The west shore., August 01, 1876, Page 3, Image 3

THE 1 WEST SHORE.
August
THE OLD DODGE.
A few days ago a communication
signed ".Pater" appeared in the Daily
Oregonian, in which a few pertinent
questions were asked relative to the re
cent consignment of small pox ex
steamer "John L. Stephens." On the
morning the communication appeared,
it was stated in the local column of the
same paper that for some reason the
health officer did not board the steamer
at Astoria.
The statement and questions referred
to, called Dr. Dodd to the surface in
the Daily Ongonian of the 7th in the
shape of a card, from which it appears
that the Doctor did board the steamer
and that he relied on the statements of
the officers that there was no small pox
on board.
Dr. Dodd then admits that he was
humbugged, and seeks to shift the
blame of the outrage from himself to
the officers of the ship. The Standard
of the 7th seems to think that the Doc
tor has succeeded, inasmuch as in refer
ring to the "Kcard," it heads a para
graph in the local column, " He did his
duty!"
We have taken some pains to inves
tigate this affair, and learn that the dis
ease was, on the arrival of the vessel,
so far advanced as to indicate that had
proper watchfulness of the health of
the passengers been observed, the na
ture and character of the Chinaman's
sickness would have been discerned
four days before it it claimed to have
been noticed. With these facts before
us, backed by the Doctor's " Card," we
feel little hesitation in saying that both
Dr. Dodd and the officers of the vessel
merit blame and punishment.
As the law bearing on the matter
does not seem to be understood, or if
understood, is disregarded by the par
ties on whom the duty of preventing
the introduction of contagious disease
into the State is imposed, it may not be
amiss to quote the following sections of
our criminal code for the benefit both
of themselves and ot the good people
of the State who suffer through their
acts:
f 723. It ihU be the duty of every ship-master
to ubmit hia ship to a, full lad free examina
tion by the health officer, and to obey end perform
all the lawful orders end direction! of aach officer,
end every hip-maeter who aball fail or refuse m
to do, or who shall permit hit ahip to enter the Co
lumbia River with the Intel! pox on board, with
out displaying a yellow fleg, shall on conviction be
fined in any aum not exceeding three hundred dol
lars, or imprisoned in the oounty jail not exceed
ins three months, or by both such line end impris
onmeuL a f Tii. If, by reason of the negligenos or ineffi
ciency of the health officer, euy contagious dis
ease shell be introduced among the inhabitants of
the Bute, such officer shall, on uonviotion, be lined
in any eum not exceeding one thousand dollars, or
be imprisoned in the county jail not exceeding
three months, or by both such line end imprison
ment. It will be noticed that the mere act
of permitting a ship to enter the Co
lumbia River with small pox on board
without displaying the yellow Hag, sub
jects the ship-master, on conviction, to
the penalty denounced. Upon an in
dictment and plea of not guilty, evi
dence of the fact that the disease was
on board, that no examination was made
by the ship-master prior to entering the
river, and that no yellow flag was dis
played would authorize, nay, under
proper instructions, ensure a conviction.
The law does not say knowingly per
mit, but simply "permit" and hence
imposes on the ship-master the duty of
examination prior to entering the river.
If he remains wilfully ignorant of facts
which he ought to know, and thereby
and thereon omits to do an act which
the law says he must do, he is a guilty
as though he did the act knowingly and
with his eyes open. We devote more
attention to this matter than we other
wise would do, for the reason that Cards
from the health officer and recrimina
tions on the part of ship-masters when
small pox has been imported, are no
new things. ''
The repetition of such acts would in
dicate that the regular arrival and de
parture of steamers and the amassing
of wealth by corporations are consid
ered of more importance than the lives
and health of our citizens, and that to
secure the objects of their cupidity, the
chances of a conviction for violating the
law will be taken. The whole matter
should receive the attention of the next
legislature, and adequate penalties
should be imposed, making the cost of
violating the law greater than the
profits to be realized by its infraction.
If Dr. Dodd relied, n he snvs he did,
on the statement of the officers of the
vessel, he did not do his duty. His at
tention is invited to Section 3 of Chap
ter XLIX. of the General Laws of
Oregon, Page 719. It will be seen
that in making examination, the health
officer must " proceed by personal in
spection and by the examination of
witnesses sworn by him" to ascertain
whether or not there be cause for the
detention of the ship "1'ersonat in
spection" we do not understand to
mean, a glass of champagne with the
captain in the cabin, and a simple in
quiry from him as to how all on board
arc; if it does, the sooner health officers
arc abolished as public nuisances the
better.
On the contrary, we understand by
the phrase, that the health officer shall
personally see every one on board, and
swear witnesses to ascertain whether
or not the vessel is liable to propagate
disease. The health of those he in
spected might he good, and yet cause
exist for detaining a ship, as for ex
ample: when a small-pox patient had
been landed at some point on the coast
two or three days before arrival in port,
hence the necessity for swearing wit
nesses. The "Kcard" of Dr. Dodd,
when viewed in connection with the
law on the subject, will not exonerate
him from the gravest suspicions of
negligence and inefficiency; and unless
some more satisfactory explanation of
the case can be made by him, we insist
that it is the imperative duty of His
Excellency, Gov. Grover, to remove
him from an office that needs to be
filled by an honest, trustworthy, ener
getic, capable and efficient physician.
Our friends in different parts of the
State would oblige us very much and
at the same time do the country a great
service, if they would report to this
office the yield of their various crops,
which we would most cheerfully pub
lish. Whenever it can be done with
out any great inconvenience, we should
like samples of all kinds of grains, hops,
flax, and wools, as wc very frequently
have inquiries for samples from far
mers residing in Eastern States.
TAKE A FARM.
Umatilla county is settling up very
rapidly. The manv choice locations on
Birch, Butter and Willow creeks and
their many tributaries are nearly all
taken. Still settlers from the States
some how or another find room to com
mence the labor of opening up a ranch
among the bunch grass hills bordering
on the streams alluded to. In the
north-eastern portion of this county
there are many desirable locations on
Government, State and railroad lands,
but the amount is fast being diminished
by the constant arrival of settlers. The
class of settlers now coming among us
are perhaps no more desirable than
those that came before them, except
in one perticular, and that it they are
better provided for with means to com
mence to open up their farms. To our
young men who contemplate settling
upon ranches in our prosperous county
(and we would advise all who have the
enterprise to do so, and let the drones
seek their proper places) must be up
and doing. There it no immediate
prospect of the opening up of the Uma
tilla Reservation; therefore those who
are leisurely awaiting that event had
best wait no longer, but be up and do
ing. They will find the time interven
ing between the settlement and the
opening of the Reservation to have
been spent much more to their
profit than if they had idled away their
time waiting for a good thing. There
fore vte say, youug men, take up a
ranch." East Orrgonian.
SEATTLE, W. T.
The city of Seattle, of which wc give
an excellent illustration in this number,
is the seat of government of King
county and the chief commercial city in
Washington Territory. It is a very
picturesque place, being located on
Duwamish Bay, and having an excel
lent harbor will ere long sec it outstrip
cities which arc now ahead of it in
population. At present the inhabitants
number about 4,000; but being the
central city on Puget Sound from
whence the principal line of steamer.,
start for different parts, it at no time
has less than a floating population of
1,000 in addition to the number men
tioned above. The main portion of the
city occupies a gradually sloping
plateau, and this displays it to excellent
advantage from the bay. It has nu
merous churches and excellent school
facilities. Chief among the latter wc
may mention the Territorial Univer
sity, a most beautiful structure, (seen,
on the summit at the left, in our en
graving) occupying a prominent po
sition and commanding one of the
finest views on the coast, snow-capped
"Rattier" being visible in one direction
and the bay and part of Puget Sound,
with the famous "Olympic Range" for
a background, in another. The differ
ent secret and benevolent organizations
all have lodges here in a most flourish
ing condition. The town is lighted by
gas, and has all the modern conveni
ences of cities of ten timet its popula
tion. There are three excellently con
ducted daily papers published here,
each of them issuing a mammoth
weekly edition. The names are: " The
Puget Sound Dispatch," "The Pacific
Tribune," and "The Intelligencer."
In addition to these, a spicy little daily
"Figaro" is published for theatrical
purposes. We have no idea where the
present inhabitants all originally came
from, but it teems as if the cream of
enterprising men of the Pacific Coast
settled at Seattle, for it is a fact that
there is not a place of its population
anywhere that can excel it in public
spirit or whatever tends to elevate and
refine. The commerce of the place is
very extensive, considerable wholesale
business being transacted here. The
principal milling towns of the Sound
arc located within a radius of 35 miles,
the logging camps connected with
them, as well as the different coal
mines, the latter being located only a
short distance back of the city, and
connected with it by railroad, all find
Seattle the most convenient place to
procure their supplies from. It it no
exaggeration when wc say that nearly
all townt of this tcction pay tribute
to The Queen of the Sound," Seattle.
A inott beautiful sheet of fresh water,
located three miles back of the city, is
known at Lake Washington; it is
twenty miles in length and averages
about four miles in width. The coal
miuea are located on the margin of this
lake. Deposits of iron have also been
found in this vicinity, and before long
we expect to tee iron mines and fur
nacet in full blast, adding ttill more to
the wealth and commerce of the place.
The surrounding country using Seattle
at a shipping point, it a heavy ex
exporter of coal, lumber, and cereals of
all kinds. The traveling facilities from
here are at good at from any other city
on the coast, there being a line of semi
monthly ocean steamers to San Fran
cisco, a semi-weekly line of steamers
to Victoria, B. C, and three different
lines of steamers make alternate daily
tripe to Olympia and Tacoma, connect
ing at the latter city with railroad for
Portland and other placet. Numerous
small tugt and steamers make daily
trips to different placet on the Sound.
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Several rivers emptying into Duwa
mish Bay furnish excellent water
power, which could, and Wilt, no-doubt,
before a great while be utilized foj,
manufacturing purposes. The bay is
six miles long, has an a crave width of
three miles and a depth of 45 fathoms
in the centre, with about fifteen fathomt
on the anchorage ground. It is land
locked, except at the natmw entrance,
hence it is safe from ail storms and '
large enough to float the entire navy of" '
the United States. The city is grow
ing so rapidly that we doubt if our
Migrating can be culled accurately cor
rect at present, for even since the sketch
went into the engraver's hands numer
ous buildings have been erected, and
every day witnesses some further im
provement. Seattle has all the nil
vantages to make it n large city,
namely : a fine harbor, where ships can,
enter and depart safely at all timet
without any trouble; ample room foi
building purposes; good hotels; good
newspapers; live merchants; excellent
schools; numerous churches and a
central position, thus possessing all the
necessaries to hold its position at the
metropolis of Washington Territory.
The Wkst Siioiik is the best jxtpcr
to send to friends abroad. The engrav
ings will give them an excellent Idea
of our buildings, both public and prl
vate, as well as the most noted of out
beautiful scenery. Our articles on the
resources arc truthful, as wc never ex
aggerate knowingly; therefore send
1.50 for a copy to start with the com
mencement of the second volume.
An article has been of lato going the
rounds about a horse pulling the plug
out of n bung-hole and slaking hit
thirst. It is pronounced to be some
thing extraordinary. Now, if the
horse hud pulled the barrel out of the
bung-hnle and slaked hit thirst with
the plug, or if the barrel had pulled the
bung-hole out of the horse and slaked
his thirst with the plug, or if the bar
rel had pulled the hitng-holc out of the
plug and slaked his thirst with the
horse, or if the plug had pulled the
horse out of the barrel and slaked his
thirst with the bung-hole, or if the
bung-hole had pulled the thirst out of the
horse and slaked the plug with the bar
rel, or if the barrel hud pulled the home
out of the bung-hole and plugged its
thirst with the slake, it might be worth
while to make a fuss about it.
A Homk Rki'ii-h. kok Otto ok
Rosks At this time of the year, when
so many rose leaves fall to the grouml
and are wasted, every lady can, if the
chooses, manufacture a delicious per
fume at a cost of lets than fifty cents In
a few ininutet' time. Take a two gal
Ion glass jar, and fill full of clean, freshly-picked
rose leaves. Then cork it
tight, and take a two-ounce phial and
fit the neck into the cork of the two
gallon jar. Cut some sponge into nar
row strips; toak them in good oil, free
from smell or rancidity; put the strips
into the small phial, turn it untitle
down, and put the neck into the bung
of the large jar. Place them in the
sun for four dayt, and the heat will dis
til the rose leavct and the aroma will
ascend antl saturate the oil in the
sponge. Put in fresh Icavca about four
times, and you will have a small phial
ol the finest otto of roses that can pot
sibly 1 made, and in quantity sufficient
to scent the clothct and handkerchiefs
of a family for a year. Pure otto of f
rosea costs I30 per ounce. He lure and
keep it well corked for it will evaporate.
It is reported that an Onondaga min-,
istcr, who preaches to an agricultural
community, finds it difficult to collect
his pay. One farmer taid at the end ol
the year: " I have tulncrihcd $40 for
preaching; I will give you a cow ami
call it square. She't rather a poor cow,
jutt like your preaching." The parton
drove home the cow.
Fears are entertained that the extra
ordinary dryness which hot recently
prevailed in Algeria will lead to a fam
ine. It it stated that no rain hot fallen
this Summer during the usual wet tea
I son.