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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 23, 1889)
3-10 WEST SHORE. ve7 little U known of the mineral resources of the province, and there are many klndi to be found only by looking for them, tucb at tin and other valuable metals. New discoveries are constantly being.made, and many had been recorded since Dr. Dawson' recent pamphlet on the mineral resources of British Columbia bad been published. 80 rapid were the discoveries, be said, that that little book would soon be antiquated. It was well, however, to have a history of the commencement. The Kltka AUukan says that despite all the talk about the failure of the Alaska salmon run this year the total pack for the season la good. The three canneries at Chilcat have put up about 50 000 cases; at Loilng the catch win rome 27,000 rates, and canners from ether parts of the territory give equally favorable report of the season's work. The extraordinary suc cess of the cannerymen in Wes'ern Alanka last year made it aptiear that the salmon catching and curing business was be ing transfer! ed to that region, but the southeastern portion of the territory Is now coming to the front main, and there are prospects of several new canneries being CHtablished there by Han Francisco parties In time for the catch of next year, " Kvery lay Biography" is the title of a volume of biog raphic arranged In the order of the day of birth of the individ ual 4, ao that one ran turn to any date in the year and learn what people of prominence were born on that day. The vol ume Is also Indexed alphabetictlly and analytically, and Is a mot desirable book of biography for the use of the student, teacher, editor and anyone having occasion to refer to authori ties on such a subject. It occupies the place of an encyclope dia on that subject. By Amelia J. Calver. Published by Fow ler A Wells Co., New York. Price $1.50. For sale by J. K. Olll, Portland, Or. A big mining deal was consummated a few days ago where by the group of Carbonate Mountain mines in British Colum bia was secured by a I-ondon syndicate. These mines are In the mat northern bend of the Columbia river and Donald and (lolden are their trade centers. The transfer Includes seven teen claims, and it is understood that development operations on a targe scale will lie commenced as soon as the season opens next year. Com of the preparaU7 ''k la being done this fall, the supplies and materials being taken in to the mines by pack animals. At last engineers have started out to survey the route for the Columbia A Kootenay raiUay, In British Columbia. The pro posed line will run from hproat's landing to Nelson, where it will connect with river steamers, which, In turn, will connect with the Canadian Paciflo at HaveNtoke. This line, when built, will afford communication with one of the richest mining ramps in the province and prove a valuable Met for the Can allan road-if tlx Americans do not get the start of it The lry liulch A Oold Mountain Mining Company, of Sa lem, operating In the Hantiarn section, has secured seventy-five cree of land between the Kanttam river and the Oregon Pacific railway track at liateeville, lor the purpose of erecting smelling works for the Kantlam mine. The smelter and concentrator It Is announced, will be built next eeaon. This company is now surveying a route for a flume more than twenty miles lone to lead to its placer. Tb Brat ground jmlp mill at Oregon City la now In opera tion and work 00 tlx erection of s large paper mill has been commenced. The walls of this building are to be of stone qot ried near the site. The sulphite mill of the Willamette Pulp 4 Paper Company is going up rapidly. A large furniture factory is to be built at Oregon City in the spring. Manufactory vi coming to realize what matchless water power the falls of flu Willamette supply. Whatcom, Washington, has a new daily paper called flu Evening BulUlin. Seattle has a two-cent daily In the Emh, Preti that is a credit to the city. It is the pioneer in low-priced newspapers In the northwest. Eastern parties recently pur chased the Tacoma Globe, but the editorial management a continued without change. The Ellensburgh Daily iff has Increased its size from Ave to seven columns and appeui to be flourishing. ' The discovery of a coal vein in the mountains six or seven miles west of the Ochoco gold mines In Crook county, Oregon, is reported. Samples of the mineral were taken to Prinevil and tested by blacksmiths, who pronounce it excellent for their use. The discovery was accidentally made by a hunter, when a tree had been uprooted. As Prineville is 120 miles from rail road, a coal mine near there will prove a valuable piece of prop erty. More than 4,000 acres of coal lands have been located in the Natcbes and Cowliti coal fields, of Washington, by Northern Pacific prospectors and private parties. One party that tu operating in the Nalches country, west of North Yakima, re ports finding one anthracite coal measure more than seventeen feet thick. Nothing like this has been found elsewhere in the west, and it Is attracting considerable attention. The Boston School Supply Co. has published an excellent hand book for the use of teachers. It is the work of John Tay lor and is entitled " Notes of Lessons for Young Teachen" Advice and Information and hints from a ripe experience an presented in the volume, that cannot fail to benefit thou who adopt the author's suggestions. Price 50 cento, doth binding. A preliminary survey has been made for a railway from Eu gene to Florence, on Siuslaw bay, distance of about fifty miles, and the right of way for the whole distance obtained. Financial agents in New York are negotiating with someoftbt overland companies for the building of a line from the bay east ward. The Boston and Montana mines, In Montana, produced 2,525,818 pounds of fine copper and 2,700 ounces of silver dur ing the month of October. ' The same parties that own the Cal umet and Hecla, in Michigan, constitute the Boston and M tana company. A railroad Is being built between Tacoma and Pnyallop. Home five miles on the Tacoma end are already completed and work hai been commenced on the line at Puyallup. It11 pectedthat the line will be in operation by the first of May. A street car company has been organised In Corvallli"1 ,rmiw granted for the construction and operation of H line. The work of construction has been begun and soot the stock is already aecured.