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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 1, 1878)
38 THE WEST SHORE. October, 1878. rc proving themeelvei i be excellent ChrWrlanlairn end civilise n A rni drawback to the onward progress of Egypt is itie sad Want f pn)cr agii- cultural implements end he requisite kill i iim- tlirni. Wh.it is said in this ier-il comeming Kgvpt. might lie rIw itid of the whole of Syria .mil Northern Arabia. We believe Cairo is dmtlned to become a grand had . rntn Iron winch shall flow a thous. ami itreeiM of material aid loaurround- log districts. This city is already the undisputed metropolis of the Holy Land and adjoining countries. The so-c alled excessive lrnier.itiiie of Northern l'.g t in simply a misnomer. During the few days that we have been SO imiming here, the theriiioineter has not indicated mote than 8l 01 degrees. 'I'he ait is balmy and salubrious and the 1 Innate generally well adapted to the glowing of annus cereal. We snliiii ihr indulgence of our iradets foi short letter this tune, promising still largei draughts from our Well tilled n-.le Imm.Ic in the future. OltlKNT. JOHN W. A KKKSOY Tins guriafaw, a member of the linn of HanaoOi Ackeraoo k Co,, the preprietofi of the Taeoou Mills, was bom in New V..tk city in the year iflfj, When elovm years of age he was placed in 1 booluton m errand DOy, whi n he lemained four years. He w as then apprenticed to a printer, and w hen bttl eighteen eats o age he had chaigri.i ih. composing roomaof Ka pet's Printing office mi Ktiltnn stttrt. I he bntKnea, however, owing to its el.v.- confinement, did not prove con genial to Mm, and to have more out doei aaerdte he baca a carpenter. The gold teen started Mm to Callfor- ma 111 iS.,,,, sshetc-. after Ins arrival, he at oner engaged at carpentering. In the fall of the following yesi, however, lie w as OOmpeOed by fading health, to aUmleMi his Hade, and aftei a fbttl m.mth, (tip t the Sandwich Islands, he mtarnad t.. CaHJbmia luflWently te stoinl lc. enibll Mm to engage in nun Mf, One yrat at tin. pt.,cr. quite unWnt for him, and he once mote returned to San PrandeOO where he rstalJUhcd mdk dairy inddidathriv' Susanc for two ,rai c ,ncn mesxeri tn Redwood city and eajigrd in nor raiting. Stanly itV, thu. the county of San Mateo being organized out of the southern Xrtion of San Fran cisco, he was elected Sheriff of San Ma teo county, which office he held for about live years. Caught by the sheep mania lie purchased a large ranch in Monterev and went to sheen raising; in about two years, however, he sold out and returned to Redwood city. The Sherifta office was again urged on him, but prefering to engage in business he rented a small wharf and warehouse, and engaged in selling lumber, shingles, posts, wood, etc. After working this business for a time, he soon gained suffi cient strength to enable him to pur chase an interest in a small saw mill. In two yean from that time he formed a co-partnership with Mr. Charles Han son, whereupon a lumber yard was es tablished by them in San Francisco. In 1M68, finding their business increas ing, they concluded to build a saw mill on Puget Sound. The place now known as Tacoina, with its railroad, ocean steamers and other signs of modern civilization, was then almost a wilderness. Mr. Job Carr with his two sons had taken up some- land with great hopes for the lo cation of a future city at that place. Previous to the location of the mill, General McCarver believing that Carr was right, settled there and named the plan- Commencement City. After deciding to locate a mill at that point, Mr. Ackerson did not fancy the name and therefore re named itTacomai aftei the Indian name lor Mt. Rainier, the beautiful snow peak back of the city. The General protested,but Mr. Acker son .is dun, and as Tacoma it is known yet. Previous to starting the Puget Sound Mill the linn had several small mills in I the redwood districts. One of them running to ibis day. The firm now cany on a business R Sail Francisco, 1 uget dound and Redwood City Thau .1... I .1. . . 3 .... . ...-v. nan iiii-h QWn S.)s ,() carrj away their lumber, and the finest tug boat on Puget Sound is their prop crty. 1 ' 'i Mr. Ackerson visited the bngest lumhe.ing establishments in th- United States, and since then has made so many improvements in the Tacoma Mill that it now stands ,n. the front .tnl .. A I ..... i,i .vniciican saw nulls . , iPooUc spirited and generous mmU. snsn, Mr. A. has few eqnals nn Pt,ge, Sound, and he is one of that class of men whose brains and money are de voted towards building up the country. RESIDENCES IN THE UPPER COUNTRY. Few people are aware what rapid strides towards civilization the upper country has made within the past few years. We give a few illustrations in this issue of some of the comfortable residences located in Walla Walla and Dayton, W. T., and Boise City, Idaho. Any of the places illustrated would be a credit even to a city like Portland, for in finish and furnishing, both in terior and exterior, they will compare favorably with anything we have in this city, and in price they range from $5,000 to $20,000, the latter being the expense of constructing the palatial res idence of General Cartee. Since these pictures went into the engraver's hands, Mr. Straight had the misfortune of having his residence destroyed by fire, but we understand that he will rebuild at once in the very same style. Our next issue will contain a miniature view of the city of Walla Walla, and also a number of the business houses and manufacturing establishments in the upper country. We also, in this num ber, show a street v iew in Silver City, Idaho, so that our readers may see the appearance of a business street in a rich mining camp. Several months ago we agitated the practibility of cultivating cranberries on an extensive scale on the marshes near Olympia; Wc now understand that a company is to be formed there tor that purpose. I here are two or three cranberry marshes or beds under culti vation near that city, and their luxuri ance render the assurance doubly sure that their cultivation on a large and systematic scale, in this climate and soil, will certainly prove a "big bonanza" to the projectors. A POBTOFFICB Wantkd. The at tention of Postal Agent Steel is called to the necessity of establishing a post oflice at or near the bridge on the main road from Walla Walla to Spokane Falls. Quite a large number of settlers arc located there who now have to travel from twenty totwenty-five miles iu conax to retain their mail. The hop crop of Puyallup valley, ri T., amounts to 56x50 pounds.