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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 4, 1890)
WEST SHORE. 123 A correspondent of the Utiical Late Ltdger, in speaking of that beantl- strikes are reported in the vicinity, and especially on the divide and in the ful body of water known aa Clear lake, aaya: ThiB beautiful and almost western pait of Okanogan county, which has already established a reputa- unknown body of fresh water liee only three milee south of the famoua tion for great mineral richness. Medical lake, and 1b surrounded by beautiful scenery. In silent grandeur it rivals anything ever written or related of the wonderful lakes of Killar- ney. The waters cover an area of about thirty square miles, and the shores Evidences of the existence of natural gas have been discovered about are of such beauty and grandeur that it is far beyond the compass of pen four mile, from Albny' 0re011- A pjle WM ,unk in manll,y plc 00 to correctly describe, or the most talented artist's brush to truthfully and ,arm ne" Knox', bulte- Md uPn bein wi,hdrwn nd "h1"'"1 Batch justly portray. This lake has no visible inlet or outlet, and, therefore, the bein PPlied 10 lhe in' flme ,hot up IH,ve, feet in h',lht TbtM supposition arises that it derives its existence from some subterranean pas- surf,ce indi,lioa have found also at Drain and Lebanon, though de sage, presumably from Lake Pend d'Oreille or some of the great fresh water velopment work has not proceeded far enough at either place to show to lakes farther up in the mountains. The visitor taking a small boat and wh4t Mtent the u The P"8"" ol Mtur1 gM in 1,rge 1aantltiM rowing out upon this lake can see many fathoms into its bottomless bosom hM worked wonder in ,he "t,te' 01 0hio Md India"4' and their PP8'" and behold the high granite bluffs of its rock-locked shores reflected back onld nndoubtedly ln,d in 0re8n we" u me ent ,ound here- like a far-off mirage.' A pistol's report or a hearty " hello " will sound and re-sound, echo and re-echo, until the listener is lost in amaiement and car ried far away into wonderland. Clear lake is surrounded by towering walls President Loomis, of the Ilwsco Railway 4 Navigation Company, is of granite, lime stone, free stone and the ever present gray stone of Wash- interested in a scheme to connect the towns of Sealand and South Bend, ington. In some places the banks rise to a perpendicular height of 300 feet Washington, by telegraph. Sealand is at present the northern terminus of from the water's edge, and from the bud's reflection throw back a blue, the H division of the I. R. & N. Co. on Shoalwater bay, and to carry out mellow color that rivals the beauty of the horison or eclipses the senith. the proposed enterprise a cable three and one-hall miles in length will be 1 required to connect the point with the mainland, where connection will be' , . made with an overland wire to the latter place. The undertaking is a very Operations have, been commenced at the Clackamas salmon hatchery important one to the citiiens of both places and its consummation is eag- under the supervision of United States Fish Commissioner Hubbard. Owing erly looked forward to by both places. to the immense numbers of these fish taken from the Columbia river and its tributaries every year, the question of how to prevent their extinction has become a problem which has as yet defied solution. Numerous expedi- Work has commenced on preparing the site for the erection of a new ents have been resorted to, but each in its turn has proved utterly inade- PP" i" t Oregon City by the Willamette Pulp and Paper Company, quate to accomplish the purpose sought. It is readily seen that to stop flsh- The main building will be 100x02 feet in site, and will be used as the ma- ing operations entirely for a given period would result in only temporary ehlne room, while an additional room 76x45 feet will be occupied by a pulp success and would at the same time stop one of the greatest sources of rev engine. One large machine for making newspaper has been ordered, and enue of the northwest. The artificial propagation of the fish seems to come the rest of the machinery is on the way. The buildings are being erected the nearest to keeping op the supply of any means yet adopted, and it is witn view t doubling the number of machines when increase in business with the hope that it will prove equal to the emergency that the govern- will warrant. The enterprise will be pushed as rapidly aa men and means mentis maintaining this and other establishments of like nature. The high can do it. water of February destroyed a considerable portion of the apparatus used in the river at the Clackamas hatchery, and owing to delay in rebuilding racks, jhe state board of equalisation of Washington has completed its work etc., work could not begin as soon as was desirable. It is the expectation Md the report shows taiable property of the value of f200,000,000. In of the management, however, that they will be able to put 4,000,01)0 young mMng np impropriations the legislature estimated on a basis of $1,500,000, fish into the river is a result of the fall work. ind made g ievv of three mills, which, on the Increased valuation, will create a fund of (190,000, or $150,000 more than the requirements of the state for the year. It was a very agreeable surprise to the olllcers, and Work has been commenced on the large mill and concentrator for the ,how, the wonderful progress the state has been making. Bunker Hill and Sullivan mines, near Wardner, Idaho. The site is admira- bly adapted to the purpose, being within half a mile of the station on tbe Union Pacific railroad. The building will be 247 fett in length by 72 feet jhe Thomson-Houston Klectrlo Company has been awarded the con in width and 40 feet high, and the works will have a capacity of 40J tons (ract for (applying complete appliances for operating a line of electric rail per day. The tramway to be built is known as the Bleichert system, which way between the towns ol New Whatcom and Falrhaven, Washington, baa proved to be practicable where ordinary railways could not be built, xhe Bellingliam Bay Electric Street Railway Company is the owner ol the It will be 8,820 leet in length. The machinery at the mill will comprise in(j franchises, and has also secured an extension of the right of way everything requisite for the work to be accomplished, "and will all be ol the beyond Fairhaven toward the town of Lumml. most approved pattern. The power will be furnished by two turbine water wheels of a capacity of seventy-two horse-power each. This property is the greatest silver and lead producer in Idaho, and when the plant is com- The University of Seattle has been Incorporated for the purpose of pro- pleted Wardner can boast ol having the largest concentrating mill in Idaho. vdng g (chool lor teaching the higher branches ol learning. The Instltu- These improvements are being made by Portland capitalists who also own on will Impart instruction In sll college studies and make specialties of all the Bunker Hill and Sullivan mines. departments of literature, law, medicine, music and the various branches of abstract and applied sciences. On account ol the repeated dropping ol chunks of rock and dirt from the roof of the great tunnel on the Cascade division ol the Northern Pacific railroad, the officers decided to build an arch throughout its entire length. Work has been progressing on it lor about a year, and the cross timbers are now being put in between the uprights, which, when finished, will complete the work. During this time freight trains have not been permitted to pass through during the daytime, and but one pawenger train each way has used the tunnel, a the smoke from the locomotives made it impossible lor work to be carried on for some time after the passage of the train. Freight trains have been stopped at the ends of the tunnel to wait till operations were sus pended (or the day, when each would take its turn at going through. Great excitement prevails in the upper Skagit river district, Washing ton, over the recent discoveries ol rich silver ledges in that section. The Boston mine, which was recently purchased by a Montana syndicate lor $150,000, is one of the richest yet discovered. It is at an elevation of 7,000 leet, near the summit ol the Cascades, and about a mile and a half from the railroad survey In the Cascade pass. It possesses a six-foot vein of clean silver ore which assays ninety ounces of silver to the ton. Many rich Competent judges estimate that shipments of fruit from California dur ing the present season will amount to 200,000,000 pounds, which, at an average price of five cents per pound, will make the tidy sum of $10,000,000. Oregon and Washington farmers should ponder over this. The Seven Devils mining district, which has become known as the rich est deposit of copper In Idaho, la now in a fair way of having Its fame her alded abroad as a gold producer aa well, aa rich finds of that metal have been made within the last few weeks. The assessed valuation ol proporty In Silver Bow county, Montana, amounts to $10,500,000, of which amount (lie city of Butte is credited with $11,200,000. This is a gain In the county ol $5,000,000 over the assessment of 1880. A miner working a claim on Swauk creek, in Kittitas county, Washing ton, recently found five nuggets of gold, which aggregated $550 in value.