Year: 1878

1essooA- tney are more aUunuauL there
than on any other of the islands and
afford more genuine sport. Grouse,
pheasants, quail and pigeon are
abundant, and in a few hours one
could kin all he would care to carry
away. All through the islands the
settlers of u most kospitable dispo~
sition, and are happy to give any
accommodations i'll their power to
sportsmen. The party were in a
sal! boat, and whenever becalmed,
instead of taking to the oars, they
would anchor, drop their lines and
catch all the fish they wanted. 1t
was certainly trip of the pleasant
est description. and all We regret is
that we were not one of the party.


CELEBRATIoN.-By communica-
ton from a gentleman in Port Mad
ison We learn that the citizens of
that place propose to get up 4th
of July celebration of their own
this year, and arrangements are be-
ing made to have an grafton, dinner,
regatta and Indian canoe races. The
old mad house Indians Of the same
place propose to get up celebra-
fion of their own, and have collect
ed purse Of $50 to be awarded to
the winning crew in canoe race.
The chiefs extend a cordial invita-
tion to all the well-behaved siwash-
es on the Sound to participate in
their festivities, which include a
free dinner and an oration in the
Indian language.


NEW FERTILIzER.-Anu number of
farmers at different places on the
Sound have commenced using star
fish as fertilizers with very crafty
ing results. They are strewn SO
abundantly along shore in some
places that it requires but half an
hours work to secure wagon load
of most excellent manure.


DEVIL FIsH.-A young man who
was fishing at Port Orchard one day
last week, received rather start
ling surprise on han,ing in HIS line.
by finding a good sized devil-tish
attached thereto. He represents it
as having body about ten inches
in diameter. and eight or nine arms
fully three feet in length and armed
with suckers all along their lower
sides. AS tie fish was rather dis
posed to be aggressive and took hold
OF the boat with considerable en-
phasis, the fisherman concluded he
did not care to bring him ashore as
contribution to science, but dis
engaged the hook and let him go.


POISONING. There have been sew
eral cases of dog poisoning within
the past week, two OF which occurred
yesterday. In the morning a val
liable setter pup, belonging to Mr..
Hess. of the Tivoli Beer Hall, was
found to be poisoned and died in
few minutes. A halfbreed grey
hound pap, belonging to Bob Rus
sell, was poisoned in the afternoon.
It was evidently the work of some
two-legged puppy who was jealous
of the superior attractions of his
four-legged brethren. If the poi
soners would devote themselves to
killing off some of the worthless
curs that infest the streets it would
not be so bad, but every dog killed,
as far as we have heard, has been a
valuable one.


SETTLING UP.-A large quantity
of land in the immediate vicinity of
Eagle Harbor, on Bainbridgs ISL
and, nearly opposite this city, is
being taken up now. Five or six
families have settled there this year
already, and some Of them have .
crop in the ground. 1t is certainly
one of the prettiest locations for .
settlement that could be we'll select
cd. There is government land va
cant in the neighborhood yet.


SKnoME. gentleman who has
lust returned from Bellingham Bay
reports that Sehome at present is
about the hardest looking place on
the Sound. Tho Bellingham Bay
coal having been forced out Of
market by the superior quality of
the other coal shipped from the
Sound, the mines have shut down
and the company have quit work
permanently. Everything belong
ing to them that could possibly pay
the cost of shipping is being shipped
to San Francisco, and in the course
of q month there will not be . relic
of the company left there. except
the "hole in the ground" The Mail
is to be moved to La Conner, the
fourishing commercial center Of the
Swinomish region. We wish Powers
success in his new field Of labor.


The steamer Nellie left on her last
trip to Snohomish this morning at
II o'clock. She will, on. her return,
have her boilers tested. and tho af-
tor part of her house removed, pre-
paratory to starting on Saturday
next for her future route On thu
Sfckeen river.