The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-01-24

last week.
1t Is stated that If the salmon fisher
les of Alaska were properly developed,
she would become one Of the richest
| possessions OF the United States.
The Moataain Of Virginia City,
Montana Territory, publishes the fol
lowing, and youches forit asa genuine
advertisement, the insertion Of which
was paid for by DIR. Chengh zee, Q
Chinese physician ofthat city: "Wang
Gye owes Or. Cheugh Five Hundred
and Fifty Dollars. He cannot pay It.
So according to the Chinese law, he
lett his woman, Sin Gin, In DR..
Cheugh Yee's possession as collateral.
until the money Is paid. All right
BY and by, all same yesterday, Sin
Gin stole Three Hundred and Seventy
Dollars from DIR. Cheugh Yee, and ran
away. Now then all Cinnamon take
notice that II you keep Sin Gin, you
must pay me Nine Hundred and
Twenty Dollars, all same Wang Gye.
"DR. CHEUGH YEE.n
Cod fish are represented as enor-
mously abundant OH the coast Of Alas
ka.
The game law goes into effect on
the 3lst.
Roseburg has wood and chicken
thieves.
The Roseburg Paatagraph says Jack
Williams, of Looking Glass, while on
his way to Jacksonville with a load of
freight met with an accident which
broke three Of his ribs. Recovery was
doubtful also Mr.. I. j. Crawford and
partner, Mr.. David Thompson. of that
county, IN nine days killed four pan
thers, three bears and two lynAes. In
the year ending Jan. LIST, they killed
sixty-one animals of these species.
The new warehouse being construct
ed in Portland is $40 feet long and so
feet wide, two stories high. A track
will be run through the center Of the
first floor, also one along the upper
side Of the building. On the river side
a platform twelve feet wide will be
laid running the whole length Of the
building. Some 100000 feet Of lum-
Der will be used In the building, and
the cost will be about $40, 600, says the
O,egoniaa.
Mr.. H. d. Green, Of Portland. is
going to have trout pond constructed.
A child ten years of age has been
insane, and sent to the asylum by the
authorities of Lane county.
1t l. said that during the month Of
May last no less than $4,000 bison
were killed south OF the Kansas Paci-
fic Railroad, for their hides alone.
The Commissioner Of Pensions has
decided that the Oregon Volunteers
who served under Captain Jesse Walk
er and Captain Nathan Olney. in 1854.
are entitled to land warrants.
Another case Of smallpox isreport-
ed in Baker county, near Pritcllard's
Bridge.
The salary of the Superintendent of
Schools In Union county has been
at $500 per annum.
Col. Joe Meek. of Oregon, visited
the locality on the headwaters Of tie
Yellowstone, now known rs the Ma
tional Park, in the year 1929, and
claims to have been the first white
man who ever traversed that then al
most unknown region.
A Methodist church will soon be
erected at Snohomlsh CITY, WI.
Itis thought if Gen. Crook is left
alone, he will soon end the Apache
troubles.
Jacksonville pays one dollar per
bllshel for wheat.
A patent for new cllurn has been
granted to James w. +. Howe, OF
Douglas county.
The Times Is litigant organ for
Jackson and Josephine counties.
Jacksonville hoo,ilums 20 round
drumming Oh peoples windows OF
nights.
Roads are almost impossible from
Jacksonville to the Modoc country.
Only OK teams or pack trains are used.
The Olympia CoarfT says: "Cm-
rent rwpert says that heavy financial
embarrassmellts have oyertaken one
Of the largest milling firms Of the
Sound in consequence of Company
funds having been appropriated 10
private llses by one of the San Fran
cisco partners. it Is supposed, lOr stock
sleculatlons.
Wedding cards in Denver, Colorado.
consist Of jack of diamonds and
queen Of hearts. with the contracting
parties names thereon; If the brides
mother Is living the ten Of clubs Is In