The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-02-29
PACIFIC NORTHWEST

Items OF General Interest
From All Sections.
DRyELOPARxT AID PROGRESS
All the citsss Sad Tsvss 81 tAs Pseise
ststss ss1 Territories
Wsshisgtss.
Proaser IL taking steps 70 secure
creamery.
A trainload Of hogs was shipped out
OF the PaIouse country Last week.
About go. 900 was left BY the pur.
ohaserh
The city council Of Everett il back.
ing the marahal in an effort to bring
70 justice a lot Of hoodlums who con.
Duct themselves disgracefully ut the
Salvation Army meetings.
Attorney General w. &. Jones 10 pre-
pairing to bring before the courts the
question Of whether Stone or marble
On government land makes the Land
mineral in the legal aoceptation of the
term.
J. n. Lively. promoter and founder
Of the Port Townsend steel wire and
nail works. IL authority for the state
mept that there 10 q possibility that the
works may be started again in the near
future.
w. L. Bartholomew. one of the com.
misssoures OF Pierce county. who was
charged with purchasing county war
rants below par. was found not guiIty
By the court. upon an agreed state
ment Of facts.
Reports sent back BY those who wen
down from Davenport 70 Central
America Last TALL are very conflicting.
It 10 said that several Of the party are
disappointed with the country, and
anxious to get back.
There IL more activity in the mines
In the Kettle Falls district than 1t any
time in the past three years. Work
has been progressing for four weeks
on the Silver Queen, q night and day
shift Of men being employed.
The Puget Sound reduction works
At Everett has added another furnace
TO it, smelting plant and will hereafter
treat copper ores 1t has ON hand l. 500
tons Of the lie Roi ore from Trail
Creek. This new addition will treat
folly 200 tons of ore per day.
X. J. Brewster and wife are in Jail
at Tacoma. charged with thieving.
Fifty.two chickens had been stolen
from their neighbour, and fifty Of them
were found hidden in the Brewster
house. Mra Brewster testified that
she stole the chickens Sunday night
while her husband was absent with
the Salvation Army. to which they
both belonged.
Work has been begun at Anacortes
on two salmon canneries, one BY the
Fidalgo Island Canning Company, and
one by the Anaoortes Packing Com
pany. An Astoria firm has. il 10 said,
secured site and will soon begin the
construction Of another cannery. The
aggregate cost Of these three plants, in.
GLIDING buildings, equipment. fish
traps and steamers. 10 estimated at
$3.50, 900.
The cargo shipments from the eleven
principal mills Of the state Of Washing.
ton. as reported TO the West Coast
Lumberman, shows that q total Of l..
$40, 95l feet Of lumber was shipped q
foreign ports and 22.03a. $50 feet b
domestuic ports, making . total Of
20, 1913. 62i feet Of lumber. This total
compared with the record for Decembe,
shows falling OF of 1889. sss fee,
for january.
A silver.tip bear, the largest of thu
kind seen here in many years. was sho
and killed last week, q short distanc,
above the mouth Of Grand Ronde river
II is learned from hunters who hav,
depended for years upon their ride
and traps for a livelihood, that tn,
weather has been % mild all winte
in the lower mountains along tn,
Snake river, that bear never once wen
into winter quarters.
The Chinook fish hatchery has thi
season turned out over 1000, 600 par
(young chinook saimou) and now ha
on hand overy 400. 600, which 500
will be ready TO turn out The paren
fish are taken from fish traps in Baker
bay. towed in crates to Chinook rive
and placed in the river above the dixie
there left until they come 10 maturtt,
and ascend the stream to spawn, whe
they are again caught in . Stat trap
the eggs taken from them and put int
the hatchery.
The most active line OF business O.
Puget sound during the coming sesou
says the Post.lntelligencer. will IN
doubtedly be that OF canning salmon
The number of canneries will Be- mor
than Quadrupled. Several new car
neries are 10 be located down Sound
three at Anaoortes, one at Richardson
San Juan county. and more are talke
Of, but not definitely decided upon. I
. Seattle harbor. according to persons |
! position 10 know, there ID likely I
. be an addition Of three canneries, an
! one Of them seems 10 Be a certaint,
! Il will b. located at West Seattle.
Oregon.
Claiming parties are now fashion
able at coast points in Curry county.
\ The taxroll Of Clatsop county h
. been turned over 10 the sheriff for @
lection.