Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1870-06-11
STATE ITEMS.

mercial Hotel" was laid with ceremony
at Salem on Saturday. a
DIR. j. III. McGord has been bound
t.overin the Asumfof $500, on a charge
of rape upon Mrs. A. NJ. Crawford, in
Linn county <.S:.i 5 go q
Mr.. r.. Dinsmore, of Umatilla, writes
us as follows, May 3lst:f On ranch
about nine miles from Umatilfa, on
Umatilla river, one sheep was sheared
whose fleece weighed 161 pounds; the
wool was Of one years growth only.
1t belongs to Burton Il job. | have
| this from Mr.. Burton himself.
A nugget of gold, valued at s3,966
64, was taken out OF claim at Gin
letville, Baker county, owned by DR.
S. A. Caldwell on the both. It Is
very nearly solid gold, containing only
small fragment of qnartz, and worth
SIC per OF. The. claim has always
been looked upon as the best in Baker
county, and has yielded 40 unusual
number Of large nuggets, varying in
value from $50 to $500. On the same
day nugget that was valued at Sl12
was picked up in, the claim of Moore
& Co, at Jack Knife, the gulch next
! to Gimlet. ssF gs hstoY aHessitsa
From the Forest Grove Monthly We
take the following proceedings which
were had at the Commencemen Exer
cises at the Pacific University, at For
est Grove: On Wednesday. the grad
uating College class, consisting of
Messrs Frank L. 5Stott and A. A.
Lindsley, delivered their orations and
received the degree of A.. B., and the
class Of young ladies who graduated
from the ladies course, consisting OF
Miss G.. Brown, Miss p. l. Clarke, and
Miss g. A. Neal. read their essays aud
received the degree of NJ. S.
The honorary degree Of 4 NJ. was
conferred upon Rev. Thos. Condor, oi
the Dalles, Rev. F. s knight, of Sa-
lem, aud w. Lair Hill, Esq, Of Port
land. The degree of d. d. was con,
ferred on Rev. Il. z. Anderson, of Port
land.
The Gazette remarks on the many
improvements in the way Of building
at Corvallis this summer
A peculiar geological specimen. from
Yaquina Bay, said to be gold bearing
quartz, has been received at the Gu
zete Office. A ledge two feet thick il
said TO have been discovered.
The Gazette advises the property
holders or Corvallis to organize FIR,
company and get an engine. Good ad
vice.
The Democrat says that Messrs
Beach & Monteitl:, of Albany, have
men at work dig:siug d mill race 'fol
} the purpose Of conveying the watel
. from the Calipooia into their mill ant
, propelling il by water instead of stean
5 as heretofore. They expect to have th'
8 water power On before The lfall graii
comes in.
The Oregon City Enierppiisc ha
been shown specimens of coal from
ledge within half mile Of this city
discovered by j. Loutherbach and NJ
. Cochran, which has been tested ans
: pronounced to be of superior quality
It's proximity to market will makc,it o
. great value.
Every indication promises we'll /
!, the farmers Of Grand Ronde valley
. says the "Mountain Democrat" With
in the last four years no season ha
been so propitious IN this regard as tn
7 present one, aud never did the graf
+ fields look more promising The farm
ers oil feel encouraged at the prospec
The Directors of the Merchants an
f Farmers Navigation Co., (Impqua
r last week levied and assessment Of fort
per cent. upon the capital stock of tn
Company to meet the expenses that ar
) being incurred in the purcase Of ma
= chinery, etc, for their new steamer.
The Roseburg Ensign says: Intel
Iigence reached Empire City, on Ii
h 24th ult., that the schooner Bunkals
: tion was burned at Cape Bhnco on II
! 22d of May. She had touched at th;
point to discharge cargo of bricl
: lime and other material for the cor
C structiorf Of q Lighthouse, when ST
al dragged ashore AID is supposed to hay
!. been set on fire by the lime on bear
She was owned by a. MI. Simpson al
was sold for $3.50. This is the thin
D vessel lost by the same party since Il
Is 1st of February. ..ss IS vgs-ss
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