The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-04-26

are very SucceSSiui.
Some oftle Olympia preachers
are prai>ing themselves up in long
articles to San Francisco papers.
"Selt praise is halfcandal." !"
A man named Constant Cornclier
lie Grandchamps was instantly kill
cd near Forest City, Montana, on
the 18th Of March. lie was work
ing at a bank, which suddenly cav
ed upon him with such force as to
crush his skull.
The Olympia Tri5me hoists the
name of Gen. ]. w. Sprague at the
head of its column for Delegate to
Congress, subject to the choice Of
the Territorial Convention, to be
leld at Kalama on the Goth inst.
Other Territorial papers think it
would he a good and strong nomi-
ration, and that Spragne would ac-
ccpt it.
2'he silver production in Neva-
da for 1871 tootS up SD ,0O0,0 900,
of which the ComStock Nine tun-
ishes Sll,o00000, the Phoebe ,S4,-
100000 and the Eureka $2,000,-
600.
Governor Goodwin aid Others
are about to organize q company to
build a p'ank roal between kala-
ma, w. T., and the Lewis river set
Elements. 1t is computed that the
road will cost s20,000.
The Roseburg Ih"i"34'ler says:
A telegram from headquarters was
received in town last week to the
effect that the RoSeburg route had
been accepted by tie railroad COM
pany, and that the road would be
constructed through our thriving
little town. This was indeed grat,-
tul intelligence to tile citizens of
Roseburg, the effect of which will
soon Ike observable III tie Increase Of
business and material prosperity.
Several brick buildings arc being
built at Eugene City this spring.
Rev, |. j. Driver is reported as
doing good work iii the towns
and milling camps on Puget Sound.
California wine can be made tor
fifteen cents gallon.
The new tariff of British Colum-
bia, which admits flour free from
: duty, has gone into effect.
Eugene City was well supplied
with venison last week, the ruling
price being eight cents.
a daughter of Joseph Ledger.
wood, Of Myrtle Creek, Doug'as
county, aged about ten years, died
last Wednesday from the effects of
burns received the day before. The
child's clothes caught on fire from q
spark from the fireplace, aid in her
fir ght she ran out ofthe house, fol.
Nwed by her parents, and when
overtakcn her body was completely
cnvelopcd iii flames.
The following is from the Port
land Bulletin Of the 22d inst.
We were informed by Captain Sher-
bourne, one of the passengers by
the GuSsie Teltar, that a great ex.
citmeht prevails at Sitka on ac.
count Of tie discovery of rich silver
mines within half a mi.e of that
town. The Captain showed us
specimen Of solid silver which had
been cut from the mines, and states
that the silver is perfectly free in
great many instances of quartz. He
also informs us that gold las been
found. y considerable quantity OF
ore has been brought down by the
Gussie Tcltair, and will be taken to
San Francisco to be assayed. Some
Of the quartz will be aSsayed here.
Also this: We were shown
yesterday by Captain Sherbourne
some specimens Of fagates and crys-
tails, which lie believes to be dia- |
monds, which were found by him
at Alaska. lie intends taking them
with him to San Francisco for cut
ting and testing. He has also
specimen of pctritiel cedar, which
was found Oh the beach near Unga,
and lie says there is any quantity Of
it OIL the beach at that place. The
specimen he has he intends taking
to Woodwanl's Garden, San Fran.
cisco.
Nrs. Charles Ham of Dallas
filled lamp with noll.explosive
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