The west shore., August 01, 1884, Page 257, Image 31

THE WEST SHORE.
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branch of the Northern Pacific. The town site is eighteen
miles from Texas Terry, and so situated as to command
the trade of Lower Union Flat, Upper Willow Creek,
Alkali Flat and the country outh and west to Snake
River. In harmony with its prairie surroundings it has
been christened ." Pampa."
The firm of L. F. Dearborn & Co., who are large
owners of real estate in Seattle, "W. T., where they may
be addressed, have been instrumental in securing the
investment of a large amount of capital in the Northwest
They possess the confidence of moneyed men in New
England, especially in Massachusetts, for whom many
investments have been made. PartieB desiring to pur
chase real estate are advised to correspond with them.
Colonel Wilson, who has located several irrigating
ditches in the vicinity of Yakima, W. T., has located a
large ditch in Kittitas County. It is proposed to take
water from the Swauk or Cle-el-um in quantity sullicient
to irrigate the whole of that large body of excellent laud
lying in the northern and eastern portions of Kittitas
Valley. Every ditch built by capital opens thousands of
acres to the occupation of settlors, and, in return, each
settlement made adds to the revenue derived from the
ditch.
The Southern Oregon Improvement Company has
begun work on an extensive scale at Empire City, the
Coos Bay terminus of their road. Four pile drivers are
being used at one time in driving 4,000 piles to form a
foundation for docks, warehouses and a large sawmill.
The mill will have a daily capacity of 120,000 feet of
lumber, and will be 72x400 feet and two stories high.
The company is making preparations for extensive otwra
tions in Coos County, and will materially aid in develop
ing the timber and coal resources of that region.
The movement of cattle from Texas and the East to
the ranges of Montana is even greater this year than it
was last season, when more than 30,000 head were thus
added to the herds of that Territory. A few weeks ogo a
single drive of 6,500 passed through Miles City on their
way from Texas to the North Yellowstone. They had
been taken by rail as far as Cheyenne, and then driven
the remainder of the distance, only 500 miles, and were
in prime condition. Much fear is expressed that the
ranges will become overstocked, and that now cattle will
Buffer in the winter, having a limited range, and not
being as skillful as the native stock in "rustling" for
bunch grass in the snow. This seems, however, confined
chiefly to the old stockmen, who do not desire to le
crowded by new-comers.
The city of Blaine has been laid out on Sominhmoo
Bay, adjoining the boundary line of British Columbia.
This is another candidate presented by Whatcom County
for the position of metropolis of Puget Sound, and has
been laid out on a scale commensurate with its aspira
tions for future greatness, the platted area covering a
tract of 2,000 acres, or three square miles. It is an
nounced that a syndicate of capitalists has been organized
to construct a railroad from that point to a connection
with the Northern Pacific in Eastern Washington, follow
ing up tho valley of the Noobsncl:, cro?ins the Cr.?e!uH
north of Mount Baker, and following down tho Weimtohie
and across the Big Bond country to tho Northern Pacific.
This route traverses a magnificent timber, mineral and
agricultural region, and furnishes n much needed outlet
to a country of great resources now rapidly settling up.
It will be fur more interesting to hour of work actually
commenced than to be regaled with n rehearHu! of great
things projected by an indefinite. syndicate.
It is stated by Engineer Phillips (late of the North
em Pacific Railroad) that no fewer than 20,000 elk,
antelope and undo deer nro slaughtered every winter in
Minnesota, Montana and Wyoming alone. There is every
prospect that throe of tho noblest game animals on the
American continent will booh lo extinct Elk, which
formerly ranged from tho Middle States to the Pacific,
are now never found east of the Missouri Jliver. Twenty,
five years ago they wero plentiful in Nebraska and
Kansas, but civilization has driven them into the densu
and uninhabited regions of Minnesota and tho northern
Territories. The hide hunters effect the most sweeping
destruction. Tho average price of an elk skin is t'X The
hido hunters uso rotating rilles, and frequently kill
from six to twelve elk in a herd lieforn they get out of
range. Mr. Phillips affirms that Ismides the slaughter of
tho animals named, in tho year 18N2 more than 25,000
bufTulooB were killed for the traders Itotwoon tho Yellow,
stone and tho hoadwaters of tho Little Missouri. Kx,
The freight wur in tho Black Hills hss finally been
terminated in favor of tho shipor, who havo found
relief through tho Northern Pacific. Formerly all good
for that region woro taken to Pierre by the Northwestern
and Milwaukee roads, ami forwarded from that oint by
wagons controlled by a combination. By monoHly of
the only route om freight was forced up to four cents
Ier pound from Chicago to Dead wood, and as tho annual
trnfiio amounted to 40,000,(XX) muikIm, tho total freight
charges woro simply enormous. Tho merchant organ
ized the Black Hills Bhipera' Association and looked
for another outlet This hits Immii found in tho Northern
Pacific and Chicago, Bock Island it Pacific, tho latter
reaching St Paul from Chicago over tho Allsirt Leu
route. Tho Northern Pacific Forwarding Company was
organized, which estuhliHhod a through rati) of H73 per
hundred from Chicago to DondwootL Tho reduction
wo met by tho old combination, and this jfroducing no
effect a cut to 12.25 was made. Even this tempting bait
found no biters, the association being determined to
adhere to tho new routn under all circumstances as the
only permanent guaranty of reasonable freight charge.
There has been lively war in progress !etwoen the
towns of Dickinson, Modora and Bel field to secure the
trans-shipping business, which has finally been settled in
favor of Belflcld. The distance from tho successful town
to Doadwood is 178 miles. It lies just east of the Bad
Lands (Pyramid Park), niuety mile from Glendive and
130 mile west of Maiidnn.