Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-08-21
FAR WEST POINTS,

The taxable value of Atchison is
s1,s10,4SO.
Rich veins of cinnabar have been
discovered near the Geysers, Cal.
Pella, Iowa, is sselling fine Early Rose
potatoes at 80 cents per bushel.
The cranberry crop in Pine County,
Minn., promises an abundant yield.
Governor Osborn is to deliver the
opening address at the Kansas State
Fair.
A collection Of the soils and grasses
of Northwestern Iowa is being made
for the State Fair.
Three thousand Cinnamon are now
working in the new placer mine near
oroville, California.
Coal dug from the Richardson ceun-
ty, Neb., coal mines is now sold in
Lincoln for IS 81 per ton.
Black Hawk's mines, In Colorado,
sent $4,000 worth of gold bullion out
into the world last month.
Some late assays from the Welch
silver lode, Georgetown, Colorado,
have given as high az $40, 900 per ton.
The Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany will commence work on their
road west of the Missouri River this
fall.
A herd of buffalo lately rassed
through Reno County, Kansas, which
was thirty hours in passing a given
point.
Cattle-growing and beef-making pay
well in Nebraska; and hog raising in
connection with it is exceedingly re-
munerative.
The grasshoppers are on the war
path in Meagher County, Montana,
and the crops have suffered greatly
from their raids.
Fillmore County, Nebraska, which
has been under cultivation only two
years, estimates her wheat crop at
14O, 900 bushels.
Over one thousand ions of iron have
been received by the Kansas Pacific
Railway for use on the extension of
their road tn PuahIO
Oregon has increased 1873 per cent. in
population within the past ten years,
being the fourth in ratio of increase oi
all the States in the Union.
The Patrons of Husbandry have
built large grain warehouse at Blairs-
town, Iowa, and will ship large
quantities of grain to Chicago this
season.
The town of Parker, Kansas, is on
rollers, travelling a distance OF thirty
miles to become part of Oswego, the
future great city of Southern Kansas.
The State Of Nebraska has only
$4,000 of bonded Indebtedness, and,
under the present Constitution, can
have no more. This is a most fortu-
nate provision.
The Kansas Pacific Railway has per-
mission to lay track across the Gov
ernment reservation at Fort Lyons,
Kan, subject to the approval of Con-
gress next session.
Wichita, Kansas, the new centre Of
the cattle trade, has mile of business
houses, and population of $500. The
streets are full OF life, and the hotels
running over.
SteambOatmen say that farmers on
the upper Sacramento are bringing
their grain to the banks of the river,
but do not appear desirous of selling at
present prices.
At Virginia City, Montana, wheat is
selling at 80 cents bushel. Cattle are
being driven by the thousands to Ne
vada and Utah, there being absolutely
no home market.
Owing to the late cold spring, water
for mining purposes in Boise Basin will
last about three weeks longer than
usual. Old claims-or rather the blue
cement underlying old claims-are
being successfully worked, and large
pay is being taken out.
The plan of laying out the future city
of Tacoma has not been adopted, and
more than one will probably be sub
mitted. Lots will probably be small,
and great many of them in a block;
streets certainly not less than 80 feet in
width, and perhaps 100, and avenues
12O.