The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-28
The potato crop on Coos river ranges
from 200 to 300 bushels per acre.

uc vi Quiet COuuIltS
are going to start out this week on grand
bear hunt.
The o. r. & N. Co. S railroad between the
Dalles and Walla Walla is being pushed
ahead rapidly, and from mile and a half to
two miles of track is now being laid per day.
We may expect to hear of the road being
completed within the next thirty days.
A project is now on foot among certain
California capitalists to sink well on the
broad waters OF Butte creek, Clackamas
county, for the petroleum which is thought
to exist in that part of the State. An ex-
pert was over the ground some time ago and
pronounced the surface indications favora-
Bile. The hole will be bored to depth of
perhaps 1900 feet.
THE "CALIFoRNIAN" For NOVEMBER
Readers of The Californian will find the No
vember number very attractive one. The
issue opens with an article by Joaquin Mil
Ter, in which he gives humorous account
Of his stock speculations in Wall street.
This article he calls ''The New Napoleon, y
in tribute to Jay Gould, whose character he
reviews. Henry d. Wolfe has an article
on "The Chinese Army" which is timely,
in view of the misunderstanding between
China and Russia Alfred A. Wheeler con-
tributes an able paper on the Russian Re-
ligion and Russian Government" which re-
veals many new and curious facts. w. w.
Crane. Jr., concludes his winter in Ber-
lin," and w. NJ. Bunker gives a description
of mining in the Sky The curious hab-
its OF the Indians who fish in the Winnie
Name, or McCloud river are described by
Lucy Sargent, while j. p. Widney con-
tributes careful study in the climate OF
Southern California. In the way of light
literature Mr. Morrow's story, "A Strange
Confession" is continued; Helen Wilmans
tells the laughable experiences of ga Grass
Widow Josephine Clifford writes the story
of "A Miner FROM Arizona" There is also
variety of other sketches and articles, be-
sides the poetry of +. Il. Sill, John Vance
Cheney, Milicent w. Shinn, and Chas. II.
Phelps. AS piece OF analytical criticism
Mr.. Chas. III. Shinn's paper OH 'Thomas
Carlyle" is exhaustive and satisfactory. The
departments are well filed, and the number
| as whole is very complete
THE United Serrice for November is at
hand, and contains many interesting arti-
cles on military and naval affairs. The con-
tents consists of the following subjects:
DETECTING Armor-by passed Assistant En-
gineer n. b. Clark, L. S. n; Notes on
Turkish Army Organization in lS19-Trans-
lated from the German by Lieut.. Tasker H.
Bliss, LIST U. S. Artillery; Ancestral Wor-
ship-by Commander Vim. Gibson, T. S.
n; The Signal Service Succession-by an
army officer; Lafayette David Graham
ham Adee; Recollectons OF Visit to the
Island of st. Heena-by Commodore c. H.
Wells, L. 5. n; Cavalry Brevet Major
General j. Watts de peyster, 5. n. Y; A
Historical Sketch of the Confederate Navy
by Captain c. II. McBlair; The Chinese
Army-by Capt. William Gill, K. f.; Bits
of Army Etymology, Wy Brevet Lieu
tenant Colonel II. w. Closson, U. S. A. !;
ut III ~ - II. t'i"-
dons Editorial Notes The Powers and
the Porte, The Situation in Afghanistan,
building in the United States Lieut.
Schwatka's Return. Service Literature.
Published by L. X. Ramersly & Co, 1910
Chestnut ST., Philadelphia, Pa. Price, s.
per annum.
DENTISTRY. persons having dental
work will do well to call on A. Dobbius
who will do you a neat job and guarantee
satisfaction. Naros Orya administered in
extraction when desired, so that no pain is
realized by the patient. Come at once and
you will get work done below Portland
prices. Remember the place-private rooms
up stairs at Mrs. Brants. Vancouver.
Four Through Lines Of Ratlroad
Are now pointing towards Oregon-the
Northern Pacific, the Utah Northern, the
Winnemucca, and one from Reno. When
all these are completed, the rush of popula-
ton to this northern section will be wonder.
full. and in anticipation of it, Messrs. Hodge,
Davis 4 Co. have enlarged their facilities
for the manufacture Of the Oregon Kidney
Tea, which has never been known to fail in
curing the worse case of backache or any
disease of the kidneys or urinary organs of