The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-07-31
NORTHWEST IN BRIEF
NEWS ITEMS FROM WASHINGTON
MONTANA AND IDAHO.
Opening of the Yakima Indian Res
ervation-SaIe of All the Prupes
Around kendrick.

The fourth large raft of piles built at
Stella, Wash, on the Columbia river, will
be completed next month and sent to San
Francisco.
The Indian commissioners have com
pleted the treaty for the opening of the
Yakima Indian reservation to settlers.
As soon as a majority of the Indians have
signed the treaty it will be sent to Wash
ington for ratification. The United
States agrees to pay Sl,4O0,000 for the
lands and give the Indians allotments iii
severalty.
William Rock found a dead horse near
Goldendale. Wash, last week which was
saddled and bridled and had a coat tied
on in the usual manner. In the pockets
were letters addressed to Nicholas Cul-
len, Mabton, Wash.
The governor has appointed as oyster
land commissioners for Mason county
John Gosser, j. A. Gale and A. j. Smith.
Horace Guptel of Port Angeles was APP
pointed member of the pilot commits
sion for Puget sound.
A raft of $4,000 feet of logs has been
received at Port Townsend. The logs are
to be cut into lumber and used in build
ing a wharf that will be used in connec-
ton with the building of the fortifica-
lions at Mamowstone point.
The state board of education has adj
vertised for bids, to open August II, for
the supply of text books for use in the
high schools of the state. Those districts
voting for free text books under the new
law will be compelled to purchase under
the direction of the state board.
The approaches to the Cascade tunnel
will be finished in about two weeks and
it is said that work on the tunnel proper
will be commenced the first of next
month. In a recent interview with Il
Seattle paper Mr.. Hill stated that the
Great Northern would do the work with
its own men. That means close work
and big rush.
While probably temporarily insane
Major Samuel j. Candy, one of the best
known citizens of Vancouver, Wash,
jumped from the steamer Mascot and was
drowned. He was bound for Portland
with party of friends at the time, and
no cause can be given for the rash act,
his affairs being in excellent shape.
Port Angeles has received an offer from
a mill company to remove their plant to
that city. The plant consists of saw
mill, shingle mill and box factory, and is
only % years old. The mill cuts 10000
feet of lumber per day. 1t has double
circular, the large size gang edger, two
planners, resaw for boxes and beveled sid
ing. The company simply asks mill
site free of cost. Two have been of
fered it.
Secretary Collyer of the Tacoma cham
Der of commerce has Just completed a
statement of the customs business foi
the district of Puget sound for the fiscal
year ending June 30 last. This report
makes remarkable showing for the port
of Tacoma. During the year Tacoma
share of the total imports of the Puget
sound customs district was S3l per cen,
of the grand total, which was over 81 ,
100000. In the matter of exports Tacoma
did approximately as much business a.
all the other ports of the district com
bined, being 40 per cent of total OF
over ST. 100000 of exports.
The acreage of hops in Lewis county
is perhaps not more than half what it wa,
three years ago. Many of the growers
who worked their fields at a loss becam,
discouraged and plowed them up. But
those who continued to cultivate THEN
hops from year to year report that all in
dications point to an unusually gooC
crop. They appear to be in firstclas,
condition, and it is reported that the lie,
are not so plentiful as usual.
Idaho.
Fire has destroyed the Gold Hunter
conccntrator at Mullan, causing a loss o
$4,000 and throwing 80 men out of en-
plOyment.
The funds OF Bingham county, Idaho
are in badly tangled condition, the re
suit of deposits made in a bank that ha
recently failed. Funds due the stat
from the county have been demanded, bu
the county treasurer has declined to &c
cept the 10 per cent dividend offered b,
the bank.
ID. c. Nanburen of White Sulphu
Springs, Mont, has been elected superin
tendent of the Pocatello schools, vice i
w. Farris, resigned to accept the princi
palship of the commercial department @
the agricultural college at Logan, Utah.
Rev. +. b. Sutton, general agent of tn
Idaho State Temperance Union, is spend
ing some time at Ola and Sweet organi,
inc Good Templar LODGES He has N