, 1876-09-08
PACIFIC SLOPE NEWS.
WASHINGTON TERRITORY.

A vein Oh IHllh-"hiIO OHalh Hao
been discovered on the upper White
river in King county.
The Vancouver Independent has
reached the close of its first volume
and is a prosperous journal.
DIR. Rufus Willard, who left Olym-
MIA a few months ago for Edinburg,
Scotland, to prosecute his medical
studies, received the highest honors
on examination in that city. He
stood far in advance of many appli-
cants, and was the only American
admitted.
In consequence of the ravages by
b;gh water the assessment of Clarke
county is $17, 1893 less this year than
last.
We had the pleasure of an hour
spent with Hon. w. S. Douthit, at
his farm on Thursday. 1t is one of
the best tracts of land in Clarke
county, located on the Fourth Plain
road about four and half miles from
Vancouver, and consists mostly of
swale land, rich and black, all re-
claimed, with so acres under a fine
state of cultivation. His crops of
wheat and oats look well, also his
crops of potatoes, corn and other veg
etables. He has two and a half
acres in potatoes, mostly of the Gar
pet.chili variety. His large barn is
filed with the choicest of timothy
hay.-Vancouve Independent.
BUYERS are reported to be in the
Puyallup valley offering Is to %
cents per pound for hops; which is
an improvement on last years prices.
The Walla Walla Watchman of
last week says: Last Thursday and
Friday Main street was dotted with
emigrant wagons, some coming from
the Willamette valley aud going to
the Palouse country, others coming
from Kansas and bound for the
Sound. All seemed to be well pre-
pared to start little colony of their
own, judging from the numerous
little heads which peeped from under
the wagon covers.
Tons upon tons of fruit leave the
Walla Walla valley almost daily, and
is sold at the following rates: APP
Piles, cent per pound; pears, plums
and peaches, from 3 to 4 cents per
pound. Tomatoes are scarce, but
not high; also cuoumbers and egg
plants.
The assessment of Kitsap county
shows gain over last year Of
100000.
Utilizing the remains of dead In
diaus in grading the streets of Seat
tie is one of the many improvements
now going on in that famous town.
The Tribune says: "a second skele-
ton was found yesterday, unmistaka.
bly, that Of an Indian. Both
skeletons were carried down to the
cribbing, chucked in, and covered up
with earth, their bones assisting in
the improvement of Front street now
In progress"
The schr. General Harvey took 20
tons of wheat from WILDLY Island
to Seattle last week.
Eleven hundred sacks of barley,
raised upon the farm of Samuel Cal
houn at Swinomish, were taken to
the mill at Seattle last week. The
Kernels are plump and well-flled.
Whoop;ng-cough is prevalent at
Port Madison.
OREGON.
Four thousand bushels of wheat
were received by one firm at Peoria
last week.
There are two cases of smallpox
IN the family of Mr.. Nibler at Ger
yais.
A sick strangerstopped at Sum-
merFille last week aud his disease
soon developed itself into a serious
case of smallpox.
The Mountain Sentinel enters a
vigorous complaint against Idaho
oihcials, for extortionate taxation of
citizens of Union county who in
wade the sacred soil of Idaho with
the object of disposing of their pro-
Messrs. Frazer & Hackett, of Una
tilla county, lost 65 head of splendid
,sheep out of a band of over 5000
last week by bear finding his way
INTO the corral and causing STAN
pede, by which the above number