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THE WEHT HHORE.
UtU rolurne f product To IqidIxt yards are
rnaifcUindd in the nl;, and two or thru ship yards.
On I'U'juitDiklt harUir, nlxiut three ruih-1 from Victo
ria, there ii one of t!,c Ur'i t iitw mill on the inland.
Two or thrre other milli f large mwii.g rupiicity are
jfojfytvl, one of which will le erected immediately.
The tifnUr It lhe nulla ii obtained near tho shore
to the welt, and fclao to (he (jortll, and il rafted and
tow! ly lug Uta to tlic mill. The principal varie
if Ohhtfvl ti the fir, though roniidcrable quantities
of ct lkt and h-rnl ck are u 1, knd nmc oak, mnplo
and white pine. There ii a good field fr the opera
tion of pulp and kHr mill, woolen milli mid flour
ing nulla.
Nothing i more i'jrut to any one who taken
jini to nlaeni the (viiidition of ItuniijOHs nfTnira in
Irtiiri, than the fact that manual preparations aro
l-eitig made to inrrraae thn city', interests iu nil di
rertmiit One of the moat prominent euterprisci dow
on foot ii an electric itreet mil)', thn rate jtfiycra
having a few weeki ago decided to guarantee tho pny
tneiit .f fito jK-r c-tL intor-it on l ndi to l mm
ly the tiN-t railway company in sufficient amount to
put the rl in deration. The work of eomtruction
will ! Ujjun at onoo, and a considerable, jmrtion of the
line ii nT-tr! to U in running order this season,
the Mai length JltrerUl U-iuj- aU.ut fifteen mile,
on the tnun thoroughfares baling to j,ointj f jnter.
Ml in the submit cf the nly. A ahort railway to ox
trrMlr,ofihwkrdu.lheKMmuhinmUil)un(i(,r arrU. t.i..iderti..n, with yum 0f toon U-inK
consummate Large smelting works for the redue
ton of iron nd r,.n.r ore, kre alio in contempt,
lion l7 capitalist hating kt. htere.t in the develop,
ttetl of the mine, of tU j,wJ Ml ,,rovinm M
urh ImUIuHom m ikw rmlli, .h knd do ,r fvUie,
Klkw fkrt.,,1, tvUw, ti, Wlw Wkre
drain t,, w,k.. rto , rtc, kre in ,WHli f
.trudi. .r m (v.trnpUt!,,,, ,y m..a ()f a Up
fkr.ht.o- Y,oWu ka. for olUnuui , ,,r(NucU
mwkcUrj: mknufkrturl ff.aa , M iUrawit,
forUndhr.u U dtr.hub ih,m, mmU
ty an iaUbl toanufaftariru wutvr. The mntt
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SSr.Twtr:
uro not entirely Engliflh, nor are they American. To
Rn EDgliHhmfin it seems jaite like an American city,
find to hu American quite British. It has the ap
pearance of a proBperouB and progressive eastern city
in many rcHpects. It has all the conveniences, such
a newspapers, hanking, telegraph and telephone fa
cilities, churches, schools, fraternal and benevolent
organ! 'itions of all kinds, libraries, theaters, clubs
and innumerable other things that make life pleasant
HM 4 . il ll II ! J il
; ino town is more man uuuany wen auppiiea wltn
newspapers, there being three daily journals, each
having a weekly edition, and a monthly periodical de
voted to tho mines and ranges. These are all credit
able to the community in which they are published.
Tho society of tho city reminds one of that of many
eaxtern towns in its freedom from crude and unpleasant
features. The fact that it is becoming a favorite res
idence placo is abundantly shown by the great num
ber of palatial dwellings lining the eligible streets,
and tho activity manifested in constructing new ones.
The climate, too, is an important consideration in
this connection. It is always delightfully mild there,
no snow to speak of falling in the winter time and
the summers being free from drouths and hot periods.
The proximity of the ocean and the large arm that
separates tho island from the main land, together
with tho prevailing winds, insures an equable temper
ature; and tho moiaturo is not excessive a fact won
thy of consideration.
The municipal alTiirs of Victoria are in a healthy
condition. Tho annual income is about $170,000.00,
which is sullicient for all current expenditures of the
citygovernmunt Tho various departments are efli
cieutly and economically managed, and a liberal pol-
v i'u..uru wan regard to all enterprises that con
tribute to tho welfare of the town. The city water
works sy.tem furnishes water for publio and privato
uei and gas and electric companies supply power
d illumination. The water supply i. obtained from
Ukmi, the hills some distance from the city, and
1 . uM from the elevation of the reser
u 1"u,ll1ci";t ry the water to all but the
'"'J'1"' U" ch steam pressure is applied
Motion . the tune. The present system cost about
,h ! ftDDURl rccoiPU e nearly HV
the , ! ' , , UUm m D0 being made to improve
I'Un tocmndwiththe rapid growth of the
1, " r y U 1)l,rRDt8 ,op fire protection and
ur Z Vr ,0dre? for the same
"1 ti.i. tly-fir kUi Mrant. will be
n T flr dMtment fa. of
viluo "f 111 1 'Qu'nn8 firpi the estimated total
aM1 belonging to tho department