The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-03-11
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Pop. 1850

to their Orcas island holdings by pur-
chasing the easier place, between
Cascade lake and Olga, for 5000. They
are said to be negotiating for a con-
siderable ammount of other property
in that locality, including that Of Mrs.
Cox, which is the most desirable tract
bordering the lake.
The Friday Harbor Lumber and
Manufacturing Company now has its
barrel factory in operation and is
cutting many thousands of slaves
daily. The stave saw will cut from
10000 to $1,000 slaves in a run OF
ten hours, according to the strength
and rapidity Of the man handling it.
A good average days run is 1900,
which is enough for 800 barrels.
There will surely enough be ''some-
thing doing" in the terpsichorean art
the evening of Saint Patrick's day.
The Woodmen of the World and the
Women of Woodcraft are not dwell
ing together in harmony just now
and each order is planning to give a
ball March II. The Woodmen will
have theirs at their new hall at the
Corners and the Women will give
theirs at the Odd Fellows Hall in
Friday Harbor.
The people of Waldron and Stuart
islands are petitioning for the estab-
lishment of a tri-weekly mail service
to and from Friday Harbor. They
ought to have it. They are justly
entitled to mail service by some boat
large enough for both passengers
and freight Both islands are easily
capable of supporting several times
their present population but without
good boat service their settlement
and development must necessarily be
very slow.
John Broder has gone to Victoria
to push his claim against the govern
ment OF British Columbia for the de-
struction of his building and merchan-
disc stock at Atlin at the time of the
big fire there. The building was
blown up with dynamite by the order
of the gold commissioner. The pro-
vincial government has 'stood off"
the claim for years but it's validity is
not questioned. The United States
consul at Victoria is now assisting
Mr. Broder in pushing the matter.
Commenting on the announcement
that a cement manufacturing plant
of 2,4OO barrels daily capacity is to
built at Roche Harbor, the West
Coast Trade says: cat present the
holdings of the Roche Harbor Lime
company are composed of 1900 acres
of lime rock land, an extensive set
of kilns, transportation equipment
and the choicest imaginable locations
for the economic manufacture of lime.
Their plan of work is by the gravity
system; all materials are assembled.
The establishment is located, in the
opinion of experts, in the most advan-
tageous manner, resulting in, SO far
as known, the most economic manu-
facture of lime possible. Perhaps at
no other point in the world can such
an ideal assemblage of raw material,
plants and transportation facilities
be found for the manufacture of lime.
Four hundred and twenty sacks of
CLANS. all bought from British Col
umbia Indians, were packed at the
San Juan cannery during the past
week. The clans are entered at the
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of duty. A large part of the money
paid to the Indians is expended here
for merchandise, which costs less
here than in British Columbia. The
Indians do not appear to ''hunger
and thirst after Righteousness" to
any great extent, but they do have
a great thirst for BOOZE" and they
seem to have little difficulty in salts
flying it here. One Indian was ar
rested Monday with a Jug Of whiskey
in his possession and was lodged in
jail, but he was released the same
afternoon, the sheriff being advised
that he could not legally be held. He
told where he got the liquor and be-
fore he left town he bought another
gallon, his first purchase having been
confscated. If he had a legal right
to buy it, it was legally his and
should have been returned TO him
when he was released.