Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-02-23
WASHINGTON, IDAHO, MONTANA
AND OREGON NEWS ITEMS.
A Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges Of the sur
rounding cOuntry-Numerous AeeI-
dents and Personal Events Take
PIaee-FaII Trade lie Good.

be the money value Of the standing
timber in the i've Pacific states
Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Califor-
mia and Montanan--and, according to
government reports, just to hand, the
timbered areas are approximately as
follows:
Washington, 81 per cent of the total
area Of the state: Idaho, 40 per cent,
Oregon, 80 per cent; Montana, 20 per
cent, and California. 20 per cent.
The full total, in board measure, is
placed at something like 7OO,OOO,OOO,!
900 feet, or more than IL times as
much as the three great numbering |
states-Minnesota, Wisconsin and
Michigan-combined
To carry the comarison further, it |
is conservatively estimated that the
FIVE Pacific states have 100 per cent
more standing timber at the present
time than Minnesota, Wisconsin, |
Michigan, the Carolinas, Georgia,
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Lousi-
ana, Texas. apd Arkansas.
Washington, Oregon, Montana and |
Idaho have combined area of 391,- |
040 square miles. In other words it |
would take 48 such states as Massa- |
chusetts to equal the area Of these
four northwestern states.
IDAHO NEWS.
John Makinson, aged 60 years, a
pioneer of the Occur d'Alenes, was
stricken with paralysis at Murray re-
Gently
Miss Mae Dobson, pretty 10 year
old girl employed at the Leclair laun-
dry in Lewiston, had the fingers of
her right hand horribly scalded and
mashed recently while working at the
mangle,
Indications are very favorable for
the location of box factory in Sand
point which will employ an average
of 100 men the year round and work
up from 100000 to 100000 feet
of lumber annually.
Secretary Hitchcock has withdrawn
from entry $3.50 acres of land in Idaho
for use in connection with the Flat
Rock reservation of the Payette irri-
cation project.
Fire recently destroyed the large
A. L
fruit ranch four mics east of Lewis
ton. The loss is estimated at $15,-
600, with $4,000 insurance.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
]. C. Bennett, a prominent resident
of ROsalia, known as Dad" commit
ted suicide Saturday night by jumping
off the Monroe street bridge at point
about 400 feet from the south end.
Forty Chinese high commissioners,
who are to make a thorough study
of economic conditions in the United
States, Canada and England, will pass
through the state March 2.
Tacoma, Everett, Hoquiam and
Vashon have regular Y. M. C. A. build
ings. At Bellingham a $4,000 build
ing is nearly completed. Seattle has
raised $150,0O0 for a $1S5,000 building.
The association already has purchased
lot and is prepared to proceed with
the work. Spokane has commenced
work upon the foundation of it's $780,
600 building. About 100000 is now
subscribed. Walla Walla expects to
construct a $4,000 building.
North Yakima is to have a $4,000
Y, M G. A. building.
Residents of Pullman and district
farmers are taking much interest in
good roads, and the sentiment in IA
vor is growing. Il
Headed by Murderer James Dalton, |
10 desperate criminals tried to break
their way to freedom from the Spo-
kane county Jail at 7:15 o'clock Satur-
day night. When discovered five had
wrecked the Pauly strong cell and,
forcing their way to the outer corri- |
dor, were tearing out the iron screen
between the bars and the windows.
Assistant Attorney General Falkner
gave an opinion recently constituting |
the law relating to teachers con- i
tracts, in which it is held that teach
er having signed a contract to teach
a certain number of months must
make up the time if he dismiss the
school more than one day for a holt
day recess.
Senator Ankeny has received many |
letters and petitions during the past |
week requesting him to secure if pos
sible, an appropriation from congress
to be used in the improvement of the
lower Pend d'Oreille river.
William Bartlett, aged IS, and Lor-
an Burnett, aged 16, students Of Ed
wards college at Albion, are in the
Whitman county Jail, self confessed
train wreckers. The boys have con-
fessed that they broke the bolt and
turned the switch on the o. R. & N.
tracks at Shawnee station to wreck a
heavily loaded passenger train, which
only escaped by the quick work Of
a.