Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-05-24

seems TO possess over numerous
places on the Sound is the fact that
it is the first point on the magnificent
inland sea reached in the overland
portage from the Columbia river, but
l see nothing which justified the re-
cent location here of Custom House
be any trade.
Just as natural would it be, by
port regulations, to compel vessel
trading in the Mediterranean sea to
enter at Marseilles. intending to dis
charge her cargo at Gibraltar.
1T never can be an important COM
mercial point. for several reasons: 1t
is too far inland, and the long flats,
bare at low water, place it away
above the head of navigation. 1t
will. however, alwayc prove an i'm
portant distributing point for the
growing settlements at the head of
the Sound and for transient travel.
People Very Hospitable.
1.-THE people are very hospitable,
consisting mostly of immigrants from
Missouri and Illinois. but there is a
goodly sprinkling from the state of
Maine. Colonel Isaac N. Ebey is
perhaps the most influential of the
citizens, but Goldsborough. Simmons,
Poe and the Custom House officials
are worthy of mention.
Edmund Sylvester, the town pro-
prietor, native of Maine, has re-
Gently erected a dwelling. Beside 1t
stands the old log cabin. the first
house built upon the old town site.
Or. Lansdale has a little shanty
east of it on back street. where he
dispenses calOmel and occasionally
justice, for the worthy doctor has
been selected by his fellow-citizens as
justice of the peace.
II recently witnessed a trial be-
fore him in which Captain Crosby
and Colonel M. T. Simmons were par
ties, growing out of a question OF
! title to or possession of, the Tum-
water claim. It originally was taken
by Simmons in 1S45, but purchased
by Crosby in 1849.
~. B. Chapman, Esq, of Stella
COON, was attorney for Crosby,
Colonel Simmons being represented
by Daniel r. Bigelow. Esq, of Mas
sachusetts, who crossed the plains
this last season and arrived in Olym-
pia in the schooner Exact from Port
land, on a voyage to Queen Char
lotte's island, where gold is supposed
to exist in large quantities.
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man, but seems to understand his
profession we'll, and though his old
and INSCRIPTIONS antagonist at
tempted to badger and bully him, yet
he held his own with imperturable
good temper. Bigelow had the gram.
mar and good English on his side,
anyhow.
Quincy A. Brooks, Esq, now en-
ployed in the Custom House. is an
other attorney, just arrived. He has
on several occasions helped us while
away these dreadfully long nights of
this northern latitude by his admir-
able playing on the violin, of which
he is master. 1t really seems to
me that, should he fail to convince a
jury by his oratory. he might, by
leave of the court. prove irresistible
with his fiddle. Truly, he draws a
fine bow
"Dr. D. s. Maynard, hailing from
Ohio, like his brother Lansdale, with
the melancholy experience that there
is no demand for pills has taken to
store-keeping, in little shanty on
Main street about hundred yards
south of the Custom House. He
offers great inducements to his very
limited supply of purchasers.
Peltlles to Indians.
Captain Plummer of the brig
John Davis peddles out goods and
small wares on the beach to Indians
or whoever may want them, in guam
titles to suit purchasers. He is close
Yankee trader, embodying all those
'peculiarities' which the word is in
tended to convey by Southern and
Western men, sort of Jew with his
teeth filed
"Of course Plumner makes money,
underselling the Olympia storekeep-
ers, and hence they Justly inquire,
What's the use Of q Custom House
here. without such an invasion of our
rights can be put an end TOT
such was the town of Olympia
when the Custom House was located
here nv virtue NJ fhe act Of Con rroaa