July, 1882.
THE , , WEST . SHORE.
193
REDUCED RATES OF TRAVEL. The Palouse branch of the N. P. R.
The O. R. & N. Co. and N. P. R. R. K- 18 bemS Pushl vigorously. Al-
THE COMMERCIAL FUTURE,
A general outlook oyer, the whole
Co. have reduced the rates of fare over ay several miles ot track have been LountrVf discloses but few Influences
their lines for the summer season of u, na P"ad,ng advanced some that do nct a C04ll;aut4lIon of
1882, and are now selling round-trip n'ue8 Wond- The scenes, at Palouse the pregent pr08perity. The crop re
tickets at the following rates : J"ncton "re enlivening. When com- port, from the Mississippi valley show
Portland to the Ca8cades-65 miles P. u road will greatly benefit considerable improvement. On the
up Columbia river, occupying two days, the fertile Palouse region. The work Pacific C0Mtt the 8ituation remains as it
$.oo. Portland to The Dalles no will be continued uninteruptedly until ... . .. pvi:...vm
miles up Columbia river, occupying two Moscow, Idaho is reached At that rt,M'lrtFJ!a
days $0.00. Portland to Oregon City, int tne famed Pot.Latch country ' 1JLAS&
12 miles up the Willamette river, occu- r ... . . . . . classes has somewhat lessened, with
pying two days, i.oo. . Portland to will be dramed, and the great boon of. judiciouls treatment and the return of the
tfwaco-ico miles down Columbia fered by direct transportation will prove Mcond thought, it is hop! !
river, to seashore; ticket good for sea- a lasting benefit to regions at once en- A.-tmllMa wtll oaM awav Tne CroD
son, I4.00. Portland to Astoria and terprising and productive. the U Ub' 'C w!" P 7jil Vw
the seashore no miles down Colum- 6 v ,. .. report shows that the average wheat
bia river; ticket good for season, $2.50. The railroad hetween Walla Walla crop of the country will stand at 104;
Portland to Olympia and Tacoma120 and Pendleton has been definitely decid- which is higher than last yeah The
miles ; Columbia river, Northern Pacific ed Qn Mr ViUard haj proved statug of tnc barley crop is placed at 101
toSSS the reports and plans of the engineers, and that of oat, at ..J IWrtt.
167 miles; Columbia river, Northern and the work will commence as soon as a large surplus for shipment to fill tne
Pacific Railroad and Puget Sound, oc- the right of way is obtained. Already want occasioned by the present out-look
cupying four days, $9.60. Portland to the citjzeng of Walla Walla, Centerville, for the crops in certain portions of Eu-
Puffet Sound; ticket good tor season, moving in me mancr, mu me lormer
$15.00. Seattle to Sehorae 121 miles city has through its Board of Trade,
down Puget Sound; ticket good for sea- appojnted a committee to secure the
son, $8.00. Portland to Alaska-Co- ... , waw w. rnn.frilPtKi lhi.
!StopiS?,sSSdMSiffi Bays, will prove a valuable road as it passes .ign.l .ervice office, show, that destruc
road, Puge bound, Straits y.M . r . occUr mot fre(.uentfy ln
occupying inrce wcckb or uuc uiuuui, iiiiougu mav tviv vw..i.7. - ,
MUI1C. A IICJT BIS 111 VI o iisvjuv.i.
TORNADOES. n 1
A recent Investigation made" in the
$85
A COMPARISON.
An exchange says:
The Nevada papers think that state
on the threshold of a great problem
that will be presented for solution. It
ia Vinefrl on the ireneral belief that the
Comstock lode will no longer pay for
working, . and will be abandoned.
Then come the questions of the effect
a. .tt. anA what' tVi nennle will
do. The Reno Gazette says Nevada has
WvfA th. life of a drunkard for twenty
years, and now that the stimulant is
ahnnt to h withdrawn, she must go to
work to build up her system, develop
all her natural wealth, look to agricul
ture, economize, save, get out of debt,
and in time become independent, anu
wholly recover trom ner gamming
bauch."
It would be almost cruel in us to
draw a comparison between the above
state of affairs and the conditions pre
sented bv such aericultural regions as
the'Pacific Northwest. While we have
rich mines, it is not probable that our
neonle will ever be enticed into the rut
of such lives as the history of Nevada
presents. No wealth is more steady
more solid, than that based on agricu
hirer '
The loss at the Colfax fire foots up to
$368,000; insurance $197,000.
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The nlans for a coo.ooo bushel wheat than In Tulv. and in Mav and Septem
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viitnr to be erected bv the Northern for than In Aumist. The record shows
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Pacific Railroad Company, are under that they occur more frequently between
way. The machinery will be construct- 5 and 6 p. m. Tornadoes always move
ed under the supervision of engineer eastward, but are sometimes" deflected
. ... Mm m .
Mallory whose ability in planning eie- from ,,de to side by mountain ranges
vators is of the highest order. lor other natural causes. The great
1 , . maiority of such storms occur in the
At New Tacoma an additional ma- " J 7 w..wtAB T.,ritn,
AtMew 2rt wit States, Wahington Territory
chine shop 300 feet long and 50 feet vUited by
wide, is to be constructed immediately ! 1 '
for the Northern Pacific. ''
. Wooden waterpipe, manuuciurea at
Acomoanv of Cheney men have pur. Tl,mw.,,r w. t.. U now cominir Into
chased a tract of land at Cottonwood exten,ive uw. The steamship
springs and have platted a new town, DaKOu, on her last two trips, loaded
to D cauea wsvcnpui j,ooo feet Of it at uiympia. a nis 101
Two blocks of land have been set went partly to Ogden, Utah, to be ,used
1 ?n u. r there by W. N. Horton, Esq., in his
aside tor par jjuijovh . w.. .- - . ..
Moscow. Trees and shrubbery will be extension o. w .-. v.v ,
Moscow, nee Colorado, for the Denver
set out as soon as the proper season .r- - - r ... '
rives. This is a feature lew towns in , .
the upper country can boast of. One of the prettiest lights tn'exlsU
The committee on public land. ha. ence was seen the other day, say. tM
reported favorably on the bill to extend Daily Astori.n, at sunset-over 800
nftime of making final proof in desert boats coming in on the evening tide,
the time ot mawng ii" f ,u.m in th ravs
land entries. The bill provioe. ,n w - ,
n.rties act inn in eod raitn uu 01 me iinnnjj .uu, ... - . r
I t - ngtheif land within pie filling the north side of the river,
1 g 7r theVmav have the time deepening into dusky gray,' as the
three years, they may nave im r- o Ax,mnmA inta -i-hL
j extended two years. ' mwaw" " '