Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1871-05-13

rGleanings from State Exchanged


that business is rapidly increasing in
East Portland.-It is rumored that
company is forming for the purpose of
building plank road from East Port
land to Vancouver.
We learn from the Mountain
Democrat: That the road across the
Blue mountains is rapidly improving
Two gentleman from the mines near
Malheur, in Baker county passed
through this city few days ago, hav.
ing with them 900 ounces of gold dust,
worth Sl730 per ounce, the result of
go days drifting, and IL days washing
up.
The Democratic Times says of etni>
grafton into Jackson. County: Our
county is rapidly filing up with an in
dustrious class of emigrants from Cali.
fornia, who were driven out of that arid
country by the drought. 1t is calcula.
ted that our county has received the
accession of at least $50 within the past
eight months. There is room for more
aud we will gladly welcome more of
them.
The 100000 subsidy has been fully
made by by Eugene City and the right
of way granted to the railroad. Real
estate is in active demand at high
rates.
An accident happened on the O. e. C.
II. X. near Salem, Friday afternoon,
which resulted in the destruction of
several cars, but fortunately no loss of
life.
THE "KALAMA BEACON. This is
to be the title of the newspaper to be
published at Kalama.
The Judge, Jury, Prosecuting at
torney, and about 400 citizens of Ben
ton County, are said to have signed a
petition to the governor, for the par
don of Eli Mason
From the Eugene Guard A party
OF millmcn aud quartz miners, under
the leadership OF Levi Knott, of Port
land, arrived here on Thursday and COM
menced loading their wagons with the
quartz mill for Bohemia. They will
haul it as far as Frank Brast's prairie.
where they will commence the work of
cutting wagon road into the new min
ing section. Tue mortar bed weighs
400 pounds and therefore cannot be
carried upon n mule. lt will be i'm
possible to reach the ultimate destina.
ton unti the first of June, and then
we may look for results that will prove
Oregon to be second only tu California in
mineral wealth.
From the Democratic Times james
T. Glenn purchased the bulk of the
wool clip in this valley. last week. at
prices ranging from 10 to 22 cts, with
the intention Of shipping to California
This lets the Ashland Woolen Mill out
The compsay will have TO open their
peppers and keep them open. hereafter
The RAILROAD il coming. aud Sleepy
Hollow ways of doing business won't
pan 10 the future.
From the Oregonian Since the lst
of October last, the value of wheat
shipped from this port to English direct
has been 1888 SOP 10. One cargo has
heen shipped to Rio Janero, valued at
8 5,327 %. Considerable quantities of
wheat and -four have also been shipped
to British Columbia, Honolulu, &c.
One whole cargo aud several parts Of
car1oes sent down the river on steam
boats, transferred to sea-going vessels
cleared from Astoria for foreign ports
are not included in the above values
The total value of wheat end -four
shipped from this river to foreign coun.
tries since the 1st of October last, will
fall little if any below S350,000. Of
coastwise shipments, no complete ac~
count can be obtained, but undoubtedly
they must exceed the foreign.-It is
stated to us that all the suits Of the
Lownsdaie heirs involving titles to
property in this city have been adjusted, i,
compromised and settled except those
against I. A. Davenport aud G. W.
Vaughn, and parcel of property in the
upper part of the city about which the
other claimants are having litigation.
VESSEL WRECKED A private letter
from friend at Marshfeld, Coos county,
informs the Piaindealer that on or
about the Is ult. rs the schooner Mar
garet Crockett was being towed over the
Bar at Coos Bay, loaded with lumber
| from I'll. III. Luce's mill, bound for San
Francisco, she stuck several times on
the Bar, causing her to leak very badly.
The next day she was discovered q
short distance from shore capsized. The
crew clung to the bottom of the vessel
IA hours when they took to their boat
and arrived safely at Cape Gregory
Light House. No lives were lost. The
steam tug Escort endeavored to tow
her back into port but without avail.
The cargo was owned by Crawford of
San Francisco.
| The Bulletin has the following A
| large number of the colonists arriving
| by the steamer on Sunday night started
out on the cars yesterday for Marion
| and Gervais--homes located before they
reached Oregon. In conversation with
one of the gentlemen composing',a party
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