Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-07-21

between the canal and the Olympic range
of mountains. The country is we'll wat
e., d and the land largely aluvia', Elk
were found in great numbers and deer is
plentiful. Gold was found in some of the
streams, but not u sufficient quantities to
create stampede of miners IN that direc
ton.
The iards of the Tulalp reservation are
being allotted to the Indipns thereon.
Every Indian. the head Of family, gets
100 aces, and every adolf Indian, not the
head of a family, gets so acres. Thele
are about 375 Indians all told, about 100
OF whom are entitled to lands under this
arrangement.
Seven of the advance guard OF over a
score of Bloomington, Illinois, pleasure
seekers, arrived IN New TGcoma on Friday
evening last week. They will be joined
by the others Of the party, who are now
in Oregon and California. They will then
journey to different points on the Sound
for the purpo~e OF sightseeing.
Portland parties with large capital have
bought 1000 ACRES OF land around and in
Guiding La kamas lake and near the
mouths of Iackamas and Washou gal riv-
ers. in the eastern part of Clark county,
and are goi g TO improve the water power
of the lake aud erect the largest paper
mill on The coast, an establishment that
will employ 40 OF so bands.
Within ihs pest two years tbirty-four
settlers have taken f. rms between Camp
Spokane and Hunters creek, and the
country is fast filling up be ween there
and Rickey's bJr. Indians are asking
higher prices now for their ranches.
Farms ia Colville valley have 10 rease'l in
value since 'mmigra, ION set in. Some late
sales rcceiptcd from $500 to $4,000.
Parties from Moses reservation report
,, that miners are overrunuipg both the Col
vile aud Moses reserves. James Palmer,
wnlle looking fer stock, discovered a rich
ruby silver mine. The ore goes as high
~ % per cent. of silver. He has refused
$4,000 for his find. D. Gtskett and Ii.
Mayer have maize Iich discoveries. about
thi. ~ miles south OF he 4oth parallel.
Two companies of soldiers from CGur
rd'AleHe during ibe week Of June fol
lowed in the wake of the surveying party
which passed through last week to Kettle
river, from which point they constructed
a wagon road 10 Osoyoos lake ,or The ac-
eommoda'ion of the ambulances of Gen.
Sherman and staff, aud other officials
to visit This country with view of locat-
ing fort.
Mr.. Horton has contracted with the
Olympia city council to put in large pipes
down Main street aud on the needed cro-s
streets to carry water supply for hy-
drants, eleven of which ere TO be put in
at points where they will he the most
! available FOR USE The water is to have Il
| head sufficient 10 make it available for a.
purposes. The city is to give s. per
month for each hydrant aud wafer is to
be furnished for all municipal purposes.
The Portland Daily News reports that
John McCaiferiy, from New York, has
been prospecting Tor coal leads in the re-
Gion between Seattle and New 1s"oma
and has located IL miles sou h OF I,enton
three section of land, the coal GU which
will make excellent coke. A company
has b"en formed TO reduce the coal tc
coke, which will be shipped TO Butte
Montana, to lie used in the Reduction ol
silver ores, in which Mr.. McCqfferiy il
interested. These coal fields are said "a
be on the Seattle branch railroad, and will
probably be shipped via New Tacoma.