Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-04-25

the land is estimated at 81 per acre,
and the cost of clearing land of sage
brush ~ per acre. A great deal of
public land within the proposed dis
trict is being taken up.
The Moxie Company of North Yak.
ina will plant 65 acres of tobacco this
season.
One OF the gas wells at Cle-Elum
has been sunk to the desired depth
and work in it stopped, but is progress
ing in two others. We learn that it is
intended to bore one more, which is to
be much larger than the others.
Mill men of experience say that
every indication points to a much
larger lumber cut for Washington this
year than last, and it doesn't need the
eye OF prophet to see this, as new
mills arc starting up in every dircc.
ton, and new machinery and better
facilities for handling logs are bound
to send the figures up amazingly.
A curious escape occurred in the dis
trict lying on the line between Thurs
ton and Lewis counties. A little girl
named Ida Lynn had q great tree fall
apparently right on top of her, but the
limbs parted on each side of her and
she was left unhurt. Her father, who
felled the tree, was almort paralyzed
with fright, and has since been unable
to work.
The Seattle Times states there are
23.OOO,OOO acres of unsurveyed govern
ment land in Washington. OF this
vast area the appropriation asked for
from the present Congress, even if it
should be granted, will only provide
for the survey of 100000 acres. At
this rate it will be eleven years before
the public lands OF this State will all
be surveyed.
The Catholics have purchased 100
acres of land between North Yakima
and the old town. and propose to
build an Indian training school, where
agriculture, among other things, will
be taught. The success of the Indian
school at this place has led to the pro-
ject of State institution with good
and commodious buildings and facili-
ties for teaching the various industries.
There is reservation of Chehalis
Indians about fifteen miles west of
Centralia. About 200 of them are
supporting themselves there by the
peaceable occupation of farming.
About the only expense the govern
ment has with them is the school
there, in which is taught not only the
common branches of education, but
the principles of good farming and
citizenship.
The old colony mill, about the only
one on Puget Sound of any size run
by water power, ia now being operated
by the Fairhaven Land Company, and
is turning out $4,000 feet daily. There
is an electric light plant connected
with the mill, and as soon as an cleo
trician arrives the company will make
arrangements to run the mill night
and day, and at the same time to
operate the light plant.
The Alpha Opera House, of Tacoma,
is no more. 1t served good purpose
in its day, but had to give away to the
onward progress of events. 1t will be
converted into a restaurant and bar.
The building is 45 by ITO feet on the
ground and one story in height. 1t
was erected in 1882 by Gen. Sprague
and the late A. J. Baker. The house
has been the past few years under the
management of Mr.. Junett.
Ellensburgh Register: To-day the
Daily Register will suspend for the
time being. This is rendered so by
the effects of the great conflagration
OF July 4, the short crops of last year
and the lOng-continued hard winter,
which have temporarily rendered times
so stringent that many of our mer-
chants cannot advertise. We have no
kick on the town or its business men.
They are enterprising and liberal, but
as a matter of self-protection and self
preservation we must suspend before
the sheriff steps in and accomplishes
the work for us.
s. p. Myers has been appointed
postmaster at Hot Springs, King
county. Representative Wilson has
recommended w. H. Morgan for post