WEST SHORE.
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Should no unforseen circumstance prevent, the Seattle, Lake Shore &
Eastern railroad will reach Sedro, In Skagit county on the fifteenth of this
month, when through trains will be put on connecting Seattle, Sedro and
Anacortes. An effort is also being made to arrange for through coaches to
run between Portland and the two latter named places. The road was to
have been completed to Sedro a month ago, but a combination of circum
stances prevented.
According to the statement of W. F. Watson, assistant engineer of the
Great Northern, the location of the line of that road from Portland to Puget
sound is nearly completed and the work of securing the right of way far ad
vanced. The bridge across the Columbia will be much shorter than that of
the Union Pacific, as it will be only 2,800 feet, against over 5,000 leet for the
Union Pacific bridge. The depth of water is about fifty feet, but Mr. Watson
says the engineers found a better foundation for the piers than the Union
has. It will cost about (800,000. The location has been practically decided
on, but will not yet be made public.
The people of British Columbia are preparing to utilize the great fishing
resources of the waters adjacent to that province. A short time ago a deep
sea fishing company was organised In Vancouver, and now another has been
formed in New Westminster. They will establish stations on Queen Char
lotte islands and at other points in northern waters, and will employ steam
ers to transport the catch to market. This industry is destined to develop
to enormous proportions in a few years, for the fisheries are far more exten
sive than those of the Atlantic, while the dangers from storms and cold
weather are but a tithe of those to which the fishermen of the Atlantic are
exposed.
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BORTHWICK, BATTY A CO.,
I WuhinstoD St. Portland, Or.
INVESTMENT AGENTS AND DEAL
KH8 IN REAL ROTATE.
A(nti for Wood lawn, Hlthlud
Park and Portsmouth Villa.
Send for oar Inrcotnimt Contract, ridd
ing tea par out. nil. Mention Wttt Skon.
BISHOP SCOTT ACADEMY,
POBTLAND, OKKOON,
A Boarding and Day School for Bo 71
and Young Hon.
Thoronf hlr qnlppad for good work la
tror depnrtmtat. Bond for nnr flS-paia
Mtolofiu. J. W. Hill, H.D. Prm.
Hi. Bit. B. Wtmi Mosul. Btotor.
City of Ellensburgh,
WASHINGTON.
Ellwibarth, ooanty tt of Kittltu Go,
b t town thftt tasiM it frowth ioo four
iwn tgo. Population VOUU, half of whom
Otvm th part jmt, lti rwoareat v first,
Mriealtur!: teoond, tnok, tbft tributary
renew now IWdinf 160,000 but Hinml
wall dsmloped ir gold, hJtot, ooppar.
lima, Qiarblt, bat tht frettMt li iron, ail
kinda, or aatajrinf 40 U W par oaot. &iU
titw ooanty it th fooffrmphioai otnttr of
Wathuftoa. ThaaUr U thaoantarof the
oonnti, In town tba oantr of tha Ttilay,
Abundant raaoaroat to support ft vary larga
town. Tba oniTareal haliaf ia that tha pop
ulation will aqua) 15,000 in a faw rara.
Property baa doubled in ralna annually,
and innatinaata mada now will brin four,
fold laturna. lMWSi
PORTLAND t W1L VALLEY Ry.
T1MB TARLK-AVGhKO. '
PORTLAND.
luiva DtrAiT
ISMs.atIUp.nl. tllu It0p.ni.
so a it to " t "
1040 " t 4 80 " t"U) " "
Utt fsiri " iiaip.m. ill -bit
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Throutn Mail Ortfaniu B. B. pntntn.
Oabarbu Train- t Oiwugo ; f Hirwnidn,
thumb) nif lit lont II Sj tor Oilman.
Itnm oonnoot with all trains for ball
wood and lltlwtukM.
Kiooraion paniM for "print Brook or
CampWMhinttuaat ndnoM nim.
B-KOtlllJiK, K. A. BOA HUMAN,
Knuw. A.U.P.A.
ENCOURAGING.
Prisoner Its pretty tough to get
put up for life.
His Lawyib Cheer up, old man.
Life Is uncertain. You may die at
any time. Life.
BRICKS WITHOUT STRAW.
Mrs. Nouvkau-Maris What's
the trouble now, Mary?
Mary Sure an' there's trouble
enough, Mem. Here we do be with
company for tay, an' nary a bit o'
bread in the house.
Mrs. Nouveau-Marie Oh, well,
never mind. Make some toast.
Puck.
EDWARD DEKUM & CO.,
BOOKSELLERS & STATIONERS,
49 and SI Washington Straot, PORTLAND, OR,
Cerman and French Publications always In Stock.
Y uu outfit.. sua I I
I WltS ftHlmM. I 1
I ELECTRIC GOODS S
l' 0rton,Hillawy, if
MfWSt ronlud.
"P m MmMMMa, Awj (nint in men
l F ..1 Or. WPrinlin.d..
r-Tfcnnrtfl' ir w putmont ounplM.
Mail Order Department teai
Oar Mill Onto Dopartnuni to fnlljr ormnlmd and nndor euofi
froi dim in nDDllontlon. Htmdl
a o.i),
pratt. WniradiraotlnportMof
FINI MILLINERY, DRY
Clothint , Otntt' Panlihlnf Ooodt, Bats
Piurwou.
0 P CLODOH
JAT P GRAVES
CLOUGH & GRAVES
A great deal of excitement has been occasioned over the recent discov
eries of valuable mineral deposits in the region of Lake Chelan, Washing
ton. In commenting on the subject a correspondent of the Spokant FalU
Renew says that next spring will in all probability witness a great Influx of
people to that section, and also draws the attention of Spokane's merchants
to the fact that a rich trade is in prospect if proper steps are taken to secure
it. To one acquainted with the spirit of the business men who have made
Spokane Falls what it is this admonition seems scarcely necessary.
Portland and California parties are making efforts to get the privilege of
supplying the city of Roseburg with electric lights. The parties controlling
the abundant water power of that place are reported as beinj opposed to
the move, and refuse to allow a power station to be erected to utilise the
water for generating electricity. It Is probable the projectors of the enter
prise will locate their works at the town of Winchester, a short distance
from Roseburg, where a large dam has recently been constructed across
the Umpqua river, and wires run from there to the city.
A citisen of Union, Oregon, has Invented railway which he claims
can be constructed, equipped and operated at less than one-halt the present
system. It removes all likelihood of accidents resulting from derailment
of trains, and no fences, cattle-guards or road-crossings are necessary. It
removes all liability of killing stock, of sand and snow blockades, and Is the
only system which renders it practicable to use electricity so as to utilise
the force expended in descending one grade to assist In climbing another,
A company has been incorporated with a capital stock of (000,000, tor the
purpose of building and equipping railroads on the plans of the Inventor of
the new system.
A GIVE AWAY.
Mrs. Piilunkey I've got love
ly new maid just from Paris.
Mrs.Munkiy (sharply)-I thought
so. Your husband told mine last
night that he had begun taking
French lessons from a private teach
er 1 Tt xat Siflingi.
HE WISHED IT HAD MORE.
Tanoi.i I hear that your next
door neighbors have a very good or
gan. Do you know how many stops
It has?
Bronbon Only about three a day,
and those are not very long ones.
Light.
ALISKY'S,
Thi Landing udOmlj Pint CUM Bm
animal, loo Omasa and Ojltor
lalooa In ths Oltr.
1U Pint 8U, Portland. BiU A BuurDM,
PunU Booms, ildar. Propi.
Mechanics Store
Pint, to Tailor HU. Portland.
euofnl tnMrrtiloa,
plm
or on noMpt of nmlltanM of
at u-
AND FANCY COODS, ETC
and Cap, Boots and boom, QrooorUt and
REAL ESTATE INVESTORS.
CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED,
I 8POKANK FALLS, WAMHINQTON.
H, JOHNSON,
' Stock Brotar, WM-aU AvtoJur
ondfooWr,
And dwlnr la aU kinds of Pmh and Oand
ata, Baoon,Hinu and Lard. Bpnolal
atttntloa fine to nppUrUii hips.
Pint It Mar Ash, PORTLAND, OR.
wmiw, naif innaoa.,v
HIWNMllt fM4aiMMlttf.ia
Z. T. VVRICHT,
foot of Morrbon Bk, PoBTLAID, Oaaooa.
advance Threshers
AND RNOINRS,
farm, Ohuroh and School Btllt,
Innplraton, Injocinn and Pom) Pump,
fral Oil Kn.lDM, Trmharn Pumi, Krtbl
Knfinni, bollora and Huwa Uwanton,
Laundry Machinery, Minns Machinery.
CHEMICAL PIRI RNOINRS,
RluVnnilh Poraw and DrilU. Rvt AiU
Qnmm and Cumpuand In tnt world, Pow
U s Una Uowb and Iron Pipa,
IRND POR OATALOOUB.
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