Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1868-04-18
Letter from Cowlitz County.
FRgEroRr, April Is, 1868.

Ed. STANDARD: Thinking that you,
readers may be interested in matters and
things in this vicinity, devote few mo
menis in giving you such items as occur
to my mind at this time. The appearance
of the country has greatly improved since
tn. grea, food during the winter, and
Dame Nature has kindly spread her man.
tie Of green over the dpsolaiion thereby
oct as onel. The farmers have mostly 60,
their fences replaced, an there seems to be
a determination on all hands to try again
There is large hotel going up at Mon
tic.llo, and new mill is also to BE- bull,
there soon. A new bridge is almost com
pl-ted across A,karsas creek, aud one also
on the stream known as Chapman creek.
When these are completed. the damages
to the travel in this county will b. sufii
GENTLY repaired to render travel to'erab!e
comfortable. sass
The salmon fishing season is just COM
mencing. aud tina. branch Of industry bids
fair to be- morerxt.usivrly engaged in than
duri any former season. They have
commeno.d running nnrlier than "e""l. a
few having been caught about the 2S'h of
March. The opinion seems to prevail!
tina; this business is destined to be one Of
the most important sources Of revenue
witair the borders Of this Territory, and
the Columbia river stands doubtless at the
head of the ma, ket. ...
A fata! disease Of the horse has been
imported into this county from Portland,
Oregon. BY an individual called Buckskin
Bill, said disease bring nothing more nor
less than the glanorts. The circumstan-
ces are nearly as follows: About one year
ago, the individual referred 10. brought a
nice horse from Portland, and after various
attempts finally sold him for a song TO Mr..
Nathaniel Stone. or . member Of his fam
ilv. The horse doubtless had what is
known as the chronic CHAMBERS, and finnoc-
ulat-d horse OF his ncighLor, Mr.. Thorn
as Roe, which was loaned to Mr.. Stone to
work with him. . r.
The rcsul. has been. that Roe had two
horses 80 badly affected with the diseasp.
that they hccame entirely useless, and
BEGAN. satisfied beyond doah that they
had CHAMBERS, aud had them both killed.
This disease is regarded as incurablr, !
b.lieyr, and though il is generally con-
ceded that It can only can be transferred
BY innoculation. It IL regarded with such
horror th.t the law 10 very severe in some
countries in relation to glaudered horses.
As this 10 matter that Interests the
entire community. Sut more particularly
the farming portion thrreof. it eert:isiy
seems thst every pcesu'ion should D..
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