The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-09
NORTHWEST NEWS NOTES.

Many homesteaders are taking up land
In Franklin county.
The log drive for the Palouse River
Lumber Company was placed in the pond
above the dam Tuesday, and the following
day the drivers we're paid or This
closes the logging business for nearly an
other year.
Two miles OF the northwest diagonal
will be graveled this spring. The decay
ing planks will gradually give place to the
more permanent graveled road all over the
country Screened gravel will be used
Considerable excitement was aroused one
day this week by the location of the town.
site OF Priest River as placer ground
There were three claims staked and as
sessment work begun at once. Charles
Griswod. Charles Mcdonald and Oliver
and Carr are the locators
Considerable snow lays even on the foot
hills OF the mainland. and there Is great
danger OF very high water IN the skagit.
the mountains are yet full of snow. and
the season il well advanced, il seems likely
that there will be a flood in the lower
valley
The grading on the branch read from
Fairfield to Waverly is progressing rapid
~. About 100 teams AT work and
more will be added as soon as the farmers
complete their spring work. 1t is ex-
before everything will be In readiness
To lay the rails.
Captain G.. s. kaie. of Nooksack has
sold his shingie mill near Nooksack City
TO Buffers & Mcleod of Deming. But
ters & Mcleod have secured nearly 40
acres OF fine cedar timber In that neigh
borhood. The mill has capacity at
present Of $500 shingles per day or ten
hours. which will probably be increased.
and II Is the intention of the new owners
TO operate the mill day and night.
An Eliensburg soldier. writing home
shows how the English stand in the Phil
Englishman where ne could ind the
Washington troops. go to biockhouse
No. H." was the reply, and then follow
OCCASION British H Corporal with aa guard
OF marines from the vessels. was detailed
70 protect their consul,s house, During
the night the corporal and all jumped
into our fighting lines and had a good
time killing niggers.'
Mr.. Lupfer. accompanied by William
Shufeidt. acting as guide. visited all sides
Of Palmer mountain during the past week.
for the purpose. IL is said. of viewing the
country for ar extension Of the railroad
survey from the Okanogan river to Loom
Is. Mr. Lupfer was former employe Of
the engineering department Of the Wash
sngton Improvement and Development
Company. which Is engaged In building
railroads r,al 10 Ferry and o ,u eoun.
Loomis by the end Of this year
Lack of vessels is causing considerable
trouble at some of the sawm!ls at Aber-
deem. and lumber is piing up mountain
high awaiting shipment. There is no
trouble AZ TO orders. but the bother is
getting the lumber to market. The work
Of getting the new shipyard ready is rap
Idly progressing. The site Ia nearly
cleared OF timber and the main road to II
is being constructed At the present ship
yard two steam schooners are being rap
idly completed by Contractor LncStrcm.
He will build large four-masrer schoon-
er in the new yards quickly as the
two former are finished.
Equality colony in Skagit county owns
the following property free from all In
cumbranc~s Six hundred and Ave acres OF
land ten horses. three mules. eleven cows.
four calves ten hogs. thirteen pigs four
wagons and quite a numher OF ordinary
farm implements. etc. They own a As
horse power sawmiii. with single mil and
planer: also a &-horse power donkey en-
CINE. They carry on farming on small
scale. having twenty acres under Guilt
walton. and about twenty or thirty acres
more nearly ready for the piow: garden
ing. biacksmishing, shoemaking, carpenter
ing, etc.