, 1890-09-25

also bcCOfne II llilnIHp 'c",N'' 80
nger Rust says, and mining me-
from Alaska and other lahus WIii
come here to reside ut leastn portioh
of the year. They viii Ike wise 9o
their banking here and get inelr
supplies from Tacoma. several IN
stances where this has already re-
suited have come to Manager ltust's
notice.
Some time since u paper in santa
Cruz, Cal, offered II prize ior
the best collection of Wild flowers
made by the public schools OF that
county, says the Oregon statesman
The contest resulted In sending III
no less than 3,5i2 specimens, gain
cred by scholars of sixteen OF the
schools. Some of these specimens
were now to the local botanists. Ihe
collection was so rich and eXten-
sive that DR.. Anderson, OF santa
Cruz, a well-known botanist, was
moved to make complete cata-
logue of the towering plants OF the
county. The suggestion Is made
that a similar collection he made of
tHe Nliu lOWciS VI lhio .cu''''.
of any portion of the Willamette
valley, including the mountain dls,
tricts. 1t would be delightful anu
pleasing occupation for the youthiul
bota nists of the schools.
1t seems that the band of horse
thieves who have been the terror OF
stock owners and farmers along
the Snake river have been carrying
their deprcdations into Umatilla
county, Oregon, says the Walla
Walla Statesman. on "Wednesday
last, j. G.. Stamper, of Athena, nc
companied by two deputies, captured
some thirty head of stolen horses on
the South fork of the Umatilla river
In the mountains about twenty
miles from that place, but unrortu-
nately the thieves were not caught.
The horses were taken from the
range mt the mouth of Pine creek
several months ago. Fourteen head
belonged to j. NJ. Giles, five to j. IL.
Crews, three tolWilliam Taylor, of
Athena; the remainder is thought
belong TO Mr.. McAlister, of Walla
Walla. There is no clew to the
thieves.
The trolling boats had n glorious
time of it yesterday in Elliot bay,
says the Seattle Telegraph. a
greater number than usual Were out
and there was abundant success in
every instance. The salmon were
as thick as flies in number and lines
could not be drawn in fast enough,
If the statements of old fishermen
who haunt the vicinity of Buelong's
boathouse are to he credited. One
thing is sure, that immense catches
were made, and that fish seemed
never SO plentiful as when the re-
turning boats brought In their
splendid strings.
All day yesterday there was de-
mand for boats, and 80 many were
there out in the bay that the Skagit
Chief, on its way from Bakers
wharf, upset one boat, and its occu-
pants narrowly escaped drowning,
From all reports Sunday supplied
the best fishing of the season.
Millions of dollars will be expend-
cd and thousands of men put to
work in the mines of the Northwest
on account of the mineral display
that will be made at the Northwest
ern Industrial Exposition at Spo-
kane Falls, says the Colville Repub-
lican, provided all our miners and
mining men will interest them
selves In forwarding to the exposi-
ton samples of their ores. This Is %
rare opportunity that should by no
means be neglected Our board of
trade and mining people should
lose no time in collecting an exhibit
and sending IL on. Get to- work
and have an exhibit second to none
in the country.
Judge J. X. Lewis has been named
to respond to the address of welcome
to be delivered on Seattle day at the
Spokane exposition, and Judge
Thomas Burke has been named to
deliver the grafton on that day, says
the Seattle Times. They have not
yet been approached on the subject,
but II is thought that no objection
will be raised.
To-day Mr.. Prosch received letter
from Mr.. Robinson, general manager
of the exposition, stating that he
felt inclined to give all possible
space to Seattle's exhibit, even
though 1t was found necessary to
push the side of the building out.
lie speaks In a happy strain and
guarantees a pleasant time for the
visitors from Seattle.
Every indication points to an i'm.
mense crop in Eastern Oregon this
fall, says the Washington Farmer.
A conservative estimate places the
wheat yield ut from twenty-five to
forty bushels To the acre, and i'm
some localities II Hill go Us high as
fifty bushels, The acreage was fully
double what 1t was two years ago,
and the yield will lie from one.
fourth to one-third larger than il
has been ut any time within the last
five years.
The Union Pacific surveyors are
making rapid progress, says the
Garfield Enterprise. On Monday
they moved their camp to Cedar
creek, having completed their sur
vey that far. More than ordinary
activity seems to be infused into
their movements, or as one of the
boys expressed it, "Guess we're not
going to get much time to fish on
this trip"
Yakima valley raises very fine