The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-11-11

AN-N.S'h pstiHii1S, pitifteIiliS SCl-
tiers, robbing passing travellers and
escaping with their booty to 80
nora The settlers are arning and
pursuing them into Mexico.
Great excitement prevails at
Prescott over the discovery Of very
rich silver lcslges about eight miles
southeast of Prescott. From Ham
merstake ledge the rock yielded
ST % per pound. The number of
claims taken the first day, was
twenty. Specimens Of chloride and
horn silver are brought III.
\ we'll known Mormon writing
from Beaver, October 31st, says:
Brigham Young arrived this morn
ING, and left after five hours rest
for st. George, OH the southern
border Of the Territory. He was
escorted by twelve mounted men
of the Nauvoo Legion. Il am
told, says the writer, she has btl
final farewell to Salt Lake City,
Iirigham's movement las greatly
agitatel tie minds of the peopla
here. Hon. Tom. Fitch left ycste,-
day for the East to fulfill an en-
gagement to lecture. The Gem
tiles say the Aiormons have seat
him on q mission.
\ man ninety-one years of age,
known by the name of Wrestling
Joe, was arrested III Portland last
tuesday for perjury lie claims
to be the husband of Mrs. Caruth-
ers, deceased, and Las been used
As witness in the Caruther's eases.
The perjury charged against him is
IN swearing his Lame was Joseph
Thomas, when his real name is
claimed by the affidavit to be
James W. Davidson.
The hat store Of J. I. -tEdon,
San Francisco, was burned ont
last Monday night. Loss $4,000; !;
fully insured.
Great uneasiness was felt in San
Francisco on Tuesday caused by
the rumors of the extent of fire
i'll \ allejo; but when it was found
that only a block was destroyed,
loss $50, 900, much relief was felt.
San Francisco has project on
foot for raising 100000, in SO
shares, to be appropriated in small
loans to the distressed farmers III
San Joaquin Valley, a nominal in
terest to be charged.
Potatoes in Walla Walla, are
reported by the Union as selling
at one cent per pound from wagons.
Wood is reported as selling from
81 to 50 per cord. Oats are re-
ported scarce at one and q half
cents per pound.
The Yamhill river, above Sheri-
dan, is being damed so as to carry
its waters into a ditch which was
intended to carry water into Nc
Minnville. -Four miles of the
upper end of the ditch is already
completed.
The land disposed of at the
Olympia land office during October
amounted to 1911 acres.
The people of Stevens county,
w. r., have a petition to the
Legislature asking for a division of
tire county.
J. N. Breeding, one and half
miles south of Eugene, has sold
his farm OF 400 acres to a Cali
fornia immigrant for s5, 1872.
The Portland Oregonion says
that letter was received in that
place, stating that early next
year a large emigration from Illi-
nois may be expected.
From the Monmouth Messenger
we learn the following
The brick work of the new col
lege editice is now complete. 1t is
stately building of fine proper
tions. If the weather continues
favorable it will be enclosed in a
week or ten days. The work on
the inside can then go OH even
though the weather should be wet
or cold.
The Jacksonville Sentinel of
Nov. 4th says:
We learn from Mr.. Taylor, the
contractor for carrying the mails
from Jacksonville to Sailor Digg-
ings, that a man by the name of
Hawkins has discovered new digg-
ings on Rogue river, below the
mouth Of Applegate. Mr.. Hawk
ins has been making from $40 to
$40 per day with rocker, and has