, 1888-05-10
NORTHWEST NOTES.
ppowN STONE IS BETTER.

A very laudable undertaKlnR IL ON
the tapis in this city. 1t is nothing
more nor less than an attempt by the
y Dung Mems Christian Association to
secure site and erect thereon u brick
building suitable for the uses OF the as
sociaton. n.-Times, (Seattle).
IMMENSE SAW MILLS AT TACOMA.
New, YORK, May 2, 1888.
GEORGE =. EATON, Tacoma:
Contract was executed to-day be-
tween the company and syndicate OF
Minneapolis and Wisconsin lumber
men, involving the sale OF their timber
on eighty thousand acres OF land in
Pierce county, the construction OF
forty miles OF railway, the erection OF
two large saw mills at Tacoma, &c.
Operations will be started at once.
This enterprise will add largely to the
population of Washington territory
and the enhancement OF her material
interests. You are authorized to give
this publicity. start for home on
Saturday morning.
PAUL SCHULTzE.
Under the contract referred to in
the above telegram the lnmber syndi-
cate agree to furnish transportation
by the Northern Pacific railroad, to go
east of st. Paul, not less than 75,OOO,-
600 feet OF lumber per annum and the
plans fix the capacity Of each mill for
u minimu um cut per annum OF 9O,OOO,-
900 feet, as beginning.-Ledger Cra.
coma).
THE HUNTERS PARADISE.
| A. =. Sharpstein arrived to-day from
Ruby City, in the Salmon river mining
region. He reports favorable develop
ments in the mines, and that the Gray
Eagle and Idaho claims were both sold
within the last few days for $25 600
each. Mr. Sharpstein says the Salmon
river region is undoubtedly the finest
field for sporting in the entire north
west. The streams abound in fish and
the lakes are crowded with large lake
trout. Grouse and pheasants are found
everywhere, and almost at the doors of
the cities, deer, ibex and mountain
sheep are in great numbers. On the
hill near Ruby, in one afternoons walk,
eleven white tailed deer were seen and
they allowed approach to within 100
yards. The ease with which one can
ride over the hills, the abundance of
grass, water and wood, and the excel
lent summer climate in the vicinity,
all conspire to render the Salmon river
the hunters paradise.-Statesman.-
(Walla Walla.)
SIX BUILDINGS GO UP IN SMOKE.
The Signal is again called upon to
chronicle the happening Of another
fire in the city. Fire was discovered
underneath the sidewalk and close up
to the front of the Yakima National
Bank building, Monday evening last
about nine o'clock.
The fire department were on the
ground in very short time, but their
efforts to extinguish the flames were
of no avail. The fire spread rapidly
to the east, and the buildings between
Weed & Rowe's hardware store and
Great X l. brick building were soon
burning. It seemed for time as il
the Weed & Rowe building would be
lost, but by the superhuman work OF
the bucket brigade it was saved.
The fire probably originated from
lighted cigar stump or cigarette
thrown in the rubbish which accumu-
lated under the sidewalks.
Brick buildings will take the places
OF the ones burued-Signal, (Yakima.)
"THE COMBINE"
The Seattle delegates to the Yakima
convention are rampant Blaine men
and will attempt to elect Blaine dele
gates to Chicago. The Tacoma, Olym-
pia and Skagit delegates seemed dis
posed last evening to sit down on Sc
attic. In Spokane Falls there seems
also to be strong mania for Blaine,
but whether the combined delegates
from the east side are afflicted with it
or not we have no means of knowing
Blaine was always very strong in the
territories, where the government is
connected with 80 many interests in
which he would be no deadhead" if
elected president.
HE DON'T LIKE MUSIC.
Governor Eugene Semple arrived
here yesterday, unheralded and unex-
pected. From all indications, our
governor, like sensible man, does
not banker after or crave for much
newspaper notoriety, sometimes called
popularity, for short, but he quietly
goes about the country attending to
his business without much beating OF
drums or blowing of trumpets. That's
the kind OF governor We like to see
often.-Journal, (Walla Walla)