The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-09-02
NEWS OF THE NORTHWEST.
Harvesting Is at full blast In the Pa
louise country.

Whitman county will have fair and
race meeting this fall. The dates are
October l to November 3.
Colonel Smell and Bertha Denton were
married Wednesday at Tacoma. They
left at once for the coloners farm.
Lao, an extensive Indian farmer liv-
ing Ave miles southeast of Tekoa,
started his binders Wednesday morn
ing. He has $50 acres of ane wheat.
Wild Goose Bills ferry across the
Colun was destroyed by nre We'd
nesday night He expects to have 4
new boat running inside OF three weeks.
Some Cpur d'Alene Siwashes are &C
cused of setting the entire North Fork
forests on hre to drive the game toward
the lake, where some other bucks lie In
wait to kill it,
The wheat crop of Manitoba and
Northwest territories Is estimated At
20 bushels per acre, or 4 total yield of
le,oOo, 900 bushels. over half the crop
has already been cut.
Owing to the failure to place the
remainder of the bonds, the Idaho
wagon road commissioners have deter
mined to call in all the engineers except
the one on Little salmon river, who
will be allowed to finish his work.
Two small but enterprising boys came
ont from the city on their wheels in adj
vance Of the train Sunday morning, re-
ports the Medical Lake Ledger, bring
ing with them 4 supply of morning
papers, for which they found ready sale
Montana mines have paid in dividends
since January /, 1898, SSH, 62J, divided
As follows Bald Butte, S3s 500; Bime-
tallic, s20O,Oo0; Elkhorn, Sl53.la5
Hecla Consolidated, sll5,oOo; Hope,
$3.50, 900; Iron Mountain, $50, 900; Par
rot, Sl26, 900.
Montana is terribly in earnest over
the hght for silver. Everywhere an
effective boycott is organized against
eastern drms opposed to silver. The
Dakota congressman being counted for
unconditional repeal, Dakota -four has
been shut out Of Montana markets.
An ILdian named Thomas, who was
injured while horse racing at st. Joe
Wednesday died Thursday nigh, and
was buried At the mission The
Tekoa Globe reports that Chief Saltice
went to ST. Joe the other dav and is
sued an order stopping all racing for the
present
The largest shipment of fresh Dish
ever sent across the continent left New
Westminster Thursday for Montreal.
1t consisted OF six carloads of salmon
22O,0OO pounds The sal
mon run at New Westminster is heavier
than ever before known on the river
Puget Sound is soon to be honored
with a visit from Prince Ferdinand
son of the archduke of the same name,
who is brother to Emperor Francis
Joseph Of Austria. The young prince Is
making 4 tour of the world, accom-.
panied by large suite He Sill arrive
about Septembers
A wrecking crew are still at work on
he Annie Faxon. The engine and
other machinery has been recovered.
The Lewiston Teller says; The cylin-
iers and shafts are in good condition
Ind can be used again. new boat
VIII De built at once for fhis run, using
he old machinery of the FaXoa aad a
lew boiler
Salmon have been running mp the
liver and streams in the vicinity of
Port Angeles IL enormous numbers
Turing the last few weeas. In one haul
II his net on the Elwha, S .oodwi.
;aught ZOO large salmon II took
cam of horses and eight men to drag
hen ont Of the water and 1t took nine
rips of large farm wegon to carry
hem away.
At the DeSmet mission schools there
re now ,? noyices and 10 Indian pupils,
Who are taught blacksmithing, carpen-
ering, farming. shoemaking, etc, In
edition to their regular studies. In
he convent are 20, girls, leo of whom
re learning dressmaking, and 100 nil.
lnery. All are taught music, singing
nd cooking in addition to other studies,
nd the mission church is said to have
very fine choir. Some Of the Indian
iris are said to possess particularly
ne voices.
An exchange says The state of (
ashington will have for export this {
ear :Do. 900, 900 bushels OF wheat, 300.
~, 900 bushels Of barley and 500. 900
lsheis OF oats. The yield Of wheat, is t
'timated at - bushels to the acre. T
be fruit crop Is estimated to be worth e
,oo0,0o0 and /, about 40 per cent of a
'erase." This isthe wldestyet. The s
ltire cereal exports of the United I
'ates will not reach these figures BY S
III Washington's exports of grain
lis year will not exceed 2O,.,O, 400
isheis and even that showing Is won
'rful and gratifying. P