The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-03-30
PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
Condensed Telegraphic Re.
ports of Late Events.
BRIRY SPARKS FROM THE WIRES

BRIRr SPARKS FROM THE WIRES
8Sdgst Of hsvs veS Easy Dtgsstios From
Ds9ersst Parts 81 The states sf wash.
isgtss. Orssss SD Idshe-Stsms Of
Isisrsst - Pssiae Coast People.
Yakima oounty's. wash.. hop acreage
acres.
Kittitas county. Wash. has 2O0. go
acres Of irrigated lands, capable Of sup
porting SOC people.
A much larger acreage OF corn than
usuai will be planted In the Pslouse,
WASH, country this season.
The Red Crown Touring mills OF Al.
biny. Or, have be n closed by creditors.
Negotiations are pending for . resump-
lion Of business.
Z. J. McClsnahan il shipping from
Eugene. Or, 70 the state fsh and game
warden Of California, At Santa Ana,
twenty Chinese pheassnts for breeding
purposes.
The Spokesman. Review has . report
from Coifax. WASH. thas buyers there
are beginning to contract for wheat for
next fau's delivery los 20 cents per
buehei.
A pins.needle factory company has
agreed 70 establish its institution ~
Grants Psss. Or. II 1900 10 raised ~
. bonns for them. Subscriptions are
being taken now.
A gold nugget weighing fraction over
eco vas picked up in the eulch below
the Virtue mine one day last week by
Mr.. Cssbeer. who intends placer mining
on this claim In . few days.
One hundred and 6ity pounds OF pre-
pared opium passed through the To.
coma, Wash. custom.hous Wednes-
day. paying $500 in duty. II is i'm.
ported in competition with the SNUG
gied article.
Fourteen Of the principal placer claims
along the Grand Ronde river have syn.
dicatrd. and il 10 expected that inter.
~sied persons will arrive At La Grande,
Or. In isw DAVIS 20 examine them with
. virw Of closing . deal for the entire
lot
The Entiat Irrigation Company Of
Waterviilc. WASH. has commenced work
on . large irrigating ditch. taking water
from the EniiAt river near where it
empiies into the Colum bia, and re-
claiming several thousand acres Of land
especially valuable Tor fruit raising.
Union Or, has failed 10 raise the cub
sidy asked Tor the proposed beet-sugar
factory. aud IL 10 nov Too late 10 get the
secd or pot up the building in time for
usc this year. The hope ts 10 secure an
extension OF time in which the enbsidy
would lie accepted for another year. The
sul,sidy asked 10 Z. 500 acres Of land.
Placer gold which will pay IS q day 10
the man has jn.t been discovered on
Mason creek. kitsap county. WASH,
and in consequence great excitement 10
oocAsioncd among the settlers. The die
~ovcsy has been made very recently. and
Il 10 said the vicinity OF the find has a.
ready been stAkcl OF by speculative
pcoplc.
Several days ago come Indians wer
cleaning streets in Pcndleton. Or, while
working out tnes. Over on Lewis street.
In East Pendle,on, they raked up can
nom ball, which was taken over TO Tall
mans and found 10 weigh two pounds
and ten ounces. Where il came from is
not known. II must have been there
many Year, and dropped by troops dur
ing the Indian fighting days.
Two petitions are being circulated
among the depositors OF the Wall walia,
WASH, Savings bank asking for the re-
noval OF Receiver Paine. One petition
will be presented 10 Mr.. Paine and the
other 20 the court Tho dcpositors think
IL about time they ehould have . state
mcnt, a. the bank closed in December,
lssi3. and Mr.. Paine has been drawing
500 per month Tor services aimee that
time.
Tacoma. WASH, Odd Fellows are mali
ing preparations for the seventh annual
communication OF the grand lodge in
that city June I. In connection with the
grand encampment and the grand as.
sembly. About go representatives TO
these bodies in addition TO their officers
will attend. and with them will be .
large number Of traternal visitore, many
Of whom will be accompanied by their
families, 20 that not less than . thou
sand visitors in all will make Tacoma
their objective point
For several Year, the high waters OF
the Willamette have been encroaching
not little on several places along the
river In the vicinity Of Siadden'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 ran TO put . stop 10 the
rivers inroade. Accordingly they have
made arrangements to drive something
like 1000 piles In the river, and will oil
In with Or brush.
A sharper has succeeded In working q
number OF farmers in the vicinity oi
Euaicott, WASH, out OF Q few Of their
hari-earned dollars on . rather novel
scheme. He pretends to have . new
method Of killing squirrels and sells the
receipt for Is . copy. requiring each
purchaser 70 agree not TO give It to any
one else. The receipt, which IL claimed
will clear = quarter section OF land oil
squirrels Ut very nominal coat, consists
Of mixture Of -four, salt and plaster Of
paris.
Many and great improvements are
needed along the coast Of Oregon and
Washington, says the New York Mari.
time Register for March IN. The com.
merce along that part Of our Pacific
'sst, already large, 10 steadily growing,
and Il 10 most important that the rivers
aud hubors there should DO made as
eAie as p ,ssiblc for navigation. There
should especially be some provision for
protecting vessels using the Straits Of
San Juan de Fuca. More lighthouses
aud fog signals are needed. Taking into
account the amount Of traffic in the
neighborhood Of Cape Flattcty and the
Straits, during the last twenty wears the
loss Of vessels and lives there has been