, 1889-02-07
NoRTHwEsT NEws AND NOTES.


ON the Forest Rose In Dunkleberg district.
r. B. Parker went to his stable this
morning, and was greeted with u span OF
twin calves, which made him smile from
ear TO ear.---Waila Walla Journal.
The Mckee Company shippod forty two
head OF beef cattle TO Spokane Falls last
week, for which satisfactory prices we're
obtained. They were shipped In charge
OF Will Hubbard. Yakima Herald,
There has not been gust Of wind. for
three moukhs, or even breeze to shake
The snow from the evergreen cones. NO
other section under the sun can show such
q pacific climate. e.--CDrr d'Alene Sun.
Some Of the Golden Chest quartz has
been hauled to the Golden King, but the
teams have been temporarily withdraw
Thompson, where large amount OF freight
has accumulated. Hrl
For the second time, in the case OF Fred
Noble, indicted for killing VIM. Ross,
the Jury that tried him ut Pendleton nav.
disagreed. On his first trial they stood
seven for conviction. five for acquital, this
last time it was eight TO four for convic'
tion.
The heavy immigration to Southern
Idaho is bcycnd precedent. Over 300
buildings were erected at Pocatello last
year and 1000 this year. The territory
finances are in hourishinR condition.
Great enthusiasm exists throughout the
territory ut the prospect OF statehood
Baker City Reveille.
- The supreme court OF the territory hes
reversed the decision OF Judge LanRford
Ia the case Of Decker vs.. the .. II. ~ N.
Co. This ia the case in which Judge
Langford held that railroad company
was NOT required to fence its track, but
was only required to use ordinary precau--
tions to prevent accidents to stock and
property.
o. d. Garrison. representing company
of Spokane capitalists, Is in Missoula on
mining deal. Last week, In com
Peacock mine, a wonderful copper prospect
ut Lou Lou the properly Of Dan. Wood
man, w. 4. Bass and others. They also
examined the Home mine, and were favor
ably impressed with both properties.
Lucien E. Kellogg. formerly of Cheney,
and now publisher Of the Big Bend Em-
pire. of Waterville, Douglas county, was
married on the 9th of January to Miss
Hattie @. Fuller. teacher Of the Water
vile public schools. Referring to the mat
ter , n his paper, ; Mr; Kellogg a says, ;,,, "a
ing the bride what treasure she has Sc
cured"
The new steamer for Lake Pend
d'Oreille will be 90 feet long, with 18 feet
beam, and furnished with vertical en-
gine and boiler and all the accoutrements
Of sea-going vessel, including life boats.
She will have tonnage of about 60 tons
and accommodate from so to 100 passen-
gers. Her speed is estimated at IA miles
per hour. and her machinery has been Or
dered with that end In view.
The latter part OF last week the freight.
er General Sherman took the steamer
Coeur d'Alene around to Sanders bry and
carefully beached her. A launching Glide
- being constructed and the C@ur d'Alene
will be pulled out Of water and thoroughly
carefully re6ttod before again being per-
mitted TO leave port. She will be ready
to launch come time In March.--Ceur
d'Alene Times.
We ars reliably informed that the 0. r.
&N. railway company will commence
early in the spring the construction of a
line ,f road from Pullmsn. up Dry Fork,
through Unior Flat to Genesee. The right
Of way has been secured, and the proba-
bilitics are that roundhouse will be To-
Gated here. Pullman, Of necessity, must
be the railroad center, "a we'll as the trade
center of the Palouse country.-Pullman
Herald ~
A. Lenoir, the well known viticulturist,
lately from California, who purchased laat
fall from the N. p. Company tract of
land to the west OF North Yakima, has
just received shipment of grape cut
noir 10 now backing up. with large out
lays of money, his opinion that the va
kima valley will equal the favored por-
tions Of California a. q wine and table
grape country.-Yakima Herald.
@. w, Hunt of the Oregon & Washing.
ton territory system of railroads recently
informed Herald representative that he
proposed soon to visit North Yakima and
inspect the Ahtanum and Natcheez valleys
with view TO building roads to connect
with the Northern Pacific main line. He
garding the coal deposits 10 these valleys
and expressed wish for full information
regarding them.-Yakima Herald.
George Wade. J. j. Bond and M. d.
Fulkerson, owners Of the Alice mine in the
Big Greek mining district, have recently
struck s'rich lead of silver ore, which it is
claimed assays S40O to the ton, though the
extent of the lead Is not known. This
claim 10 in the vicinity Of the Curlew
mine, owned by the Helena and Victor
Mining Company, who have already
have sunk . shaft to the depth of 300 feet.
These gentlemen, 40 we have been in
formed, will put in q con centrator in the
spring.-Tribune.
Arrangements have been made to COM
mence work in the Cumberland mine ard
the smelter in Castle. Thomas Ash was
IN Livingston Monday and filed bond
covering all the attachments upon the pro-
perty and machinery that was at the
Morthorn pac,Ec road danot ~; >, ~