The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-12-20
Territorial.

to do great deal of damage
John M. Swan, has a fine nursery,
and is selling large numbers of trees
on the Sound.
The I. s. revenue cutter 7HOn,oS
Cortci1e, will be due at Cape Flattely
during the coming week with tho life
boats and other paraphernaia for the
new life-saving station at that place.
Had such station been established
there two years ago, the terrible tragedy
of the Pacific might have been robbed
of some of its horrors. Seattle Iate{E-
gencer.
Four pupils have been appointed to
free scholarships at the Territorial
University at Seattle If the requisite
number are not appointed within the
time limited by the late act Of the
Legislature, the $1,000 appropriated
for that institution will be forfeited;
but the pupils appointed viii he
taught the same as though the whole
number of appointments had been filled,
and the regents will look to the next
Legislature for relief
Speaking of the spokane country he
Walla Walla Uotchmon SAYS: Nh.
Casson Smith has recently returned
from this section, where he has taken
up claim, and he speaks of it in glow
ing terms. He thinks it superior to
the Paleuse country, 10 which cmigra-
ton has been pouring ina steady stream
for sometime past Nr. Smith has
travelled eXtenSivel V on the Pacific
Coast, and he considers the Spokane
country superior to most any he has
seen. There are large bodies II splen-
did bunch-grass land conNenientto wood
and water. waiting set ,elaelrt Pine
Grove, quite a good settlement "f a
dozen or fifteen families is 10 miles
south OF Spokane Falls, aud Is ou,'
rounded by magnificent wheat yuuH-
try. Spokane Falls is iourislne
little town, and is destined 10 be even .
ually place of great importance, s}to-
ated as it is on the proposed loU,c 4
the North Pacihc 4 T.. and ba>.a.
splendid water powers ior muuuTact-
uring purposes. Let those VINO q .
seeking homes in this country e<4rht
the Spokane region. With the built
ing Of the \. p r. T., which y rsr
tain soon or later 20 be- done, q market
for produce can lie easily reached tc.t
east and west A. spokane Fails IS ma
excellent saw mill, and also gli%t
mill, equell to amy IN this part of the
country. Two companies of soldiers
are stationed there at present. Los
in that vicinity are beng taken Ul
rapidly, and spirit of enterprise and
energy prevades the community. Mail
is Sent out and received three times q
week. and by all indications the day :
not far distant when people Will flock
TO the Spokane as they did in o. to
Salmon River, and eXclaim. 'EWcka
a farmer from the country came III
the other dav to draw 81 couple oi cuuu
ty orders coming To him. He inquired
what orders were worth, and was told.
''all the way from twenty-five 10 eighty
cents on the dollar" A bystander of
ferred 10 pay seventy five cents on the
dollar for them, whereupon another
person said TO the farmer ''If the new
law relating to county orders IS allowed
to operate, will give Won eighty Ave
cents on the dollar for your orders
This farmer has all along thought that
the new Law was bad, but now he has
"a flea in his ear.
The Vancouver INDEPENDENT wishes
us to correct an impression that the 3.
100000 ccntals of wheat RAISING
through Astoria this year to foreign
ports all comes from Oregon We
shall do so with pleasure. Very much
of it comes from eastern Washington
territory Now viii the INDEPENDENT
aid us in correcting the errors which
teachers are intoxicating in the minds
of the youth who, studying geography.
are informed that eastern Washington
Territory sis dry and rocky, with o.
casional patches OF pasture lands.
Here is a work OF moro importance t.
10 than correcting the other eiToueou.
impression. stoTt0n