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THE WEST SHORE.
li i 11m south of Port Angeles. He explored tho country
HiKikon of for aliout forty miles in length, parallel with
thn Straits of Fuca, and rejart tliat ho found good
xnuca lor luoUsuiiti ol Block. Ou the lownr levels n kind
of bluo grass grows rank and tall, and on thn elevations
thin in varied liy patches of gnuuiun hunch grass. Thn
probabilities are Unit exploration ot this region will lnail
ui iM occupation uy stock men ere long.
Thn Montana Hullo group of mines, in tho Nei
hart District Montana, and which wnrn lou(lnl hist
spring for t&WJlMi by a numlier of capitalists headed by
Colonel Broadwater, has passed under tun control of those
parties by thn imrchiuie of a uuiuImt of interests. Opera
tion win prooaoiy do hi ouoa resumed on that group.
Othnr mines in thn diatrict auch as thn Mack Chief and
MounUin Chief, are allowing rich boding of ore in thn
levels. Since thin aalu was tuadu the Imst of good feeling
haa prevailed among claiin-ownora in tliat district, who
have oonlidnnce that cninbd will noon be attracted by thn
ovidmit richness of the Itidgea. A few (,'ikkI luinca am a
lownrful factor in inducing investment in other ledges in
thn aame vicinity, by inspiring conlidnuce in thn general
character of tho veins.
Two miles alsivo Grant'M, on thn 0. R. & N. Co.'s linn,
a town called Wallace ia rapidly apringing into imiiort
ancn a a shipping jaiint A warehouse, 1H0 feet long,
and anvnral othnr buildings are being nrnctal. A numlier
of men have gone there to oeu business, lailioving it a
good trading jKiiut Wallace ia situated at tho mouth of
a canyon which Mnetratoa tho (trass Valley aectiou In
tweon tho Dea Chute and John Day rivers, and furnishes
the only outlet to the railroad. Thia ia one of thn choicest
fanning aoctioim of Waaco county, and tho yield of grain
thia season haa lson very large. Already morn than fifty
carloads havo boon forwarded and twice that quantity ia
awaiting shipment Thn town situ occupies a grassy
plain, sheltered from blowing aaud and well supplied with
jjood water. The town scorns to spring into being because
it ia unudnd, and not aa the work of corner lot specu
lator, Near Fossil, a atation on thn Oregon Short Linn, 8'.).')
milea frtin l'ortland, many curioua fossils are foiiud ou
a mountain H.IHHI font aliovo the level of tho sea. A cro.
oodilo, twelve feet in length and complete in every detail
from feet to eyoj waa recently discovered, and haa lieen
aold Ui a St 1iuia museum for the trilling an in of $110.
Many varietina of flah in a erfivt stato of preservation
are taken from thia great IhhI of foaaila, and aro aold aa
curiosities to travelera at from aovcnly.fivo centa to li
each, according to their loauty aa aiciincna. i;V(.i un
scientific xxpio who cannot lie made to U-lievn that the
ltttcky MounUtina wore oneo at the bottom of thn ana, and
for agva formed tho western ahoro of the l'acilio Ocean,
will hardly dare assert that thia lonely crocodile aiui
those once friaky llah traveled nearly a thousand milea
inland, climbed that mountain and lay down to ho turned
into atone, Kvon hookod-iioso aalmoii couldn't do it
Tho ahipiueut of fresh flah and fruit to the Kast hns
alnvuly reached conaiderablo pmportiona under tho influ
in of thn reduced rates given by railroad and express
vmivniiie. For the season of I.S.S.., which closed Augnat
91, a.M.(Kl3 pouuds of salmon were sent Kaat by express.
I'p to the present time HUD tua of ixara, pluuia, prune
ami apple have Ihmmi forward.nl, while great piantitie
of apple will oouliuue to bo sent until lata ill tho season.
The have all goiio to now market opened to this rog.
ion, and the buaiutw constitute a new iudustry ami an
euliruly now aouroe of iuooiua to our people. To what
IroiurtUMu it may ba dnroloiwj depnntU both upon how
tho railroad companies conduct themselves toward it and
upon tho action of our orchardiata and shippers. Fruit
muat be gent to market in inat the condition and form
desired both by dealers and consumers or the business
cannot lo rendered profitable. The same is true of
dairying or manufacturing of any kind whatever in the
State.
There is great activity being shown in the placer
mines along Snake River, Idaho, especially between tho
upMT and lower Salmon Falls. About one hundred mon
are now at work on tho bar, more than half of whom aro
in tho employ of a wealthy Now York company. This
company hits about two miles of ditch and flume, carry
ing ;i,(HH) inches of water, nnd is working three machines,
which yield from 115 to () per day each. If these
machines demonstrate their practical value, the company
will run hit fir timra rf Hmm nnvf aaaann rwi.t Al:
arn being put in shape, and it is bnlioved that next venr
.,11.. 'HIO .. .Ml 1 I l mi . iii i '
luiijr .nfu limn win uo Hinpioveu. iue irouDie lias Deen a
lack of flntlin nincllllip Annnlila nt anvinn a Ihi-iia
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agn of the fine flour gold, which is badly mixed with sand.
U'lf llilllt. tltn HIVulAUa Kikit.r Awnm,..!..A JL Z - 1.-1! 1
that thn machine now in use answers all the require
ments. If such is the case, the Snake Rivor placers
muat in time furnish employment for thousands of men,
as thoy stretch for hundreds of miles alomr tlm nnnnu rt
that great stream.
Thn exfxnction nf irnlil frrvm tlm onn.la nt tl.
- n v..w ul.... ,n u, tun in:iftll
laiach on thn Oregon coast, has been carried on for nuito
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n iiuiumir 01 years, oui iiie natural uiiiiouities in the way
have prevontod the buainoss from bnnomini varv nrRt.
fflt O J V 11V
aliln. The sand is so hoavv and tlm cmld an li'M.f i, ;
has horntoforo boon impossible to save a very large per
cent Numerous machines have boon patented, but none
of tueiil seem to have bnnn cointiletnlir annr.ouaf.,1 T
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liliu'k sand mines near Randolph, on Coqnille River, a
new process haa been introduced, by which it is claimed
that fully !0 per cent of the gold can be saved The
body of black sand is almost unlimited, as it is found
nearly everywhere on tho ancient beach, which extends
inland along the Gquillo about two miles and has boon
traced north and south n ennui. l.irnl.U ri;.,t., T
now pnweaa should prove entirely successful, lively times
may bo looked for in the black sand mines. Mining on
the ocean lieacli is carried on at a number of other points,
such aa Oooa Hav. Ysouinn Hn uml riro'n n.i.... t
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coiiililetelv successful nrocnas will 1m linil,i,l ,;ti, ; n
. t ..... w niiii juy nil
along tho coast
Thn iniiiint excitoniAiit. utill nriit:n.,n. nf ..n..n i.
(.reek, in thn ltiir Itmul i.f tl, '..I. . t . i
i i i" , ,B i "D vAJiuiuuis, iu uniisu
Uiluiiibia, whore lwlges wore discovered not far from the
mm vi mo wniiaoiau l wuna me minog are reached by
a trail of fifty miles in length, oonstructod by the Pro
vmcial tlovernmont from the town of Farwell. There
aro Mb quarto and placer claims, but capital is required
to work either kind successfully. Several companies
with a Bufheiont amount of capital have undertaken tho
development of locations there, and it will not be long
(snore aoniethllifr definite will Iu ti.: ,:.Sf
value. When the railroad ia mmnlAU l.'u,,n ...:n
have to look almost solely to these minog for support,
unless new develimmniitii am i i . n ;
I I iiw3 ciirowilurQ 1U lUSb
n'gion, which, as it is a general mineral bearing country,
m not improbable On Similkameon Creek, near the
southern boundary of tlm I rill'illV 4ltntA I 1 1.1 .
nxcit4miont over rich placer diggings. All the t-round on
me creek lor two and one-half miles has been located,
and oomiwnog at work are taking out from $10 to UO
xr day to the hand. Thore ia much prospecting in that
region for new ground