Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-08-26
WASHINGTON NOTES.

and bankers of Prosser, have closed a
big contract for work on the Alaska
Central railroad 1t consists of 400
feet of tunneling, on which work will
proceed actively during the coming
winter.
State Auditor Clausen has complet-
ed an inventory of all the property
owned by the state of Washington.
This inventory shows the total resour-
ces of the state to be $3S, 1903, 154.37.
The liabilities are placed at $1,94S,-
235.
The Fern Creek Lumber company's
sawmill at Frances, near South Bend,
was burned recently. The loss is esti-
mated at $4,000. Insurance $4,000.
Origin unknown.
Less than $1,000 remains to be
raised of the $4,000 which is need
ed for the construction of the new
Y. NJ. C. A. building at Seattle.
A splendid edifice has been planned
to take the place of the Tacoma st.
Patrick's Catholic church, which was
recently destroyed by fire.
The navy department has assigned
Captain w. T. Burwell to the COM
mand of the navy yard and station at
Puget sound, as the relief of Rear Ad-
miral G. j. Barclay, who retires from
the navy on September 8.
Rev. Charles M. Sheldon, author Of
an His Steps," is making a lecture
tour of the Puget sound cities.
Spokane Masons were at home to
their friends on Thursday, when they
took possession of their beautiful new
temple, just completed at an approx
mate cost of 100000. The opening
was conducted with all the pomp and
ceremony usual to such celebrations,
including a dress parade, afternoon re-
ception and a large dance in the eve
ming
Olympia has eight public schools
and three colleges.
The telegraphers' strike on the Nor
thern Pacific railway ended Friday
Following the capitulation in regard &c
the Great Northern, the strike ended
after a 20 day fight
Among the largest transactions II
Columbia county recently have been
the sale of a $4,000 farm by F. M
Weatherford, the purchase of a $21,
600 farm by Alexander Price, the sale
of a $4,000 lot of barley by Jacot
Weinhard and a $4,000 grain pur
chase from w. II. Richardson by l.
G. Anterior. Before the close OF mar
vest there will probably be large
checks drawn, as there will be severa
grain crops sold worth $4,000.
Elaborate preparations are Delns
made for the three days log rolling O
the Woodmen of the World to be hel'
in Colfax this fall at date not we
fixed.
Judge Warner Cobb reports the salt
of his farm of 800 acres two miles
north of Fairfield, where he has mau'
his home for the past 20 years. ln'
consideration was $4,000.
James B. Anderson, aged 40 years
died suddenly under peculiar circum
stances recently near ColfaX. he ha'
listened to a story by Mr.. began. III
suddenly stopped laughing and ros'
up. saving: Jim, have lost my slght
I'm blind" He started to walk ant
fell forward dead -,
The new steamer Columbia, Dull
by the Columbia Navigation company
was launched Saturday evening at
o'clock, at Wenatchee.
Every saloon in ColfaX, for the mrs
time in weeks, was tightly closed sun
day. with the blinds drawn so that TN
interior of the saloon could be seer
from the street
An unknown man was killed Satui
day afternoon in one Of the saWhlii
near Chattaroy.
Nicholas Sinelnicow, special EN-
issary of the car of RUSSIA RECENT
spent a day in North Yakima ana SUI
rounding country. He came to Sc
how the Yakima people conducts
their system of irrigation.
Last Friday morning a newly thresl
ed setting of wheat owned by Wesle
Laabs took fire and was destroye'
near Davenport. The pile containe
400 sacks, estimated to contain ~
bushels. The origin of the hre is
mystery.
That the Wenatchee valley is p'
coming famous for the fine quality
fruit grown is being demonstrated e'
cry day at Wenatchee. Saturday te
carloads of watermelons alone lett III
depot, besides eight carloads OF mike
fruits. and one thousand boxes OF cal
taloupes and fruits that were piiie
out by express.
The greater part of the fruit cro
of the Peach country, in the Big Benz
has been sold. The entire output c