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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 8, 1890)
204 WEST SHORE. to have the various commonwealths appropriately represented, but there is danger in delay, and it should be the first duty of the managers to speak in time with relation to so important a subject.-Cifcajo Herald. A stock compiny has been organized at Corvallii, Oregon, to engage In the culture, drying and shipment of prunes. A tract of 156 acrea will be eet out In Italian prunes this fall. This enterprise ia certain to succeed. A new 100-barrel flouring mill will be put In operation at Independence, Oregon, sometime during this month. This institution will be of great ben efit to the town, and also to the country in general. The mill will be pro vided with storage capacity for 10,000 bushels of grain. The assessor of Yamhill county reports property to the value of (3,912, 004, as compared with (3,961,002 for the year 1889. The gross value of property for 1890 Is reported as (0,160,009, which shows reduction of (2, 203,045 on account of indebtedness and exemption. It is doubtful whether the citizens of Yamhill would care to have strangers take these figures with any degree of earnestness, as they show Indebtedness amounting to almost one-half the value of the county's entire wealth. During the coming winter the legislatures of no less than thirty-two states will assemble In November, and others In December, but most of them will not sit until January. In the case of many of them the coming session will be the only opportunity that they will have to pass upon the subject of appropriating money for a state exhibit at the Columbian expo sition in Chicago In 181)2-3. What are the World's Fair managers doing toward the proper presentation of the claims of the international exposition upon them. The importance of prompt action can not be overestimated. Every legislature should be visited and addressed by representatives of the fair and an earnest effort should be made in all cases to secure a generous appropriation. There Is every reason to believe that the people of all the states are well disposed toward the World's Fair and that they are anxious The usual reports of practical failure to secure enough gold on the Yu kon to compensate for the labor and hardships of getttng it are beginning to come in The highest success reported is but (12 per day, or about (1,000 for the season, not much more than enough to pay expenses, while the majority of the miners were not half so fortunate. The first party from the Yukon reached Juneau, Alaska, early in October, after a journey of sixty five days. One of them stated to the Free Prat that about 200 miners win tered along the Yukon last winter, most of whom he thinks will come out this fall. A large number of them have been there from two to three years. He anticipates that there will not be a scarcity of provisions there this winter for those that remain in, as was reported here, as the company's boat was expected to arrive there from St. Michael's at any time when he left. Reports on what the miners have done the past season are not the most encouraging, although the men on Forty Mile creek have taken out various sums, from a winter's grub stake up to fair wages. The low dig gings paid the best, and the high or bank diggings have yielded but small returns. Work was closed down on Forty Mile August 15. Last winter, owing to the wreck of the company's steamer, about 150 miners fonnd it necessary to go down the river to winter, starting on their return trip again the 28th of May, the Ice having broken on that date. Daring this season the miners were well scattered, prospecting up and down the river, and on many of its tributaries, but no reports of any Btrikes had been heard of. Pelly river was also well prospected during the past two seasons, but noth ing big found, although there are a number of bars there that would pay if they were worked properly. Two men worked on Lewis river this season, and took out from (4 to (12 dollars per day. Most of the parties coming out this fall will come out this way, and miners may be looked for from now on until snow closes up the pass on the range. HOW SMART ARE YOU ? If you are pretty bright you will stand a good chance of winning a prize in the West Shore Word Contest. The five persons sending in the largest lists of words made from the phrase " Illustrated West Shore," will receive the following prizes in tho order of the length of their lists, the longest list taking the first prize. LIST OF PRIZES. Fimst Prize A scholarship in the Portland Business College, or the Salem Business College, the leading business educational institutions In the Pacific northwest, good for either the business or short hand courses, and available at any time during the year 1891. Value, (60.00. Second Prize Superb freehand crayon portrait, size 25x30, executed by the well-known portrait artist, Mr. E. W. Moore, at bis studio in Portland. The winner of this prize can have his own portrait made, or that of any relative or friend. Value, (50.00. Tiiihu Prize An elegant oil painting of Safrano Roses, executed by the celebrated floral artist, Mrs. J. T. llayne. This is a most beautiful picture and Is valued at her studio in Portland, at (40.00. Fourth Prize Full set of Chambers Encyclopedia, with Die American ad ditions, bound In sheep and consisting of eight quarto volumes, of about 800 pages each, illustrated with wood engravings and colored maps. This is the most practical and valuable encyclopedia for constant use yet published. This is a new set, procured from J. K. GUI & Co., book sellers, Portland. Value, (30.00. Fifth Prize A copy of the new edition of Webster's International Diction ary. This is the only authorized edition of Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, and has just been revised and enlarged, making It the only complete and standard work in one volume. It is indexed and bound in sheep. This work is sold by J. K. QUI & Co., Portland. Value, (10.50. RULES GOVERNING THE CONTEST. No one will be permitted to compete whose name Is not on our subscrip tion list for at least three months of 1891. All wonts beginning with the same letter must be grouped together, and the group, arranged on the list In the alphabetical order of the initial letter of each group, the total number of words in each group being noted at the bottom of the group. Only words tint can be spelled by using the letters contained in the phrase " Illustrated West Shore " will be counted, and no letter can be used In the same word more times than It occurs In the phrase. This per mit the use of a three times, three times, t three times, r twice, 1 twice, and all the other, only once each In any one word. ftoper names will not be allowed. Only English words, or fully anglicized foreign words, such as appear In full fared type in Die dictionary, will be counted. Tills Includes all com pound words given separate paragraphs and definitions, but excludes all word printed In Italics. rwo words spelled alike, though having different meanings, will be counted as one word. All forms of the verb will be allowed. Prefixes and suffixes will not count as separata words. The latest edition of Webster's dictionary will be the authority for set tling all questions. If two lists contain the same number of words, preference wiU be given to the list first received at this ollice. The contest closes January 31, 1891, and all lists must be in this office on that day, and the name of the contestant be entered on our Ust for at least three months of the year 1891 to entitle them to enter the competition. The result of the conteawlll be published Immediately in West Shore and the prize held subject to the orders of the winners.