The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-01-31

! Editors Note-The following reached us Just
issue. but notes Of proTress do not iose their in.
terest In a weeks time and they are according
ly published in this issue, with thanks to the
sender.1
Vaughn and +. f. Kirby rowed over
from West Sound to survey the road
which citizens Of this district had petit
toned the board of county commission
ers to make public highway. We adj
miro the careful, painstak ing manner in
which Surveyor Vaughn does his work.
When we first came To this country Tilton
Sheets was popular surveyor in San
got over the ground so fast that the chain
men had all they could do to keep in
sight. That Is one way to survey, but In
Q thickly timbered country like this,
line run with such haste cannot be cor
rect. We much prefer Mr.. Vaughn's
method, "Be sure your right, then 60
ahead"
The road surveyed by Mr.. Vaughn, as
sisted by Mr.. Kirby, leads from the main
county road to the water front Of lot l,
section IL, range l, west, where our PEG.
plo have decided to Immediately erect q
suitable wharf and thus supply long
felt want in this part Of Lopez island. To
give shape to their matured plans, almost
tn man the enterprising citizens Of this
vicinity tnrned out on the morning of the
18th. It was soon evident that all had
come to act, not merely to talk, a. is too
often the case. The first thing in order
was tn organize the wharf company.
This was effected by making Thomas
Graham chairman and G.. CarrOthers sec
rotary of the meeting. The following
named persons were then elected as OFF,
GERS Of the company. viz: President, q.
A. Anderson; secretary, G. Carrothers;
treasurer, Thomas Graham; trustees, c.
A. Anderson, Thomas Graham and II. l..
Dikeman. As foreman of the work Of
constructing the wharf our efficient ship
carpenter, Mr.. p. Schruder, was unan-
imously elected. The next thing in order
was to proceed at once to the getting out
of the needed piles. Many willing hands
made short work OF this. The piie,driver
driven for month or so yet. In order to
reach water Of the required depth the
wharf will he long, but the work Of con-
struction will not be difficult. Our bay
being so well protected there can be no
delay in handling freight here. There
will be a safe slip made for the shipping
and landing OF live stock. Upon the
will he benefit to all citizens Of the south
half of Lopez.
On the beach little to the west of
where the wharf will be built we have q
virtual shipyard. Here Mr.. p. Schruder
aud son are building . 6S-foot steamboat:
The work is we'll under way and 1t Will
not be long till she is launched. Mr..
Schruder may use his steamer as 9 tug,
boat or he may fit her out as . freight and
passenger boat on sssme mail route.
Captain Arthur Davis has his steamer
"Harry" hauled out here to get her spOn-
soned out and replankec. When repaired
she will be much better boat.
A mile to the eastward Ship Carpenter
Norman has well-nigh completed q hne
sailboat, suitable for halibut fishing.
On Decatur but two miles across, VIM.
Read is about to lay the keel for a steamer
near the size of the steamer Buckeye.
Upon the whole it is hoped that our
heretofore out of the way part OF Lopez
island may soon become ail active. enter
prising community. n.