The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-02-08

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who had. OF late there has been &
brisk demand for salmon, and all thu
tall pack has been sold and shipped,
and there are only q few small lots Of
chinook left on the river. 1t IL stated
ON good authority that more salmon
has been shipped from this section dur.
Ing the present month than during
January Of the five previous yesrs.
The demand il principally from the
East. where many new markets have
been opened up. It will be remem.
bered that the pack Of fall salmon was
) very large. and it has found favor and
has been sold for . good price.
Alta recent meeting Of the state board
OF labor commissioners Of California
In Ban Francisco reports from Professor
Hilgard Of the state university, who
was appointed to test the relative
merits Of building stone from different
sections. were received and discussed.
This report WAS secured for the pur.
pose Of selecting the best material for
the new depot building. at the foot Of
Market street Samples from the state
OF Nevada. California. and from Pho.
neer quarry at Yaquina were sub.
mitted, and the Oregon stone was
found far superior to either Of it, com.
petitors. II the stone for San Fran
cisco's big depot. which will require
10000 tons. is selected upon its merits
1t will be taken from the Pioneer
quarry in this state. This stone is the
same that was used in the building Of
the famous Parrot block on Market
street in San Francisco, which is pro-
nounced the finest Of its kind in the
United States.
Idaho.
The late Goddard murder case cost
the county Of Neg PIERCE 1854.
A shipment Of 10000 fruit trees was
recently made from Moscow to Csmas
Prairie.
A suowslide carried away the mill
ut the Vanderbilt mine, two miles
south Of HALEY.
Another payment is due the Nez
Perces in February Of tl5o,0O0 1t
might be very handy these dull days to
be an Indian.
Development work on the Black Hor.
net has suspended for the present.
The owners will put up = ten stamp
mill for reducing and saving the gold. |
The machinery for the new packing
company At Idaho Falls has arrived |
and il being placed in position. Con-
tracts have been made for large mum.
Der Of hogs. 30 that slaughtering may
commence at once.
The Boise mining exchange is start. |
ing Of in a business. like manner. The
members seem to be in earnest in the |
matter. and filled with a determination |
to score a success The exchange |
promises to be a great benefit to the |
mining industry Of the state.
Some Indiana citizens desiring 20 |
come West have written for offers and |
inducements as bonus for their start.
ing n wood pulp mill. 1t would re.
quire considerable soft wood, such rs
cottonwood. linn. buckeye, etc. All
things being favorable another desir.
able industry will be started in Idaho.
Montana.
The diptheria epidemic has died out |
at Belt and the public schools have re.
opened.
Billings latest enterprise is to con-
struct q 10000 opera house with a
capacity for 600 persons
A recent fire at Helena destroyed a
$50. 600 milling plant Of the Montana
laundering & Manufacturing Com.
pany.
A brewing concern has Just finished
fine cold-storsge house and are pre-
pairing to put in bottling works in con.
nection with their establishment at
Belt
The assessed valuation Of Montana
is &I24,O76. 5s5. SO, while its indebted.
ness is only 2,7ss, 0s0 SO. For a
state that is only six years old, Mon.
tana is doing remarkably well.
The business Of the Anaconda post.
office is too large for its present &C.
commodations and as there is no suit.
able building, it probably means the
construction Of new block. The
postoffice inspectors are in the city
looking the matter up.
The municipal authorities of Helena,
under authority Of q popular vote to
that effect, tried to dispose Of about
5000. 600 worth Of bonds recently, bear.
ing interest at per cent There was
only one bidder. and the matter was
postponed for thirty days.
British Columbia.
1t is likely that the War Eagle will
put up a milling plant Of its own at
Rossland.
The present air compressor at the lie
Roi mine having proven too small,
new twenty drill one will be put in.
This company is a steady dividend
payer.
The people Of Rossland are now con.
sidering the proposition Of municipal
corporation. Two meetings have been
held. At the first meeting a commit.
tee was appointed to learn the concen.
sus Of the property holders on the cub
ject. This being favorable, at the sec.
ond meeting committee was directed
to draft resolutions to the legislature,
now in session. praying for incorpora.
ton.
British Columbia possesses the
unique distinction Of containing the
only ouicksilver mine under the