The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-10-29

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There are as fine farms in the Deer
Lodge valley as would wish to see, and
no end to grass. Several large bands of
sheep have been driven in this summer.
One man sold his entire band of 900
head at So 80 per head. Sheep here are
fat and healthy. Good fat beef cattle
can be had at from SIS to $50 per head,
Good milk cows rate higher. Butter,
so cents per pound. Groceries are about
25 per cent higher than below. Every
body is looking forward to the good time
coming with the railroad. There is con-
siderable excitement in the mining re-
gions, and several quartz-mills going up,
with plenty of room for mere"
Probably every one has travelled by
rail has noticed the fact that when
train stops at station the FIRST impulse
of the average Traveller is to put his head
out OF the wludow. A certain young
man in Newark, n. J., had remarked
this aid had also noted thefact that at the
Market-street depot in that city the east
bound track runs outside of the depot
and is separated from the street by high
picket fence. Putting the two facts to-
gether and taking two confederates, they
watched nntil train approached, then
climbed OH the fence, and as the train
halted and the heads began to protrude
from the windows, each grabbed two or
three of the nearest hats, jumped from
the fence and disappeared through an al
ley near by. This went on until the par
ty llal accumulated quite respectable
stock of hats, when the complaints Of
hatless travellers reached the station
master. A detective was set at work, !.
and tho plunderers were caught in the
act.
Matters are progressing at Galice
creek. Some Chinese have secured the
contract of digging two miles of the
ditch the English company propose to
run into their diggiugs and have
between 100 and 200 of their country
men employed. Mr.. Green and brother
have purchased the store formerly owned
by Charles Sanders, and are now run
nirg it. The mill of the Portland
company, situated on Althouse, is about
completed.
Stewart Hanna, Esq, of Dayton, re-
tired to his bed last Monday night, in
as good heath as usual, to all appear
ances. His wife shortly retired also,
aud in few moments he spoke her
name, and gasped in manner indicating
that lie was in great pain. Mrs. Hanna
called for light, just as it arrived Mr..
Hanna gave another gasp and his spirit
fled from it's earthly tenement. The
cause OF his death was undoubtedly ap-
oplexy. Mr. llama was an old citizen,
and highly respected by large circle
of flends and acqnaintaEces. His age
was II years.
The largest saw-log ever got out at
Snohomish was hauled on Blackman's
car and put in the boom last Friday.
It was 24 feet long and SO inches in di-
ameter at the small end. It was calcu-
lated by the Scrihner scale to contain
4, 500 feet of lumber, and estimated to
weigh Is tons.
The recent government survey of Puy-
allup river from the forks to its mouth,
shows that by the outlay of few thou
sands of dollars, it can be<made naviga-
Bile for small steamers at all seasons of
the year as far up as the mouth OF Stuck
river, and to distance of twenty-five
miles ol more in the winter.
The Astorta1e says: s.The late heavy
tides are washing Fort Stevens away
rapidly. Unless congres S is appealed to-.
| aud takes some action on this subject the
coming winter, the south entrance to the
Columbia river will be damaged, and the
property Of the government be nearly
destroyed"
On Tuesday night, the 18th inst, a
Chilian: who worked on the edger at
Port Madison Mills, met with severe
and painful accident. Whilst hoisting
| a large 12-inch bolt on to the table, the
hooks slipped, and falling, the bolt came
down on his feet, crushing them dread
fully.
A school teacher is wanted at Snoho-
mish City, and the directors of the dis
trict are prepared to receive and pass up
on propositions. No distinctions as to
sex or locality will be made for or against
applicants.
The Bismarck Tribune says: Last
spring hardy lot of pioneers from
| Bozeman, Montana, established them
| selves at the mouth of the Big Horn, and
built a stockade (since known as Fort
Pease1 right in the heart OF the Indian
country. They were surrounded by the
Indians, and several of their number
killed, but they ssheld the fort,'' and to
the present time have succeeded in
sanding off the Indians in their unmer-
GUS attacks. ard in the meantime the
Bozeman Coas.ier reports that the sett-
Iers have been constantly increasing in
number, and now feel that they are al
secure as the settlers in any portion OF
Montana, and ara so tar along in the
establishment of the coming city of Big
Horn that newspapers is being talked
of. and Major Pease has actually made
arrangements for printing office. Big
Horn will be the FIRST OF Importance OIL
the North Pacific west OF Bismarck.
The census of Indians on the Umatill:
reservation is as folio VS.: Males 21 years
and upwards, 304 males under 81 and
over Is, 60 males under 10 years, 80
females Is years and upward, 378 fe.
males under 18 and over 10 years, 100;
feDnales under 10 years, 70. The Indi-
/ ans on the reservation have / 800 acres