The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-02-07

Ciit Eastern STATES. BUSINESS Is aC a
standstill.
Streets deserted and business at a
standstill in Salt Lake City because of
the horse epidemic.
About twelve miles up Grape Greek.
q stream which enters the Arkansas
from the southwest, q little above Cam
yon City. Colorado. there is n noun
tain Of iron ore larger than the iron
mountain of Missouri. It so nearly
resembles that of the great Missouri
mass that one can hardly be disting-
uislied from the other. 1t il better
than that of Lake Superior. and would
work more easily. Its what Il known
AZ magnetic ore, one Of the best yarie-
ties. although hematite also abounds
all along the mountain base. 1t is
coaEely granular, and in its fracture
resembles cast iron.
-Four mountain peaks in Arizona are
each 10000 feet above the sea level.
1t has been demonstrated that most
OF the agricultural land Of Arizona Is
capable 0, producing two crops a year.
OF every kind Of crop.
Eighteen ships. thirty-two barks,
five barkentines and six schooners. in
all sixty-one vessels, are now engaged
in trade between ports on Puget Sound
and other ports Oh the Pacific coast.
1t Is estimated that during the past
year 240, 100000 feet Of lumber have
been shipped from Puget Sound.
John Bratan has been appointed
Deputy Swamp Land Commissioner
for Baker county.
A bee tree cut in Yamhill county
the other day yielded 800 pounds Of
good honey.
The Lebanon Academy Is flourish
ing.
Dayton had twenty cases of measles
last week.
The girls outspell the boys at I.afay-
cite.
Epizootic is at Eugene, and meas
les.
On Thursday Of last week snow fell
at Eugene.
A couple were married at Oakland
last week. whose unitedages were l42.
The University at Salem has 26O
students, the largest number ever had.
Gen. Miller. Colonels Thompson and
Bellinger arrived at Salem from the
seat Of the Modoc war last Saturday.
A Salem paper complains that some
of the Juveniles in their public schools
carry pistols. Too bad.
The Roseburg Platmeler says the
disease among horses does not seem to
he spreading and generally assumes
the form ofa severe distemper.
A little child of Mr.. Zumwalt, of
Kings Valley, Benton county. fell
intoa kettle of boiling water on last
evening.
The eccentric Baptist preacher. Rev.
Joab Powell, Is dead. He came to
Oregon in 1852.
The people about the Dalles are
'iorninst" any joint stock enterprises,
since the failure OF the Dalles Woolen
Mill Company.
A Lodge Of Good Templars is be-
ing organized in Salt Lake.
Morgan City, Utah, had nine cases
II smallpox on the lSt.
The Utah Northern Narrow Guage
'ailroad Is completed to Logan, Cache
county.
Salt Lake CITY is having the dulleSt
line for general business known for
,hree years.
The railroad cMnpany's round house
" Toans. Nevada, was entirely con-.
,nmed by fire Oh the 1st Inst, and
,llrye engines burned. 1t required al
most superlluInan exertions to save
he town.
The taxed land in Oregon anon IS
% 3,29S, ,039 acres.
The property OF Montana Is valued
1t $40. 247. 2p5. Her Territorial debt
i $l47, ,295.
John AnnniO was founh dead in his
nom at tlie Constitution Hotel, San
francisco, OH the lst.
The Sau Francisco Branch Mint IN
January coined $9OO,0OO worth Of
louble eagles.
There were 10 deaths in Frisco last
week.
George X. Davis. Of San Francisco,
las been found guilty Of murder IN the
'econd degree. aud sentenced to inn
)rlsODMent for life.
rwo-thipls of the Vancouver chill
llen who attend school, 60 to private
)neS.
San Francisco had 4 slight shock Of
earthquake on the I'd.