Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1871-11-11
State EteHHas.
[Gleanings from State Exchanged

this State, leaves this morning for the
upper Columbia to examine the rapids
of that river with view of ascertain>
ing what improvements can be made to
better facilitate navigation.
A kalama letter to the Vancouver
Re9lster says that a steam navigation
company, of which General Sprague is
leading spirit, has been organized, and
articles OF incorporation will be filed at
Olympia at once. The company mot
only contemplate the navigation of the
waters of Oregon and Washington
Territory, but the entire coast, with
Ocean aud river steamers" The CAPT
tai, we learn, is "a million aud half
1t Is understood the n F. II r. Co.
backs the enterprise.
From the Eugene City Journal we
CLEAN as follows:
VALUABLE WATER PowER.--The
Eugene City Manufacturing Co. have
the right of way for ditch to bring
water from the Willamette river from
point on the McFay place to the
head Of the slough which now furnishes
their mills. They intend cutting a
ditch four feet deep by twenty IN width,
which will make never failing water
power OF vast importance to this place
The contract will be let and the work
commenced Immediately. The Com
pany paid Thomas Judkins $500 for
the right
The hotels in this city are doing a
thriving business. The Shade House
has about eighty regular boarders, and
viii soon be obliged TO enlarge its ac.
commodations. The Railroad House is
full and the ST, Charles is in the same
fix
EXpECTANT AsToRIA.-A genuine
sensation has been enjoyed by Astoria
during the last week or two We let
a chroncler of that town tell it, copy
ing from one Of his letters to the Me-
Minnvllc paper: :" For several days
during this week, stranger. tall. aud
dressed In dark, moved about town
alone, aud without apparent busin's S
Some few having seen the man before.
designated him as one Of the prominent
railroad men Of the State but none
knew his business, and much curiosity
was consequently aroused. But this
morning the matter leaked out, nearly
upSctling some Of the people. When
iioilad1y's wharf first started, it was
reported that two girl infants were
born tn Astoria, aud both named Ben
HoIlaiuy bui this time Astoria is un-
able 10 do the suhjcct justice The
business of the mysterious man in
black seems 10 have been 10 pace upon
the County Record mortgage upon ali
tho road land franchise, etc, Of the O
i g. or West Side Railroad, for sccu
rity Of the company bonds. "
From the Oregoaiaa we take the
following;
The new town Of Cornelius has not
disturbed the equliI um oil HiIsboro.
The two towns are but three miles apart.
The County Commissioners WI h az eye
to the future, are ready to make a bold
strike aud secure the county seat at
llilsboro by erecting new Court
House
During the past year Forest Grove
has improved greatly \ number Of
fine residences have been erected and
the town wears an air Of prosperity -
The Normal School and Academy at
McMiuville, under Prof Robb has | ID
pupils, and Is in prosperous condition
The legislative debates, dramatic shows
and travelling beats afford the citi>
zcns of McMinnviIlc an unceasing fund
of amusement.
The YamhiIl river above Sheridan is
being damned 50 as to carry its waters
into ditch which was intended to carry
water into McMinnviIlc Four miles Of
the upper end Of the ditch is already
completed
Since the late rains the fall wheat
fields are becoming quite green.
A nugget Of pure gold worth 500
was picked up a few days ago IN
French Gulch, Baker county.
Many suits are pending in the Cir
cult Court for Lane county to obtain
rights of way for the Railroad
j. NJ Breeding, one and a>half miles
south of Eugene, has sold his farm of
400 acres to Californian emigrant for
s5,1S2.
Ten persons have arrived direct from
Tennessee, to Douglas county They
come from San Francisco to the Ump.
qua by steamer.
A fellow got into John Rast's brewery
at Corvallis the other night and emptied
his kegs, spilling $50 gallons of . der
pulley lager peer"
A letter received here yesterday from
Illinois states that in the western por-
ton of that State there is considerable
excitement in relation to Oregon, and
= hot early next wear n large emIoration