, 1888-04-05
PICKiNGS.

PICKINGS.
Claus Spreckels has almost de
ciled upon Philadelphia as the scene
OF operations for his eastern refinery.
The Japanese newspapers are de-
voting much space TO the PROPOSE
tIou OF competing line OF steam
sAips from Yokohama TO Mexico.
Whitman county now has eight
newspapers and three or four new
itowns are growing so rapidly that
1T will only be question OF a few
months time when the number will
! be q few dozen, says an exchange
Surveyors, supposed to be in the
! interest of the Manitoba road, are
working through the Bitter Root
Mountains and coming this way,
! sIys Il Palouse exchange. 1t is d
;hat they will soon be in Whitman
county.
! President Carnot has accepted the
resignation of the cabinet ministers
aud will conduct the affairs of their
! departments until their Successors
are appointhd. 1t is expectep that
klouquet will be summoned to form
a cabinet.
The state department will probably
make 4 test of the right of France to
impress naturalized Americans into
the army. John Fenchier, Il citizen
Of Nevada, who Oh returning TO visit
il France, his native country, after
being naturalized in America, was
arrested and forced to enlist in the
French army.
In the upper Nooksack valley,
North and South Forks, may be had
rot less than five hundred claims of
rom 40 to 160 acres each rich allu-
vial bottom lands, any ten acres of
which when put into cultivation is
capable of maintaining Il large fam
ily. These lands can be had under
the homestead and pre- emption en-
tries.
The captains and pilots on the
Columbia and Willamette rivers,
have organized an association for
protection and mutual aid. 1t starts
out with a membership of twenty
,To. The association has elected
,he following officers: R. Hoyt, cap-
tain; E. W Spencer, first pilot, Al
Belts, second pilot; j. w Jroup,
purser; 4 B. Pillsbury, clerk.
Articles of corporation of the Ska
git River Driving company have
been filed with Secretary Owings.
The object for which the company is
formed issto. build, own and operate
steamboats, and steam machinery for
driving, saving and towing logs in
the Skagit river. The capital stock
OF the company is $1,000 The prin
cipal place of business is Lyman, and
trustees are Adolph BehreDs, How
ard d. Cole. Frank Ledger, Eason
b. Ebey and Jos. w. Jackman.
Commissioner of the General Land
Office Stockslager has made report
concerning redwood lands in Califor-
MIA. The transactions are gone into
with much detail. in suming up
Stocksiager says: Entries now un
| der consideration are only q small
| portion of those IN which these par
ries are Interested, and TO which al
| legged title has been required in sim
liar manner, the records of this of
ice showing at least $50 such entries
and embracing about $1,000 acres of
the finest timber land in the United
States, which Putnam, who is admit
ted to be specially weli-informed
| timber export, estimated to be worth
at least $11, 100000
The business of raising horses i'll
/ This teraitory of late years has been
10 large extent abandoned. Horses
weighing from 900 to 100 pounds
2re In demand, and the market can
not well be overstocked. Eastern
'uyers come here every year and pur-
chase all that is offered, bnt they
seldom get all they Want Raising
Lorses Is just as profitable as rearing
cattle, and they are much less trou-
Die to care for during the winter
months. The outlay is not SO great !
II the commencement to start in
small way. The danger of loosing
them while growing and being not |
ready for market is no greater than |
it is for raising cattle.
Apropos OF the many rumors as to !
the probabilities Of the Southern |
Pacific or any other road extending
to the Sound with Port Ho1al-re a /
. terminus it is well to sag thu tie /
Port Townsend Southern railroad .
viii be begun in the near .a.arc
whether any trunk line 50 concludes
or not The matter CT sacU-il.. J nd
FOR terminal purposes IS beirg r.....,-
Iy pushed some Jrv G1sss having al
ready been scared. i. j. d course
highly pTCbi.i at ,anCemt rts
TO sell to soma u:hac MIe viii be
con5ummatsd, hut une construction
OF the road viii he p.,,el resar Hess
Of any such sale. lhy gentlemen
Interested mean busioess and have
tie |herewithal to back up their de-
P-L
1t Will take a good deal OF inge-
nuity on BayErd's pant tn show that
lie has maintained. -A...e. .Can !a;er
estS IN SamuG and has done every
thing that could he expected of him
il checking German aggression. ff
lie exiied Halieton could be heard
from lie would readily prove chat, ,
1ut for tho remonstrances Of the