WEST SHORE.
Ten million feet of timber were shipped from there last year.
The lumber country tributary to the town has long been con
sidered one of the largest along the river. Cathlamet is easily
reached by the steamboats trading between Portland and Asto
ria, both the night and day boats of the Union Pacific company
making stops. From the former city it is seventy-one miles
dittant and from the latter twenty-seven miles.
There is no doubt but that henceforth Dead wood district,
thirty-five miles north of Banner, will receive more attention,
both from prospectors and capitalists, this year than ever be
fore. Since the discoveries made a few years ago by Boom,
Rhodes, Behr and others, that section has become known as
one containing immense wealth in both gold and silver, and
the signs point to considerable activity there through the sum
mer. There are many mires in that extensive mineral belt,
and the developments that have been made show them to in
crease wonderfully in richness with depth. Several prospector
will chance their fortunes in that section as soon as the streams
and canyons are pascable, and some more important diicov
eries will surely be made. A company represented by Mr.
Catlin has already purchased and are now preparing to active
ly work the placers formerly owned by George Wise & Co.
Other mining investors have their eyes on the district, and it
would not surprise us in the least to hear of sales consummat
ed any day and machinery ordered. All that is needed to
bring Deadwood to the front as one of the greatest of Idaho's
mineral districts is a mill. This would show to the outside
world the value of her mines and attract the attention of capi
tal in such a manner that more mills would follow. All that
is needed is a start in the right direction, and we have good
reasons for believing that it will soon be made. Those owning
mines in that section will push work with their greatest en
ergy, and develop their mines to the depth of several hundred
feet this year. They have a good trail over which to carry
supplies. It was constructed to Banner last year via the Clear
creek route. This can easily bs enlarged to a good wagon road,
which would be of still greater advantage. Idaho World.
Acting for the interests of the city, the leading business men
of Helena have taken bold of the profit ion of building a
branch line of the Northern Pacific from this point to the silver
lead deposits at and around Castle mounain with a vim that
means success. The attention of the citizens of Helena was
first called to the importance of this matter in the columns of
the Revita more than a year ago, and repeatedly since, and It
Is with a feeling of pride that we are now enabled to say that
over $L,00,00O of the $2150,000 required has already been sub
scrilad, which practically secures the road for Helena, as it
will be an easy matter to raise the balance. The ores pro
duced at Castle are particularly desirable for smelting purposes,
nd the day is not fr distant when Helena will become the
ore market of the state. The vast majority of our ores are base,
the difficulty being to get lead ores. The proposed branch to
Caslle will furnish these in abundance, thus not only making
it possible for extensive smelting and reduction woiks here, but
would make the railroad a paying institution from the grass
roots. Helena is noted for its enterprise and liberality, and It
not be found wanting in this Instance.-' Hiin lit-
Two cold storage enterprises have been located in Seattle.
W. J. Jennings A Co. have purchased ground of A. A. Denoy
nd will erect a sir-story brick building, 108x180 feet in sixe.
It Is proposed to make thla the Pacific coast headquarters for
an extensive business. The other enterprise is by the Crescent
Creamery Company, of St. Paul, which proome to erect a
large cold storage warehouse and conduct also a creamery, but
ter, eggs and poultry business. Mr. Marvin, the president,
says that thousands of men can be employed when the ware
houses are built, and that the markeU of the east ran I sup
plied with salmon, halibut, rod and other marketable fish at
such a rate as will Insure large shipments, he having made
very favorable arrangements with railroads for handling the
shipments.
Word comes from Ottawa that the project fur a railway to
Alaska Is about to take definite ha. Application will he
made to parliament at the next session for the passae of an
act Incorporating the Vancouver, Northern A Alaka Hallway
and Navigation Company, with power to build a railway from
Vancouver or some other point on Burrard Inlet or the bank
of the Fravr river, by way of Seymour creek valley, Pemlwr
ton meadows, Chllcotln plains and the head waters of the
Fraser river to a point on Parsnip or Peace river, with branches
In a northeasterly direction to Skeena and Stlt keen river, to the
boundary of Alaska.
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simple botanical work by Mara U Pratt. The object of the
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those who find Die text Itooka too scientific and mysterious fur
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a handy companion In field botaulilng. The text I Illustrated
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Goldendale, Wash, has most excellent pro'U of receiv
ing the railroad facilities It lias so long needed. On the 21st of
May a party started out from there to survey the line of The
Dalles, (loldr ndsle A Northern, and the following day the sur
veyors of Hunt's line to Portland passed through the town.
Kltherof these roads will bs a great acquisition, and both of
them would find It profitable to s through a town so pros
perous and commanding such a wide area of country as (lot len
dale. TheTscoma Mining Company has applied for a patent for
twenty acre of mineral ground four mile eltove Orllng, on the
south fork of Poyallup river. A vein of silver ore ha been
discovered there that show gooj Indication of lelng very val
uable, and the company ha decided to develop It.
Arrangements have been made fur erecting an opera house
In Seattle to cost pJO.OOO. An elTurt III l mad to complete
Die theater portion In time fur next winter' season, but the
main structure will not be finished till next year.
The Northern Pacific railway will expend more than fVW,.
Of 0 In Improvement in Spokane Fall thl year. A consider
able portion of thl will go to the erection of freight warehou
and a fine passenger station.
The town of Montague, In Northern California, hae organ
lied s company that will bulU a fine roller mill with a canity
of seventy-five barrel of flour per day.
The So Shh Uaptlm is the name of monthly published
at Baltimore. It promisee to be a thorn la the side of " liter
ary rings," real or Imaginary.