, 1877-11-17
FILLING Up.- James Bolton in

FILLING UP.- James Bolton in.
forms the Walla Walla Statesman
that he counted in one day one hun
dred persons heading for Colfax.
Nearly ali the bottom lands are Ia
ken up, but back toward the noun :
tains there is any amount of good
land open to settlement. They have
five sawmills on the Palouse, three
of them operated by steam power !,
and yet such is the demand for lum-
Der that the mills refuse to take new
orders. Four Touring mills are
now in operation, and two more will
be ready for grinding in few weeks
Immigrants now coming in haye
means. and many of them desire to
purchase improved 6arms. As a
rule the settlers are satisfied with
their claims, and it is very rare that
a man is found willing to sell.
DESERT LANDs.-The Idaho States
man, speaking of the Desert Land
bill, says: "The fact that Mr.. VIM.
B. Morris has undertaken at an enor-
nous expense the construction OF q
ditch to bring water upon the sage
plain opposite Boise City and the
fact that this land has so long lain
untouched sufficiently demonstrates
its desert character, as defined in the
law. Without irrigation it could
not be made to produce any crop,
whatever. but with this enterprise
of Mr.. Morris, which is now an as.
sured success, a few ears will show
thousands of acres of the most fer
tile lands yielding large crops
The BIG NuGGET.-The Colonist
has the following to say of the big
nugget found in British Columbia
by Albert Freeman of this city:
''The owners of the largest British
Columbia nugget lit weighs 72
ounces, will rattle it. Maynard has
faithfully procured photograph of
the lump which has the appearance
of large early rose potatoe. 1t is
proposed to hold the rattle on Christ
mas Eve. Three hundred chances
at $5 a share"
SNoHoMIsH.-From our 'Snohom-
ish correspondent we learn that there
are 80 cases on the District Court
docket. The Nellie took from Seat.
tie to Snohomish last Monday Hon.
J. r. Lewis, District Attorney
White, G. D. Emery, Jas. Mcknight.
c. II. Hanford, Judge Burke, w. r.
Andrews. There are four resident
lawyers in Snohomish, which num-
Der our correspondent thinks quite
enough.
AUSTIN A. BELL, an attache of the
office of the Seattle DISPATCH is in
the city. Hewill take passage on the
good ship Matte Macleay for the
Sandwich Islands. where he intends
to soiourn for a considerable time to
try the effect of that climate upon
his health. We hope he may return
fully recuperated.-Bee.
THE Nellie went to Browns log
ging camp near Olympia to-day,
with about - tons of supplies from
the extensive mercantile house of
Schwabacher Bros. 2 Co. Included
in the freight list are 40 tons of hay.
The steamer Idaho, belonging to
the Pacific Coast Steamship Com>
pany. having been thoroughly over
hauled. has been assigned to the
Portland route. Her repairs have
cost nearly $4,000.
LosT.-Yesterday between the Pu-
get Foundry, on Front street, and
the north end of Commercial street,
the pendant of an earring, contain
ing diamond set. The finder will
please return the same to this Office
THE Bishop Scott Grammar
School, recently destroyed by fire
in Portland, will open in the hotel
building in Holladay's addition in
East Portland, on the LIST of Decem-
Der.
The Bee wants to know the names
of the Seattle merchant and the
Portland lady who are soon to be
married. just wait awhile.
JOHN MAGUIRE the monologue ar
tist, and company of amateurs are
playing at Boise City, IDAHO.
VIM. PAKRY. of the Alhambra sa-
loon, died yesterday and was buried
to-day.
From the Daily Of Thursday.
FALsE.-There is a report circu
lating to the effect that recent devsl-
opmeuts have pointed out in an un-
mistakable manner the murderer of
Haaoonsno mon roooo%I,v o1OsoJ