Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-07-20
COLUMBIA RIVER ITEMS.


Judge Wyehe, who returned few days
ago from Vancouver and Walla Ws!Ia, in
forms us that he found everything quite
prosperous East Of the mountains. He
says the population has nearly doubled in
the last three years, that the vote OF
the county this Fall will be almost LOO,
and that McFadden's minority 10 that
county will be not less than three hundred.
There are perhaps one hundred families
in Whitman county and there is q large
emigration that way. 1t embraces a
great deal of black rich prairie soil, re-
sembling the lands of Illinois and Iowa.
There was great indignation among the
people of Colvilc valley when it became
known that the Government was about
to take their homes from them and give
them to the Indians. There are farms in
that valley improved for thirty or forty
years. 1t used to be the policy of the
Government to remove the Indians from
lands. as they were needed by the whites
for settlement aud homes, but Grants pol.
icy would seem to be to take the homes
of old settlers and give them to the In.
dams. They denounce Garfeldc for stand
ing by aud permitting this outrage on them,
and but few 10 the county will swallow
him again. Judge Lewis considered that
he probably had no power to hold his
Court on an Indian Reservation, and so
the people Of Colville, by the unjust order
of Grant, were deprived Of the term Of
Court provided for them.
There is large immigration to Yaka-
ma and Klikitat counties. A number of
Republicans in Yakima county who moved
there from the Sound, will support judy
McFaddcn.
The term Of Court recently held. by Judge
Lewis at Walla Walla was very satisfac.
tory to the bar and to the people, and at
its close there was but one opinion ex.
pressed in reference to the Judge.
The Columbia river was falling rapidly,
and contrary to the general expectations,
it was not as high this year as last by
three or four feet, and the damage done to
the crops will be inconsidcrable.
Clarke county is filling up rapidly, and
| her vote will be increased Notwithstanding
her loss Of territory and population by the
action of the last Legislature. Gar6elde
carried the county last election by almost
ninety majority, but McFadden's majority
will be from fifty to one hundred next No.
vember.
Kalama is improving considerably this
Spring and the completion Of the Railroad
from Sound to the river will infuse some
new life into the place. Passengers now
stay over night at Kalama both ways, and
they ride in comfortable passenger car,
for twenty-five miles, from Kalama or
Pumphrey's--a great luxury to those
who have had to take the trip over the
mountains through mud end rain.
Humphreys is getting to be quite a
business point, as there are now saw mill
and several stores, groceries, &c., there,
aud quite town will grow up, as the rail.
road crosses the Cowlitz at that point, and
it is some distance from any other business
point A large railroad bridge is to span
the Cowlitz there, and they are waiting
only for tho water to 70 down TO put up
the bridge. The construction Of the rail-
road will make Bill Humphrey one Of the
rich men Of the Territory. The talk along
the road was that it would he ready for the
iron from Hodgdon's to the twenty-five
miles completed by the 18th Of September.
We may at all events expect the compile
ton Of the forty miles before the rainy
season sets in.
CoMpLIMENTARY.-The President of
Columbia Engine Co. has received from
the Victoria Fire Department and Tiger
| Engine Co.. of that CITY. communications