The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-05-18

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increased his importation of Eastern
oyster seed. He has never succeeded
in propagating them here, but depends
entirely upon the growth Of the oysters
he plants for his profits. The demand
greatly exceeds the supply.
The Riverside Tennis Club has been
organized in Arlington, Or.
Gold dust is as much a medium oi
exchange at Sparta, Or. as it was 80
years ago.
ii. M. Stevens and w. F. Yeck, who
are operating the Darnell mine, have
made application to the city council for
a franchise to operate an electric light
plant in Kalama, Wash.
An effort is on foot to organize
company OF National Guard at Cottage
Grove, Or. The required number of
names have been secured and many
more are available that could be had.
DIR. r. Il. Stewart, OF Goldendale.
Wash, has collection OF over 10000
perfect Indian arrow heads, besides
several thousand imperfect ones, and a
large and rare collection of Indian
curios.
The supply Of milk at the Browns
Vile, Or, creamery is increasing. 1t
now averages over $500 pounds per
day, and still there are few more
who have not commenced supplying
milk yet, but will do SO later.
Navigation on the Upper Columbia
is to be reality, it is said, even
though the boats of the portage COM
pany fail to materialize. J. A. Pound
has commenced work at Arlington ON a
boat that will be capable OF stemming
the current Of the big river at any stage
of water.
9. 7. Moore, the Blaine, Wash, mill
man, who plated the original townsite
of Blaine for the Cain Bros, is making
preparations for the building OF COM
plete sawmill and box factory on the
Semiahmoo side OF the Blaine harbor.
Everything is arranged, and the mill
will be placed in operation as soon as
it can be constructed.
Five we'll developed cases OF small
pox are reported at Forest Center, Stew
ens county, WASH, three and one-hali
miles north OF Springfield. DR.. Baker
reports the cases are in three different
families. 1t is said the members OF
the families have been around town as
usual and many people have been ex-
posed. The county commissioners have
been notified OF the cases and quar-
antine has been established on the three
families.
The Bellingten Bay Rod and Gun
Club has made arrangements to pro-
cure $1,000 rainbow trout fry for Lake
Whatcom. This variety of trout is the
handsomest, gamest aud best OF tsie
trout family ON the Pacific coast and
the advantages OF securing a plentiful
supply OF these fish are so great that
the club intends to establish nursery
for them near the foot of the lake where
the young fish can be brought to an age
and size to care for themselves.
An unknown man was killed at
Marcus, Wash, while attempting to
steal ride on a freight train. His
head was almost severed from the body.
II. B, Meyer has temporarily closed
his sswmill on the Calapoola. He
has between 1901 and 500,0 feet
of lumber. which will shortly find its
way to the valley, mostly to Browns.
Vile. Mr.. Meyer will soon move his
mill below the old logging camp, where
he expects to cut nearly 100000 feet
every year.
Mrs. G. L. Circle has sent for the
necessary machinery to start a cream.
cry at Prlneville, Or.
Gross Bros Iron Works are manu-
featuring q quartz crusher for A. f.
Wood and +. L. Gilman, to be used al
their mines in the Blue river district,
says the Eugene, Or, Register. The
machine will weigh in the neighbor.
hood of 500 pounds, and is the inyen-
tion of MIR. Gilman, who claims that it
will crush 10 tons OF quartz per day.
Two ore cars, to be operated by cable,
are also being gotten out foi the same
men. The motive power to operate the |
will b. q waterwheek.