Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1871-04-01
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into contract with the persons who
purchased the Commodore from the un-
ierwriters, to raise the vessel, in order
to remove her engine and machienry.
It will be remembered that she was
wreked at the mouth of the Coquille on
her second entrance to that river. Capt.
Haun had left to procure the necessary
appliances for the purpose. The new
steamboat being built at the forks of
the Coquille by Capt. Ratcliff for the
river trade, is progressing rapidly.
The Bulletin Of March Gath says -
On Wednesday, bridge above Mil.
waukie, on the county road leading from
that place out past Mill No. 4. of the
Oregon and California Railroad, gave
way while team of horses, with a
loaded wagon was upon it. precipi.ating
the whole for distance of 20 feet. The
driver was scarcely injured at all,
strange as it may seem, but che horses
! were very badly hurt, and the wagon
totally wrecked.
RAILROAD IRoN.-A vessel with
something over 1000 tons of railroad
iron sailed from Newport, Wales. for
Portland some time last month. The
name of this vessel is the Kiddaao. Her
cargo is coming to Mr.. Holladav, who
has 1000 tons of rail afoat for this des.
| tination.
From the Enterprise The p. T. Co.
will build two new boats this season.
one to take the place of the Alert and
the other that of the Reliance. Both
boats are to be built after Capt. Kel>
loggs model, $50 feet long, having
tonnage of $50 tons They will be the
largest boats the Company have, aud
also the fastest as we'll as the most hand
somely finished.
The Albany Democrat has this The
Santiam coal mines arc proving better
than Was first supposed The miners
have excayated until they have struck
a vein of solid coal % inches thick
which seems to penetrate the mountain
to an unlimited depth. We have a spe-
cimen recently taken fren the vein
which is fully up to any pittsburg coal
ever taken out. The Santiam Coal Min
ing Company, who own these mines, have
several practical miners at work, and are
now taking out coal in considerable
quantities.
CARGO OF TIE PAcIFIc.--Thc North
Pacific Transportation Company steam
er now in Portland brou.h; valuable
cargo OF 450 tons (assorted merchandise
and staple goods), as follows : Asricul
tnra! implements, BIS pkss; boots and
shoes, 200 cs case goods, 800 pkgs
| coffee, 81 SKIS; beans 73 SKIS candles.
81 bxs crockery, 2S cts and es coal
| oil, 81 cs; butter, 2 cs; castor oil. l3
cs drugs, 81 pkgs; furniture, 80 pkgs;
glass, &c bxs; hardware, 98 pkas; fruits,
Ill bxs iron bars, 367, bdls, 303; lard
Oh, 4 cs; leather. SO rolls; liquors, l29
kegs; machinery, 43 pkgs; nails, Isl
kgs; oranges and lemons, - cs paper
1S2 bdls spices and extracts, 100 cs
rice, l65 mats; tobacco, IL mats salt,
80 SKIS; starch, cs syrup, 60 kegs !;
soap, III bxs; varnlsh, s cs; sugar, l4l
pkgs tea, l02 chests; vegetables, Ii
bxs wool, ID bales white lead, 80 cs;
woodenware, 10 pkss printing mater i
as, 90 pkgs.
The Enterprise says We have been
shown a model for patent window fast
ening invented by L j. McCarver, of
this city. 1t appears most complete,
and can be manufactured for much
less price than any now in use, while
we think il superior The model has
been forwarded to the Patent Office at
Washington. MIR. G. w. Cook return
ed yesterday from shorteyisit to Cali
| fornia He brought with him Il bead
of fine blooded Cashmere goats. These
goats are regarded as very valuable tor
their fine coat of pure white wool.
CoNpEMNED-The Acapulco CORES
pondent of the fka writes, March 9th !:
The ship Benjamin Aymar, from
Burrard Inlet came IN here leaking
very badly, was discharged and con-
demned, and, with her cargo, was order
ed to be sold. She brought at auction
$500. The Cargo of assorted lumber
sold at $40 % NJ. The schooner Rich.
ardson is here, and will be until she rots.
The trees and shrubbery along the
railroads, from Springfield to Chenoa,
ILL.,, nave been nearly all destroyed by
the late storm. In some cases there
is not tree left in orchards that had
200 to 1000 trees. 1t is terrible loss,
and it is no wonder the fruit growers
are blue.
The Skating Rink building in Port
land fell last Monday, injuring man
named McLeran. 1t was large frame
structure go by It's feet, put up very
slenderly and was razed by gust Of
wind.
/ REFUTATIoN.-B. Howard Rand, M
D., Dean of the Jefferson Medical Col
lege of Philadelphia has issued to the