Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1870-04-30
STATE ITEMS.

A committee from the Treasury De-
partment ht Washington, consisting of
Messrs. i. o. Graves, Jas. W. Wbelp-
ley and Chas. i. Caron, visited Ore
gon City last Monday for the purpose
Of examining the books in the Land
Office, and to destroy the currency on
hand and replacing 1t with the new lss
sue.
Mr.. J. T.. Starkey, agent for Pur-
rows 4 Tuthill, of Santa Cruz, informs
the Statesman that Mr.. Burrows was
last heard from at Washington City,
some two week since. He had pur-
chased and shipped from New York
for Salem the machinery and all the
fixtures for their gas works at that
place, with the exception of large pipes,
which will propably be cast at Portland.
A dispatch from Corvallis dated
April 22a, states that the Willamette
Freighting Company's new steamer
Calliope was successfully launched here
to day. A great number of spectators
from tho city and surrounding conutry
was present 1t is the intention of the
Company to put another and much
|. finer and larger one>on the stock lmme.
diately.
The Merchants and Farmers Nav
| igation Company, of Douglas, County,
capital 1000, is organized. The
articles Of incorporation are filed and
The off ders and directors chosen. j.
Z. FLOYD, President; James Walten.
| Secretary " aud Asher Marks, Treasur-
er. The purpose Of this company is tc
build steamer suitable for the nayiea-
ton Of the Umpqua. Capt Haun, as
agent of the above company, starts fol
San francisco next week to order ma
chinery for the new steamer.
Hon. Jesse Applegate and party lef
this city yesterday, for the purpose o
locating the O Il & X. X. through 4
the California State line.
The following is the text Of the bill
introdu cel in the Z S. Senate, Marcel
-, by Senator Williams, to provide 70
a SURVEY and Improvement of umpqu
river: "Be 1t enacted by the Senat'
and Hbusc Of Representatives, oil tn
United States of America in Congress
assemble That the Secretary OF Wa
be, ami is hereby, directed to cause al
examination or survey to be made O
tTmpqaa River, in the State of Oregon
with the view of securing. by slack wa
ter navigation or otherwise, the contIn
ued nh hvigation of said stream, from it
mouth to Roseburg, in said State ant
. the sum Of seyenty-tive thousand dol
lars is hereby appropriated on. of an.
moneys in the Treasury not .otherwIs
approI Iriated for the purpose OF maxim
said sd rvey and improvement.
i The jacksonville Neus says:
mine df epsom salts has been liscovcrc
on butte Greek, in Jackson County.
Sayb the Salesman Work was b.
/. gun yesterday on the proposed hotc
/, building adjoining Reeds Opera Hous,
: It is proposed to erect building hav
ing 4 feet front on Liberty street.
DIR. John Veateh, the Geologist an
Chemist, died at Portland this week
! The Roscburg Piaindeolcr learn
: that n man named Alluosworth wa
: killed at the numbering mill about fis
a milek above Scottsbure few days ag'
: lie W - working in the mill, and at tll
y time was engaged in rolling log, whe
y one Of the skids hroke, the log rollin
back over him and crushing his head {
c badly that he expired Immediately.
A number Of associations of variol
. kinds in Portland are preparing to &C
!, ebrate May Day by appropriate festi'
J tiles.
The Oregoniaa says: There arc
II great many men now employed on q
If buildings to be finished in Portlar
j. this summer.