, 1862-05-10
Town Lots.

~ON~
There having lately been some dispute in
relation to certain unimproved town lots,
in this city, held un;er the donation, or
town site law, c publish the following fol
the benefit of whom it may concern:
BY recording lot in the office OF the
Town Recorder, the person so recording
can hold the let six months without i'm
proving but unless he shall have built or
made some other substantial improvement,
such as enclosing, by the expiration of six
months, the record expires and the lot is
subject to be taken up and recorded by any
other person. The person recording can,
however, renew his record by paying the
same as for the original record-$5. No
person is allowed to record more than two
lots. BY building upon; or otherwise per
manently improving lot, the person SO
building or improving can hold the same
without recording.
Prior to the organization of the city
government, the County Commissioners
made application for the presumption and
entry of the town lands, and will probably
soon get title, when the proper titles will
be made to all those who have recorded or
improved their lots, or to their grantees or
assignees, without further cost, except it
may be the expenses of such conveyancirg.
CoMMIssIoNER's CoURT-The Commis-
sioners S court has been in session in this
city during the week. Among the mat
ters of business transacted by it we no.
tice the following
Petitions granted for three county roads
all leading from this city-one to Wallula,
one to the county line in the direction Of
Lewiston and one south to the summit of
the Blue mountains.
In response to a letter received from
Lieut.. Mullan, suggesting that so much of
the military agon road as lies within this
county be made county road, two super
visors we're appointed for said road.
w. w. Johnson was appointed county
Surveyor, rice A. j. Noyes, nonresident.
John McComb was appointed and in
siructed to notify all persons living within
two miles of the city. having dead cattle
on their premises to bury the same within
eight days; also, instructed to bury all
dead cattle found on the public lands with
in said limits.
The Commissioners will meet again on
Monday.
COLD DUsT.-Our patrons, IN sending US
gold dust on subscription, or other~ise, con-
tanning cue half or two-thirds sard, will
confer an especial favor by making proper
allowance for the weight of the sand. We
can't make those who Guy the dust of us
believe that the sand is as valuable as the
gold nor do we believe it, either. Besides,
in disposing of the dust, we are compelled
to see it ''blowed and " magnetized - un-
til it is properly cleaned and the result is
that that which we receive for five dollars
sometimes dwindles down to two and half
HIGH WATER.-We learn from persons
just up from the lower country that the Des-
chuttes, John Days and Umatilla rivers
are al. impossible, on account of extreme
high water, caused by the melting of the
snow in the mountains Large numbers of
people, en- route for the mines, are encamped
at these streams, waiting for an opportunity
to cross.
BRIDGEs.-We learn that the work on
the Touchet bridges has been entirely sus-
pended during the week, on account of the
high waters.
LATE PAPERs-Wells Fargo & Co, E. E.
Kelly, and S. ]. Mccormick have our -cknowl-
edrements for late paperG