The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-11-10
ALONG THE COAST.
Items Of Genera Interest Cleaned
From the Thriving Pacific
States.

Colony, near Edison. Wd6D., IL GULL
pleted and paid for. lis daily capacity
is 10000 feet.
The shipments from -Coulee City,
WASH, last week amounted to 30 cars
of cattle, containing nearly l., 500 head,
and representing $4,000.
The Indians who have been causing
trouble are getting out of Grant coun-
ty, Oregon. as fast as possible, and no
further trouble is expected.
According to the financial statement
of Coos county, Oregon, the 2 per cent
reduction in the legal rate of interest
will mean yearly saving of something
over $1,000.
G. Gunerson, of Melbourne, and one
of the largest timber importers of Aus
tralia. is visiting the Northwest arrang-
ing for the purchase of several cargoes
of fir lumber.
Isaac W. Garrett, ex-secretary OF
state of Idaho, and a pioneer OF Ore
gon, died at Boise. Mr.. Garrett had
suffered from complication of troubles
for about year.
The Grand Ronde Lumber Comps
Of La Grande, has just closed large con-
tracts with different southern California
fruit associations for very large quanti-
ties of orange and other fruit boxes.
The receiver of the Bank of Everett,
which failed early in the panic, has
made his final report to the court, and
an order has been made directing the
remaining assets to be sold at auction.
The Pacific sheet metal works at New
Whatcom started up again last week
with half a crew, after having been
shut down for about a month. This
means the employment Of about 30 or
go persons, and is welcome news to
large number of people.
The discovery has been made that
some miscreant has defaced the two "a
ton guns that are waiting to be placed
in position at Marrowstono point, in
Puget sound, by cutting names on the
steel barrels with soap and acid. Sus-
picion rests on discharged workmen.
The Imperial Paste Company has
been organized at Great Falls, Mont,
for the purpose of manufacturing
macaroni to supply the trade of that
and adjoining states. The output of
the factory is 500 pounds daily. They
have orders ahead for three months
product.
The receiver of the defunct Spokane
Savings bank has been authorized by
the court to pay dividend of per cent
on the outstanding claims against the
institution. This will make total of
81 per cent paid by the bank. The
total Indebtedness of the bank amounts
to 500, 400. "a.
The Golden Giant dredger. now be-
ing rapidly pushed to completion at
Lannan's spur. below the mouth of
Burnt river, will be ready to operate
on December /. Its capacity is 1000
cubic yards per day, and it is to be
operated on 100 acres which are report
ed good for 30 cents per cubic yard.
The Republic Mining Company of
Eastern Washington has just declared
another dividend amounting to $780,
600. which Is at the rate of cents per
share. This Is the second monthly
dividend paid by the company of like
amount, and there is every assurance
that the dividends will continue at this
rate every month, although the mill ia
not running at its full capacity.
Never before was grass go scarce on
the Gillian county range as now.
Even In pastures where the old bunch
grass is abundant, the grass is SO devoid
of nutriment from long-continued
drought that stock are losing flesh on
it. Several sheepmen have commenced
feeding hay already, and wise sheepmen
and cattlemen are reducing their focks
just now, while the pirce is good.
The contract to cut 100000 feet oil
lumber and ITO, 900 ties has been
secured by Mcpherson Bros. & Stout,
of Brooklyn. B. G. This contract is
with the Columbia & Western railway,
which will use the lumber on its Rob.
inson-P enticon branch. This firm con-
templates removing their mill to Glad
stone, where fine body of timber
exists.
John Holmes. of Wellington, New
Zealand, was recently in Vancouver,
B. c., as a commissioner from the gov
eminent of the island on a mission to
find new fields for the hemp trade OF
New Zealand, which last year pro.
duced 81, 900 tons. Mr.. Holmes SAYS
this country offers a fine opening fol
trade In shirts, shoes. cottons, house.
hold furniture, canned salmon and agri.
cultural implements.
Five mourning tribes assem- bled al
the Puyallup reservation Sunday tc
pay the last honors to the royal infant,
7 Reed Leschi, who died last week, and
who was the S-months-old son OF
George Leshi, chief Of the PuyalluE
tribe, and his death is mourned as the
removal of possible leader of the PEG.
pie, there being but one living he'll
now left. Leschi's uncle was the leade,
OF the war against the whites in the
early days. for which he lost his life.
In compliance with the request Of
the Philadelphia board of trade, which
was addressed to the several chambers
OF commerce in Pacific coast cities, the
Los Angeles chamber of commerce last
week passed resolutions urging congress
to take needed action to restore to the
United States the ocean-carrying trade
In vessels sailing under the American
flag. and also urging the press of the
coast to lend its powerful aid to the
success OF this great national under.
| taking, and to cooperate with Local