, 1890-09-25
NEWS OF THE STATE.
Fine Glass Sand Found in
Eastern Washington.
REMAINS OF A STRANGE ANIMAL
A Large Force of Men at Work
on the Bunker Hill and
Sullivan.

sullivan.
III. T.. Rochelle recently showed q
Seattle Telegraph reporter a sample
of some very fine glass sand, which
he says can bo obtained In any
quantities OIL the other side of the
Cascades. He has known the sand
being there and of Its excellent
quality for several months, but has
been waiting for u furnace to test 1t.
His knowledge Is the result of six
teen years Of service In glass factor
les In this country and England,
and he says he knows Of nothing
better in the country than the sand
in question. 1t Is rumored that a
merchant in town was decived by
1t and undertook to test its qualities
as granulated sugar by taking n
mouthfuI.
Mr.. Rochelle yesterday received a
letter from Il. ID. Catlin, president
of the United Glass Company of
Chicago, which owns about two
thirds of the glass factories in the
United States. Mr.. Catlin Is highly
pleased with a sample sent, pro-
nounced 1t very pure and asks to
have large quantity.
The sand Ia said to be worth about
80 per ton, and large sample of 1t
will be sent to the Spokane eXposi-
ton with the Seattle exhibits now
being prepared.
A. j. Crighter came to town to-
day with a very peculiar specimen,
discovered by j. w. Terry in deep
canyon on Hidaway creek, below
the springs, where 1t had evidently
been washed from the soil by a
freshet, says the East Orogonian.
1t is the skull of some animal, evil
In Pendleton to whom it was shown
could form no idea as to its origin.
There are orifices for the eyes and
nose, and the skull bears very
slight resemblance to that of a man,
beside which 1t has been compared.
The skull is very thick, being an
inch or more In some places, and
, from every appearance belonged to
some very powerful and formidable
looking animal. 1t will be taken to
Walla Walla by Mr.. Crghter, where
he resides, and if no one can solve
the mystery, he will probably for
ward 1t TO the Smithsonian lnsti-
tute.
The Northern Pacific is ballastinp
its Spokane and Palouse branch In
order to prepare 1t for heavy freight
says the Garfield Enterprise. The
big crops In the Palouse valley will
require several extra trains day In
the shipping season and the scarcity
: of cars will necessitate as rapid
transit as possible. That is why &
more substantial roadbed is needed
Men are employed all along the line
as far as Rosalia, and are progress
ing at the rate of two or three mile,
per day. Ballast will be put in tC
Genesee.
About 275 men are now employed
: by the Bunker Hill and Sullivan
. Company, and it Is stated tina
: within ten days the number will b,
increased to 400, says the Cnu
d'Alene Miner. Work on the new
,, concentrator is being pushed rapidly
The effect OF this resumption o
work is very apparent in the towt
of Wardner. The business men ar,
in better spirits and the entire CAM
has an air of renewed life ant
activity which brings to mind tn,
: early days of the mining excitement
Wardner is on the high road t.
prosperity.
The new wheat crop in the VIII
lamette and Walla Walla valleys
cut, threshed and the greater part O
/ 1t marketed, but in the Palous
C country it can hardly be said T.
have begun to move yet, says tn
r Garfield Enterprise. The enormou
; crop will keep the railroads em
ployed for the year. A scarcity O
2 cars is one of the difficulties grail
| buyers will have to contend will
this season. q
The bones of large mastodoi
| which were unearthed recently
9 seven feet under ground, by the rail
< road graders OH the Sandridge, say
: the Oregon Scout, and presented b.
! Hon. l.. b. Rinehartlto the agricult
= ural college, proves conclusivel.
that in times not 80 very reinot
: Grande Ronde valley was the hom
|. of animals of immense proportions
y The quarry of magnesia rock rt
e Gently discovered here is still a
= tracing wide attention anon
builders every where, says the Lew
# iston Teller. Messrs. Morrison an
4 White, who have located the claims
: receive daily many letters maxim
Is inquiry as to the amount of tn
. rock found and to accessibility
: the ledge for extensive operation
. a large amount of the rock will
- quarricd at once and sent to Sp'
n kane and other points. Comple'
"a tests of the rock prove 1t to be th
v true magnesia stone, the finest buil'
70 ing rock known in the world to-da.
Ut The English parliament and man
|. public buildings IN this continei
,e are made of this material. 1t
A found only rarely, there being bi
n three main quarries In the worl'
This ia indeed n fortunate find Il