Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-06-23

The Eye says the Pilchuck is chuck
full of legs notwithstanding the late
raise, which moved several million feet to
the river.
A national bank will soon be started at
Ellensburg, In which Judge Lewis and
M. V. B. Stacy of Seattle will be princi~
pal stockholders.
There arc now seven logging camps in
operation on the Stillaguamish River, the
average daily output of lumber being
about 100, coo feet. Eye.
Vancouver City has 1890 inhabitants
and maintains ten places of resort where
the population can slack their thirst for
something stronger than water.
Land in the vicinity of Yakima City is
increasing in value. Mr.. Schanno of that
place last week sold forty acres to Mr..
Wilson Of Tacoma for 500 per acre.
Gov Newell has forwarded supply of
guns to the sheriff OF Spokane county
for use in case of possible attacks by the
Indians, who are said to be Disseminated
and restless.
| The Indians on the Simcoe reservation
have about 800 acres in wheat and oats
and about 200 in other grain and vegeta-
bles. 1t is estimated that this seasons
crop will be 40, 600 bushels.
The Whatcom sawmill needs an edger.
| The addition of such an article would
nearly double the production of tho mill,
which is at present too slow. The quail
ity of flooring and rustic turned out by
this mill is first-class.
A large extent of ric'i meadow and
valuable fruit land will he opened up for
settlement this summer by extending the
U. s. surveys up the Colvlle Wiley, over
tho celebrated bench lands of the Culum-
Jia, extending from Kettle Falls toward
Camp spokane.
| There is plenty of government land
yet in the vicinity of Gray's Dor fol
homesteatling and presumption. Two
Thousand acres have recently been pur-
I chased in the Chchalis Valley by Seattle
parties. Efforts are also being made to
open up better communication between
that locality and the Sound.
A good yske of oxen in Thurston
county is worth as much as span oil
good horses. $3.50 to $500 being the
ruling price at present. ton OF hay
c 'sts $50. ground feed $50 per ton, and
wages for xorkmen from $50 to 500 pei
month. This gives some idea OF the cost
Of carrying on logging in this coantry.
The new military camp on the c. lum.
bia River is four days march from Camp
Spokane, and consists of four companies
under the command of Capts. McGregor
and Boyle. A Government sawmill sup
plies the material Tor the necessary build.
ings, and communication with the outer
world will be maintained by steamer con
nection on the Columbia.
Five hundred and thirty-eight PIE
emptions and hemesteads~ containing
102, 264 acres, including 1880 acres O.
cash sales, were entered at the Olympus
land sffice during the month OF May
This Ia the largest business ever trans
acted at this Office, and indicates how
fast the Sound country is being settled
up.
/ new sort of clans has recently beer
discovered in the Tillamook. They are
quite different from any CLAIMS Of Nor
thern Pacific waters heretofore offered il
this market, and far surpass in size any
| Of the same kind found at the east, some
of them being over six inches in length o.
shell and weigaing from eight to ter
nces.-Snohofaish Eye.
Where the N0oksack, River emergcs
from the snowy gorges of Mt. Baker, il
che unexplorcd and inaccessible fastnesss,
OF the mountain, where solitude and tn,
glacier have hitherto held undisputet
sway, there is said to be q waterfall thai
must he from 400 to 500 feet in heigb
The Nooksack Indians, upon whose au'
thority this depends, assert positively, %
the Reyeille informs nss that ''waseIialls
higher than the tallcst fir, pine or cedar
are to I've found On the extreme heat
waters of the Ntoksack River, in thi
county. Az that section of the countr,
has never yet been explored by the white
man there is no good reason tor doubling
the statement" From the co nparison
| given 10y the Indians, these falls must tx
ceed the famous Snoqualmie Falls in King
county Ivy at least 200 feet.
| Gold and silver orc is found in payint
quantities near the base ct Mt. Rainier
Messrs. Wiggin s. Hubbard have sam
lodges in that locality from which the.
have taken specimens that have assayet
$500 to The ton. Some of their ore
which were reduced At San Francisco
worhcsA S4n ner ton. They have yaour