Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-06-19
Notes About the County.

Notes About the County.
There seems to be no limit to the va
riety of minerals in the Palouse, the
latest and least expected is tale, which
was found this week on Tower butte four
miles southeast of Moscow, says the
Star. Some men were at work digging
"a well, and unearthed the substance in
vein. They had passed through
,,sred q of clay, mica, gravel and rock in
thcoming finally to small pieces of
.-iferior quality Of coal, again to mi
and afterwards to the vein of tale,
Puich was four feet wide when first I'M
pitlvered, but becomes wider and more
college y. the shaft goes down. 1t is a
fshneso clay, resembling chalk, except
These it doesn't contain much magnesia.
merits discovery is considered very i'm
colIeeant one, not for the value of the
vent alone, but because it is supposed to
therlcate the presence of gold and other
the fious metals.
the Talc is the material out of which
abileensware and fine crockery are manu-
w,lctured. 1t is much better than
rpotter's clay, being the best grade that
is known. The supply in this vein ap-
pears inexhaustible.
Colfax is shortly to put in a complete
system of water works, affording ample
fire protection and also sufficient sup
ply for domestic purposes. This has
been the intention all along and the
city council feels sure of the early sue
cess of the scheme. Mr.. Adams, COM
petent engineer from Pendleton, is now
in the city perfecting plans for the
building Of reservoir and laying the
mains. The plans are being drawn for
either gravity or artificial power, the
location of the well being the pivot mp
on which will rest the choice. During
the week work has been going on at
Glenwood springs, with but little result.
Mr.. Bragg. of the council committee,
has had the opinion of an expert, who
feels confident that bountiful supply
of pure water can be found on Spring
fiat, at an elevation of 220 feet above
the city, and work will be commenced in
that vicinity next week.-Gazette.
Mr.. G. E. Cox was in receipt of a
letter Saturday from the party in Ken
lucky who is to come on and operate
the distIllery, says the Journal. The
whole delay of this party from being
here long ago is caused by an accident
whereby over $4,000 worth of whiskey
in the warehouse collapsed at one time,
and on which the government is now at
work bringing this to settlement.
The party means business. Mr.. Cox
has secured the Schattner residence for
this party as temporary home.
The school board had meeting on
Monday evening last. The business
put d was the considering of appli-
ions of teachers for positions in the
schools for the coming year, and the
of three of those applying.
Many applications have been received,
some two hundred in all, so says Clerk
Pattison, from all parts of the United
States. All positions in the schools
have been made vacant except those of
principal, Prof Waller beng retained,
and the Misses Moore. On Monday
evening three applications were IA
vorably considered by the board, and
the parties applying employed. Those
SO employed are Miss Anna D. Nash,
Hastings, Mich, at $50 per month;
Miss Minnie Lefingwell, Sibley, Iowa,
at $50 per month; Miss Cora L. Storm,
Bird Island, Mimi, at $55 per month.
Other places are yet to be filled. In
ihe matter of the site of the new high
ichool building, the board has decided
lpon site which will be submitted to
he people to vote upon, in case the titles
the property are found to be perfect.
he site which the board favors is pro-
erty owned by Messrs. Birch and War
louth,sin South Colfax. The site, if
nally chosen by vote of the citizens,
i'll be handsome one. 1t lies at the
sse of the hills on the west side of the
mth part of the city, is nearly level,
Id has but very slight elevation
,ove the level of Main street. It is be-
,ved to be as central and desirable a
cation as can be found for the new and
egant high school building. The citi-
MS of Colfax will he given an oppor-
nifty to vote on the location at an
rly day.-COmmOner
discovery of opals in Morrow
unity, Or, about thirt-fve miles south
Hepner, is creating considerable in
:. says the Review. Mr.. W. j.
of this city, who is the original
nd who brought number of
ito Spokane several weeks ago,