The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1875-09-04
TERRITORIAL.

Loose hay SIS per ton in Olympia.
The Washington Territory lcgisla-
turc convenes October 4th.
Jasper Hartman, last week, on the
nisqually bottom, killed very large
cougar. Its length was eight and a
half feet? weight, about $50 pounds.
The Grand Lodge of Masons Of
Washington Territory holds its ANIMAL
communication in Olympia on he
fourth Wednesday of September, tic
ED inst.
The Puyallup hop crop is rcportd
to be lie a hourishing condition. Pix
ing will commence early in Septembr,
and somr 900 Indians will assist in ne
operation.
A band Of $500 sheep, pasturing on
the Touchet, were sold recently for he
Montana market at So 5oa head.
Hon. Thos. Donaldson, centennial
commissioner for Idaho, is worling
hard to the end that that Territorymay
present good showing at the iis cell
ebration.
The Aralanche says: Lafayett Lane,
now running for Congress in)regon
formerly lived i'll the vicinity o Silver
City, Idaho. He run small pack
train there years ago, and had h, head
quarters at Bonneville.
About $4,000 have been expended
in repairs upon Union What, Port
Townsend, rendering it on Of the
staunchest and best structure on the
Sound.
There is an cstray boy n Walla
Walla. He is about nine years of aye,
and was found four miles e.st Of the
city, clad in girls clothes. He calls
himself Albert Boyer.
The Talbot Coal Co., says the Seat
tie Tribune, have purchased the one
half interest of Morrl! Il Morris in the
steamer lFenqt and bargcs Champion
and Joe norr'H, paving tor them 80
600, and taking entire possession Of the
property this morning. Capt. Dave
Hill will 90 in command of the N'tnat
hereafter. They owned the other halt
before.
From Jan. rst to Aug. 10Th, 1876
,4,o7, tons of Seattle coal are reported
as imported into San Francisco. This
is 10000 tons more than from Coos
Bay and 1900 tons less than from Van.
couvcr Island. Ii all the coal shipped
from Seattle had gone to San Francis
co, however, it would have Consdcra-
blv exceeded in tho Vancouver Island
report.
Altogether during the past twelve
or thirteen years there have been cut
and marketed from Snohomish county
at least 3oo,ooo,ooo feet OF Lumber
This general aggregation the Seattle
IntelHgcncer obtains from a computa-
ton made by resident OF Snohomish
who estimates that since the beginning
Of operations on that river and its tribu-
taries, there have been cut at Lowell
and Snohomish, Ioo,Ooo,ooo tcct'
Ebcy's slough, loo,ooo,ooo feet; lula'
lip, 100000? Skykomish, s5,ooo,ooo
and on the Snoqualmie, a5,ooo,ooo
These 3oo,ooo,ooo feet of lumber at the
rate of SIS per 1000 feet, would make
the total sum of $I,5oO,ooo which ha:
been obtained from that one, yet lead
ing, industry on the Snohomish.
The Spirit ofMs West says the tie:
arc being pladcd and the stringcrs pu
in condition for the reception of iror
from Frcnchtown to Mill Creek, Sc
that when the iron arrives, the laying
Of the track can be done very cxpedi
tio,,slv The iron arrived few day
ago in the mouth Of the river, and ma,
be expected in a week. Ten days attcl
its arrival at Walula, the track will lt
lad to Mill Creek some five miles from
this city, and in 60 days will be com
pleted to Walla Villa.
Judge S. c. Wingard arrived in w al
Ia Walla on the 10th ulto.
In speaking of Whatcom county th
Bellngham Bay Mail says: 1T is tn
largest in area, as we'll as gcneral.y con
coded to be the most productive Of any o
the twenty or more counties of western
Washington. 1t is capable of producing
and does produce, more grain than an.
dozen of them. From the southern par
alone (the vicinity Of LaConncr) will b
exported three ships' cargocs OF this yea
cereals, and only small portion of III
flats is yet under cultivation. Two of til
largest navigablc rivers in the Territor
(Skagit and Nootsack } course through tn
county and it is westerly bordered by
hundred miles of sea coast, which contain
many bays, harbors, aud inlets, for tn
accommodation of commerce.
The Seattle Tribune says; ''The ere
of the cutter Oliver Wilcoti, since she lie
here last week, have cremated, at Sa
Juan Island, two indian bodies, the vi
tins of smallpox. The victims were Goa
cd over with coal oil and set fire to. III
job, as may be immagincd, was very III
pleasant one"