Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-08-16

bottom as before it was disturbed. So
the people were, entertained with an
other novel sight for several days-a
big steamship with her bows high in
the air and her stern almost level
with the waters edge, proceeding
which recalled to mind the mythical
figure of the man trying to lift himself
over a fence by his boot straps 1t
must be borne in mind that the Bow
er's dredger and crafts of its kind
were then unknown. 1t was many
years later that dredger was used to
excavate basin" at the foot of Third
street and open up a moderately SER
viceable channel to deep water. 1t
also served to rebuild the Fourth
street bridge with permanent fill Of
earth It's whole length.
1t was early in 1S48 that Rev. Pascal
Record with small party of Oblate
missionaries, established the mission
of st. Joseph, on the east side of
Budd's inlet, about mile down the
bay. at what Is now known as Priests
point. 1t was from this place that the
early vegetables were supplied to our
townspe0ple, the steward, a Mr. Blan-
chard, making weekly or semi-weekly
trips to town for the purpose.
Adjoining the mission farm, was
slice Of land owned by Milas Galliher,
on which he resided with his family
several years. Then southwark came
the farm of C. H. Hale and family,
who with their dairy supplied the
town with milk and butter, by daily
visits by canoe Of their sons Henry
and Samuel. who had scarcely passed
out Of the age Of childhood.
Immediately opposite the lower part
of town. on the east, was the home of
d. r. Bigelow, who occupied promi-
nent position in the bsiness and po-
litical life of the little community. All
of the residents on Budd's inlet, be it
noted, came to town by canoe. No
bridge and few roads, existed. The
only communication with Tumwater
was by canoe. No. road was open, nor
way of crossing over to Tumwater had
pathway to reach point opposite
been opened.
With the completion of the eastern
fill. trafiice now passes as far north as
on Second street to the Bigelow farm,
which Is now part Of the residence dis
trict Of the city, and large circus with
its tents holding thousands of peo-
pie and big menagerie. found ample
room on the upper part of the inlet,
south Of Fourth street, for their show
ground. where for ages depth of from
10 to IL feet of water had hitherto
flown twice day, and under a portion
of which Nozzle creek still finds its
way to the bay. by an immense box
flume.
In 1852. q shack" school house was
built on the eminence on the block
just north of the state house. It was
a weak affair and during heavy snow
the following winter fell from its
weight to the ground: but it was for
tunately during the night time and to
this fact Is due that quite number of
our citizens attained manhood's estate,
among whom may be enumerated the
writer. Mr.. A. w. Moore also taught
this school, Had the building fallen
while the school was in session there
is but little doubt that all would have
been killed. The two-story building
that has been moved to Franklin street
between Third and Fourth and was oc-
cupied for a time by the Labor temple,
is the building that succeeded it.
In 1853, the Oregon legislature ere
ated four new counties from Thurston
Pierce, King, Island and Jefferson,
leaving the original county to include
what is now Chehelis and Mason.
Thurston was named after Saml N.
Thurston, Oregon's delegate, who died
while returning from the federal cap
ital. at sea via Cape Horn, April 8,
1851. His body was removed, by au-
thority Of the Oregon legislature, to
Salem for final burial.
In the summer of 1852, the first saw
mill was erected at Tumwater. by Ira
Ward, Nelson Barnes and S. Hays. 1t
was a single sash saw mill, of limited
capacity, but it was afterwards en-
larged and improved.
The territory of Washington was or
ganized September 29. 1853, by procla-
tion of Governor Stevens from the
summit of the Rocky mountains, which
he there had reached as head of the ex-
pedition sent out by the war depart