The new North-west., 1872-12-28

066 10 during November.
San Francisco manufactured and bottled
ale 10 beng shipped to Peru. .a.s..
There are twenty thousand almond trees
on one farm ut Santa Barbara .. .s-a
Tie winter term of the district schooi At
the Dalles opened with 162 pupils.
A new steamer 10 being built at the Dali
les, and will be launched in few dyas.
Tho Red Jacket is considered one of
the most promising mines in Owyhce, Ida.
no. Z.
The loss of the Oregon City woolsn mills,
over and above the insurance foots up $250,
OO0 .l. ....... -.
Myron Haiues drowned himself In pond
ut Union, Colua comfy, California, fec.
l4th. .uH-
sixty thousand pounds of quicksilver
were shipped from New I"dr'a during No.
vcmbcr
Twenty tons Of fresh and dried fruits a.
rived ut Sacramento in one day from El
Dorado. + p.
"i)ick" Whites lecture on tue Yellow.
stone Park 10 highly spoken of by the Walla
Walla Uaion. ts FOL" t1
1t is reported that Occident. Al Agricul.
tunl Park ON Friday. made mile to wsg.
on in el94. - -a
Alfalfa has advanced within the past two
weeks in San Francisco, from 20 cents per
pound to IS cents.
Oregon has discovered sunkcn lake
walled in by mountains 2,O0V feet high.
The water tastes Of iron.
There il . young lady IN LDs Angeles
county, California, who owns 5000 acres Of
land and 1000 head of cattle.
The average yield of bullion every twenty
four hours at the Belsl,sw smelling fur.
nsce, in C1rinne, 70 four tons.
Between a. 600 and 5000 of subscrip'
,ions to aid IN rebuilding the wollen mill,
have been raised at Oregon City.
DR.. Hill has succeeded in raising about
geo, 900 for the endowment Of the Baptist
College st McMinnville, Oregon. p"
The brig ''Perpetua" was q Kalams late,
ly. dischnrgiug :run. She brought cargo
for tho Northern Pacific railroad.
The people Of Lincoln. in Nsbraska, l,av'
been boring artcsian wells nearly fifth oi
mile without reaching water. .,...s
The residence of ]. A. Vaughn. editor ol
the Aessssis Messenger q Dowsisville, 81
ezra county, CAL, wss destroyed BY 6fs Dec
18th. a.a
Nm. Mimic Myrtle Miller. ex.wife oI
Joaquin Miller. 10 expected soon to arrive
In Sal, Lake CITY, 10 give course of Lac
lures. u-
In the trial Of L. y. Miller for the killing
Of Eugene Smith, at Eugene City, Oregon
he was acquitted. There was intense cx
citement during the trial.
The Esferpriss says there are twelve fart
games in Virginia City, Nevada. Under th'
license law they contribute el4, 400 per nm
mum TO the public revenue. ,.
Orso Parker. of Virginia City, New. Va
instantly killed by being caught In the belt
ing at the Carson Mint, and dashed violent
y against N amalgamasing pan.
The fear OF witchcraft IL 70 strong will
the Chinese Of California that, when on
journey. they will not lodge In . strang
bed without first burning over II . strip o
yellow paper enthusiastically inscribed.
| The Eate,priss suggests the idea Of tb
printers of Oregon rearing monument Z
the memory of the late John Fleming, Q
Oregon City, who died few days since, be
ing the pi.necr printer, and the Oldest mem
Der OF the craft On this cnaai.
The 7smes, Jackson county, Or, says
Though the largest portion Of the fall srai
has been sown, there is still oonaiderabl
sowing going ON. In como ut the fields th
| grain has already started. and the countr.
presents spring like appearance. s.I
! ltappears now quite certain that ihcs
will he q compssitor In the Senator'S
struggle who can easily defeat 0eorye {
0orhsm in his aspirations for the, Unite
States Senate We allude To 0ovssnc
Booth, whose friends ars alrssdy moving
his fsvOr. Cal, 13N.
CaIiiornjs .has six potteries of which u
are q 6acnmentO. one ~ Oakland, and a
a. Antioch. Thsy are engaged u pFcse'
ip making articles Uf Iaockingham, yello'
end csrthenwars, sewer pipe. red crocker,
flower pots end 6rc bsick, but oee OF u
Sacramenio esssblishnsents will soon con
mencs ID hurn terra cs,tta
araa TAs SsseA 1saoG5a0a. .s
Il y shrswdly suspected that Tie opps