Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-06-27
WILD WEST WAITS.

June cattle shipments from Eastern
Oregon Will bring 100000 into Eastern
Oregon.
Many eastern Washington cattle have
died from eating larkspur, the root of
which is Il deadly poison.
Two whales were recently captured
by the Indians Of Neah bay, Wash They
divided up the flesh among the tribes
men and had great feast.
w. II. Click, a farmer living about
five miles west of Tekoa, Wash. reports
that Il worm of Il small, striped descrip-
ton has damaged his wheat to consid-
cradle extent this spring. He also Gays
that other farmers in his vicinity are
complaining of the operations of the in
sect.
Across the South Dakota line in Wy
omng there is said to stand a CHASTITY
monument to the terrOrS of last winter.
1t is horse which was frozen to death
while standing erect The snow drifted
around the animal, holding it up, and
after the snow melted away the body
still stood, with feet extended, in Il brac-
ing position.
The Benson Logging and LAUNDERING
company, at its Waterford camp, in
Wahkiakum county, Wash, recently put
in a stick of timber to be used as the
japanese national fagpole. Its dimen-
siOns were IA feet long, % inches in
diameter at the butt, 10 inches at the top
end. This stick is q beautiful specimen
of yellow fir timber, and is as straight as
an arrow.
The Portland Oregonian says that
the run of salmon has been improving of
late, and the advance guard of the main
school has reached the Cascades. At Ell
more's cannery, in Astoria, they have
been packing 1000 cases per day, and
at Warren's cannery. at the Cascades,
they have been packing 500 cases per
day, and the fish appear to be distributed
at about the same rate all along the
river.
"a. A. Henderson, formerly of
Gloucester, Mass, but now resident
Of California, is at Portland to begin
the development of deep-sea fishing off
the mouth of the Columbia. He is thor
Oughly familiar with the business, aud
expects to begin by catching halibut for
the Eastern markets. Later he will de-
vote himself to the extensive Goldfish
banks that are known to be within easy
reach CT Portland.
The cheeks are generally recognized
as the richest and choicest part of sal
mon, but no process has ever been dis
covered by which they could be canned
or preserved for future use, on account
Of their extreme richness in oil fat This
year two employees of a packing company
them. They have put up many cheeks in
different ways, and if any of the methods
prove successful, they will go into the
business extensively next year. There is
an unlimited demand for the cheeks in
the Eastern markets.
Samuel Dallin of Springville, Utah
found a very old coin or medal while
working in his fathers garden Just
what it is one here who has seen it
has been able to tell 1t is made of cop
per and weighs one ounce 404 grains 1t
is one and half inches in diameter.
On one side it bears the head of George
III. of England, with the inscription
"Georgius Ill, D. G., Rex" On the re-
verse it has the figure of a woman seated
by the seaside. In one hand she holds an
olive branch, in the other she has a
three pointed spear, and at her side is a
shield This side bears the inscription.
Britannia" and the date, 1897, showing
the coin to be 1O2 wears old