The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-04-04
PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
Condensed Telegraphic Re.
ports of Late Events.
BRIEF SPARKS FROM THE WIRES
Budget of News For Easy Digestion From
Different Parts Of the States of WASH
ington, Oregon and Idaho-Items OF
Interest to Pacific Coast People.

ington, Oregon and Idaho-Items OF
Interest to Pacific Coast People.
Yakima county's, Wash, hop acreage
is shown by a careful census to be 3,125
acres.
Kittitas county, WASH, has 10000
acres of irrigated lands, capable of sup
porting $4,000 people.
A much larger acreage of corn than
usual will be planted in the Palouse,
WASH, country this season.
The Red Crown Touring mills of AL
bany, Or, have been closed by creditors.
Negotiations are pending for resump-
ton of business.
E.. McClanahan is shipping from
Eugene, Or, to the state fish and game
warden of California, at Santa Ana,
twenty Chinese pheasants for breeding
purposes.
The Spokesman Review has a report
from Colfax, WASH, that buyers there
are beginning to contract for wheat for
next falls delivery for 40 cents per
bushei.
A pine-needle factory company has
agreed to establish its institution at
Grants Pass, Or, if $4,000 is raised as
a bonus for them. Subscriptions are
being taken now.
A gold nugget weighing fraction over
$50 was picked up in the gulch below
the Virtue mine one day last week by
Mr.. CASHIER, who intends placer mining
on this claim in few days.
One hundred and fifty pounds of pre-
pared opium passed through the Ia
coma, WASH, custom-house Wednes-
day, paying 5000 in duty. 1t is i'm
ported in competition with the SNUG
gled article.
Fourteen of the principal placer claims
dictated, and it is expected that inter-
ested persons will arrive at La Grande,
Or, in a few DAYS to examine them with
a view of closing deal for the entire
lot.
The Entiat Irrigation Company of
Waterville, WASH. has commenced work
on large irrigating ditch, taking water
from the Entiat river near where it
empties into the Columbia, and re-
claiming several thousand acres of land
especially valuable for fruit raising.
Union Or, has failed to raise the SUBJ
sidy asked for the proposed beet-sugar
factory, and it is now too late to get the
seed or put up the building in time for
use this year. The hope is to secure an
extension of time in which the subsidy
would be accepted for another year. The
subsidy asked is $500 acres of land.
Placer gold which will pay S. day to
the man has just been discovered on
Mason creek, Kitsap county, WASH,
and in consequence great excitement is
occasioned among the settlers. The dis
covery has been made very recently, and
it is said the vicinity of the find has al
ready been staked off by speculative
people.
Several days ago some Indians were
cleaning streets in Pendleton, Or, while
working out fines. Over on Lewis street,
in East Pendleton, they raked up can
nom ball, which was taken over to Tall
mans and found to weigh two pounds
and ten ounces. Where it came from is
not known. It must have been there
many years and dropped by troops dur
ing the Indian fighting days.
Two petitions are being circulated
among the depositors of the Wall Walla,
WASH, Savings bank asking for the re-
moval of Receiver Paine. One petition
will be presented to MIR. Paine and the
other to the court. The depositors think
it about time they should have state
ment, as the bank closed in December,
1893, and Mr.. Paine has been drawing
$500 per month for services since that
time.
Tacoma, WASH, Odd Fellows are maxi
ing preparations for the seventh annual
communication of the grand lodge in
that city June 4, in connection with the
grand encampment and the grand as
semblv. About $50 representatives to
these bodies in addition to their officers
will attend, and with them will be
large number of fraternal visitors, many
of whom will be accompanied by their
families, so that not less than a thou
sand visitors in all will make Tacoma
their objective point.
For several years the high waters OF
the Willamette have been encroachlng
not little on several places along the
river in the vicinity of Sladden's rifle,
in Lane, county, Or. Several OF the en-
terprising farmers and fruit growers In
that vicinity, who have land In close
proximity to the river, have decided TO
do all they can to put stop TO the
rivers inroads. Accordingly they have
made arrangements to drive something
like 1000 piles in the river, and Will NIL
in with fir brush.
A sharper has succeeded in working a
number of farmers in the vicinity OF
Endicott, WASH, out of a few of their
hard-earned dollars on a rather novel
scheme. He pretends to have q new
method of killing squirrels and sells the
receipt for s. copy, requiring each
purchaser to agree not to give it to any
one else. The receipt, which is claimed
will clear a quarter section OF land OF
SQUIRRELS at very nominal cost, consists
of a mixture of flour, salt and plaster of
paris.
Many and great improvements are
needed along the coast OF oregon ana
Washington, says the New York MARI
time Register for March 10. The COM
MERGE along that part OF our Pacific
coast, already large, is steadily growing,
and it is most important that the rivers
and harbors there should be made as
safe as possible for navigation. There
should especially be some provision for
protecting vessels using the Straits OF
San Juan de Fuca. More lighthouses
and fog signals are needed. Taking into
account the amount of traffic in the
neighborhood of Cape Flattety and the
Straits, during the last twenty years the
loss of vessels and lives there has been
yery great. The importance of our
Northwest coast in the coming develop
ment of our foreign trade cannot be
oyer-estimated, and it is therefore most