The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-01-04

IDAHO. SATURDAY,.
the county IL 2,eSs, one person to
every four square miles.
The completion Of the new water
works system At Astoria was ceie-
brated with pomp and ceremony. The
expense OF the system was $500, 900.
The entire salmon pack. spring and
fall season, for the entire Pacific coast,
WAS 2.084,S77. OF this amount Alaska
Furnished 687, 900; British Columbia,
6i2,877.
A miners convention has been called
for the early part Of January. for the
purpose OF organizing q miners assOcia.
ton for Southern Oregon. II will be
held in Grants Pasa
The census enumeration Of 1885,
compared with that Of 1895. shows Q
production Of wheat In Oregon ten
years ago to be 8.9SS.7l8 bushels, and
this year to be 9,Ol9. I92 bushels.
The stock inspector Of Umatilla
county reports that there are about
100000 sheep in the county and con-
trsry to the recent reports are in good
condition for the winter. The stock.
men are better prepared this winter
than Last.
A wood war 10 reported at The
Dalles. The price Of wood by the COM
petition Of the local dealers has been re-
duoed to lower figure than for previ.
Gus winters. An unusual amount of
wood has been bought up the river dur.
ing the year.
The contract recently made by the
Oregon Railway & Navigation Com.
pany, making its line Of steamers to
the Orient permanent. ENSURES a great
trade in Oregon's hour with Asia. The
manager Of one Of the leading -four
mills Of the state says their -four
trade with Asia has doubled twice
within the past three years, and he is
confident il will be doubled again
within three years. The arrangements
ut present are sufficient TO handle 4, 900
tons per month, and in two or three
years at farthest. two steamers per
month will be needed. instead Of one,
and the possibilities Of the trade in ten
years no one can even approximate.
Idaho.
Five thousand rabbits were killed at
a recent drive at Oskly.
Two or possibly three new steamers
will be built ON the Kootensi for pas
sage between Boomers Ferry and Lake
Bounds next spring.
A feed and -four mill is to be estab.
lished at Ferndale. Bids for daily
mail service between that place and
Whatcom has been sent to the postoffioe
department
A Chicago combination has made ap
plication to the state board Of land com
missioners to have 10000 acres Of
land withdrawn from settlement fol
the purpose of retaining it under the
Carey act. Two hundred thousand dol
lars is the estimated cost OF the irri
CATION works.
Coal has been found in severa
places within the limits Of Steven
county. also ON the east side Of the Co
iumbia river above Market, where Their
IL q seam of one foot in width and I
depth Of eighty feet Coal is ais
found in other parts Of the county no
far from the boundary line
A special agent Of the treaurer ha
. dispersed in payment $50. 600 to the Ne
. Perez Indians 1t 10 estimated that 81
. native Nez Perces have died since tn
: Fletcher allotment of land was com
, pleted in 1898. The births are re
, corded to the number Of ninety -four
, These statistics show the destiny 9
, this favored Indian tribe.
The W. Il. L. l. & Co., have CON
r pleted their Nutmeg reservoir and no,
'. have a substantial dam 200 feet Ion
e and fifty feet high, holding water sui
a ficient to irrigate 1000 acres. Wats
}. is guaranteed by the projectors by Ma
e is. All the government land in tn
z tract is taken up, but 1000 acres {
n state university land are still open
y application.
d The state land timber estimator HI
d reported to the land commissions
Is that timber will soon be offered Il
'e sale. The timber will probably go
" different lumber firms. They wi
Q. have to build about twenty-five mil
II Of railroad in order to transport Il
timber. In all he has estimated 4l0
ar 297, 900 feet Of timber, divided as fc
,e lows: white pine, li+,al9,ooo fee
IL yellow pine. 1871, 900; white f
&c as,67i 900; red fir, 2;.3s6, 600; tai
n. arack. 95,e0l 900 and cedar. +7.lss
al 900 feet
The fire at the Mure tunnel on
Northern Pacific is still smoldering.
Ae will take months to repair the dana
" done by the fire.
The manager Of the Katy mine is
ported TO have disposed Of one-thi
interest to Springfield, Mass. capit'
lists, who will build a 500.ton mill a
" probably a smelter during the comi
year.
m. A syndicate Of Helena capitali
Tea which has purchased the right toms
ufacturc acetylene, the new illum
-, ant, in Montana, is said to be conte
"a plating the establishment Of an ace
M lene manufacturing plant in Livin
ton, the requisites Of a great wa
ell. power, lime and coal, being at hand