The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1894-08-04

Oregon.

OrcgOUs
Tillamook has daily mail now from
Astoria.
The election for Sheriff in Morrow
C, hnty 10 being contested.
There are 500 headers 1t work in the
grain fields Of Umatilla county.
Easter Oregon fruit growers are plan
ming to erect drier for the fall crops,
to be put up probably 1t Milton.
The Pendleton securing mill now ex-
pects to handle 4, OO0. 600 pounds OF wool
this season. The Touring mills are being
enlarged, and some Springfield (Ill.)
men are looking At the foundry plant
with view to buying and operating it.
Many OF the Indians from other res
ervations. who visited with the Umatil-
las on the Fourth, have returned to their
homes, many OF them minus their bright.
coloFed blankets and herds of causes.
1t IL said the Umatilla braves won every
thing in sight at the races.
At Baker City Mendieson & Eustace
made the following sales of wool to .
Boston house: Ninty-seven bags, n, 900
pounds in one lot Taylor Thompson's
consignment Of forty bags, IA, 600 pounds
4. 7. springer's, 30, 120 pounds. These
are the largest Gales made this season.
The wool will be shipped to Boston a
soon the cars can be obtained.
During the past two or three fishing
days the receipts at the Astoria canneriee
the fishermen have made hauls that ex-
coed anything in the history of the
salmon industry for several years past.
Saturday last John Mattson, who gener-
ally earns the reputation OF having the
high boat on the river, took :, 300 pounds
Of royal chinook fish into Kinney's can
merry, the result of a single drift. -Four
OF the men employed BY the Cutting
Packing Company took in over 10000
pounds Of fish, and many others are re-
ported to have secured unusually large
hauls. Few large hauls are made unless
the fishermen 60 out over the bar, and
this venture At certain stages of the tide
lie invariably attended with the greatest
danger. General regret lie expressed At
Astoria that the big run of fish did not
arrive At 4 sufficiently early day to en-
able the cannerymen TO make I'D the
great shortage in the pack.
Wellington.
A volunteer fire department has been
Organized at Garfield.
A union is being formed by the har-
vest hands Of the Pslouse.
Five hundred cars of delayed shingles
have left the Tacoma yards for the East.
Prizes amounting to 5000 will be
offered for the racing events at the State
Fair in North Yakima this fall.
Tacoma bridge bonds to the amount
of $50, 600 have been successfully mar
keted in Chicago, and the cash is avail
able.
Four fractional townships in the north
west corner Of Lincoln county along the
south bank OF the Columbia will be ready
for filing Immediately. They contain
about 40. 600 acres, and are reported to
be we'll filled with settlers, who will be
glad OF an opportunity to claim their
homes.
The completion OF the forty miles of
wagon road from Colville 70 Metaline,
which will be accomplished within .
week, will result in great benefits to
Spokane. The Metsline basin is fertile
''ao' lying between two ranges OF mount
aims, and drained by the Pend d'Oreille
river and other smaller streams. Mead
ows and agricultural lands abound, and
there is an abundance Of white pine and
cedar timber. The surrounding mount
aims are scanned with silver and gold,
and along the gravel beds OF the streams
rich placer diggings have been dis
covered. This territory has been little
known until recently, when its richness
was made known by the adventurous
prospector, hArbinger of Western civil
ization. Within a week or go the wagon
road will be complete, and even though
ingress and egress must necessarily be
made at the slow pace of wagon teams,
still the new road will open up a great
and rich country by giving it an avenue
TO the market OF its products.