The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-02-27
for taxes, from Sheriff douser, and has
RENTED So, 500 of that sum to State
Treasurer NJ etschan.

for taxes, from Sheriff Houser, and has
RENTED So, 500 of that sum to State
Treasurer Metschan.
The Lawler syndicate, owning and
developing the Quartzville mine in the
Santiam district, paid out to those IN
its employ and for supplies over $40,
900 during January.
A petition for the pardon of Frank
Kelley, convicted of having deer meat
in his possession during the closed sea-
son, has been forwarded to Governor
Lord from Pendleton.
The Bandon Coal Company is &C.
lively operating its mines at Riverton
and expects in the near future to keep
two steamers plying between the Co.
guile and San FRANCISCO.
The president Of the Douglas County
Pioneer Society will call a meeting
some time in March or April for the
purpose of electing officers, and decid-
ing upon the time and place for the
next reunion.
The telephone line between Canyon
vile and John Day is finished, and the
next work will be it's extension to
Prairie City and Long Creek. A move.
ment is on foot to extend the line on
to Baker City.
Two of the four prisoners in the Eu-
gene Jail cut through the board wall
recently and made their escape. The
Jail has several iron cells, but it was
not thought necessary to confine the
prisoners therein.
In Astoria, Officer A. Seafeldt stuck
a key in the keyhole of a fre-alarm
box to turn in an alarm, and was
knocked almost senseless. The box
was heavily charged with electricity
by the wires having become crossed.
The farmers of Sherman county feel
elated over crop prospects. More
moisture is in the ground than there
has been for years, which is an assur-
ance that an abundant harvest will re-
suit. There is large demand for
wheat land to rent in the county.
The White Swan Mining Company,
composed of Iowa capitalists, has sent
out two representatives., who are busy
adjusting the affairs of the company.
They say all Indebtedness will be paid
and the mine will soon take its place
among Baker county's bullion pro-
ducers.
Reliable information has been re-
ceived from Cracker Creek, Baker
county, of rich strike in the upper
tunnel of the North Pole mine. The
ledge is seven feet wide. ore from
which is of such high grade that the
company has decided to make ship
ments to a smelter rather than treat it
at the mill.
Idaho.
The Potlatch Horticultural Associa-
ton held its meeting last week. There
was brought out some interesting data
concerning the condition and prospects
of the orchards of the Potlatch empire.
The state board of land commission
ers at Boise, on the 14th inst. took
favorable action on the application OF
the American Falls canal and power
company, for the reclamation, under
the Carey act, of $4,000 acres of arid
lands in Idaoh.
1t is said that the prospects for
operating the mines of the Occur
d Alenes, in Idaho, are fairly good for
the coming season. The price of lead
is not, however, very encouraging, but
it can not keep closed such mines as
the Standard, the Gem, Frisco, Poor
man and Others These and other
properties are we'll equipped with the
latest reduction plants and the product
can be handled economically. 1t is
expected from this time on nearly
every mine in this rich country will be
operated to it's fullest capacity.
The new mining exchange of Boise
will soon be opened for business. This
will not be stock exchange, but will
be an association devoid of brokerage
or other concerns, where the miner and
prospector will congregate, securing
correct assay returns of their mines,
etc. A description of the merits OF all
such properties will be conspicuously
posted and filed with the officers, and
which will at all tirues be open to the
inspection of investors. The work OF
the association is not confined to any
one section of Idaho, but will take IN
the entire state.
Montana.
The classification of the min
eral land commissioners made last Sep
tember has been made final. By this
decision the Northern Pacific will &C
ouire title to about $4,000 acres OF
land in Missoula, Flathead and Ra-
valli counties.
A carload of ore was shipped from
the Big Seven mine at Neihart last
week that Melted $22, 900. This mine
is located near the Benton group and
is being managed by E. j. Barker,
who, together with d. L. S. Barker,