, 1875-03-20

mere IS gold excitement IN
Klickitat Valley, W. T. Three
strangers, with their packhorses,
camped last Fall on Klickitat
River, near where the bridge
crosses on the Simcoe road, re-
naming some DAYS, and left du-
ring the winter. Three men have
stopped about eight miles above
Goldendale, at the base of the
mountain. They came down for
provisions occasionally. Recent
ly some citizens went up to their
camp and learned that they had
about three miles Of ditch prepar-
ing to use a hydraulic. A num-
Der here have taken claims. One
man who has spent ten years in
California mining, has been on the
ground prospecting and thinks it
will pay from SO to $40 per day.
1t is believed there is plenty Of
fine gold in paying quantities, if
water can be secured to use by
draulic. Those three strangers
have the ditch and the water;
those three found gold signs in
the river where the Simcoe road
crosses and followed it up to the
mountain some sixteen miles.
This portion of Washington Ter
ritorY has always been recognized
as a promising gold bearing sec
ton, and It would doubtless long
ago have been developed had It
not been that it was not far enough
away from home.-Cor. Pacific
Christian Advocate.
Everything is quiet at Port
Gamble except the mills, and they
keep up a noisy time, as there are
a great many saws running. There
are two Of the largest sized double
circulars; three edgsrs; about ten
trimmers; two gang saws, each
frame Of which contains 25 and %
saws; two boiling machines for
saving laths-the one that first
cuts the slab has eight saws, and
the one that cuts the laths has six.
Then there is a machine for cut
ting scantling that has from four
to eight saws in it, Just according
to the thickness desired. There
are also three planers and various
other machines too numerous to
mention.-Cor. Transcript.
Mr.. T. S. Adams came to Sno-
homish City, last week, for the
purpose Of making inquiries as to
the possibility Of forming an In
dependent Telegraph Company to
construct an independent line be-
tween Snohomish City and the
Point Elliott Office Of the Western
Union Telegraph Co., situated
near Mukilteo. Nearly the whole
proposed amount Of stock, 81, 900,
is now taken. 1t is estimated that
1900 will complete tho line and
establish Offices at Snohomish City
and Lowell, aud that the running
expenses for the first year will not
exceed three hundred dollars,
while Mr.. Adams and others pre-
dict that the line will be self-sus.
taining from the start. The dis
tance is about 10 miles.---Cor. In
teligencer.
Stock, as a general thing, is do
ing pretty we'll, that is, they are
living, and that is considered doing
well just now. The mortality has
nearly ceased, and unless we have
some rough weather in the latter
part Of this month, there will not
probably be much more loss, e1-
oept now and then one animal that
is poverty stricken already.---Wal-
Ia Walla Union.
The Orient that has Just loaded
at Utsalady, is one Of the three
lafgest ships that ever loaded on
Puget Sound; the Great Pacific, of
100 tons, being one, and the Je-
remiAh Thompson, of 1900 tons,
the other. Utsalady also loaded
the Pacific and Thompson, and
now adds the Orient, Of j 800 tons,
to her pretensions as to the port
to which three-deckers have to 20
for cargoes.---Tnbune.
Among the items in the appro-
priation bill, is $4,000 for land
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