The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-03-18

RAIN RAIs-If March continues throughout
tn furnish such weather as it has up to this time
Wednesday,, arks will be in general demand.
The river don't recede worth o cent, but instead,
widens out and increases. It presents . much
larger volume Of water to the naked eye (he river
does), than for four years agone, now, and should
March keep up her lick in this water business
another week will afford an opportunity, for all
who desire, to locate swamp lands any where in
the prairie the tops of the highest butes only ex
cepted. We wish to enter our earnest protest
against this thing ef making a swimming pond of
our beautiful prairie. Although strictly temper
ate, we have, this time, had an overdose of cold
water. It is becoming entirely too mono.onous.
If it be possible to stop the leak, cork it up.
HARRIsRUna IrEas.-Our correspondent in
Harrisburg forwards the following account of the
shipwreek of two men near hat place recently.
and the supposed drowning of one of them. The
note is dated
HARRIsBURe, March I3, 1871
ED. REGIsrER:-Yesterday about 10 O'Clock
p. NJ, two men living about five miles above this
city, heard some person hallooing, ON an island
in the river opposite their residence, seemingly
in great distress. Getting into skif they pro-
| ceeded at once to the island, where they found
a man, nearly drowned and suffering intensely
with cold. Being unable to walk they carried
the man to their skif, took him home with them,
and at once proceeded to attend to his wants.
After being somewhat revived he gave the follow
ing particulars relative to the situation in which
he was found He says his name is Franklin Bash
ford; says he left Eugene that morning (thc 13th)
about clock, in company with another man,
in q small canoe, for Albany the other man
the owner of the canoe, and bad come down the
river to Eugene city on his way to Albany. Mr..
Bashford being anxious to go below, and having
| heavy carpet sack to carry, concluded to take
his chances in the canoe with the stranger, al
| though the river was very high at the time
They proceeded on their journey without accident
until they arrived at the place above mentioned
/ (the island), when the current drew the
canoe broadside against drift and capsized it.
| Our informant says that, he arose to the
face, he caught hold of the canoe. and clung to
it for something like quarter or half mile,
during which time his comrades hat came float
ing by him. After floating above stated, the
current again drew him and the boat under
threw up his arms and caught hold of log, but
the current was strong he was forced to let 60
his hold, and was carried under the drift. Pass
ing down some distance under the drift where
/ tn: force of the current was broken by the logs
he enabled to climb up through the drift to
| the top, and from there made his way to tho
| island where he was found. lie states that he
never his comrade after their boat capsizcd
at the first drift but he in the stern of the
been carried by the current directly under the
| drift and drowned. He told our informant that
/ he formerly from Canyon City, and was, at
| the time of his shipwrcck, on his way to the
Yakima valley. He q man of about twenty
/ five years of age, wore black mustache. and had
crippled hand. Bashford did not learu his
name z.