Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-09-05
WILD WEST WAITS.

teen bologna sausages at Il single sit ting.
A valuable ledge of gold quartz has
been discovered in Auberoy valley, north
of Fresno. Cal.
The well-known hoodoo. the letter 3
on the wheat, has made its appearance
in Wyoming.
The Gervais orr Star estimates
the hop yield of Oregon at $4,000 bales
as against $4,000 bales last season.
Albion, Idaho, boasts of a kitten with
four eyes, two noses and two mouths.
1t makes good use Of both mouths.
Prairie fires nave swept over 1900
acres of the rich b~unchgrass on the Col
vile Indian reservation in Washington.
The rays Of the s~earchlight of the
coast defense steamer Monterey at AS
tOria were recently seen by residents of
Portland.
Colorado cattle ranges are said to be
in a deplorable condition this year, and
anything like Il severe winter, which is
almost sure to come, the loss Will be
heavy.
The total assessed valuation of Utah
territory for 1894 will be in the immedi-
ate neighborhood Of S101, coo, 600, as
against Sill. 505.375 in 1898.
A number of Eastern capitalists are
thinking Of building a railroad from Pu-
ebIo to Trinidad, to be leased to the Union
Pacific, Denver & Gulf road.
The hop average of Yakima. Wash,
is 1913, an increase of 705. Eight thou
sand white persons and many Indians
will be employed in the picking.
What is supposed to be a new kind
Of clam has been discovered at Point
Defiance, Wash, and sent TO the Smith
sonlan institute for examination.
"A large amount Of sorghum has been
planted this season in the southwestern
portion Of the Walla Walla valley. Wash,
and has proven to be a successful crop.
A hailstorm visited the country a few
miles this side of Shoshone, Idaho, and
the crickets in some localities in the path
Of the storm have disappeared and no
dead ones are found, either.
The Greenland breeding farm in
Douglas county, Col. has under c%ultiva-
ton between 700 and 800 acres of land
suitably divided between potatoes, corn
and small grains-an promising well.
Ar effort is being made by the sheriffs
of Ell PaSo and fremont counties, Col,
TO eXterminate the cattle stealing opera
lions which have been going on for some
months. Many deputies have been sworn.
During the search for the crew of the
wrecked whaler James Allen, Capt. Good
rich of the Concord discovered two islands
and a volcano among the stands of the
Aleutian range that had not been known
TO exist before.
Forty thousand dollars in gold dust
were received at the United States as
say office 1T Boise idaho in one week
recently. The greater bulk of this amount
was brought down from the Leary claims
near Piaceryille.
j. Dudley. who lives near Athena,
Or, had boosted hat his wheat crop
WOuld yield him forty bushels per acre.
harvesting commenced, and now the rec
ord shows that he is threshing hfty-tWO
bushels from each acre.
The steamer Topeka, from Alaska,
brings news of a big gold excitement in
Annette Island indian reservation. a
large number of quartz claims have been
located, to which the Metlakatlah In
dams strongly object.
A large company of Norwegian emil
grants are intending to settle in Long
valley, Idaho, this season. The commit
tee sent out by them to choose a location.
after travelling over a large part of Ida
no, decided to locate there.
The wheat crop in Eastern Oregon
and Washington is unusually heavy, and
the Northern Pacific is making active
preparations to handle the cereal. The
same road, it is said, is pushed to get
enough cars for the single dealers.
The Treadwell gold mines are among
the richest IN Alaska, n for some time
past ave paid a regular monthly diyi-
dend of $4,000. The company operates
a 360-stamp mill. ;and while the ore does
lot run very high, there is al abundance
If 1t and it is easily treated.
"A submarine eruption in Bristol bay,
Alaska, recently killed a great number
of Goldfish and salmon. The effect was so
extensive that the natives were unable to
catch any fish as late as August /. All
the volcanoes are active this summer,
which is very unusual.
The steamer Empress of Japan re-
ported at Vancouver that while on the
way between Hong Kong and Yokohama
she struck a monster whale, cutting it al
most in two. Pieces of the animal stuck
70 the bow of the vessel and had to be
taken off. as they impeded the vessels
progress.
Fruit men of the Snake river Orr
district nave purchased an evaporator
and will preserve most of their fruit crop
by evaporation. The surplus fruits will
be shipped, as usual, to outside markets.
The hunters at the seal islands off
Alaska have finished killing seal for this
year, after killing $4,000. 1t is ex-
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