The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1884-02-28
PACIFIC COAST.

Cattle in Walla Walla valley are doing
| splendidly.
The six inches of snow at Astoria was
quite a surprise.
The Migrants ON the Sound are kept
bouncing back wards and forwards between
Tacoma and Seattle.
There is great inquiry from the east
respecting the new food fish, black cod,
caught Oft this coast.
The trouble between the Washington col
ony at Whatcom, W. T., and the Pettibones
has been amicadly arranged.
The mortgage law of Oregon makes it
impossible for the railroad companies in
that state to raise money to complete
roads.
Thomas Smith, proprietor of the Cosmo-
politan hotel. The Dalles, formerly of the
Occidental OF Portland, died in San Francisco
on the 9th.
Every station on the Northern Pacific
between Missoula and Ainsworth claims to
be the nearest point to the Ceur d Alene
gold mines
The snow in Goldepdale measured 80
inches plump on the level where it had no:
drifted. This is the deepest snowfall since
five years ago.
The Walla Walla Union has ceased taking
dispatches. Another Instance of long
primer enterprise in nonpareil town says
the Dayton Cronicle.
There are now six saloons in Walla Walla
paying fines regularly for violating the Sun
day law, says the Journal. 1t costs them
SD for every violation.
Wolves seem to be getting thick in Lewis
county. A man named Martin was freed
by pack recently, and was only saved by
killing one of them with his rifle
Major VIM. Gouverneur Morris. collector
of customs at Stka, died of pneumonia at
that place on January 3lst. He was well.
known character on the Pacific coast.
L. d. DurGin of Puyallup committed
suicide last Friday at the residence of
Sheriff Winsor, by stabbing himself in the
heart with pair of sharp pointed shears.
We notice in the San Jose Mercury an
advertisement reading Oregon butter"
In the Oregon papers we read "California
butter Evidently oleomargarne is i'm
proved by sea voyage
Ilwaco is growing and boasts of three
general stores, postothce, Wells, Fargo 4
Co.'S express, lumber yard feed store, two
hotels, blacksmith shop, shoe store, two
saloons, meat market, church, cannery, and
large steamboat wharf costing $4,000.
The total area of lands disposed of in
Oregon for cash under the homestead and
timber culture acts since 1873, or during
one decade aggregates 2,527, 276 acres;
the aggregate IN - ashington territory
during the same period is 3.0lS,0l7 acres.
L. +. johnson, the Northern Pacific
express agent at Ainsworth has been dis
charged and acquitted of all blame in the
loss OF the 5000 express pack aye missing
from the office at Ainsworth. The package
has not yet been found, however, and a
great mystery still hangs about its disap.
pearance.
The bottom OF China house in Seattle
dropped out one evening. but no injury was
done, further than dumping the stove and
other contents Of the place into the mud
and water under the building In reply to
question as to the cause of the accident,
the occupant replied: "Oh. he too muchy
dam old -
bully joke was played upon the family
OF Capt. Durham at Marshield, Oregon, a
few nights since. He heard burglars. He
grasped gun, his nephew an AZ and a
young lady coal oil lamp. and quickly
opened the door and found an enormous
white bull, which was quietly scratching
that part OF his anatomy nearest the tail
against the captains door knob.