The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-11-02
ADVERTISEMENTS
STATE OF OREGON.
STATE orEIcERs.


! Salem salary,.....-"..".".." Fees
| a SENATORS.
Geo H. Williams, term expires March 3, 1871.
II. w. Corbett, term expires March 3, 1873.
| REPRESENTATIVE.
Rufus Mallory, term expires March 3, 1871.
STATE JUDICIARY.
First Distriet-P. +. Prim. Ass Justice Of tho su-
! preme Court nnd er-o0icio Judge Of the 1st Ju.
dicial District; residence, Jacksonville.
Second District--~----- ASS. Justice |
Supreme Court and es-eOTeto Judge Of I'd Judi
cial District.
Third Dstrict--R. P. Boise, Ass. Justice Supreme
| Court and er-o6icio Judge Of 3rd Judicial Dis
triet residence, Salem.
Fourth Distriet--E. d. shattuck, Chief Justice
Supreme Court aud ee-c0ieio Judge Of the 4th
Judicial District; residence, Portland.
Fifth Distriet-J. q. Wilson, Ass. Justice Supreme
Court aud ee.oGlcio Judge Of the 9th Judicial
District residence, Dallca.
The salary Of The several Judges lie $1,000 per
nBnum.
FEDERAL OFFICERS.
u. 3. District Judge, n. p Dcady, Portland.
u. s. Marshal, Al. Zieber, Portland.
Clerk Of the U. s. Courts, Ralph Wilcox, Portland
Collector at Port Of Astoria, --~-----, Astoria
Surveyor General, Elisha Appiegate Eugene City.
Register at Land Office, Joha Kelly, Rosebsrg.
Receiver a. X. Flint,
Register . Oven Wade. Oregon City.
sup't Indian Affairs, J. w. r. Huntington, Salem.
Chief cl Il in Ind. Dept, G. s. Woodworth, .
Assessor q. s. Inte.. Rev, Thos Frazar Portland.
Collector b. CfawfJrd, :"
Deputy U. s. Assessor, Wm. Groems,
Deputy u. y. Collector, Ed. Baekcnsto, i"
LOCATION, BOUNDARY, &c.
Area, 1928 square miles. Acres, co ,95s, ,720.
Population. 10000. Capital, Salem.
Oregon il the most 1estern portion Of the Uni
ted States: wis organized n Territory on the
I'd Of May, 1sf5. aud wasadmitted into the CniJn
On the 18th of February, 1853. II is bounded on
tbs north by Washington Territory, from which IL
IL separated BY the Columbia river and tie 18th
lparaitei Of north latitude east, by line frota the
n6utll of the Oayhee river, due south to the par
aleI Of 4z' north south along said parallel. to
the Pacific and on The West By the Pacific ocean.
IL lies between 42e and 4gs2W north latitude, amd
between io9o5g and i2fo3w west longitude.
The eDuntfY IL principally mountainous. Some
narrow STRIPS Of country lying around the eeast
between tie mountains aud the sea nre very rich
aud productive but The difficulty Of eommunses-
ton has hitherto retarded their Kettiement.
The Willamette Valley. lying distant about forty
miles from the aud parallel with the coast
sepagatci from Il BY the coast range CT mountains
lis $50 miies 10 length. and fron 40 to GO miles
IN width. The land j. principally prairie, Of fine
soil. we'll iinbsred, aud waiere1 by mountain
streams whieb empty near the centre of the Val
leg into the Willamette river. which Is navigatcd
~ steamboats, ts eEAtre length during one-halt OF
the year.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
The lands In the Wsllamests Valley are very
productive. Wheat. oats, barley. vegetables. etc,
yied largely. Il Il believed u he the finest wheat
growing region IL the United States.
Land is worth frota 50 70 SIJ per acre. depend
Ing on The character Of The soil and the amount Of
Improvement.
fruits oE every variety are produced in large
quantities sud ia great perfection. Owng 10 the
lc9ol temperature, and grapes do not do 70
13lls though they aTo cultivated to u limited cx-
ltegi.
! Wages for farm iab0rers range from SIS TO SO
per month ia this paSt of the country.
spath % the Willanettc. toward California. are
the Umpqaa aud Rogue rivcr valleys. They are
more limited than the Willamette. but have the
Fame gsnsFaI characteristics. The climate Is more
mild, and tobacco grows to perfection. The wild
grass is very hne, apd t.e number ofeatte, horses
aud sheep RAISED is very large.
COUNTIES.
Oregon Il divided into twenty-five counties. viz /:
Baker. Beatpn, ClAckamas, Clatsap Coos Curry,
Douglas, Grant, Jackson, Josephine, Linn. Lanc,
Marion. Auitnosaah. poik, Tilamoek. Union. Una
tilia, Wasco, Washington. Yamhill and Columbia.
LiNS COUNTY.
Linn county Is situate north or Lane, ard con-
taias population og 7.709. being an increase Of
p5T siucs 1860. Ia 1859 the population of this
Iceuniy only a9i. Linn county contains an
area Of s77 square miles, or J5I ZOO acres. Num-
her of males in the county 4.235; females, 3.474
VoieFs' 2,2jo. Acres Of land under cultivation
9,i05. Value Of AsSessabie property So $40 0Gn
During 1865 4 splendid brick ccnri house was
Iereeiad ai Albany. the county seat, at cost Of
IS3lso0 Also, the present year erected
laFge, beautiful and commndious educational strue-
tnre. called the Albany Collegiate Institute
The postoalces IN this county are Albony, Peo-
ria. Lebanon, Solo, Brownsville, Pine and Harris
ibgFg.
couSrY 0FFicgEs.-Judge. L. r. Goary Com
missioners. Paul Clover and Jason Wheeler; Sher-
is, Harvey Smith; Clerk, A. ". s;annard Asses
sor George Huston; Treasurer. Joseph Nixon !;
School Superintendent. G. A. Ferguson Surveyor,
II. ]. c. Agerill; Coroner, Wm Lister
TERMS OF CIRCUIT COURT N OREGON
First Judicial District--In the county Of jose
phinc on the second Monday in April and the
fourth Monday in October. In the county of Jack
son, ON the second Monday in February, June and
November.
Second Judicial District-In the county Of Doug
las, the second Monday in May and November.
In the county Of Curry, on the first Monday in
juno. Ia the county Of Coos, on the fourth Mon
day in May. In the county Of Lane, on the third
Monday in April and on the fourth Monday in
October. In the county Of Benton, on the second
Monday in April and November
Third Judicial District--In the county of Linn
on the fourth Monday in March and October. In
the county of Marion, on the second Monday in
March and fourth Monday in June and November.
In tho county of Polk, on the fourth Monday in
April and third Monday in November. In the
county of YamhilI, on the second Monday in April
aud November.
Fourth Judicial District-In tho county Of
Clackamas. on the third Monday in March aud
fourth Monday in October. In the county of Multi
nolnah, on the second Monday in February, June
and November. In the county of Columbia, on
tue third Tuesday in April In the county of
Clatsop, on the fourth Tuesday in April and first
Tuesday in October. Iu the county of Washing
ton, on the third Monday of May and October.
Fifth Judicial District--In the county of Wasco
on the third Monday in April, fourth Monday in
june, and second Monday in December. In the
Icounty Of Umatilla, on the second Monday in May
and the third Monday in November. In the coun-
ty Of Union, the third Monday in May and
second Monday in November. In the county of
Baker, on the fourth Monday in May and first
Monday in November. In the county of Grant,
on the second Monday in june and third Monday
lin October.