Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-11-05
NEWS Of THE NORTHWEST
LATEST REPORTS OF THE CROPS
Parties Oreaniaing to 60 to the
klondike DigEin9 Deep Wells
Btens Fron Washin KtOn, Idaho,
Montana ana BPttish COl1 m bia.

Montana a.a Briaish COI.mb ia.
ColfaN is to have two new business
buildings, to be completed by December ].
Garfield county has never had such fine
roads for grain hauling as this fall.
The Cinnamon Of Port Townsend have
formed IA pool and raised the price Of
laundry work loo per cent.
Chehnlis buyers are now paying from
- to II cents for hogs, and large num-
every day.
Pnysllup shipped this year to Montana
and mining regions tributary to Spokane
over $40 worth of fresh berries.
W. }. Woods Of Lost Springs, Columbia
county, bought GAO acres Of land one year
ago, paying therefor $1,000, on time. He
realized enough out Of this years crop to
pay for the place and had balance Of
$500.
Twenty one men from Yakima, under
the charge of J. q. Cameron, have left
this city ON special freight with IL cars
or horses and six fiat ears of supplies
bound for the sound, where four steamers
will take them to the Klondike. Many
Of the Yakima men are old miners and all
are strong and hardy.
The largest single cargo Of wheat to
leave Tacoma this season has just been
taken out by the British ship Crocodile,
which had stored safely away in her hold
lAl,s 52 bushels, valued at $l23OOO. This
makes the total shipments to date ,40l,-
l5S bushels, with an aggregate value Of
&l.2ss,OOO.
A farmer residing in the Eureka Flat
district, Walla Walla county. has just
completed the boring Of well 234 feet
deep, which will yield 200 gallons OF
water every "a hours. This quantity il
amply sufficient for his needs. and the
well, which cost $50, saves the labor Of
hauling water from the Touchet river, Is
miles away.
Expert C. p. Dam has filed his report
On his investigation in the Pacific county
trcasurer's office. He found ex-Treasure,
lockwood short $4793. Of which about
$500 was previously known. lie found
the accounts Of ex Treasurer +. A. Hazel
time carefully and correctly kept and com
mends the work of the present incumbent
q. Heichner.
Kendrick will have brewery.
Rev. a. II. Lyons has resigned the pas
torate Of the First Baptist church Of Pc
cAtelio, accepting call to North Yakima
Wash.
The surveyor generals office ut Boise
Idaho, has been crowded with applica
tons for surveys and mining patents thi
quarter more than for any quarter TO
the past 10 or II years.
There are rumors Of a large sawmill t
be put ON the banks Of the Weiser nea
the town Of Weiser. 1t IL said the par
ties are contracting for $4,000 feet q
sawlugs to be brought down the rive
in the spring.
San immigrant car containing severn
families Of Dunkards has arrived at Jul
people are part Of colony located nea
Neg Perez, and left for their dcstinatio
soon after. They went up the grade wit
what goods they couldn't get in thei
wagons packed on their backs, the wome
and children bearing their share.
In his last quarterly report AuditO
Woodwork shows Latah county's wal
rant Indebtedness to be rs follows: GEL
eral county fund, $l2,494.7S; road fun,
&s8,479.A0; bridge fund. 1859; scho,
funds, $074.9S; hospital fund, $lO,949.7d
current expense fund, $lO.2S5.55; tota
90e ,650.67. The county had issued 96l
l6A2O up to tho date Of the report an
reduced 80, 76l.48. County TreaSMrs
Cornwall's report showed $27OOl cash q
hand.
The big eddy near Agatha, on the Clea
water, will soon cease to be AN obstru
ton to river navigation. Twenty men vi
der an engineer from the war depar
Aeut are working there, and unless vii
ter closes in earlier than il expected. wi
s0on have enough rock out Of the way
insure = good channel. The o. r. l.
Co il building = boat that is especial
adapted To this river. They expect
make regular trips between Lewiston AZ
Kamiah next spring.
Montana.
The telephone line from Sylvanite
Ieonia has been completed.
The Troy. Yshk wagon road requir
about 5000 feet of grading TO complete
The total value Of all assessed proper
in Jefferson county for the year 1897
$3,25O,55O, on which the total tax to
collected amounts to $50, 296.S5.
A Virginia City man expects to lea
for the Sandwich islands about the fin
Of the year. He will go there to look in
the coffee raising business and il he is 81
isfied with the outlook may engage in 4
business.
William Frederick Cloete Of Londo
England, has purchased at Marcus Dial,
Hitter Root stock farm imported Ma
Byrnes by Hampton. dam Cherry, payi'
$25,OOO for the horse. MIR. ClOete has al
purchased six mares. The lot will
shipped to England. when Matt Byrn
was imported. The horse is five years al