Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-04-24

considerable fax, and have contracted
their crops at 81 per bushel. An aver
age crop is estimated ut 90 bushels
per acre. 1t is believed by many that
this commodity will pay better than
raising grain.
General merchandise is sold at Col
fax by two STOKES. A Grange store has
been opened, which sells goods at a
slight advance on cost, freight, &c.
A Touring mill has been in operation
at Colfax for the past year, with capac-
ity of thirty barrels per day. Flour
sells at 50 so per barrel. There are
two saw mills operated by water-power,
and one by steam, now nearly ready
for business in this county. Plenty of
lumber can be had for s12 90 to s15 90
per 1000 feet 81 .
This county is organized into school
districts, and school houses are being
built as settlements require. At the
county seat fourishing school has
been conducted continuously for. the
past two years, in which all the higher
English branches are taught, together
with ancient and modern languages.
The last term the attendance was so
large as to require two assistant teach
ers. The county being so recently set
tied, but few church buildings have
been erected. Services are held in the
school buildings.
Our mail facilities are good and am
pie for the necessity of the citizens.
Timber is confined principally to the
streams end mountains. The latter is
convenient, and Astounding with cedar,
Torch, sugar pine, white pine, yew, and
some maple.
Colfax, the county-seat, contains two
stores, one Touring mill, steam saw
mill, drug store, post Office, livery sta
BILE, hotel, boarding house, two smith
shops, shoe, furniture, saddle and har-
ness, saddle-tree, and butcher shops.
No saloon. There never has been
any intoxicating liquors sold in this
county. 7
Immigrants who desire homes to en-
gage in agricultural pursuits, will fnd
the soil, climate and adaptation of this
county, to have no superior, and not
many to present as many advantages,
especially in point of acquiring cheap
homes in one of the most healthy CHI
mates in the world. 1t is impossible to
find o person who will demur to the
heauhfulness of this country, whatever
else may be Objectionable.
1t might be well to say that Whit
man county lies north of Snake river,
adjoining Walle-walla county, on the
north. Steamboats, navigate Snake
river from April to August, and some
times September. 80 I-< s..tt. ;
From Colfax to Walla-walla City is
eighty-six miles and the road is good.
Wagon roads throughout the country
are excellent, and the nature of soil
such as to always have the best of
roads. L might add that the lands are
all subject to be taken for homesteads,
except the odd sections reserved by the
Northern Pacific Railroad. A residence
on homestead, of five years, entities
the party to a patent with no further
cost other than Land Office fees. Sol
diers of the late war have their time of
service committed from the residence
necessary. That is to say, soldier
who served three years in the war, has
that three years deducted from the five
years residence, and therefore receives
Il title to his land after two years occu-
patton. Public lands (prairie) are also
subject to be taken under the timber
culture act, which gives party title
to 100 acres for planting and cultivat-
ing, 40 acres in timber.
ODD Fellows CELEBRATION. The fol-