The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-12-18
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C. T. Curtis has been admitted as
4 full partner with W. s. James in
the publication of the Baker City
Herald.
4 merchant ut Perrvtlale. Polk
county. sells $4,000 worth of goods
per annum, which is good for that
small place.
Ten or fifteen persons have already
gone from Jacksonville to the new
Galice creek mines and many more
are preparing to 60.
Mcdonald, card sharp who has
been operating on the Sound Of late,
came to grief at kalama. He and II
had beat one OF the citizens
of Olympia ont of $50, and being ar
rested, n fine of 800 was imposed and
collected and the return of the afOre-
said $50 compelled. Mcdonald claimed
that the justice had no jurisdiction,
but that official claimed to know best
about the matter.
The jacksonville Times says: ''The
slaughtering of hogs has commenced
in earnest, and Il large amount ofhams.
bacon and lard will be manufactured
this year. John Orth is engaged in
curing about 200 head. and G. Karew-
ski 200 more, while we learn of various
other persons killing large numbers.
Messrs. Ortiz and kare Hski will
slaughter still larger number, If they
can purchase them at suitable prices.
Four cents pound. gross. seems 70
be the ruling price this year. Five
cents was paid last year.
Green & Coz quartz mill, at Rye
valley, startedup on tie 9th. Every
thing worked like clock work, and
the stamps are now pounding out the
precious metal from rock taken out of
Green's Discovery, upon which ledge
the min is located. The result of the
first run is anXiously looked for.
The bricks tor the new Masonic Hall
at Jacksonville have been completed
and are ready tor use. They number
300. 900, which will make a very large
and substantial building. Mr.. Fehely
manufactured them for Alex. Martin,
who had the contract. The fraternity
paid 81 80 per 1000 for them.
The election of town officers at
MarShfield. Coos county. created quite
stir. among the people, and the
following candidates were elected !:
Trustees. Eugene O,Connell. L. Web
her, A. Rogers. William Reieilert and
Thomas Hirst; Marshal, z. L. Siglin;
Recorder. 5. Scales. Total number
of votes cast. 81.
The La Creole Academy. under the
mana agement of Professor F. Bennett,
is gaining for itself a reputation as
one of the educational institutions of
| the country. There is at present 127
students in attendance. and the school
! is still growing in numbers. The fac
| ulty consists of Mr.. Bennett and
| lady. and Mrs. Pillow. Il graduate of
Mount Holyoke Seminary. Mass
A few days ago Judge Yoakum. of
| Pendleton. while dressing Il hog acci-
| IDENTIFY cnt Il slight cash in one of his
fingers with the knife he was using.
| In IL short time afterwartl the wounded!
parts became much infiamed and
! swollen. aud the Judge for the next
! twenty-four hours never suffered more
or came SO near dying. 1t would
seem that there is n virus i'll 4 hog
which. when communicated to the
| blood by an inciSion. Is very powerful,
and is often followed by fatal con-
| sequences.
y letter from Willcugfby, Uma:ilIa
/ county, to tie HeBfzs5. says that
Little Willow Creek Valley IL about
two miles wide and 60 miles long. and
mostly covered with rye grass as high
as a mans head. while the hills are
covered with II luxurious growth OF
bunch grass about knee high. This
| is Il splendid country for beef as 4
man can. if necessary. put mp any
amount of good hay. and the cattle
need no other feed all the winter. The
Dalles wagon road. which runs through
the valley. makes it very convenient.
| for we have by it communication
| with the outer world. We have a
flourishing little town in our midst,
called PrinevIlle. There is in the
town one gristmill, one sawinill.
two stores, one wagon shop. one
blacksmith shop. aud a flourish
ing school. They also have a
Grange of p. H.. an Odd Fellows
Lodge and Good Tempiars' Lodge,
| one hotel. one livery stable and a Sa-
loon. There iS weekly mail from
the Dailes, by way OF the Warm Spring
Agency.
A letter from the new quartz dis
covery i'll Jackson county. TO the Sen
tinel says: For one of these assays
the ore was taken from about 100 feet
up on the ledge. 1t yielded SIS 0S OF
silver and $3S IS of gold, or II totaI
of S44 o. per ton The other assay
was made from ore taken from the
ledge at the rivers edge-a depth oi
about 500 feet from the surface-and
yielded so 36 of silver and $6S 81 oi
gold, or a total of SIS 50 per ton.
The above samples were taken from
the ledge on tile north side of Rogue
river. | also sent some ore taker
from six different points on the out
side of the ledge, on the south side o
the river. to Hon. a. J. Dufur, the
State agent of the p. of III. of Oregon
which he had assayed by James II
Fisk, OF Portland. ItyieIded So Is o
silver and S62 So of gold. or $65 II
per ton. These samples were takel
from the same level as that of Mr.
ColIrtney's assays-from six differen
points-and were mixed togethe
when assayed, while his assays wer'
made separately"
The revival at Wingville, Bake
county, conducted by Rev. G.. w
Adams of the NJ. E. Church. assisted
by Rev. james of the VI. +. C. South
and Booth of the Baptist Church
closed Sunday evening, Dec. 9Th re
Sulting in eighteen conversions anC
twenty-five accessions to the differen
churches.
The census of Roseburg School Dis
trict, just completed, foots up 227 pei
Sous of the proper age to entitle ther
to the benefit Of the public school fun(
This is an increas of 120 over last yeal
The voters of Pendleton SchoC
District have decided TO levy specis
tax of six mills on the dollar where
with to tlefray expenses incurred j
purchasing fuel and desks. and builo
ing an addition to the school house