Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-12-10
EVENTS OF THE NORTHWEST
IMMENSE OUTPUT OF LUMBER
Government Survey of the feha
d,OreiIIe River-HaIf n Million of
Acres i'm Montana Patented 10 the
Northern Pncific-Helena Men In
the KIOndike.


1t is estimated that the 40 and odd
mills in Snohomsh county cut annually
about lOO,OOO,OOO feet OF timber.
Yakima county is agitating the estab-
lishment of plant to evaporate vegeta-
bles.
A delegation of Indians from Neah bay
was at Port Angeles the other day get
ting bids prepared and bonds executed
for mail contracts from Neah bay to Ia
toosh and Suez.
The selection of 1885 acres Of land in
Vancouver district has been approved,
making total of 81 ,427 acres OF land
thus far approved for the maintenance of
scientific schools.
William Welsh, chief deputy under the
late Assessor Walsh, has been appointed
Pierce county assessor.
The erection of the lifesaving station
at Westport has been completed and will
be manned about March with crew of
seven surfmen and a keeper.
The Pacific Lumber Trade Journal has
secured list showing that at least 80
per cent of the single mills in the state
of Washington either have or will within
| the next 60 days close down for the win
| ter.
| The Indian commission which has been
in session at Yakima, of which Prof.
Barge is a member, has been ordered to
the Uintah reservation in Utah, where
they will have work for some time to
come.
Anacortes reports that the seasons sal
mon fishing has been good beyond all pre-
cedent. The three eannerles have now
closed down and the steamers, ETC., have
gone into winter quarters. The output
has been 1872 800 cases, valued at 1923, 500.
The Fdalgo cannery packed $4,000 cases;
Anacortes cannery, 10000 cases, and the
Rosario cannery, 10000 cases. The fish
were principally sockeyes.
Another consolidation of papers has
taken place at Mount Vernon. The Rec.
ord, which has been published by Al Sc
bring for the past four years, was sold
to j. B. Edwards of the Post Argus, and
the new publication will be known as the
Weekly Post-Argus- Record. This leaves
two newspapers in the city
The attorneys for Kitsap county and
for Snohomish county have settled on a
90 per cent basis the suit brought by Kit
sap against Snohomish county for 1864. so.
alleged to have been overpaid by Kitsap
county on the salary of the superior Judge
of both counties.
Notice of the sale of the Fort Colville
military reserve has been published. This
reservation lies three miles north of the
present site of the town of Colville and
comprises an area of about 400 acres.
The sale will take place at the old mill
tary post on February next, and the
tract will be struck off to the highest bid
der for cash at price not less than the
appraised value of the land.
Idaho
The Richards party has arrived safely
at Dyea, according to letter received at
Boise.
Idaho state penitentiary raised over
$4,000 pounds of potatoes on six acres OF
ground.
Judge Piper has decided in favor of the
constitutionality of the age of consent law
passed by the legislature of 1895.
Governor Steunenberg is paying visit
to the Occur d'Alenes, comforting with the
people in regard to their wants and neces.
Stiles
ohoshone county's Jail is full at present
mostly serving time in accordance with
sentences from justice courts, and few
awaiting the action of the grand iurv
winch will meet next February, unles.
the supreme court shall decide in tn,
meantime that an indictment by informa
ton is valid.
Of special interest to the residents ri
the Pend d'Oreille valley is the result OF
tne government survey of the Pend dor
ellie river, which has been recently com
pieted. The survey shows that the chan
mel OF the river, from Rocky Point to
fnest river, has a depth of over 40 feet
water enough to float the largest steam
Ships IN the world. The official report i,
expected to be entirely favorable to the
opening OF the river to navigation from
.ne lake to Metalline, and will give an es
innate OF the probable cost of oyercom.
ing the Priest river rapids, where the
river drops II feet in six miles; also AL
bany falls and Box canyon.
Mayor John H. Orr, one of the pioneer.
OF the Pacific northwest, died at his home
near Caldwell the other day. He wo,
born in Lawrence county, Ark, in 1899
He crossed the plains to Oregon in ls5a
and resided for time in Polk county and
at Portland. He studied law and was ad,
united to the bar in 1860. Soon after.
ward gold was discovered in large ouap.
tlties In the Boise basin and he ioipod
tne rush that occurred. He supplied tbc
leading mining camps of Idaho and Mon,
Jana with beef cattle. He was at Eur
ka' Cal, in its palmiest DAYS, where he
practiced law in 1872 He afterward wont
east returning to the Boise valley ,yborr
he has since resided, in 1875. He loft =
large family.
Montana.
A Fort Benton man is said tn have 20
celved an offer of Is cents for newt wa =,
wool clip. car
Inc Milk river valley is coming 70 tbs
ront as wheat producer. '''