The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-01-30

Eastern Oregon to Australia. 1t con
sists of 5000 barrels, which in Aus
tralia will have valuation of abou
$4,000.
The Beaver Hill coal mine district i
reported to show indications of a yer,
prosperous future, and an extra vei1
of coal has been recently discovered
and the small camp has grown to be
prominent district
The contractors who are constructing
the locks at the Cascades still main
tain that they will have an open river
between The Dalles and Portland by
March 1st, unless an unusually heavy
fall of snow should interfere.
The state military board have de-
cided against an encampment of the
Oregon national guard. The ex
penses would have been about $40, 900,
and the members of the board were
averse to SO large an expenditure al
this time.
Lakeview has been indulging lately
in rabbit drives, and thousands of the
animals have been killed. The farm.
els of Wallowa have placed on the
market this fall about 1000 head OF
hogs, which at the prevailing low
prices have realized the owners about
$500
Before the coming summer is over
upward of 500 more stamps will be
dropping in Baker county than dur
ing 1895. Hundreds of men will be
added to the payrolls, and placer
mines will be operated on scale un-
precedented in the county.
Shipments of ice have commenced by
the Oregon Railway & Navigation
Company for their ponds at Perry.
Their ice houses at Pendleton hold 900
tons, which are used entirely by them
selves. The city of Pendleton consumes
about 1000 tons. Dealers have not
yet commenced shipping.
One of the sheep kings of Umatilla
county, says there is heavy increase
in the demand for sheep for spring
delivery, and he believes that sheep
will be worth more this year than for
some time past, and that there would
be an increase of 70 per cent over last
year in the number of sheep.
The Pacific Northwest immigration
board, an organization that promises
to be most important factor in the
near future, in advertising Oregon
throughout the East and turning the
tide of a desirable kind Of immigra-
ton in this direction, has been organ
lied by some of Portland's most promi-
nent business men. AS soon as its
proposed subscription fund of $780,
600, of which $40, 900 has already been
secured, has been raised, the work of
the board will begin in earnest. The
new board will have much larger
amout of money under it's control, and,
with the application of business ideas
and principles to it's expenditure, its
work is likely to be much more effect
i've than that of the Oregon immigra-
ton board, and should secure for this
state it's share of immigration.
Boise City has 900 public school
children.
There are 1876 convicts in the Idaho
penitentiary, four of whom are mere
boys.
A Grangeville citizen intends to put
in a hotel and livery stable at Dixie
the coming spring.
Boise City is ready to receive bids
for city sidewalk bonds. The improve
ments were recently voted by the peo-
pie of the city.
A movement is on foot for the incor-
poration of the town Of Wardner. An
attempt was made to incorporate it
three years ago but the legal require
ments were not all fulfilled.
Water VIII be running to Dry creek
by July 1. The Farmers Union Ditch
Company have expended thus far $780,
900 in the prosecution of this work.
1t will water 5000 acres of land in
Ada county,.
The contract for the construction of
the reservation canal in Bingham
county, has been added by Secretary
Hoke Smith. The contract price is
$50, 200 and the work is to be COM
pleted by June 1.
There was patented in the state of
Idaho during the year, 1888 acres OF
land in aid of the State Agricultural
college, s, 7O3 for insane asylum, 10, 954
acres for penitentiary, 1890 public
buildings, %, 1888 for scientific school,
69,492 for charitable institutions,
5,6O7 for the normal school. OF pub
lie lands in Idaho there were surveyed
during the year 43O,895 acres. The
Northern Pacikfic company received
patents for 81, All acres of Idaho land
during the year.
The war department has issued cal
for bids for the erection of five brick
buildings at Fort Assinnibone. The
bids will be opened February /.
A colony is being organized in Cen
trail Illinois to settle in Montana on
government lands. About 400 familie:
are preparing to move to the state II
the spring.
The Boss Tweed group in the Poney
mining district is now under option o.
English capitalists. When the sale Ii
consummated the sum of $1,000. O0t
will be spent for the purchase of the
property and the erection OF an i'm
mense milling plant.
One of the largest contracts for min
ing machinery concerns to submit est