The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-11-26

between Idaho City and Banner.
Tie French Company have now
tunnel roo feet in Gold Hill, Bois
Basin.
J. II. T. Green, one of the pioneer
of Boise City, formerly treasurer of Ada
county, died Nov. 11th, aged IS years
Doe. Noble, one OF the pioneer and
richest miners OF Boise Basin, lately paid
$4,000 for the half interest in the mining
claim at IIogem, which belonged to the
estate Of the late f. D. Holbrook, dele
gate I'd Congress from Idaho.
The prospects in the way of placer,
hill and quartz mining, in Northern
Idaho, next year, are reported to be
very high and cheering In the old Gro
Fino district, and in Pierce district, new
aid rich discoveries have beer lately
made.
The storm on the 10th did considera-
BILE damage al Seattle. The new ware
house recently erected by Mr.. Yester is
blown down. Stone & Burnett's ware
house was demolished. We learn also,
that Morris & Morri.l's vegetable ware
house vas considerably injured. Anotll-
er building ON one of the wharves was
damaged. Five houses were blown
down. One vessel was driven ashore,
but it was not injured much. The
dwelling house of Pat Gull was not
spared by tie uncontrolled elements
either. 1t was turned over, with the
door ride down, and Pat and his good
wife crawled out of the window. The
storm was also the severest experienced
at Olympia for several years.
business is reported Lively at Junction
and the town IS still improving.
Mr.. Collard of the Dayton warehouse,
shipped 300 sacks of wheat in one day
last week.
McMinnvil.e- will have necktie so.
cable on the Goth for the benefit of the
tiremen OF that place
Master Johnny Reed, of Winchester
hay, caught six sea-gulls in one day by
an ingenious way he has of trapping
them. He takes them for their feathers.
Il Yambill farmer raised $3.50 worth
OF watermelons on one-quarter of an
acre the past season besides what he and
lis neighbors ate and the boys stole,
and there are 500 melons yet in the
patch.
Notice is given to Patrons of Hus-
bandry that there will be supper given
by the members of Eugene Grange at
Killingworth's Hall at o'clock r. NJ.
on the 25th inst, It being the second
anniversary of the organization.
The Lafayette Courier IS informed |
that son,e Of the warehouses along the
river have large amount of sacked |
wheat stored in them and that the roofs
are in i bad condition. If this is the
;ase, somebody viii be out and injured.
w. M. Rice, of Oakland, has invented
= new way Of preserving meats without
brine. It will keep in any climate and
much better than the former mode. He
b IS been experimenting for the past three
yeaEe, and believes he can ship to any
plrt of the world and keep she meats
'resh and sweet.
Citizens Of Hubbard Station. are can
vassing some ofthe advantages of their
location, and find it quite feasible to
construct nlill-race from Pndding riv-
II, and thus bring the water six miles
md connect with creek near the station
producing cheap water-power for mills
md machinery needed to develop 8 large
md prosperous town.
The Victoria Colonsst says there are
a inches of snow in the Lake district.
5 Last week the glass at Victoria fell
g 28.45. the lowest known since Van
pnver Island was settled by the whites
9Ais low stage indicates high winds or
heavy snow fall.
The Roseburg Bgossazeukey saws
4ha SaEnrdaY's mail from Portland laid
! this Office until Tuesday morning.
he government should pay the con-
ractors few more thousand to have
hem taken regularly. There were no
vateFn to prevent their running that we
80 bear q kIsi ssiie of the Oregon line,
gsd poop SreEa certainly entitled /
] otlei laiI long sls II vas received.