The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-04-01
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From the Salem .Stotesma,,

From the Salem Statesman:
John Smith, wasco Indian, who was sent to
the Penitentiary for larceny in Fitzrerald,s
store, has been pardoned by Governor Grover
J. A. Johns had few sheep drowned on the
Island above Salem during the high water
Sam Parker has purchased the Mansion House
IN Salem, for $4,500. He sold eighty acres Of
land to Peter Bilyew for So, 500.
Tho late high water drowned a large number of
squirrels and rabbits.
The skating rink in Salem attracts larp.
| crowds.
From the Corvallis Cazete Of March
25th:
was impracticable by reason of high water.
| The Corvallis College is in prosperous condi-
| ton.
From the Eugene Journal of the same
date:
tent in Lane county.
Much interest is felt in the coming charter
election.
Real estate transactions have been lively in
| Lane county, at much improved prices.
Grass Is growing spendidly in Lane.
The Springfield Mill Company have four hun
dred barrels of -four ready for shipment.
Wheat is quoted in Eugene City ut 90 cents per
bushei; potatoes, 81 per bushel bacon, l24 cents.
and hams, 16 cents per pound wool, Spring clip,
y cents; Fall clip, Is cents per pound.
Under date of the Goth March, cor
respondent of the Baker City Democrat
writes:
We are now assured of very good mining
season, and the country is financially saved.
Hydraulic pipes, picks, shoyels and sluice
boxes are brought to the front and taking
position to storm the gravel banks.
The camps are growing somewhat lively, and
in the shades of evening exhilarating liquids di'-
appear like dissolving view over gay saloon
counters; and the tiger is fought to o small ex-
tent by The courageous few.
Things indicate that we will want large sup
plies of -four, beef and bacon from your valley
this year
prospected by assays, mill tests, tunnels and by
drauiic piping during the last six years, showing
them to be rich and inexhaastble. and they are
j less worked out than any others that l know oil
on the Pacific side of the continent.
The tunnels and shafts of the Rockyfeliow
mine, some eight miles from here, long since
established the fact that it a permanent pay
ing gold quartz lode, and having in effect prospect
: ed this region for I set it down a geological
fact that where there is good paying quartz
lode others will be found not far off, and recen
discoveries here, as in other camps, verify the
fact.
The quartz mill at this place has crushed thous
ands of tons of rock from the Rockyfellow lode
and the product of gold from the same has beer
enormous. The mine and mill is owned by
Messrs. A. I'll. Brown and J. W. Virtue.
Mining has commenced at Rye Valley also or
Salmon Creek, near Pocahontas, and hydraulic
pipes are in full blast with plenty of water.
The North Star quartz lode, at Hogem, Eagl
: Greek. is huge thing. Carter Co. are poun
ding out "a dollar to the pound from rock Thcs'
: Union county mines rich and extensive. TIL,
, lem City lode, purchased by Packwood, Whit
Stewart aud others, and contract let to Full
D ford & Co. to take out 400 tons of rock.
o saw some of the rock taken from the incline
10 feet deep, that shows free gold and look
we'll.
. The rock will be crushed on the ten stam
mill has sod by he with he mi
The mill will crush eighteen tons per day. Th
9 saw mill, driven by same eagiae, cuts 5000 fee
: of lumber per day.
Chinamer focking into Eagle Creek.
: From the Lagrande Democrat of Marcel
. 22d:
Business has been steadily improving With
the last month.
The grain sown is already growing fine at th
e Cove With an ordinary season, Grandc Rond
? Valley will have plenty of grain to sell thi
year.
: Reports from the Cove state that it is improy
i ing very fast, and many new buildings bein
r erected.
Spring travel to the various mining camps Q
Union and Baker counties has commenced. Pal
ties route for Eagle creek and the Shasta niue
daily pass through this city. giving everything a
appearance of unusual life The favorable re
ports from the mining tiistric.s referred to h
r. cause of the commencement Of travel this early
the season. Many will go to the mines in Eas
tern Oregon this year, and the indications are bt
.. few who really want rk Will return IN the Ia
&c losers. The chances for IA brisk Sum mers wor
y. in the mines the present altogether Fl
yorabe, and brisk business, it is very likely. wi
re soon drive away ''dull times"
From Mr. D. ii. Lea5hermau, just arrive
from the vicinity OF Pendicton, we learn that IL
ct late thaw in the mountains caused the Umatil
Y, river and Mckoys creek TO overflow their bank
~ and do considerable damage to the farmers r
: siding these streams by washing away the
u crops, already planted, and in some instance
g, growing finely. The fences were carried awa
by the water and things torn up generally. NJ
l.. could give estimate of the damage don
ds but thought it would run up into the thousand
The Crops in Umatia county reported
no be growing finely. The amount of grain SOW
this year exceeds that of last season, and if not
ke ing unlocked for happens the yield will be lar
l.. in proportion.
"e The town of Pendleton, the present eoun
re seat of Umatilla county, il rapidly improvin
and any number of new buildings are being ere,
ed.