, 1890-09-18

exhibit that will eclipse any other
district on the coast, and 1t will,
provided our mining men give the
matter but a little attention.
1t is estimated by expert testl-
mony that the value of the hop
crop grown and held by the farmers
of King and Pierce counties at the
present time exceeds a net profit of
81 800, 600, says the Seattle Press.
This is single item ofagricultural
Importance. True 1t is at present
the chief source of agricultural profit
west of tho Cascade mountains at
this time. But 1t illustrates in a
manner that can not be misunder-
stood the possibilities of the soil
and its great fertility.
The theory that the western por-
ton Of the state Is practically value
less for anything excepting lumber,
coal and iron, is now pretty electu-
ally exploded. It's shown that not
alone can hops of the most perfect
quality be produced In the country
contiguous to the Sound, but that
fruit, vegetables, oats and barley
yield astonishing returns.
Leading Tacoma and Seattle
sportsnen will endeavor to have the
legislature pass law at its next ses-
sion protecting the game of the
state, says the Tacoma News. Il.
f.. Ellis, of the Tacoma Rifle, Rod
d Gun Club, this morning received
from Josiah Collins, IA Seattle lawyer
and prominent sportsman, a copy of
the proposed law which will be in
dorsed by the local club, as 1t has
already been by the Seattle associa-
tion.
The proposed law prohibits the
sale of game of any kind, except
during the month of December, and
the transportation of game out of
the state at any time. Tho law is
copied after the Illinois statutes on
the subject, and has stood the test of
the supreme court. 1t imposes u
fine on persons found guilty of vlo-
lating its provisions OF from SO to
800 or imprisonment In the county
Jail, the fine, If paid, 10 be divided
between the county game warden
and the school fund.
Chinese have taken up number
of claims on Bird, the first creek
west of Forty-nine and distant
about ten miles from Nelson, says
the Nelson Miner. This spring II
slide came down the creek, in places
sweeping the bedrock clean. Above
this slide is the ground taken up.
Sluice-boXes are being hewed from
cedar, and the Chinese expect to he
taking out pay within ten days. 1t
is stated they have already made us
high as SIS day tothe man, but that
they will be satisfied if the ground
pays $3.50 u day. Chinese are better
placer miners than whites, for the rea-
son that they work the ground
closer.
Grain Of this seasons crop Is be-
ginning to come into market, says
the Baker City Reyeille. There was
large yield from the acreage plant
ed, and the quality Of all grain is
superior, If possible, to any hereto.
fore produced In this country. One
of our farmers estimates the average
yield per aero to be of wheat, fifty
barley, flfty-tive; oats, slXty-eight
rye, forty. The potato and all root
crops is simply immense.
While at Pasco. we looked at the
sad corpse of that artesian well, says
the Walla Walla Journal. 1t seems
they bored down about 400 feet,
struck water, when coming to the
level of Snake river, just as they did
i'm all the private wells dug around
there, and when Snake river rose, it
rose, but never came to the top.
After boring 400 feet, the drill be-
came fastened and work ceased. To
get 1t loosed, one man proposed
To enter u small stick of giant pow
der and set her off. They did so,
when it blew the whole insides out
of it, and now the thing sits there
like a last years birds nest. How
much that hole in the ground cost
the government we can not tell, but
certain it is, the experiment was not
u SUCCESS. .....
The production of pig iron, ac-
cording to the census reports, is yet
in it's infancy in the Pacific North
west, says the Vancouver indie
pendent, but u fair increase has
been shown over the report of 1880.
In that year the far Western states
produced 5000 tons, and in 1870,
20, 147 tons. This was, of course, for
the fiscal years ending June 80. OF
this, Oregon produced all in 1850,
and SAL tons in 1890, and Wash
ington 4,7s7 tons. Although in
this state there are known to exist
many fine iron orc beds, yet little is
being done with them on account
of other better paying ventures and
for lack of transportation. In
Clarke there are miles of the best
of ore beds of commercial value that
are undeveloped for the same rea-
sons.
Sometime.
Mark A. Gambler,
Sometime, when all liie's cares for aye