Omaha daily bee., 1874-06-27

large number of gold lOdes have al
ready been located, in all of which
fine gold is discerned. The lodges
are broad on the surface, and, so far
Is developments have shown, be-
come stouter as they descend.
The following are the Prescott
(ArizOna) market quotations: Flour,
$40 per hundred bacon, 80 cents
per pound ham, soc; beans, 1Oc /;
coffee, 6Oc to 81; sugar % to 35c /;
beef, 20 to soc pork, Csc; mutton,
l5c; venison and antelope, zoe po-
tatoes, by the ton, 3 to 4c per pound;
lumber, $40 to $50 per NJ, according
to quality. Board, $40 per week.
OREGON.
Oregon crops are looking fine.
Steps are being taken toward the
forming of a State Medical Society.
Work on the Capitol building at
Salem has been suspended. The
election is over.
A public library was formally
opened in Oregon City OH the 9th in
slant.
The Oregon Natural History and
Library Association at Salem is in a
prosperous condition.
A new Pension District has been
created of Oregon and Washington
Territory, and s. J. Mccormick Of
Portland, appointed agent.
Rich diggings have been found on
Bridge creek, Josephine county and
considerable excitement prevails i'm
consequence. A large number of
persons are f1Ocking there.
The Oregon Central Railroad,
from Portland and the Wallamet
valley, now In process of construc-
ton, is located on the east side of
YOung's river to Astoria.
Some new mines have been dis
covered between the head of the
Columbia lakes, w. T., and the
bend of the Columbia, and are at.
tracing a good deal of attention.
J. L. Davidson, agent of Marion
county Oranges, recently bought at
Salem $4,000 to 10000 pounds of
wool, part merinO, part long comb
ing wool and some ordinary, at SO
cents per pound.
MONTANA.
During the month of May, the re-
ceipts from convict labor at the
penitentiary, wese 1898,
and the expenses $643.56.
The second Yellowstone expedi-
ton, which is now being organized
at Bozeman, will be ready to take
up the march about August Is.
1t is said that Deer Lodge City, at
the present time, is about the pref
test town In the territory, nestled
among the green cottonwOods, with
the banks Of the streams fringed
with willows.
A Helena, Montana, paper saws
that over 500, 900 nave been inves-
ted in the construction of new
bitches in that territory this year,
but the supply Of water will be very
short unless abundant showers Of
rain set in.
Farmers in the Deer Lodge VAL
ley think there may be good crops
Of oats, but think that wheat will
be a short crop as, being eaten of
grasshOppers, it will not have
time to mature before the frosts.
Tie prospects for small fruits this
year are excellent. Service berries,
whOrtleberries, gOoseberries and
raspberries are all reported very
plentiful i'm Little Blackfoot, the
the mountains, and on Lost Creek
The most encouraging reports are
continually coming in concerning
the Jefferson River mines, and the
various tributaries to the Jefferson
are being prospected, rich findings
resulting therefrom. Several new
have been made on Willow
Creek, the Big Hole, etc.
East of the mountains the grass
.Oppers have eaten down even the
grain and the crop pros
poets look very bad. Notwithstan>
ling they seem to be yet re-
planting in Gallatfn county, as or
lers were telegraphed here within
The past few days for blue vitrol-
used in soaking seed grain to pre-
vent smut.
Now that the weather has become
we may look for travel to
he Springs and Geysers. We think
hat it will be much greater than
asst season. At the Yellowstone
the arrangements for the
accommodation of visitors are of an
excellent character, so as to make
Ill who visit them very comfortable
indeed.
After q lapse of two months, dur
ng which time telegraphic cOmmu-
,ication has been broken, the lines
ire to he repaired, and intercourse
With the outside world restored.
to cOnsumate this
most desirable end have finally been
perfected, whereby the war depart
nent is to assume the expense of
establishing the line between
his city and Corinne. Maj. Jack
on, of the 18th infantry, U. s. A.,
has been detailed to do a portion of
he work, and left yesterday with a
force to commence the
Undertaking. The Major is instruc-
ed to examine the poles and
wherever found in a decayed or
lnsound condition, to replace them
With new ones. He will repair the
ines between Helena and Virginia
,ity, and from that town to Pleas
mt Valley. A cavalry detachment
rom Fort Ellis will have charge of
be enterprise, and beyond that
oint and through to Corinne, We
resume, . squad from Fort
Iall, Idaho, win be detailed to finish
p the job. The poles once
repaired, We may
easonably hope for uninterrupted
communication for q period Of at
I0sf ono voar with int.