The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-01-16
IN NORTHWESTSTATES
Interesting News Notes From
Various Places.
LARGE INCREASE IN PRODUCTION

Big Mining Deal ut Ashland-Astoria to
Have Cotton Factory - Glass
works at Seattle-Oregon.
A telegraph line is projected by
Bandon parties from that town to Gold
Beach. The people are asked to put up
the poles and wire.
About 900 men will be employed
next season on the Gold Basin project
in constructing ditch twenty miles
long and tap the head waters of the
Checto.
The farmers 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 SIS, 900.
The negotiations for the establish
ment OF the cotton factory in Astoria
are reported to be progressing favor
ably. The chances of success seem
almost assured.
An Oregon numbering company is to
send an agent to the lumber import
ing ports of Mexico, Central America
and South America, to look into the
prospects for business in those places.
Long Creek school, in Grant county,
has just sold to a New York firm
bonds to the amount of $4,000, to pay
off claims against the district incurred
by the construction of the new school
building.
A mining deal of considerable i'm
portance has just been consumated at
Ashland. The entire Golden Fleece
property has been bonded for large
sum, and a milling plant is to be
erected at once.
The postoffice department has deter
mined 30 ascertain the cost of estab.
fishing mail service between Ashland
and klamath Falls. Bids for carry
ing the mail daily over the route are
invited by the department.
An electric plant for Canyon City
and John Day is talked of. The places
are only two miles apart, and in adj
dition to the regular patronage the
Humboldt placer mine would be
customer during the mining season.
The right of the Tillamook Boom
Company to charge for holding and
booming logs has long been denied by
loggers along the Tillamook river, but
compromise has been agreed upon
whereby the loggers will pay 10 cents
a thousand for all logs brought down
the river.
4 newly invented fishing apparatus
is nearing completion at Portland. The
two barges which constitute the cata-
maran have space between of twenty
five feet, which is to be occupied by
fishing wheel built of gas pipe. There
is considerable speculation as to its
success
Oregon will elect congressman and
their legislature, which will elect q
United States senator in June next
The vote of the last election was as
follows; First district, Hermann,
Republican, 22,264; Weatherford,
D0LuOCIdtlC, ~, t0O, InAlIoI, IOpullSG,
400; Hurst, Prohibitionist, 1000;
second district, Ellis, Republican, 49,.
875; Raley, Democratic, 9,O13; Wal
drop, Populist, 0,749; Miller, Prohi-
bitionist, IT'S.
The assessment tables as equalized
by the state board have been completep.
The gross valuation of all property, as
returned by the several counties, is
$158, 819,73O The gross amount, as
is $15s, ,177, total ex-
$8,621,751; net taxable,
upon which the state tax levy will be
made. $144, 445, 426. Census returns
80 far made by Oregon counties show
IN increase in the production Of hay OF
s66. 907 tons, or over IS per cent in ten
years. In 1885 there were 1853, 722
sheep in Oregon. According to the
last census returns there are now ,962-
722 sheep in the state, which shows an
increase of 325, 1893 in ten years When
the returns are in from all the counties
it is estimated the total increase will
be about 75O, 900. The production Of
oats in 1885 amounted to 6,116,730
bushels. The completed returns will
show an increase this year Of Is per
cent.