is registered AZ
the Occidental.
j. NJ. wllnans, the mining man. Is up
from Newman, Cal
II. q. Roberts. OF Newcastle. Is an ar
rival az the Occidental
q H Sssco lumberman. OF Narysville,
Il AZ the Hotel Northern.
c. s. Miliiken. Of Tacoma, was in the
city yesterday for few hours.
F. ~ kaiiock agent of the Star Union
lire NJ Portland. was In town yesterday.
Surveyor General w. r. Watson. Of
Olympia. accompanied by Mrs. watson Is
IN the city.
Thomas A. Graham. Puget sound agent
az the southern Pacific. was over from
Tacoma yesterday.
Robert wingate. receiver OF the Mer-
chants Natlonnl bank. OF Tacoma, - a
guest at the Butter.
J. 4. pearsali. mining man Of califoT-
nta who Is interested Ia the Monte trtsto
district. l. In the city,
A. d. Warner. Of Everett; has been
brought 10 Providence hospital for treat
ment 20 hts Injured foot.
= Il Nol. who has been chief clerk at
the Occidental hotel for rwo years leaves
tomorrow for Yale. h. Z.
William BE Dell. district PASSENGER
agent 81 the PennSyivania lines whose
headqusrters are in San Francisco. Is In
the city.
Allan Cameron. district freight agent Of
the Canadian Pacific. was one OF the out
of-towu railroad men seen In Pioneer
place yesterday.
III Eloe3el general sales agent OF the
pfsla canyon Coal Mining Company Was
caller Yesterday al the Offices q the Sc
attic a International road.
II c. Stevens viii return today from
Victoria on the Resale. lie made bust
ness fr4p 10 Vancouver and decided 10 so
% Victoria before his return.
j Francis. general passenger agent OF
the burlington & Missouri River railway,
waS sr Portland yesterday and il expect
Ell 20 arrive IN seattie today MI Fran-
e.s@s headquarters are IN Omaha
John /. Austin. formerly exaniner Of
,,,,rfwgge~ FOR the Oregon Mortgage Gem
nanv ia this city. wao has been practle-
inr law AZ Union. Or, for two years. IS
in tha city a guest at the 5atler-
Prank w Parker. commercial agert Of
the North Western, Carl u. J. Stolen
Reg ficket agent or the Pacific Coast
500 nsSntp Company. Sna Frank = Burns
r,aase a trip 20 Tacoma THURSDAY.
cart. ]. T. Moore. Of Utsaiady; p Nc
80 ~ Edison. Bert Fsrrar. 90 Ducka-
S,ssh. 4. W Rlch. o. Chehsiis and Capt.
4, 81 Noyes Of Port Gamble. al laEaer-
men. arrived a. ire ptilsr yesterday
L. Fox. 81 Port Siaksievs L a.
Sr,itn. o. Port Angeies |. : Burrows &
whsseoua. and Mos Slenvile, Of lssa-
,ssxh arrived sf IRE t'iiier isSt evening
fr.sr, Varccavcr. where tssy have been at
lending the dFana Lodge % tas Knights %
Pytssas
BREyITfEs.