The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-11-14
STATE NEWS.

bar, discharged soldier from Camp liar.
ney, troubled with this disease, was ar.
rested in the upper room Of tho Gay
Hospital last Sunday afternoon after q
desperate encounter, by Marshal Ruffner
and his Deputy, g: Green, and taken to
the City Prison. During the worse dc.
Iliriums he bruised his head very bad by
beating it against tho walls of the jail
lIe was removed to tho County Jail on
Tuesday, and is fast gaining GONZALES.
ccnce. He is young man possessed OF
u good education, and had S400 when he
arrived in the city month since, but of
lprcsent is pennylcss.
FROM OcHoco VALLEY.-Wo have
dates from this section of our country 10
the Both ultimo, by the arrival Of Mcssrs.
II. i. Smith, G. II. Judy, Il. Hamlin,
VIM. Pickett and others, who came from
this somewhat distant locality to the East
ern settlements for the sole purpose Of
exercising the franchise at the Presiden.
tial election.
Ten families are now located in the val.
ley above what is known as the Lower
Canon, eight Of whom arc from Linn
county, and two from Corvallis.
About scvcnty-fve other claims have
been selected for settlement in different
directions Of the vicinity, and as soon as
the season will admit next spring of travel
across the Cascades, they will be occupied
by families from the willamette. Prep.
aratioDs Tor building on the different
claims were in progress; and this winter
it is expected that forty or fifty dwellings
OF primitive order will be erected.
Several focks Of sheep are now in tho
Valley, brought by settlers, and also herds
of cattle, it being the impression that
they can be wintercd there without any
further attention than occasional over.
sight.
It is believed that the conntry is we'll
adapted for the culture of fall grain in
preference TO spring crops, but the late
ness OF the season has prevented the im-
migrants from breaking ground. Next
spring there will be great activity there
in agricultural experiments.
During this season about seven acres
were cultivated in single field above the
canon, composed Of n miscellaneous crop.
Barley aud oats yielded extraordinarily
well, as also the harder vegetables, such
as onions, turnips, cabbagcs, etc. Corn
and vines were destroyed by the frosts OF
July aud August, aud it is conceded that
the climate is TOO cold during summer
nights for any other tLan the more hardy
vegetables
During summer the days we're quite
warm for most of daytime, but the nights
were invariably cold. In September
there was frost and ice almost every
night, but in October the average tenn
perature was warmer, and for 4 portion
of the month there was no frost.
There was great anxiety TO have q
saw mill established there, as there is q
great demand for lumber in building pur-
poses. Sawed lumber is desired also for
fencing, as the dry character of the eli
mate causes the timber to be rather too
tough for profitable splitting.
The inhabitants held meeting for the
purpose 6f pctitioniug the Commission.
crs Court Of Wasco TO establish q pre-
cinct there, and have requested the ap-
pointment Of G. II. judy as Justice oi
the Peace, and Wm. 8. Clarke as consta.
bic. THERE'S said to be some litigation
awaiting legal organization in that quar-
ter.
During the fall, immigration to thai
section was greatly impeded by the al
most impossible condition of the toll-road
up the Santiam, although the charge was
81 per wagon and single span.
| Very general conhagration has visited
the mountain region through which the
road passes, and has burned out the tim
Der from very important parts of the
slight gradings; it is thought the rains
of this winter will close the road as a
wagon route until large amount of labor
is expended upon it.
A petition for county road up Crook.
ed river and Ochoco valleys has also been
prepared and sent to the proper authori'
ties Of the county.
MAN SHoT.-On last Friday night q
man was shot by two rufians in the su.
burbs of Portland for the sum of S14.-
His name was Charles Luck, and it is
thought tho wound will not prove fatal
I ACCIDENT AT WEsTPoRT.-A man by
the name of w. II. Holland met with q
severe accident, at Westport, day before
yesterday. He was chopping down tree
in the woods when limb fell on him
driving his shoulder down aud crushing
in his side. He was brought to this city
last night on the steamer Ranger, and
will receive proper medical treatment
Herald.