White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-09-26

Fire burning 1000 feet under ground
on the 18th level of the main slope of
No. mine of the West Improvement
company was fought by sealing OIL
the level to allow the flames to burn
themselves out for lack of oxygen.
The potato flea beetle, which has
been giving growers in the Deep River
section of western Wahkiakum coun-
ty considerable trouble this year, is
being fought by means of busting and
spraying with Bordeaux mixture.
Not for 20 years or more have the
acorns been so plentiful in the White
Salmon country as this fall. Opinions
differ as to whether the unusually
heavy crop, priced by pigs, squirrels
and bear, portends an open or hard
winter.
Jonathan apples now being harvest
ed in the Walla Walla district are rum
ming about an average yield. Ship
ments are moving steadily. While the
price is not so good as last year the
demand is fair. The district will ship
about $50 carloads.
Centralia's new million-dollar hydro.
electric plant on the Nisqually river
near Yelm had it's first test recently
and functioned perfectly. Three min
utes after the wheels started to turn
the transmission line to Centralia was
carrying 2400 volts.
Two electric engines, both operated
through a series of switches by one
crew, passed a successful test at We
natchee recently in pulling 3400-ton
train. A few years ago similar train
would have required four steam en-
gines and twice as many men.
Filberts were not damaged by the
severe winter weather and there will
be a good crop Of fine quality nuts,
Clark county growers report. The
walnut crop will fall far below normal
and this is attributed to zero weather
which prevailed in February.
The last of long series of lawsuits
involving the city Of Centralias rights
in it's $1,OOO,O00 hydro-electric power
project will be heard in the federal
court before jury. The city is con-
demning the alleged water rights Of
the Puget Sound Power & Light COM
pany.
The topping chimney Of his house
took the life of Charles B. Hall, %,
who lived near Des Moines. He was
alone, standing guard to prevent the
flames which had destroyed the house
from spreading to other buildings
when pinned beneath the falling
bricks.
Negotiations for the transfer of the
excess of 100000 to the Independent
Fruit Growers have been completed
at Spokane. The plant is said to b'
the largest in the world. 1t has, {
storage capacity of 1176 carloads.
is used mainly for apples.
A Longview statistician has figured
out that enough sawdust was burned
as fuel in furnaces of Longview an,
Kelso during the last year to lay
trail 18 inches wide and inches dec
from Vancouver, B. c., to the heart o
the business district in Los Angeles
Two million cubic feet were used.
The first harvest of Willapa oyster
planted by the Bay Point & Willap
Harbor Oyster Farms, Inc, will b
started in October, according to wor
received by Grays harbor stockhold
ers in the new enterprise. The Gro
this year is expected to be approx
mately 10000 gallons, harvesting last
ing until June.
The annual report compiled by Del
uty Auditor MacComber of Clar
county showed healthy growth Il
the finances and property of countr
schools. Value of school grounds an
buildings totaled $1,521,583 compare
with $1,5OO,4S7 in 1929. The valu
of furniture and books was $246,47;
compared with $243,179 in 1929.
Barreling of evergreen blackberrie
for the Washington State Canneries
Inc, of Seattle, has been started q
Montesano, according to L. j. Esse'
who represents the concern. Berrie
are being picked up in all parts c
Grays Harbor county by the compan
trucks and Esses announced that