The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-10-10
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

The salmon cannery on the Chehalis river
is doing good business this fall.
Pack animals with goods have zone across
the mountains from Seattle to the Yakima
country
The Presbyterian church at Seattle has Sc
cured the services of Rev. James White late
of lone City, Cal, as pastor.
The Grand Lodge of Good Templars of this
Territory gave $50 of the 800 in the treasury
to the yellow fever sufferers.
Since the coal mines were opened near Sc
| attic in 1871 the total export of coal amounts
to something over 100000 tons.
The people of Washington Territory are
noted for their industry, thrift. Intelligence,
enterprise, liberality, and general prosperity.
\ twelve year old Indian boy of So inches
in hcighth is attracting a great deal of attcn-
ton at Seattlea kind of low Lo, so to speak.
Several droves of cattle and hogs have been
driven over the mountains this season from
Yakima to the Sound, arriving excellent con-
dition.
The men who located on the Swinomish
flats a few years ago, and dyked their lands,
are now among the wealthcstfarm in this
Territory.
The rush of fortune hunters to the Sno-
homish gold mines continues. one man, a
Mr. Cook, who has returned pronounces the
discovery a liZzlc.
Judge J. X. Lewis expects to build within
a few months a handsome residence at Seat
tie, intending to make that city his perma-
nent abiding place.
IdahOs new governor, John p. Hovt, will
take charge as soon as he can be relieved in
Arizona by John c. Fremont the new Cover
nor Of that Territory.
Three months must clapse and the water
ditch from the lake be completed before the
value of the Snohomish gold mines can be
positively determined
We are pleased to note great improve
ment in the typographical appearance of the
klickitat sun, which now shines clear enough
TO be understood by all
That cow-catchcr John Glcnning in Jail at
at ColfaX switched the sheriff into his own
cell, locked him up, and made Il clean run for
pastures new, one day last week.
One Of the curious things connected with
the salmon run is the advent of the silver sal
mon in the Columbia river this month, which
has not occurred before in 20 years.
The white potato crop on the Sound is re-
ported 10 toe partial failure, the season hav-
ing been altogether too dry for this crop ex-
cepting on the bottoms and low lands.
Eight onions weighing enc pound each
drew heartfelt tears of one ounce each from
the editor Of the CofaX Gazette, left with him
recently is HdHlDlt 81 1 dIbu1t ptbhl4N lpli..
\ new article Of export from the Sound APP
pears to have sprung up, in the shape ofdried
horse -radish, party in Seattle having hadan
order from Callao for a large shipment Of the
article.
Mr. Stewart Of Puyallup lost silver watch
nearly two years ago in the snow near the
base Of Mount Rainier. il was found not long
ago, and on being wound up trottcd along in
its accustomed manner.
VIM. Good employed in a logging camp on
WILDLY island, was seriously and probably
MORALLY injured a few days since by slipping
from a log on which he was walking and
striking upon the stump OF u limb.
The ship Barring Brothers took from Seattle
last week a cargo 81 $40 tons Of coal, which
by nearly thousand tons is the largest cargo
OF coal ever taken from Puget Sound. She
probably viii not return again, as she i too
large a ship for the coal trade.
Indian agent Wilbur Of Yakima has fully
settled all his accounts with the government,
aud will Immediately resume his duties at The
post he has 50 long occupied. In considera-
lion II HE services and the satisfactory set
Element of his Business the department gave
him full allowance for his expenses TO and
from Washington.