The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-03-23
PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
Condensed Geographic Re.
ports of Late Events.
BRIEF SPARKS FROM THE WIRES

1stsrsst - Pscins Coast People.
Cigars are being made in walls Walls
out Of tobacco grown In that locality.
Work has been stopped again on g.
lens city hall. Funds have run out.
Crook county. Or, 10 putting In Q
81 20 vault Tor the safe-keeping Of it
records.
Hundred OF tons Of potatoes are being
shipped from WILDLY island 70 British
Columbia for seed.
The cost OF running the city govern
ment Of Port Townsend, WASH, has
been reduced 81 600 annually.
There 10 . rumor that the Great
Northern will build to Ellensburg,
wash. branching of at Rock Island.
Thirteen men are employed at Abes.
deem making pisis and calculating areaa
Of tide lands for the local board Of ap-
praisers.
sheepmen about Wallula, Wash, ars
moving their sheep and preparing tot
the lambing season. which promises "a
IL upexcelled.
One Of the moneyed men OF Cslifornis
10 expected At Paisha. WASH. soon in
the interest Of . projected plant 70 con.
dsnss milk ~ that point
The Franklin county, WASH. treas.
ury 10 looking expectsntiy for u. 1884 ia
taxes which the Northern Pacific will
pay in some time this month.
Farmers about Wsiia Walla are rails.
ing another ~ 600 10 prosecute their
freight rate reduction claim before the
interstate commerce commission.
II 10 said that the w. &. T. u. at Gold
| Hill. Or, 10 the largest in the state,
with the exception OF the one in Port
land, having iorty members alter being
orTanised only . month.
The bobwhits quails ordered at Walls
Waiia from kansas have arrived, and
have been turned loose on Mill, Spring
| aud Cottonwood creeks. Although eight
dozen were ordered. owing 10 the care.
less Say they we're packed only tsenty-
eight arrived alive.
Frank Seders, brother OF John NJ.
seders. . w~ii.known horse trainer oil
the Middle states, has arrived from the
East To make Spokane his home and u
pursue his vocation. Ills father will ar.
| rive from Illinois April with Q string
OF seven uot,ine horses.
Gillian county, Or, has . fugitive
horseihi~f. Hugh Mediock by name,
who appear for food or something every
once In . while, and 10 given chase by
| the officers. lie escapes on the back OF
| o faithful horrs which he has trained 10
IL clears barb~d wire fences like deer.
| Notwithstanding the low price oil
wheat, . larger acreage 10 being Gown in
| the north part OF Benton county than
ever before. II is usuai TO cum mcr fzl-
4 Les. . 81 q ta AL ls.s h.a .pg
area 10 being sown to grain this season.
The farmers are nearly through sowing.
A strong effort will be made TO have
Mrs. Srier, the Garden Springs. WASH,
murdercss. pardoned. The principal
poinis urged in her favor will be the
lcircums,antial character OF the evidence
and the womAn's stAie OF health, which
|, 10 claimed will result in insanity IL
abe lie kept in confinement
The track on the Great Northern be-
tween Everett and lowell. Wash, ID
being raised eighteen inches. which will
bring IL above high water mark. II 10
undcrstood that the force At work on the
tunnel in Everett will shortly be in
creased, and that gauge Of men will be-
gin work on each end Of the tunnel.
Controller Weed eays last year the
running expenses Of Spokane averaged
u3, 80 . month. viz: Salaries, l2,o00,
and electric lishts. ei..5o. Now the sal.
the bill for lighting. ETC., 1850 Q month,
or sl0,oSO in all. This would make q
saving Of -. zoo month this year ovci
last
A telegram from Monte Cristo, Wash.
announces that the main vein in the
Mystery mine has widcncd out % thai
the output Of that mine alone will be in
creased 100 tons day, and will be emf
ficicnt 10 run the conccntrator 10 iR full
capacity, 20 tons OF orc per day, with
out taking into account the William
and the Pride OF the Mountain mines.
The government has increased In,
mai, service between Baker City anc
CArron, Union county, Or. and cvm'
mencins April the stage line of Beggl
Bros. will make daily trips between
Baker City and the point named, vi,
Sparta. Carson 10 within seven mile,
Of Cornucopia, TO which place branch
line will he run. Baker City people ar,
very much elated over this increa.e,
service.
The directors Of the Owyhee ditch
have decided 10 issuc bonds and take al
their notes. The holders Of the ma jority
VI the notes have sieuitied their willing
Sees to make the exchange. While the
notes are not negotiable very readily a
face value, the bonds will bc ae good n
gold, for they are trst mort age on tn,
property and will float at par. 1hi
will also place the ditch on sure foot
ing, ae II will give the company tel
years in which to raise the money 70
payment Of lite debts.
There has been considerable fluctuA
ton in the amount OF ore shipped iron
West kootenai, Idaho, this winter
mostly caused by the uncertainty Of tn,
weather and the frequent breaking III
OF the roads, saws the Nelson Tribune
The ore shipped in November was val
ued at slc4. SO, In December at &l0l,
A25. in January at t2,,8. OPS, and in Feb
ruary at tl2l 400. The January ship
menn even do not represent the full
productive capacity Of the country, bu
they represent more nearly than I'll,
others the productive capacity OF tn,
district with the present means Of com
munication, provided theec means o
communication are kept at Q maximum
Of efficiency. In forming an idea OF tn,
present production Of the country, IN,
ore shipped from the Blue Bell min,
and from Ainswor,h for reduction a
Pilot bRv should alec be taken into &c
count. No returns OF this are available
hut the value of tho ore now accumu
lated at Pilot bay must BE- considerable