The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-04-01
Correspondence And County Notes.


Prof. c. B. Rakestraw. u ). Super
visor OF Indian Schools, visited the
reservation last week. His special
mission was TO report on the advisa
bility of reopening the boarding schoo,
there. From the fact that the aver.
age attendance of Indian children al
the day school during January and
February was less than three. it would
seem as If something ought to be done.
\. II. Fredsou opened his loggin g
camp on the Webb ranch last week, B.
WILEY is foreman and Mrs. Shelton,
cook. both from Shelton.
Frank Allen formerly'of the reserva-
tior but now of White river. with his
partner we're visiting the reservation,
last week.
The Christian Endeavor Society at
Union City held very pleasant soci-
able al that place on the 18th. Music,
Rotations. readings, cake. and games
occupied the evening. About forty
persons were present. number hav-
ing come from Tahooya, Riverside,
and the Reservation
We are glad to learn that the repor-
that the Nance Brothers had lost ali
their outfit on the Corona, while Oh
their way TO ALASKA is false. They
were not on il, but on a schooner, and
when last heard from were in Alaska,
and had started north By land. They
were well and IN good spirits
Walter Downing came from Seattle
last Saturday to inspect the steamer
Telegraph, owned by ]. E. Young
blood. which Judge Hitchcock of Seat
tie expects to buy, to take to Alaska.
She will however have a new boiler
in her before going north. It is now
on the way from the east.
J. E. Youngblood, has bought the
steamer, Nellie G. McReavy. of the
Nance brothers. She will for the pres
emf remain about Dewatto, with ].
Hardin Nance as master
z. Simpson expects to move his log
ging camp from Helmers to the Dew
alto this week.
Latham and Purdy have been baliug
their hay during the past week, and
will not finish until some time this
week. as they have d large quantity
on hand.
WEATHER.
The annual report of the weather
bureau for this State during the past
year has just been published. The
record has been kept at 80 stations, u
Of which are west Of the Cascade
mountains. The rainfall at only two
Of these stations exceeded that of
Union, which was S6:68 inches. These
we're South Bend, SO 49 and Tatoosh
Island IS u. Lapusl1 and Clearwater
a the mouth of the Quillayhute and
Queets rivers, show that the rainfall
IS greater than at Tatoosh Island.
Co1peville is the dryest place in West
ern Washington, having only 1857
inches. Union with rainfall of % 20
inches in December, had a greater
amount for that month than any other
place. Seattle received but II s. inches
Tacoma 81 SO, and Olympia So. So
Sunnyside in the Yakima river was
the dryest in he state with g. 10 inches
The average for Western Washington
was 578l and for Eastern Washington
1882. Bpt two other places in the
United States show a greater rainfall
during any single month than Union
had in December. Both of these are
in Oregon near the ocean, Glenora
had 1921 and Bay City 37.42.
Tie average temperature Of Union
was 81 degrees, while that of the state
west Of the Cascades was 500 deg.
and that OF Eastern Washington was
48.9a. Our warmest day was So deg
in August. AT Fort Sycamore in East
ern Washington the warmest day was
100 deg. Our coolest day was II deg
in March, At twenty stations. all in
Western Washington it did not go as
low. at two It was the same, aud at
seven in Western and twenty-four in
Eastern Washington it was colder. AT
Port Townsend the coolest day was .
deg and at Waterville Is deg below
zero. These were the extremes in the
State for cold weather. S.
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