The new North-west., 1871-12-16
THE WEST.

Omaha is now fifteen years old.
Los Angeles wants street railroad.
Grace Greenwood ID rusticating at San
Jose. s: .-.....
Placerville, CAL, has . novelty in the
shape of horned horse.
A silver bearing lead has been discovered
and located near Astoria, Oregon.
California had heavy rains Nov. 25th to
seth, and plowing began In earnest.
The Santa Fs Poet says there Is talk of
incorporating Santa Fe this winter.
The Arizona mine in Humboldt county,
continues to produce 81, 900 per week.
The first house ever built in Nebraska
is still standing on the banks of the Mis-.
souri,.
Bart Cronin was injured at the Yellow
Jacket mine. Gold Hill, by timber falling
upon him.
The Olympia Tribune contains leader
fsvoring General Sprsgue for delegate to
succeed Garfielde.
Chss. H. Shear of Sacramento has sold
his BOSS FLY" to Thomas Tobin of San
Francisco for $1,000!
1t Is seriously proposed to change the
name of Oregon to that of Holiday, in
honor of its proprietor.
General o. o. Howard will probably sue.
ceed General Ord in command of the De.
partment of California. ...
It is rumored in Portland that the Twen.
ty-,hird infantry will leave for Arizona, to
serve under General Crook.
A mining expert has discovered that the
waters Of the Hot Springs near Elko, New.
are impregnated with silver.
A little daughter of Henry Foyle, near
LosAngeles, Cal drank from the spout Of
tea kettle, Nov. s6. Aged years.
A man by the name OF Sloan was killed
at the Stewart mine, Somersville, Nov. Is,
heavy piece Of slate falling upon him.
In Gold Hill, Nevada, a negro has mar.
ried a Chinawoman. The Virginia City
Enterprise calls this scientific experiment.
The San Francisco Bulletin says number
of young ladies will apply to the Senate
At its next session for positions as pages.
The largest dancing hall IN Northern Cal
ifornis is now building in Sucker Flat-1l5
feet long. so feet wide, and 20 feet in the
clear.
The new shaft of the Ovcrman at Gold
Hill 10 down ESQ feet, while that of the
Ophir at Virginia has attained = depth OF
1 1862 feet.
Madame Forestelle and her husband had
an alteration ut the Theatre Comique, Port.
land. Or, Nov. g. She used pistol treo.
ly, and he used bottles.
There are between sixty and seventy
houses at Junction City. the new Oregon
railroad town. Over forty buildings have
been erected during the past three weeks
The company designing to build bed.
rock Aume in Moore's Greek, below Idaho
City. is fully organized. Two hundred
thousand dollars of stock has been sub
scribed.
The trial Of v. 8. Rails, for shooting At
James D. Fay in February last, was con.
cluded in the Circuit Court, Jacksonville.
Oregon, Nov. n. The verdict was mot
guilty." ra
The District Court of Washington Terri
tory has decided the disputed land claim
case which involved the title to the Kalama
town site. It has been decided in favor of
the Northern Pacific Railroad.
A Southern California paper advertises
for - young freckled.face man that won't
back down, with . pair Of saddle.bags,
pistol and bowie knife, to collect for this
Office A large salary will be paid"
.Iu Ukiah Valley, Mendociuo county, CAL,
5000 bushels of grain were raised the last
season from 1900 acres of land. being an Az
erage yield of over 80 bushels to the acre,
more than double the average throughout
the State
The Salem (Oregon) Aereury says . child
was born few days ago in the southern
part of that city that created considerable
talk among the gossip. mongers. It ID said
that at the age of five days ladies' frger
ring could be placed over ito arm - far as
the shoulder.
In Lincoln county. Nevada, there is a
mountain of salt, pure, solid and transpa-
rent In early days. when the Mormons
had to rely solely on their own resources,
they used fakes from this mountain for
window panes, instead of glass.
A big lawsuit 10 now pending in Portland,
Oregon, involving large estate, that por-
tion Of the city known - the Caruthers Di.
vision. About . year ago IN old man was
brought there, who was claimed to be heir
Of Fnice Caruthers, the original owner of
the estate, who had died. - was supposed,
without an heir. The old man went by the
name of JoA Thomas, or ''Wrestling Joe"
The great question now 10 - to his identity,
and the legal talent Of Portland 10 engaged
in the struggle, ono party seeking to prove
him IN impostor, and the other 70 establish
his identity - the person claimed. He has