The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-04-14

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by blow, which was so severe as to de-
tach pieces of bone from the old break.
These came away, and he is now rapidly re-
covering.
THE FERRY.-The ferry line of Foster &
Moore is again in running order, the Albina
boat having come over last Friday and talk
en- station on the line. This boat will make
regular trips until the new boat for the
Salem route is completed, when the Veto
No. 2 will be brought here again, whore she
properly belongs.
The SALMoN.--The spring run in the CO.
lumbia does not seem to have commenced
vet. The Vancouver fishermen have been
out several nights, and get only sturgeon,
besides getting wrathy The fishermen at
Astoria and below have little better luck,
though one boat took fifteen salmon one
night while hundred others took nothing.
CARD OF THANKs.-I desire, through the
INDEPENDENT, to thank the many neighbors
uniform sympathy and kindness extended
to my wife during her sickness. And more
especially to thank Mrs. Brace for her I'M
ceasing care and attention while at her
house. Very respectfully,
ANDREW LAWS.
HooPs.-A Seattle paper makes a flourish
over the shipment of 1906 shaved hoops
from that place. Mr. B. L. Morrison of
Vancouver has already this season shipped
to San Francisco 500, 900, has 600, 600 nearly
ready for shipment, and more coming. He
has shipped as high As 100000 in one win
ter, and didn't make such noise about it
as tho Seattle paper does over handful Of
them.
COOP TRAPPING Some of the enterprs-
ing young men of Lewis river have been en-
gagged during the past winter in trapping on
that stream and its tributaries, to put in the
duh time of winter and earn an honest
penny. A short time since their furs and
skins were brought together, and the result
Vi tnc "lltcI WOfk WAS Si,ooo III Ndiuc.
That was not bad, considering all the fun
they had besides.
WAsHouGAL.-Fr Braun has nearly
completed his buildings, and the grounds Of
the Park hotel will soon be ready for the re-
ception of picnic parties. Fritz is doing
we'll in his old age, for baby girl has re-
Gently arrived at his house, the first in if
teen years or more, and now he don't care
whether school keeps or not" Mr.. Carpen-
ter has commenced putting up a building for
another store, which will soon be ready for
occupancy. The two blacksmith shops are
all completed, and steadily worked. Sew
eral new buildings are in contemplation, and
the new town gives promise Of permanent
growth in the near future.
COLD MINING.-The people OF Clarke
county have never given up since 1857 the
idea that there is paying gold somewhere in
the foot hills or the Cascade mountains in
this vicinity, and every year we hear of
prospecting parties who renew the hunt.
This year is no exception to the rule, and
now we hear that the sons OF John Proeb-
stel and others, have found quartz lead in
the foothills, up the Lacamas, about Is or
20 miles from Vancouver. They have sunk
on the lead about 20 feet, and report find.
ing valuable prospects, better than has ever
before been shown on this side of the Cas-.
cades in Washington Territory. Further
developments will be awaited with patience
by people who have long suffered for good
news in this line
BOARD OF DELEGATES Regular meeting
was held April llth, at S P. NJ, President
Hamilton presiding. Members present
Hamilton, Thornton, Brant, Hutscheck,
Ranck, Battersby and Henrichson; absent,
Boyer and Burgy. Minutes of previous
meeting read and approved. Active certif
icates were issued to John Fender and 7. j.
Burns of No. l. A communication from
No. 3, stating that A. L. Burgy, George
Brant and L. f. Eddings had been dropped
from the rolls, was read and accepted. No
tice of the election for Chief and Assistant
Engineers of the Department was ordered
published in the Vancouver INDEPENDENT.
The following persons were elected to serve
as judges of election, viz: f. =. Hamilton,
Joseph Brant and NJ. A. Battersby.
CBoIR's ILLUSTRATED YEAR BooK.-Mr.