The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-05-30
TERRITORIAL.

The construction of the new telegraph line
between Tacoma and Victoria has begnn.
The North Pacific cheese factory of Port
| Townsend ships cheese to Victoria, Seattle and
| Portland.
The old and dismantled hull of the steamer
Oneonta is now lying at the Cascades-dong
| service rs wharf boat
1t is thought that the census, now being
taken will show the population of Walla
Walla county TO be nearly 5000.
Sportsmen expect to have game early this
| season, as young grouse were seen on the
10th of this month at Olympia, which is
earlier than ever before known.
The Indian arrested in Whatcom county for
supposed completely in the murder of ODon-
nell, on Orcas Island, has been discharged. as
an alibi was proved for him by white friends
From all directions in Eastern Washington
comes the reports of fine crops. The recent
rains have set the farmers to studying how to
get their prUspectively enormous crops to
market.
The steamer California, from Stka, reports
| that the Indians declined at first to allow
| Cutting II Co.'S fishermen to land there but
| were afterwards satisfied, and the works have
| been commenced
The various mill companies on the Sound
| are gradually working into the employment
of married men, to the exclusion of the bach
| elor element that heretofore made up the
ranks OF the mill crews principally.
Several new cars are now in course of con-
| struction in the o. s. \. Co.'S shops at the
Cascades. These cars are intended for travel
upon the Cascade railroad, the increase IN
transportation demanding greater amount
of rolling stock.
In the base ball match between the Veto
rlan and Seattle mines, the Veterans won the
game by Il score of Is to IL. In the rifle CON
test the Nictorians were also successful, their
team running five points abe nd of the Seattle
ties. The triumph of the Brtishcrs islheraldcd
with much cXultation.
Mr. Still an old English gentleman, who
has farm about mile and half from Port
Blakelv is pretty thorough master of the
art of stutling birds, animals, etc, and is turn
ing his knowledge to practical account He
has i'll room at his home a collection of $50
stuffed birds, embracing nearly all of the
species known to the Puget Sound country.
The land department of the Northern Pa
ctc Railroad is constantly receiving appica-
tiuns from settlers for land along the route
of their road in Eastern Washington. On
Friday evening last II applications were re-
cei,ed, averaging more than 100 acres. In
agine what it would be like if the building Of
the road were begun.
The suspension of operations at the Bel
bingham Bay Coal Co.. mine, at Schome, has
lnNoNct Il ulleCl fcuuctlOn or tnc assessment
of that Company in Whatcom county to the
amount of al least $4,000 while the rcduc-
ton in the valuation of adjoining property
may be safely estimated at $4,000 more, max
in- total loss to the taxable valuation of the
county about $1,000
4 convention is called to be held mt Walla
Walla to consider ways and means Of opening
the Columbia river The people are invited
- send delegates from every election precinct
east Of the Cascades to the proposed couven.
t.on, when it i hoped some practical scheme
may De- devised for putting an opposition on
The Columbia river and thus reducing ght
rates.
according to estimates in the Snohomish
star. there are 5.r90 acres Of land under cul-
ovation ON the Swinomish tide flats; Skagit,
10, and Stillaguamish, ITO acres. In sam
i-l district there are 30 acre, under cultiya-
Ton and 1916 acre, dyked but not cultivated.
l. addition 10 these estimates under cutiya-
KIN. there are about 1905 acres in the dis.
i-.-t- under grass, orchard or garden. The
tide marsh interest Of the whole Sound is rep
re-euted at 500 acres in grain, with some
-.JJJ acres in grass ana vegetables. This area
], expected to be about doubled next year.
The American Exchange Hotel, at Portland,
was nearly destroyed by fire Thursday morn
ing. The loss on furniture etc, Is about $40.
OOO No lives lost outside Of the rat and flea
brigade.
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