Omaha daily bee., 1893-09-18
IN THE FAR VEST


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The number of school children in the state
of Oregon is l20, 645.
Max Pracht OF Ashland has sent to the
Oregon commissioners at the Worlds fair
twenty-one peaches, each Of which measured
not less than go incnes in diameter, the
t~wenty-one filling an ordinary peach box.
Specimens of quartz were shown at Hills
boro, taken from Clearwater creek, a branch
OF Gales creek, which, TO all appearances,
Indicate rich deposits of copper and silver.
Prospecting is now being carried on by Will
trout Bros. and others, and excitement is
running high.
The heavy rain last week came lust In time
to stop the extensive forest fires. Every
thing was so dry that the flames were
spreading rapidly. How much real money
value Is saved by the rain cannot be easily
estimated, but if it had delayed two weeks
longer the loss would have reached at least
81 ,000, 900.
The Corvallis Times tells us that so far as
heard from, jess sc Brown h~arvests this year
the largest crop of any farmer in that re-
gion. He threshed 5000 bushels of wheat
and 2 200 bushels of oats. John Whitaker's
crop of $500 bushels averaged thirty-three
bushels per acre. 1t is the best crop ever
raised on the place, and is the result of the
continued i'm provemert of the land by drain
age and otherwise, steadily persisted in by
Mr.. Whitaker. ~
United States Circuit Judge Gilbert rem
dered Il decision in the case of the United
States against the Oregon and California
Railroad company adverse to the railroad
cOmpany The case involves title to about
200, 600 acres of land on the east side of the
Willamette river, which was once included
in the land grant of the Northern Pacific on
that part of the line between Wallula and
Portland. After it was forfeited by the
Northern Pacific the Oregon ana California
claimed IT, because it would have been IN
cluded in their grant had it not previously
been granted to the Northern Pacific.
Washington.
Thirty thousand apple trees have been set
out this year on Orcas sland.
Seattle's city treasurer has skipped with
many thousand dollars and leaving n big
shortage. ..H sa1as
After spending $500 on it's a~rtesian well,
Pomeroy has decided to discontinue the
work. 1t was sunk $50 feet.
There are eleven Indian farmers in Kit
titas county holding decided lands, which,
under the law, are exempt from taxasion or
liability.
George McCradey shipped $500 head and
j. E. Frlck of the Bank of Arlington, Ore,
1000 head of sheep from North Yakima one
day last week.
On his Mill creek farm east of Walla
Walla Thomas Gilkersou threshed on sixty
acres 400 bushels. making an average of
seventy bushels per acre. The wheat is of
extra fine quality.
Some of the beekeepers of Skagit county
will take 100 pounds from each of quite q
number Of their colonies this season. This
means $40 per swarm, gross, which is re-
garded as better than 100 per cent interest
on the investment.
Lumber in Palouse valley has taken a sud
den boom during the last few days, owing to
tho demand for granaries to hold and store
wheas. This is the way farmers have of
getting out Of the embarrassment caused by
the scarcity of sacks.
The Aberdeen cannery is putting up be-
tween 300 and 400 cases of salmon per day.
They have contracts for twenty-four local
boats and zen Columbia river boats, but are
taking all the fish they can get, paying 1919
cents each for silversides and % cents for
blacks.
One of the largest Occur d'Alene mine
owners, Mr.. Sweeney, being interviewed,
sad he had received a telegram that lead
had taken Il sudden rise and that all the
mines in the Occur d'Alene country would
be open within a month. This would make
a monthly pay roll of 100000, three-quarters
of which would be expended in The state of
Washington.
Spokane's new city hall, which was almost
completed, was burned yesterday. Lath had
been put on preparatory TO plastering,' and
slate was being put in the roof. The fire
started on the fifth floor, presumably from a
tar pot being used by plumbers and gas
filters, and IN three min utes the entire in
terror was in flames. The workmen escaped
by jumping, only one being injured.
The city of Port Angeles, in proportion to
Its size, is doing more to provide work for
its unemployed than any other city on the
Sound, says the Tribune-Timcs. Streets
are being graded, a city hall Quilt and now
a 50O-foot bridge will be commenced and an
electric light plant and water power will be
constructed. In order to protect those who
have staid by the city, no one will be given
work except those who resided there before
July ], OF this year.
Miscellaneous.
American settlers and Mexican frontier
guards are having trouble over horses ha ving
been run of by the guards. Several battles
have occurred. rs-f
A meeting has been called at Duncans, B.
c., for September 30, to organize a society of
sheep owners for mutual insurance against
loss by panthers, the curse OF the neig hbor.
hood. rr
Over 100 cars of green fruit have been
shipped east this season by the Suffer
County Fruit association. Besides daily
shipments are being made of canned goods
from the cannery at Guba City.
The Taos Mountain company is extending
its work in the Amizett district, New Mex
leo. The pay roll exceeds 3 5000 a month.
A 4O-stamp mill and a cohcentrator are pro-
tected. General Miles, the Indian fighter, is
president of the company.
William Foote last spring located a min
>f'f SHNt CA efAb AAOAi WHICH COlllo
very promising looking ore was taken, says
the In Wins Republican. Some of the rock
was sent To Salt Lake, where IL was assayeu,
and the returns show 300 ounces of silver
and a trace of gold.
ID. L. Murray, one of the leading cattlemen
OF Arizona, returned to Phoenix from the
north districts, where he has been looking
over his ranches. and says that the range is
better than for years. Cattle are all rolling
fat, and there will be no such rush 10 sell
as has been the ca 20 heretofore. in the
southern sections stock has Increased 80 per
cent in value IN the last two months.
Tho statement of the Southern Pacific
company OF shipments last week show u
heayy movement of Santa Clara county
products to the eastern markets. The total
shipment aggregates 1889 900 pounds, an in
crease of | ,00O,O 600 pounds over the CORE
sponding week last year, This total is made
up of the following items: Canned goods,
2iS,43O pounds dried fruits, l,232,S75 green
fruit, l,I49.bo5i wine and brandy, 81, 1893
leather, 1870. Shipments 10 San Francisc o