The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-09-06


William Jack, of Clackamas county, |
has sent the Salem statesman stalk of
common field corn measuring about II
feet in height, raised on his farm near
Butte creek. He has about four acres
of the same kind The ears are very
large and the stalks bear an average OF
three ears each.
I The white settlers in Wallowa Valley,
/ Union county, have been holding 4
council with the Indians, who insist on
the whites leaving the valley. No def
mite conclusions were arrived at, but
another council was agreed on, when it
was expected that matters would be
settled in friendly manner.
J. N. sutton, No. II Morrison ST.,
announces TO the public that he is pre-
pared 10 do all kinds Of plating and gild-
/ ing-locks, bolts, gas fittings, stair rods,
watch cases, spoons, eastors, and table
ware plated and gilded to order. Elee-
trotyping done on short notice. Prices
reasonable, and work insured as repre-
sented.
The Eugene Guard says: ''The crops
Of this county are generally good. Z.
VIM. Lhea, who lives about eight miles
below town on the river road, gives the
following as his average: Barley, forty
six bushels; oats forty and wheat thirty
two. Mr.. Bushnell, in the same local
ity, harvested one hundred and sixty
five acres of wheat that averaged thirty
five bushels. Mr.. Blackley's crop we
are informed averaged forty-five BUSH
els.
The Courier says business is rather
dull in Lafayette in consequence of the
dead lull in the wheat market. 1t seems
that there is no one to start a figure in
anywise remunerative to the producer
except L. G. Suiter of the Lafayette
Mills, who pays an advance of 10 cents,
we understand, upon the ruling rates.
There is money in town from below to
buy wheat, but the figures offered are
quite below what the generality Of our
ldi AlNAS "a llcIl " lGskllLt-
The Steam FIGURING Mill at Hillsboro
will shortly be put into successful oper-
alton. The oat meal department is now
turning out quality Of meal which is
pronounced by Portland merchants as
far superior to any manufactured in Cal
ifornia and equal to any in the United
States. 1t is the design of Mr. Milne,
the proprietor, in conjunction with n
gentleman just from Australia, to erecta
large addition and enter into the rice
mandatory, believing that the Oregon
market can be supplied with a superior
article at a cheaper rate than can be
imported ready for use. In addition
to this, arrangements have been made
with Allen & Lews, of this city, and
others, for the furnishing of corn from
Walla Walla and other points, where
this grain natures, so that our markets
will, as soon rs the machinery is put in,
be supplied with fresh ground corn
meal and ready made hominy, and in
stead of eating the cullings from other
markets, Oregon can boast of pure
article, which is second to none. These
are the class of men Oregon most de-
sires to see-men Of energy.
\ correspondent, writing to n con-
temporary from Hillsboro, says: "The
Tualatin Navigation Company have let
the contract for the erection of six ware
houses on the Tualatin river. One of
these buildings is to be erected at the
Hillsboro Landing, about a half mile
south of the town. These are to be
completed within the next ten Ortwelve
days, so as to be ready to receive grain
for shipment. These arrangements
come just in the nick of time. TIL,
farmers in the Hlllsboro Plain and those
along the river Of the south TualitiI
Plains will find a means of cheap anC
= and easy transportation for their grain
d ! 1t necessitates a little farther hauling
e but the reduction on tonnage will com
pensate for the trouble, and in fact Il
>, it is the only present means Of shipmen
! other than by wagons, from these points
! the farmers should make free use of il
Quite a number of farmers say the
will commence delivering grain as 500
e as the houses can be got ready. TIL
d opening of the Oswego Canal, and ais
i a projected canal, connecting the lax
. and river at Hillsboro, will insure
+ cheap and quick means of geating graf
Y into market, as grain can be delivere
e on board of ships without further eS
n pense or unnecessary handling"
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