The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-02-13

II sS0 WuO Q80 not packed
AL nsh were railing against those
VINO nad. Of late there has been
orisk demand for salmon, and ali the
tall pack has been sold and shinnad
and there are only few small lots ~
CHINOOK left on the river. Il Is stated
on good authority that more salmon
mas been shipped from this section dur
ing the present month than during
January Of the five previous years
Inc demand is principally from the
East, where many new markets have
peen opened up. 1t will be remem-
Dered that the pack Of fall salmon was
very lalge, and it has found favor and
has been sold for good price.
AT recent meeting Of the state board
OF labor commissioners of California
n San Francisco reports from Professor
Hllgard of the state university, who
was appointed to test the relative
merits Of building stone from different
sections. were received and discussed.
This report was secured for the pur-
pose OF selecting the best material for
the new depot building, at the foot of
Market street. Samples from the state
OF Nevada, California, and from Pho
neer quarry at Yaquina were sub
mitted, and the Oregon stone was
found far superior to either of it's COM
petitors. If the stone for San Fran
cisco's big depot, which will require
1000 tons, is selected upon its merits
it will be taken from the Pioneer
quarry in this state. This stone is the
same that was used in the building Of
the famous Parrot block on Market
street in San Francisco, which is pro-
nounced the finest Of its kind in the
United States
Idaho.
The late Goddard murder case cost
the county Of Nez Perez 1924.
A shipment Of 70, 900 fruit trees was
recently made from Moscow to Camas
Prairie.
A sncwslide carried away the mill
at the Vanderbilt mine, two miles
south of HALEY.
Another payment is due the Nez
Perces in February of &1Ea Gee 1T
might be very mandy these dull days to
be an Indian.
Development work on the Black Hor
net has suspended for the present.
The owners will put up ten stamp
mill for reducing and saving the gold.
The machinery for the new packing
company at Idaho Falls has arrived
and il being placed in position. Con-
tracts have been made for large num-
Der of hogs. SO that slaughtering may
commence at once.
The Boise mining exchange is start
ing off in business like manner. The
members seem to be in earnest in the
matter, and filed with determination
to score success. The exchange
promises to be great benefit to the
mining industry of the state.
Some Indiana citizens desiring to
come West have written for offers and
inducements as bonus for their start
ing wood pulp mill. It would re-
quire considerable soft wood, such as
cottonwood, linn, buckeye. etc. All
things being favorable another desir-
able industry will be started IN Idaho.
Montana.
The diptheria epidemic has died out
at Belt and the public schools have re-
opened.
Billings latest enterprise is to con-
struct SO, 900 opera house with .
capacity for 600 persons.
A recent FIRE at Helena destroyed a
$40. 900 milling plant of the Montana
laundering & Manufacturing Conn
pany.
4 brewing concern has inst finished
fine cold-storage house and are pre-
pairing to put in bottling works in con-
nection with their establishment at
Belt.
The assessed valuation Of Montana
is $i24, Oz6, $50. so, while its indebted
ness is only 50. 798, $50. SO. For 9
state that is only six years old, Mon
tana is doing remarkably we'll
The business Of the Anaconda post
Office is too large for its present ac-
Communications and as there Is no suit
able building, it probably means the
construction Of q new block. Inc
postoffloe inspectors are in the city
looking the matter up.
The municipal authorities OF Helena,
under authority of popular vote 90
that affect, tried to dispose Of about
eeo( 900 wortl, 81 bonds recently, bear
inc interest 1t per cent. There was
only one bidder, and the matter was
nostponed for thirty days
British ColumbiA.
II i likely that the War Eagle VAL
nut up milling plant q It's own a.
Rossland.
new brewery will soon be erected
= sanninoton. Il will have cold
storage plant il the same building.
The present sir compressor e the Le
nj nine having proven too small, 2
nav twenty.drill one will Pc pus e:
This company II steady dav'oeno
81 r,;vete bill win b introdnced At
- -,ss,rroaohine session q the leelsla-
80. -, ~ fho purpose Of incorporating
- ,s. - q build railway from
x 800, q Cascade City. Ine pro-
aosed line win run fron okanoes !,
1ake III Midway. thence 81 VIZ t go ],