The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-01-02


finest in the state. 1t will be three
stories high, equipped with most ap'
proved machinery. Operations will
be commenced In the spring with the
milk from 900 COWS.
1t is reported that the construction
company in Boston have favorably
considered the Blaine, Lynden and
Nooksaek valley railroad. Supplies will
be ordered and active work begun the
first of the year. This line of road
passes through 5000 acres of standing
green timber between Blaine and
Nooksack.
Judge Hanford's decision, that un-
patented lands of the Northern Pacific
railroad company are exempt from tax
alton, is not as far-reaching in Spokane
and Walla WallIa counties as was at
first supposed. In Spokane only 33,252
acres are unpatented, or about one-fifth
Of the whole, and in Walla Walla
there are only about $40 acres of lieu
land, which is under contest and
Therefore not taxable.
| Montana.
The Cashier Coal & Coke Company
are going to put in new $22, 900 cleo
trio plant at Great Falls for lighting
purposes.
= Congressman Hartman wants an In
dian industrial school opened at Keogh
reservation at Miles City and wants
S75, 900 for that purpose, $40, 900 of
which is to be used for buildings.
The season just closed has been
fairly profitable one to the cattlemen
of Montana. Over LAT, 900 head were
shipped over the Great Northern road
and the average price was $35 per
head.
Aboaut twenty mining machines are
to be put in the great coal camp at Belt
City. The company have also let the
contract to the Phillipsburg car works
for $50 mining cars Of two tons capa
city. The company has orders for 1876
carloads per day.
One hundred and fifty men are at
work at Clancy preparing the grounds
and foundations for the buildings to be
erected there for the use of the Great
Northern railroad. A steam pillow is
in operation there and the work is
progressing rapidly.
1t is calculated by the most conserva-
tive business men of Butte that the
present payroll for labor alone in that
camp exceeds the enormous sum of
$800,000 per month. That sum of
money is sufficient to maintain and
keep booming a city four times the
present size of Butte.
The capitol building commissioners
expect soon to establish the validity Of
the warrants issued by the board, and
will then make an effort to dispose of
them to the bankers of the state. Sew
eral prominent bankers have already
shown a disposition to accept the war
rants at par, provided they are valid,
the commissioners say.
Idaho.
The railroad mileage of Idaho is
nearly 900 miles.
= Idaho has 718,339 sheep which are
assessed at 81 per head.
The new city of Nez Perez is making
rapid progress. At present there are
eight or ten buildings in the course OF
erection. Contracts have been made
by persons who have leased the saw mill
to deliver 100000 feet of lumber to
the town site by January 1. About
twenty buildings have been erected so
far, but further progress has been re-
tarded owing to the cold weather.
]. H. Gaffney, the receiver of the
bank of Genessee, has taken charge of
the defunct institution. The assets
and liabilities of the bank have been
invoiced by the sheriff. An electric
light plant is to be erected in Canyon
creek for the purpose of supplying light
at Burke and Gem and intermediate
points. Water power will be used
from Canyon creek.
The American Falls Irrigation &
Power Company have applied for the
control of 100, $3.50 acres Of land, To-
Gated on Sanke river, in Blaine county.
The company proposes to take the wa
ter from Snake river, and carry it to
the east to reclaim a large section of
land that is now desert waite. An.
other irrigation enterprise is to be put
there next June, near Lewiston. The
company expect this project will cost
800, 900. This water will be procured
from Asotin creek, and will be 1000
miners inches and when needed will be
increased to 8, 900 miners inches.
British Columbia.
A new saw mill has been built at
Wellington.
A smelter company has been organ
| lied to commence operations early In
the year at Grand Forks. The plant
will be similar to that now being
erected at Trail.
The most prosperous and phenomenal
salmon run in the history of the Sound
is the record of this season, and the end
is not yet in sight. The amount OF
salmon taken from the waters even at
this time surprises the Oldest inhabit-
ants.
The surface indications in the oil
fields in East Kootenai are considered
good. Two different qualities OF oil
have been obtained. On Kishneena
creek. a short distance north OF the in
ternational boundary line, black oil,
similar to the Pennsylvania and Ohio
oils. ia found. But on Sage creek,
some eight miles north, there is found
an oil that is nearly pure, OF light
yellow color, which will burn in
lamp as it comes from the ground
j C1oso l,x, 4horo ia natural gas escaping