Puget Sound weekly Argus. [volume], February 17, 1882, Image 4

About Puget Sound weekly Argus. [volume] (Port Townsend, W.T. [Wash.]) 1876-1882

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PUGET SOUND ARGUS.
Sirloin PAPER or urreasou co
‘7'“:ME"?izi‘sfiixifi' lime.” '
Do We .\‘rmn Pll.l-Tx?—~(lll Too.
day nl-_:lIl the Chiltun ll'tl‘k Norfolk
from \'.|pnr-iisu, wont ashore jua'
hlow Point H Ids n at he low-r en r
ol tom loun_ An un~uccusslul «I
l‘ort was tmlle \\'Hlnestluy loge! llt'l
oil',antl luul a high wind arose sir
would no lauhtt-ully htvo su‘ta owl
Intel injuries Night ln-l': re last
however. the ott‘ll'll'ill.’ .\las ldn' an..-
ceetled in towing her oll'. Nose
rious damage sustained. The charm
lor the service, we learn, was five
hundred dollars. Doubtless the
“()regonisn," et al, will try to tor
tore this event into another “terri
ble wreck on Puget Sound." B:-
this as it may. the incident is not
withoutits lesson here. Recently a
gentleman who pretends to know it
all about this pilot business asserted
that masters of foreign vessels could
eni! into and through the Straits oi
Fucu and Puget Sound us safely
without pilots as with them; that
. they were more competent to man
ego their vessels here than our local
pilots were. whether said foreign
Captains had ever been here before‘
or not. etc. He thought pilots an
unnecessary tsa upon commerce. &c,
and alleged that we were inconsis
tent in claiming the necessity of pi
lots when we were trying to con
vince the world of the superiority and
advantages of our waters over the
Columbia river, and of the cheapness
ol' narigation here as compared with
the expenses attending a vOysge in
and out of the “gateway." We ask.
ed for an explanation, supposing the
gentleman‘s position to be correct,
of the feet that while wrecks and
msrlne disasters liltl been numerous
u,.' and down both sides of the
Strsits and Sound in the past, not a
single vessel had ever been lost dur
ing the twelve years' duration of
the pilot system. with a licensed pl‘
lot on busrdt, The Norfolk went
ashore on one side “of a channel
seven miles across, so the blame
could not he laid upon the waters
or the shore line. There was cer
tainly room enough to get by with
out exercising atty great skill in nav
igation. But the fact still remains
that the vessel went ashore without
a pilot on board. and that any one
of our pilots would have brought
- , her in safely without trouble. True,
she was not lost, hut is was a provi
dentisl occurrence that the weather
permitted her escape in safety. No
. sane tnsn expects to conduct any ex
tensive business without carrying a
, reasonable amount of insurance.
The pilot system operates as a kind
hf insurance upon commerce. The
Captain of the Norfolk paid enough
at one time for the services ol‘a tug
boat to have supp ied him with a
competent pilot at .east live trips
saying nothing of the imminent rtsk
of losing his Vessel entirely during
the twenty odd hours while she was
aground. Il‘ any one wishes to be
have it purely accidental that no
sessel has ever ~been lost by a pilot
in our waters, he is at liberty to
nonopolise that kind of reasoning.
Experience has demonstrated the
{act that all ship masters. however
competent asvigstomneed the assis
sauce of pilots in any waters where
they have had little or no practical
experience, unless it be on the broad
ocean. Puget Sound with all its
depth and width and safety, is no‘
exception to the general rule.
Tans is some evidence of prob
sbiliiy in the newspaper sseertions
lbs: President. Arthur is thus only
lsying plans for being his own suc
sensor. tht a pity hn osnnos dis.
change his duty furlessly. instesd
of acting upon every proposition
solely with nview to securing the
most support for his plsns!
It Is and. mu the President wlll do
aching In the Pilsjolm Panorama. but
will leave lbs enuss ruponslbluty with
“M l
l \ “L. .\'|l.-r~'l‘ln- Aunts n-j-m-«s
'tu ~|zty lli making it start upon us
«\'i‘lt'zh volume -——nnt for htving ilt‘t‘n
tIIIP tn t-xist all tlwse years. but for
than-ter of gontl it tn=ty have at
'(tlllllilsllt‘tl in the past, uml l'urtts
capabilities nntl prohthle opportu
quit-s in the future. It has battled
nnrnustly for what it Concetvo-d to he
he right, and its past course under
o tr management. may he taken us an
esrnest of its intentions for tho t'n
‘tnrcé. It has had no Inushrnnn
growth, and crews none. It seeks
.ot sensational notice, but rather to
levelnp and perfect those “staring
qualities" which ere the foundation
of permanent journalistic success
who-rower suvh success ohtains. It
wiil he in the future, perhaps, more ‘
of s mews paper than in the put— 3
if the“hest leidpluns of mice and l
men” do not in this use “gang aft l
Illet'.“ Additions to its mechanical
outfit. have been made from titne to
time ever since its purchase by its:
present. ownerfiht- latest harm: it hun
tin-«l pounds of new hrevier type,
with an invoice of leads, rules. I'm:
In. ofiioe fixtures. &0.. which came
this week. If our subscriuers and
advertising patrons will promptly
settle their dues, in will endeavor
in the user future to replace all our
reading type with s hrnn new outfit.
What say you, readers? Will you do
your part?
VICTORIA FILMS.
in our issue oi the 3d. we stated that
the bark. C. 0. Wlnttnorr. which had
been brought into this port by pilot Chris
tensen of Victoria. had heen charged the
nmdeat sum of $l2O. This Imminent or
mire ha< been replied to bv Mr. E. 0. Ba
lter. Secretary ot the Victmin Pilot. Com
utluionera, in a letter to Judge J. (‘3
Swan. lute Secretary to the late Board of
Puget Sound i'iiot Commissioners. From
Mr. Baker‘s letter. we condense the NC“
no follow: "The C. 0. Whiimore waa
bomticdoli‘ Albert Head by l’ilotiihrit—
tetnlen and sailed into Eiqnlmuit Harbor.
The charge for title service was S4B. the
regular rates at $4 per loot for ire-eels
01".” feet tiritii. She also paid ha'f dnci
out at the reguinr rate of #2“ per foot or
”.47 making a total of .72. wholly 11. i}.
pilot"?- -Suhstt-qttemly. the tnaiter of‘
the venue] decided to allow the pilot to «all
his wave! steroid to Port 'l‘nwnvondfor
84% In lieu of taking a tug. Thus show
ing that the Puget Sound pilots were only
out “i indeed of $120." We only ruled
the grate emu Ju-‘At at was told by thei ‘.up
‘taln. tiutt he had paid {I2O to Pilot (:hrlt
ten-ten. and as admitted by Mr. Baker
While we do not with to make any ‘tate
ment calculated to disturb the harmony
whlth hm ever existed beta/eon our pilot!
and those at Brlthh Colmnbia. yet WI. do
not admit that we have made any liliflu‘
Itatement an to the actual amount winch
was paid i’ilot Chrlatenaen. and by Mr. ‘
Baker's showing he was Jn-ttly entitled to ‘
that amount. The principal portion oi"
which 07') might have been avoided. it‘
the O. 0. Whitutore had mine direct to‘
‘Port’l‘owuiend ior orders lttiteadoigo
iing to annhnait. There are. a great o
‘many Capteins as well an ship owner;
who seem tobe totally ignorant that we 1
i have a telegraph‘iiue at Port "i‘ownwnd. i
land they run to Victoria tor orders, orto t
itelegraph to ownera. not knowing that u
meat mrtloo ot the time the cathlea are ‘
lbrokanamithereit no electric commu i
lcation with Victoria item the mainland
1 Mr. Baker states ufliciatly that for vessels
illte the C. 0. Wltuuon. of 1‘) feet drait.
‘the British Columbia p'lota will rharge
“per toot it bmnied oil Capo Flattery.
on M per loot from Victoria to Emlitllll'tll
to Port 'l‘owuveud. and that their pilots
eatmot charge other rates than tlxed by
the Pilot Commissioners. II American
reach bound to Puget Sound will run
unto Britiwh Columbia waters. they must
expect to pay the mgnlarpllotage fees.
and these added to what they here to pay
the regular pliota to bring them into our
water! makes an additional charge whoLy
unneceaaary. in Mr. Baker‘s courteous
letter. he says: "The Pilot Commission
ers 0! British Columbia regret to ienrn of
the final meeting of the Puget Sound Pi
iot Cotnlninaioneas. as the Very fricndlieut
feelingahnve ever chantctetiacd our per
loual and budiness relations for many
yean past. we truit. soon to hear or your
reorganization.“ The learned pundits
whocompoaed ottr late Legislature ignor
ed the experience of the. merchants at
British Columbia and of the whole com
mercial world, and proved themselves at
inemnpetent to trame lawa. as wasthelr
prototype. Suttco [’onm when he rnied
the Hand oi Btrmtnria. By the little
Oili‘ Legiaiaturea meet it la to be hoped
that. some oi the elm. will try to nad up
tln- Inns 0! mnnlm-rw. and li ul out what
cwmm-I‘w l‘l'le 131-match. lint lor llu
nvxr twnymn our m-Iglmurd 0! [MlN
()u'mnhl:l can have things Ilu-lr mm NH"-
mul Hwy wll Imt, forget ll either, with
pilots ur tug boats.
NOTICE To MARINERS.
} (J'tptaius 0i tit-«elm hnuml to l‘ttzt-t
ih‘uum: m It fit“ onh-rs shun tl invariably
icflllit‘ din-c! to I'nrt 'l‘mvnh't-nal instead of
giving to Victnria or B‘quiunlt. 'l‘lu-
N‘i-‘llll which In tnruwr your: inllnwtl
"will to go to Vlrlurltl. Win in tt-lvgrnph
to mtlm-r-t. Now. hamuvvr. tit-It tin
l’nuet Sound 'l‘ulogrttph hua hwn in suc- 1
0'15!" upemllmt ior q Vl‘r'll yvnrn iii-[\\'l't'll }
i’urt 'l‘mvnm-mi Mid Swim». \\'lWl’l‘ it cun
mwts with the Wain-m Uniun wit-rs. it
id "vaqu that it. l 1 fur the Interval oi
ship m utvrs tn coutu- iu-re t.» do their tt-I
egruphhtz. tlw mnmuuicatinu I‘m-i tin
uminhtml to Vtctnrht It twquently hruitett.
owing to the cable beinztimtroymi by
tlw Intinmu-e of thc- iwh nt t'flptmi'
over which it plum-n. amt art-at delay-n are
tim redu‘t. Par the mat, \vm-k. \\'Mit‘
l’nrt I‘nwnamul hiu hem ht telegraph
mutuutuicatinn with the mat or the- wor (t.
the Virtm-iu whim um ugnln hrukmt xtml
thv tm-rvltams‘ haw svnt intlpfll'cht‘fl lit'h‘
tn hr lin-\\'ttnic-tl tmtil tin-Ir ilue i 4 ro-pnirHL
[San lt'rnuvimn plltit'r-i pic-Me copy.)
A ‘ Cmnmfl'ervgw u I‘m-"Omrm un-
IIHIIIICN the h'tllug nl' u mntrm-t fur 111.-
mm-trlr-Ilcm m a poamtfim bullcllnz m
Now \Vvslmlmtur. It was nwunlwl In
Chu. H-Iywml. o! Vlcmrln. The ma! at
the building prnpoml wlll be In lheneigh-
Durham] 01' "7.000.
'OI‘I‘AWA. Fab. IL—(malenlnnk lulw
lowvat uvalluhlga u-mlo'rer. mu] hnslwu
awarded the rah ”slme contract. The
papers‘nre imw pn-pnrlnglorhln sigma
tllre. .
Capt. It. w. do Llon. Capt. Chas. A. line".
R. W. de Lion 4!. Co.,
SHIV 3003 ES,
- In all Ports In MOI Nmnd.
From our lonz t-xnerlcnce In the buslncss,
we guaranwu smtslsctton.
Ot—‘FICE new wturl. Quincy Strut"
roar Townszuo. w. T.
N. B.—Cam.(2has. A. Eunll. Agent San Fran
clscounrl l’hlltt-Iclnhla Boarl n! Murmc Un
dcrwrlters for s rnlt'Jutln (in Ftlca and I‘ act
Sound. AttENTfor thc Tacomuund Blz, $.12
February 8. 1882 -m) at ’
Cunt. Chas. A. Encll. Cam. 8. w. Ile Llon.
O C ‘s‘ O I
1 sltqtpmg ~e tmmmtttt ttthaflfi
OUS‘TOM HOUsE BROKERS.
l-‘ormtrtllug Agents bfltorsne I-‘acllltles
OFFICE. New Wharf, Quincy St.
Port: Townsend. w. I'.
films. A. ENI-ELL .\trcnt. 94m anclsco nml
Pltlludulrhln mm of Mat-me Underwrttera
t'm' Strut Juan de Face and Puget Sou“ l,
W. T.
Vssscls‘Cousljnsd to Chis. A. Inst! a Co.
Ghlllan Bk. Nortollt.
NEITHER thuttluptutn nor th‘» undersigned
Agents will he rt-sr‘tonslule for -le vtscontruc
ted I) “ottlctmt or crew of tlm «nova numctl
wand? UH. STEPIIAN. Minter.
Ums. A. tartan. : Co.,ltflll’l'l.
I’m-t Townstm l. c‘l. It. IN.
Chillan shlp Inspector.
NEITHER the (Tunisia nnr mu utrlorsltmml
.\trrns wlll m rcsmnslblc for debts . ontrnoted
by the officers sud crew at the ves-cl above
mulled. J. A . but. blaster.
CHM. A. SNELL. &HO.. agents.
Port Townmn I. Put). lb. lam.
-o———-—-———----————-—-'
Hawaiian Bark Starlight. \
V ElTHflß’thc Utmtaln u'nr tlm nnv outfitted ‘
t Agents of tile-above numetl vessel wl M 1
resmmlblc t‘or d--bts cuntmetel by the om-‘
cat's ot'ct‘ew thereof.
8. P BATES, luster.
CnAs. A. Blunt. a Co., Menu.
l’ort Tumtwn I. Feb. [l. um.
I
‘ .
Honduras Bark tmctayn.
FROM HONOLULU.
\‘VEITIIEB THE CAPTAIN Non THE FN
. tluruluucd uncut a! above named v»-
icl wtll be msnonslblo for debts contracted by
the ofllcors or (‘.I‘I'W .
THnMAsuRIMNU, Mustct,
CHAS. A. ENEI.L& 00.. Agantl.
Port Townsend. Jun. 97. lan.
Bark Proteus.
IITIIER Tlllc CAPTAIN NOR THE UN
dcralmtcd client wlll ht! ruponstbls [or
I)“ cunt rtwtm by the cum.
L'. W. BIITTIE. Muster.
CHAS. A. SNELL s Co . Agents.
Port Townsend. Jun. B|. tan.
1 . '
Gd‘llllll Bll‘llfl? Allllfl DBlflllfl.
[BUM VALPARAISU.
VEI’I‘IIEB THE CAPTAIN NUII THE UN-
L «lcrslgnetl agents of the above muucd vec
sul wlll be rcsmustble for debts cnntructcd by
tho otflocrc or crew of the salt! Burk.
\'ALDEMAR “BORE“, Master.
CHAS. A. END-. 141. a Co., .\tzcnts.
Port Townsend. Jan. 0, mg.
BARK (l- 0. WHITIDRE,
FROM HUNOLULU,
NEITHER THE CAPTAIN Null THE UNJ
alcwlincll sat-ms or the above tmmcd
vcssnl vtl he I’l‘flmnnllllu tor debts contracted
by the omcers or crcw.
~ .1. It. BHLLAIIEB. Muster,
CHAS. A. ENELL a (e., Agents.
Port Townsend, Jun. . um.
3th Patttlus.
FROM PHILADELPHIA.
VEITHEB THE CAPTAIN Null THE UN
-1 (unique wlll he annlblo (or um
debts umtrsctetl by the nl‘lcers or crew of the
shove named vo-sel.
W. N. BURNIMM, Inter.
CHAS. A. SNELL a 00"“ch
Port Townssnd. Jun 26.
JOHN OGILBEE,
DEALER IN
CStaple and Fancy Grocerieso
Feed, Flour, .‘ .
'1 obacco, Cigars,
California and Oregon Fruits, &c., &c.
Water Street, Port Townsend, W. T.
Next door t 0 Dr. Mlnur’u 00'0”.
I
Franozs W. James, .
WATER STREET. - - - PORT TOWNSEND. w. 'r.
Exvlmngt-nu San Fl'fllll’lil‘fi Buuglit and Sold i
Money to Loan at luw rim-s. on Apprth-tl St-cllrlty
County Order! or Scrip. «ml Fun-lan Exchange. Purchased ‘
CIR"! mlvnnu-s made and Vesivls tllslmree-d. Cunslgnmeuts nnllcltul ,
Mum-y remlm-tl in all mm of England. anal Col u-llmu Made 1
L? HONORABLE DEALING GUARANTEED i
Rl'ft'l'ellun hy Imrmlsslon, The Balukol‘ Brltlslonlumblu. Vlctorln. V. L,l
and San Franclwo. CM. 18:". l
s l
E‘m‘-%H ‘
l
1
JOHN LAW, ‘
C? Watch-maker and Jeweler @3
comp“ Hotel Bunch“ . PC" I°wn“n¢. w. T.
Dealer in Waltham, Elgin and Springfield Watches.
All kinds of '3O“ Work rem fro
a, 4 i "’
Watch. Clock and / 9-,, talk A
, (My: ‘ "Y lmrt or the muxp
Jewelry Repairing, x;- OJ ”(RNA .
—Done in the—- a: G 0““ Q“: “’i" receive
Best Manner, \‘L \t mt r
_fl_ \K. ’33,, .y p anon-Ir:-
Reasonable prices ' 0 0 Qfo "1 ATwurto
-0 SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
___—AFN—
N D FARMERS’ STORE,
aw nun-«nous ‘
..Q 9' 0 Just Received. n'“ Chm‘lW'o Lime“. ll‘ll‘l’in 311$:1c3.7.'}i3'ze
3“le (If DRY (JUUUS. Fum‘} (50min. CLO'I‘I‘IINU. Furnishiufl Gltmtls l
Hosiery, Hardware. FURNITURE. BEI) aml BEDDING. “firming“... |
lienynmgmn, and Bullartl Rzflen. Shut Guns. Revnlwrs. and Spurnm-u’;
uuthtu cnmpletu. I” M which l'llll lm [unnul m p 1... Furnlers‘ Slur» VP
llunuenoss. \\ . 'l‘. Alan it full I’m: at GROUERIES. ""'"l"ifl n h: in:
nl Dried and Canned Fruits, Unnm-d Mp 3", and Ftslt.‘and all thfi 9t: |r '
usually kept by first class General Mq-rclmndise hulllwrt. Spucinl 5"..." M
"tents are mm lelgpfio‘l‘N. at this Establishrn-mt. NOW IS "I‘HF Tl]; '
in rule advantage (if LOW PRICES- (Junie Earlv uml M‘l‘lll‘!‘ [3.1, .‘i. .
IN. 3'. Dun t I»! money truulnle ynn. If yam haven't unv (min llrii R I
11.19:“ Glaser“? 3:3. 3.3’L:§’s';J3‘ihT.“""‘“ 0' ""y 0"“ F'W“ ""“i'm guy-2‘
ORDERS trom a Distance I’romirtl3gi::t‘c:rilt'lflctlvt‘ofihh” I" "m". or CM“
' C. F. CLA PP.
“augments, \V. '1 »
A. BOWMAN & CO.,
DIM-111 ll
. T I
, GEL ERAL MERCHANDISE
‘_ AN!) ALL KIWI)?! OI“ PRODUCHQ.
‘ANACORTES, - (Fldalgo Island.) - Washing-ton Territory.
We have Just received in successive instalments from SM!
FRANCisco, a Big Stock of GOODS, of Eveiy Kind suited to
the Country and the Times; PRICES at regular competition
antes. be'n o ' ' ‘ .' -
‘ I g bliged tocompcte wrth La Lonner. ”s22l??sz
Executorfo Notlco‘. ‘
Notlm- la herehv Elven that the undersigned
Int-been nnnolnte by tho l’mnnto‘t'mtrtof.‘
San Juan mttnty. W. 'l‘.. executor nl‘ ”lul'lr
mm at flamml Brown. Into 0! "tens Island In I
lull! county. decanted. All persons hsvlnttl
ulnltmruuu'nst the onhl estate are reqnlnul to
nmwnt III) name. towulhur WL'h proper
vnncht-ro to the undatulunovl vnthln one your
from the tint nnhllutlon of this notlee, or
he tonsvor auburn-11.
l. V. Ahhaumm
Eat noun I. San Juan 00.. W. 'l'.. run. In. I'm).
“___—___
CALL FOR BIDO.
Bid; wlll ht‘ rat-elm! nnlll NW 20th Inst.
(or t'ttrnluhlng 50 mnln 0t wuod. tuba «he.
Ilwml mt Quinn-y scrum. \\'lnt rt. For
partlcuhm apply to
anmu & an.
__..._—___..—
NOTICE TO CREDITORO.
Ettntn of llenrv Myer‘. dt-ceuml.
II UTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN BY
the tnnlrrslgnwl. Ext-unto: of the ta!-
nm- of Henry Myt-nt. th-wanu-tl. to ”It"
cmllturs of. and all tn-nunm having cluhnu‘
ngnlnat. MM «Iva-um). to pm-rnt. lllt‘lll‘
wlth the summary tht'lwnl wlthln one;
ywtr utter the am at this notice. to ma- M
melt exrctttnr. at my mldence It New ‘
lhmgenw. W. T. ‘
CIIAIILIS A. MYFJIS. ‘
me-ntnr of the estate at Henry Myers“
tWIIM-d. . ;
New Dungvnean. Fcb‘y 6. 1352.
R
JAMES I..cOAR'I'Y
BRICKLAYER.
All klndn or masonry dune. Any one do-
Alrlng work In my llue wl'l be attended to
on short notice.
Fir-t Clau- Work Guaranteed
[{Amlm by letter It Pot: Tun u
lou , W. 'l‘. am:
. . “'1
Pac Ific C oast
STEAMSHIP CO.
“1:3“?..'.‘ifi.3:5‘2::1“. 3.lmm!"
Well». mum‘s & (‘o‘u film-m.
‘ The Company's Bieamlhlps.
:I D A H O .
[CAPTAIN n. I. lIAI’WARIMIud
Geo. W . Elder
[UAI’I’AIN IL". MORSE.)
Will sail for
Victoria, Port Townsend, Seattle, Ta
ifliilii illiii 01mm.
0! THE
10m 20m and 30th.
OF EVER Y MONTH.
frfiflglec;2?mny’a Steamship: will I!
San Franclsco,
via Victoria,
On. or illmut the
«In, lflh and 2m ores-cl. non-h.
Lfllfl'lllfl Victoria on the
mm. moan and um otmh Inc-Oll
m‘m" mnezsr'fiéi M $9221.32:
{oliowrziu day, from Victoria:n v
W. H. I’UMPIIREY
Ticket Agent lor Sunk.
11. L. TIINMLR. Jr.
Ticket Aunt lor Port. Town-Ind.
tor might or We app! ' to
l ' General Asgitl‘b‘ljr'sé‘clfiom
Jan. 27.13 am