The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-12-14
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STATE or OREGON.
STATE OFFICERS.

tate Priuter-W. A. Mcpherson; residence
Salem salary, y,..""". ."...". .............. Fees
SENATORS.
leo II. Williams, term expires March 2, 1871
H. w. C0rbett, term expires March 3, 1873.
RgPREsENTATIvE.
Rufus Mallory, term expires March 3, 1871.
STATE JUDICIARY.
'irst District-P. p. Prim Ass. Justice of the su
prefne Court and er-o0feio Judge Of the Ist Ju.
dicial District; residence, Jacksonville.
| second Dstrct-----~-- Ass. Justice
Supreme Court and ee-e0ieio Judge of "a Judi
| cal District.
| Court and e1-oDici0 Judge Of Ord judicial Dis
trict residence, Salem.
| Fourth Distret-E. ID. sbattuck, Chief Justice
| Supreme Court AID ee-oDieio Judge Of the 4th
Judicial District; residence. Portland.
Finh District. Ct. Wilson, Ass. Justice Supreme
| Court aud er o0icio Judge of the 5th Judicial
District residence, DalIcs.
The salary Of the several Judges is $1,000 per
lnnum.
PEDERAL OFFICERS.
q. s. District Judge. ". P. Deady, Portland.
| &. $. Marshal. Al Zieber, Portland.
CLERK Of the u. s. Courts, Ralph wilcox, Portland.
Collector NJ Port of Astoria, ---, Astoria.
Surveyor General. Elisha Appegatc, Eugene City.
Regiser at Land Office, Joha Kelly, Roseburg.
| Receiver " A. X. Flint,
Register =" Owen Wade. Oregon City.
sup't Indian Affairs, J. W. p. Huntington, Salem.
Chef Ci in Ind. Dept, G. s. Woodwortb, Z"
Assessor Z. s. Inter. Rev Tbos. Frazar Portland.
lC0llect0r N. CrawfJrd,
Deputy Y. s. Assessor, Wm. Grooms, Z"
Deputy q. s. Collector, Ed. Backensto,
LOCATION, BOUNDARY, &c.
| Area, 94,24s square miles. Acres, 60,95s, ,720.
/ Population. 20 900. Capital, Salem.
/ Oregon u the most western portion Of the Uni
/ ted States; organized as "A Territory on the
I'd of May, 1873. and admitted into the Unipn
On the 18th Of February, 1859. II Is bounded on
the north by Washington Territory, from which il
| 10 separated by the Columbia river and the 10th
parallel Of north latitude; east, by line from the
mouth of the Owyhee river, due south 10 The par
allc Of 40 north south along satd parallel. to
the Pacific and on the west by the Pacific ocean.
II LEE between 42o and 46e20' north iatitude and
between iDg03O' and I2f'3D' west longitude.
| The country Il principally mountainous. Some
narrow str ps Of country lying around the coast
between the mountains and the sea are very rich
aud productive. but the difficulty Of communica-
ton has hitherto retarded their settlement.
The Willamette Valley. lying distant about forty
miles from the Uceau aud parallel with the cnast-
separated from il by the coast range cf mountains
l-isis0 miles ia length. and from 30 To 60 miles
| in width. The land il principally prairie OF fine
soil well fifabsred. and watered by mountain
streams. which empty near the centre Of the Val
ley into the Willamette river. which Is navigated
by steamboats, rs entire length during onehalI Of
the year.
AGRICULTURAL PROJECTS.
The lands in the Willamette Valley are very
lproduetivs. Whsai, oats, barley. vegetables. etc.
Eyeld largely. II s believed IL he the inest wheat
growing region in the Uuitsd States.
] Land Is worth from s. - SIS per acre. depend
Ing the character Of ibe coil aud the amount u
Improvement.
Fruits Of every variety are produced in large
Quantities aud IN great perfection. 0wiag to the
Iefol temperature. corn and grapes do nat do %
v IL, though they cultivated 10 q Iinited ex-
tent.
Wages for farm lAborers range frnm s2j to SO
per month in tbs part of the country
ssutA Of tbs Willamette. toward California. ar
the Umpqaa and Rague river valleys. They are
more iifnitsd than tire W Wiilaanettc. bat have ths
same neral eharacEc The climate s nanry
mild. and iohAeco grows To- perfection. The Wild
grass is veFy fine. and the number or cattle horse.
ani shscp raised IS very large
COUNTIES.
Oregon IL divided lnts twenty-five csunfies. zig
Baker, Bentan, Clackamas Clatsnp. Coos Curry
Douglas. Grant Jackson. Josephine, Linn. Lane
Marion. MB.tnofnah. Polk. Tiilauook. Uuion, Una
ltills, Waco, washa stun. Yamhiil and Columbia
LINN COUNTY.
Linn county Is situate north of Lane, aud eon-
tains population Of 7.709. being an increase oi
937 since 1866. In 1850 the population of thi.
Icsanty vac only 99f Lam county contains AZ
area Of ST square miles, OF SCI zoe acres. NUN.
her Of males IN The county, 4.235; Emales, 3475
Voters 2.250. Acres Of land under cultivation
1906. Value Of assessabe property, s., SOC, 900
During 1865 n splendid brick ceurt house "a.
erected at Albany. the coHnty seat, at q cost o.
S3f ZOO. Also, the present year erected
large, beautiful and commodieus educatitnal strue
tnre. called the ALBANY Collegiate Institute"
The postofices in this county are Albony. Peo-
rim, Lebanon, Sc.o, brownsville, Pine and Harris
burg.
Couxrr oFVrcgRs.-Judge. r. r. Geary Com
missioners. Paul Clover and Jason Wheeler; Sher
Iid Harvey Smith; Clerk, A. w. Siannard Asses
sor. George Huston; Treasurer. Joseph Nixon
School Superintendent, c. A. Ferguson Suryeyos
H. j. c. AYerill; Coroner, VIM. Lister.
TERMS or CIRCUIT coERF IN OREGON.
First Judicial District-In ths county Of Jose
phine. on the second Monday ia April and tn,
fourth Monday in October. la the county of Jack
son, ON the second Monday in February, June an,
November.
Second Judicial District--Tn the county of Doug
las, ON the second Monday in May and November
In the county of Curry, the FIRST Monday il
June. Ia the county of Coos, on the fourth Mon
day in May. In the county of Lane, the thirC
Monday in April and Oh the foarth Monday il
lOctOber. IN kue county OF Dehtonr on Nhc SeSont
Monday in April and November.
n Third Judicial District--In the county Of LinI
: on the fourth Monday in March and October. Il
the county of Marion, on the second Monday il
March and fourth Monday in june and November
In the county of Polk, on the fourth Monday il
April and third Monday in November. In th
county of Yamhill, on the second Monday IN Apri
and November.
Fourth Judicial District-In the county o
Clackamas. on the third Monday in March AM
fourth Monday in October. In the county of Multi
nomah, on the second Monday in February, Jun
and November. In the county of Columbia, o.
the third Tuesday in April. In the county o
Clatsop, on the fourth Tuesday in April and FRS
Tuesday in October. In the county of Washing
, ton, on the third Monday of May and 0ctober
Fifth judicial District--In the county of Vase
on the third Monday in April, fourth Monday i
!, June, and second Monday in December In tn
county of Umatla, on the second Monday in Ma
aud the third Monday in November. In the cour
ty of Union, on the third Monday in May an
second Monday in November. In the county
: Baker on the fourth Monday in May and frs
Monday in November. In the county of Gram
on the second Monday in June and third Monda
in October