, 1878-05-04
WALLA WA1LA.-Ireland. of the

articles in relation thereto. From
one we extract the following: Walla
Wala valley holds the finest improv-
ed farming lands in Washington
Territory. When we passed along
by the side of 4 COO acre field of It.
green as a shamrock with wheat.
promising to yield from 25< TO 80
bushels per acre. and belonging to
one man, granger aspirations arose
within us ,and right there we thought
we should like to settle and till the
soil. DR.. J. S. Baker paid so cents
an acre for that land when every
body thought he was foolish, as it
wouldn't grow anything but grass.
HALLIBuT.-Mr. Erquhart, Of
this city, is proposing, if he can
dispose Of them at San Francis !
co, to 90 into the business of
catching and sailing halibut for
that market. He is the owner
Of q sloop built here some
months since, and Will fish in
the neighborhood Of Cape Flat
terry. where there are numbers
of fine halibut taken every year
at the present time. We wish
him success in his new business.
THE Alaska waters contain more
salmon than all the other waters in
the known world can produce.
Within few years salmon Gamer
les will be established all along the
Alaska coast. Already the Pioneer
cannery of Alaska has been located
at Klawank, on Prince of Wales Is
land. The company. with capital
of 500, 900, have now erected the
necessary buildings for carrying on
the business.
BAILED.-Richard Pritchard,
who was held on the charge Of
assaulting Officer Wright with
deadly weapon, waived exam-
ination this afternoon before
Justice Snyder, and was bound
over until the next term Of the
District Court, in the sum of
$500. On furnishing the requis-
ite securities, he was discharged.
THE foundations of brick and
stone for the eight boilers of the
new mill at Port Madison, have
been completed. They were
built under the supervision Of
Mr.. McCoppin, Of this city, and
are of the most substantial de-
scription.
MAY DAY.-To-morrow will
be May Day. AS We look back
the dim vista of years, what fra
grant memories cling to this day
memories Of the happy, inno-
cent days Of our childhood, of
maypoles and garlands, Of flow
ers and of book beer. SIC transit,
etc.
OpENED.-Mr. F. W. Wufthof
has just received his stock of
goods from San Francisco, by
the Harvest Home, and to-day
opens up his new hardware store
in the building adjoining the
postofice.
DIssoLvED.-The partnership
heretofore existing between
Wiggins l. Fox, in the Occident-
al Hotel, has been dissolved, Mr..
Fsx remaining in as proprietor.
PosTPoNED.-The Sheriff sale
of the Talbot property, which
was to have taken place yester-
day, was again postponed until
next Monday, owing to the alb
sencs of bidders.
No definite news has been received
as to the direction taken by the pris-
oners who escaped from the county
Jail yesterday morning. A man in
charge of boom at the mouth of
the river, reports that three men
were seen at three o'clock in the
morning, and the supposition is
theythat were the escaped convicts.
THE number of prisoners at work
grading Sullivan's lot has dwindled
eff somewhat since the Jail breaking.
There is no enc left now but John
Moss and the Chinaman.
THE arrival of the barks j. B. Bell
and Mary Glover brings the num-
ber OF sea-going vessels in our har-
Dor up to fifteen. most all of them
of large size. This is the best show
ing for some time.
DRUNK.-Two men giving the
names of j ohm Lake and VIM. Ches-
lott arrested last evening for drunk
and disorderly. were fined S apiece
by Justice Scott, and default of pay
ment were committed to Jail.
FRANK HENRY, of Thurston