The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-01-18
NORTHWESTERN EVI7IES
Evidence OF Steady Growth
and Enterprise.
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST

ITEMS OF GENERAL INTRRRs'
''s@ AL Parts Of Oregon. washi,stou
'sshs. nestsss and British Co.
ts@bis-wsshisgton.
Adams county claims not IN h.v
NAG : aherins' sale advertised for tw
m0ntha ~"
Inc large log jam In the Coweem.p
"a Cowlits county. was recently broke,
with dynamite.
waitsburg Il discussing the matte
2. putting in a pumping station duriu,
The dry season.
T. p. Brinnon. q pioneer Of Jener.o,
county. ID dead. The town Of Brin
non was named after him.
snohomish expects TO add an imror,
ant industry this year to her resources
namely: beet sugar factory.
The teachers Of Walls Wslls oount,
nave decided so have q permanent or,
gAnl.atson to hold q monthly meetina
=. WAL. wsila. Waitsburg. prescott
The Whatcom board Of trade h.,
sppointed committee 10 look M 4 site
ior the Lynden creamery ON Belline.
nam hsy where good shipping facili.
ties can be had.
The merchants and ship owners of
San francisco tand Puget sound con.
template q telegraph line from Tatoosh
Island 70 Grsy's Hsrbor. This stretch
OF country 10 totally uncovered.
Tacoma exported Last year ss7.a1o
tons OF coal. valued Ut 81, $50, III;
wheat valued At t2.0I3. $50, and a7s, !.
sst barrels OF nour. valued at t672. l26,
making total Of nearly q, 500, 900.
The executive committee Of the
Northwest Mining Association have
decided 20 call q convention On Febru.
airy 70. AT Spokane. Invitations will
be extended to the state officials Of
Washington. Oregon. Idaho and Mon.
tana.
The Everett school board has de.
trrmined 20 bond the outstanding in.
debtedness Of the district. and then to
put expenses on = cash basis. The
board 10 not inclined TO issue any more
wArsntx- The problem il has 70 solve
u TO run the school without going in
debt
The Great Northern contemplate
incrcasin. largely the working forces
At the big shops at Hillyard. II 10
proposed 10 do all the repairing OF the
Western division At this town. At
present there are about ninety men in
the shops. this number will be in.
creased TO about 500.
The Northern Pacific railroad Com.
rzny have notified the county auditor
that they will work out their property
road tax in this county. instead Of pay.
ing the cash, as provided by law. This
10 an innovation and the probs abilities
arc that the company will contract
with 9 gang Of men TO work out their
road taxes in each county.
The salmon pack statistics for the
Columbia river for 1895 show: Spring
psck-Chinook salmon. ts7,si0 cases;
Total value, t2.7ii, s5S. as; amount paid
Tor fsh. ei,77e.5s7. Allowing one
half Of the catch to Washington fisher
men makes the amount received BY the
aldermen Of Washington for spring
'slmon delivered TO canneries. tsss.
l.s.5 so. Fall pack-e2, Os6 cases Of
'ilverx,dc; $1,000 cases Of Chinook;
!. 500 steel head. Total i37, oss cases,
ralucd at &&5e. 500. 60.
The report Of Fish Commissioner |
crawford for the year 1895 shows |
many points Of interest in the develop.
ncnt Of one Of Wsshington's leading
Industries In this document he says: |
The sum Of t2o.0oo was appropriated
y the recent Legislature from the fish
fund. for the purpose Of
recting and operating artificial salmon
latcheries- A hatchery with a capa.
ity Of turin. out 5000. 600 young
almon annually has been erected on the
ialama river. a tributary Of the Colum.
ia. and 10 now beng operated. There
re now in this hatchery over 1000, 900
Dung Chinook salmon in various
tascs OF development A station for
aking and cycling salmon spawn has
cen built on the Chinok river, in Pa
ific county. The total amount ex-
ended from the appropriation il
7.0;7.
Oregon.
There are Eve stamp mills now in
ackson county.
OF forty three vessels examined by
he health offers at Astoria, during
he last quarter. no contagious diseases
'ere found.
A cargo Of lumber 10 strewn along
TX Beach for miles. which 10 supposed
, have been foated OF the decks Of
amber schoones during the late
torm.
The Southern Miners A Association has
,rmed q permanent organization at
rants Pass. About 400 miners were
resent and genuine enthusiasm pre-.
allied.
Sturgeon fishing has become quite an
around The Dslles. Several
Irse catches are reported in that dis.
let, q recent one weighing 4s5
ounds.
Fourteen additional machines for
Iakins small nails have just been
ided 10 the Everett nail works The
orks have been run overtime for some
eeks to keep even with orders
The Polk county census returns show
I4o legal voters. The entire popuia'
ON il g,ig3. Over 1900, 900 pounds
hops were raised; 795.s6i bushels OF
heat, and $50, 507 bushels Of oats