Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-03-31
OF NORTHWEST STATES In
DlCATES PROGRESS In
ALL DISTRICTS.
Panama. Exposition at San Francisco
Great Boon to West-Great Irrigation
Projects Prepared-Colonizati of
Lands on Large Scale Under Way
Idaho Growing Fast.
(Ernm Pacific Monthly J

From Pacific Monthly)
San Francisco displayed remarkable
energy in the contest for the exposi
ton. Its citizens have pledged the i'm
mense sum of $17 100000 as Il nucleus
fund toward the success of the national
and international celebration. And the
final resolution passed by congress does
not ask for single dollar of govern
ment appropriation.
Great Educational Value.
The Panama Pacific International Elk
position in 1915 will in itself be of
great educational value. Thousands of
people from all parts of the world will
visit the Pacific coast, and nearly all
of them will see the other coast cities,
as well as San Francisco The exhibits
from the orient will doubtless be the
most complete ever brought to the west
ern hemisphere. The whole world will
Join in the celebration of the compile
ton Of nation S greatest engineering
monument.
Salmon Wealth of the Northwest,
One of the most valuable of the re-
sources of the northwest is the fish
cries. The annual output does not equal
that OF a number of other products,
but there is this difference: mining and
timber cutting must sometime reach its
maximum and then declines while the
fisheries wealth, with intelligent cul-
ture and due conservation, can be made
perpetual.
The most valuable of the fisheries
products is salmon. The total worth
of the salmon output of the Pacific
northwest in 1910, according to recent
reports, is about $19,000,000. Nearly
three ffths of this total catch came
from Alaska waters, this being the
largest output of the territory since
1902, 1t is stated, however, that the
last years run in Alaska was about 25
per cent below normal.
The value of the salmon pack from
Puget Sound for 1910 is placed at over
$3000,000 The Columbia river is the
chief salmon fishing grounds in Oregon,
and the product for 1910 is placed at
$3,500OOo.
Large Hatcheries.
Large hateheries are being operated
by the states of Oregon and Washing
ton, and by the federal government.
The total number of salmon caught in
the Columbia river during 1910 was
2a,s04, 537, according to report, 10000
900 of these being Royal ChinoolSs.
Millions for Transportation
The executive head of the Hartman
system announced a few weeks ago in
New York that extensive double track
ing had been authorized on the Union
Pacific and the Southern Pacific. Also
their main railway line down the Co
lumbia river to Portland will be double
tracked for distance of 200 miles and
more. The estimate cost of this new
construction work is placed at $75,0O0,-
900, the amount to be expended during
the next five years.
Improve Waterways.
The improvement of the waterways
of the west is of very great Importance
toward the commercial advancement of
the Pacific coast. Nearly all of the
harbors of Importance are being deep
ened and enlarged in anticipation of
the completion of the Panama canal.
The removal of distractions from the
river channels, chief of which is the
Columbia river, will greatly increase
transportation facilities, and win be the
means of Iessening freight charges.
Colonist and Homeseeker.
The great part of the newcomers to
the west arrive during definite spring
and fall periods,
1t is estimated that nine-tenths of
the colonists decide in advance just
where they will locate, and they go
there direct.
The spring and fall colonist periods
the first from March 10 to April 10,
this year--have been in vogue with the
trans-cOntinental railways for 10 years.
In addition to the one-way, or "col-
onist' tickets, the railways have made
practice of selling special round trip
fhomeseekers - tickets during certain
months of each year According to re-
cent announcement, the homeseeker spe-
cial rates period for 1911 has been ex-
tended to include the entire year. These
special round trip homeseeker rates are
TO encourage trips of inspection to the
west, previous to migration.
Protect the Antelope.
Eight head of antelope have recently
been shipped from the Yellowstone Ma
tional park to the Wichita Game Refuge
in the state of Oklahoma. This is an
incident and an experiment toward the
government preservation of the bis
game of the west.
In 1908 tire were but $1,000 antelop,
yet remaining in the United States
About 10000 of these were in Montana
Wyoming and the Yellowstone Nationa