The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1884-02-07
PACIFIC COAST.

Going to the mines" is the report from
all over the Coast
The Cheney Tribune wants Hon. Jacob
Stitzel made governor of Washington ter
rtory.
Men from the Pennsylvania oil regions
think they have good oil indications at
Puyallup, W. T.
Ex-Governor Ferry, of Washington Terri
tory, has broken down in health and gone to
California to rebuild.
L. D. Brown, formerly proprietor of the
St Charles hotel has gone to Los Angeles for
the benefit of his health
The dwelling OF Judge Briscoe OF Oyster
vile. together with contents, was burned on
the Oath inst; loss, $1,000; insured.
All the buildings on the water front at
Seattle are being demolished to make space
for the Puget Sound Short Line Railway
A log was hauled in on the cars the
other day for Geo Foster, which scaled
49, 400 feet. This would be worth about
$3.50.
The salmon canneries at Astoria are busy
at work repairing nets and boats, and
making necessary preparations for the fish
ing season.
Ice eighteen inches thick is being cut from
the ponds near the city, and yet the weather
is not nncomfortably cold, says the Walla
Walla Union.
John Muir, Superintendent Of Traffic of
the n. 7, r, r.. has resigned his position to
become Manager Of the Oregon Improve
meu. Company.
Ii lady is to be ruler OF Washington
territory, viii she be a governor or a gov.
eruess, and will she be her excellency," or
'her saeetness!'
The mail rider between Ceur d'Alene
mines and the Mission charges 80 cents for
each letter carried. Twenty and even fifty
letters trip is a common thing.
An Indian on the Jocko committed suicide
few days ago. Father d'Aste says it is
the first case he ever heard Of in the forty
years lie has been among the Indians.
1t is estimated that at least 100 men
have been discharged from the service of the
railroad companies III eastern Washington
and Oregon during the past two months.
A bequest of $1,000 has lately been made
fo- the benefit OF Grace Hospital Of Seattle
The donor is Mrs Louisa Scudder Nought,
of Freehold, New Jersey, former parish.
Toner OF Rev. Mr.. Watson, the rector OF
Trinity Church.
Osborn is new city in the Ceur d'Alene
mines, two miles from Eagle City j. A.
Campbell took out a SOS nugget recently.
The snow is now so deep that it IS
impossible to get out logs for building mate
rial, and difficult matter to get out or in
the mines
The legislature of Washington Territory
at It's last session passed a law prohibiting
the sale Of toy pistols within the Territory
and also Of any kind of shooting irons" to
minors under sixteen years OF age The sale
of tobacco in any form to such minors is also
prohibited.
A. j. Vincent, who was convicted of the
murder OF John Westfall, Toledo, Lewis
county, IN 1882, but since granted new
trial, was again tried at Chehalis and last
month the jury brought 10 a verdict of
guilty of assault and battery. Who can tell
what jury will do.
VIM II Sartwell an estimable and we'll
known citizen. the first settler on the Skayit
river, dating as far back as 1868, departed
this Iie at his home on Saturday, the
18th ult. He was born in Bradford county,
Pennsylvania, IN 1920, and was therefore Ga
years OF age. He was highly esteemed for
his Intelligence and sterling qualities of
heart and mind, and was at one time county
commissioner.
Auditor Charles Painter. says tine Walla
Walls onion, has just received from
Missouri 300 pounds Of walnuts. chestnuts
aud acorns for seed purposes The bulk of
these seeds will be planted on Eureka
Flat The farmers of that region are enter.
prlsing and with ordinary good luck will, in
few years, have one Of the prettiest and
most valuable sections Of country in the
Columbia basin
Whatever may be the fate Of the
Fitz John Porter bill, one thing, says
the Minneapolis Tribune, is certain
that gentleman sincerely regrets that
on certain memorable occasion he
held his corps In idleness while bat
tie which he might have saved WAS
going heavily against the Union army.
HIS .penltence nobody doubts, but to
say by legislation that he did uotcom-